May 23, 2021

Order of Worship

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

You Are The King

We lift up the gates; we open the doors

That You may come in, that You may come in.

We open our hearts to You Mighty Lord

That You may come in, that You may come in.

You are the King of Glory, Hosanna, hosanna!

You are the King of Glory, Hosanna, hosanna!

by Bruce Greer   2000 by Pilot Point Music. ARR CCLI #172212

Love of God

1. Love of God, revealed in wonder by the works of a Maker’s hand;

Seas that roar with thunderous splendor,

fields that whisper at His command.

All the joys of life we cherish are God’s gracious sign:

We are children of His promise, heirs of mercy and grace divine.

Refrain:     Unfailing love from Heaven’s throne,

that sought me out and brought me home.

My song of praise shall ever be: The Father’s love for me.

2. Love of God, revealed in frailty through the gift of a servant King;

Sov’reign pow’r robed in humility,

prince of peace crowned with suffering.

Oh, what love, that calls humanity to kneel at the cross

And exchange our sin’s futility for the joy of a Father’s love.

Repeat Refrain

3. Love of God, what priceless treasure over all this world affords:

To be His and His forever this my glory and my reward!

May this love, beyond all knowing, so capture my soul

That  I’m filled to overflowing with a passion for Him alone!

Repeat Refrain

by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend.  © 2007 Thankyou Music. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                     Ephesians 4:11-16

¹¹ And he gave (to us) the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,

¹² to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

¹³ until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

¹⁴ so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.

¹⁵ Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

¹⁶ from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

Prayer of Invocation

Song of Response:                                                Blue Psalter, pg. 1049

The Lord’s Prayer (Abana in Heaven)

Abana in heaven, hallowed be your holy name.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, in all the earth as in heaven.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, in all the earth as in heaven.

And give to us, give us this day our daily bread, O Lord, we pray.

Forgive our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us.

And save us in time of trial. Deliver us from evil.

Yours is the kingdom, yours the power. Yours is the glory now and ever.

Abana in heaven. Amen

From Psalms for All Seasons page 1049. Blue Psalter in Pew. Used with Permission

Declaring What We Believe:

The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord;

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the virgin Mary;

Suffered under Pontius Pilate;

Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell;

The third day He rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,

And sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

From whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

The holy universal church; The communion of saints;

The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body;

And the life everlasting. Amen.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Red Hymnal #389

Let All Things Now Living

Let all things now living a song of thanksgiving

To God the Creator triumphantly raise,

Who fashioned and made us, protected and stayed us,

Who guideth us on to the end of our days.

His banners are o’er us, His light goes before us,

A pillar of fire shining forth in the night,

‘Til shadows have vanished and darkness is banished,

As forward we travel from light into light.

His law He enforces: the stars in their courses,

The sun in His orbit, obediently shines;

The hills and the mountains, The rivers and fountains,

The deeps of the ocean proclaim Him divine.

We too, should be voicing our love and rejoicing,

With glad adoration a song let us raise,

‘Til all things now living unite in thanksgiving

To God in the highest, hosanna and praise!

Words: Katherine K. Davis. Traditional Welsh Melody: Ash Grove.

An Old Testament Song:                                                                         

Psalm 98

Verse 1:

God has done such marvelous things

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God’s great might all the earth now sings.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God’s great power now is shown.

“God has triumphed,” make it known.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 2:

Justice, love, and peace abound;

Sing to the Lord a new song.

Israel’s strength in the Lord is found.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

When in need the people did call,

God’s great might was shown to all

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 3:

Sing with the harp and the trumpet strong;

Sing to the Lord a new song.

To the Lord let your praise prolong.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

To the King lift up your voice.

Shout your praise, in God rejoice.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 4:

Seas be glad, let the oceans roar,

Sing to the Lord a new song.

Praises sound from shore to shore.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God now comes to rule in might.

God brings justice, truth and light.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verses text: Hal H. Hopson. Music: Tune—Madrid (Spanish Hymn). Copyright © 2008 Birnamwood Publishers. ARR. CCLI #172212.

There is a Higher Throne

1. There is a higher throne than all this world has known,

Where faithful ones from ev’ry tongue will one day come.

Before the Son we’ll stand, made faultless through the Lamb;

Believing hearts find promised grace; Salvation comes.

Chorus:  Hear Heaven’s voices sing; Their thund’rous anthem rings

Through emerald courts and sapphire skies; Their praises rise.

All glory, wisdom, pow’r, strength,

thanks and honour are to God, our King,

Who reigns on high forevermore.

2. And there we’ll find our home; Our life before the throne.

We’ll honour Him in perfect song where we belong.

He’ll wipe each tear stained eye as thirst and hunger die.

The Lamb becomes our Shepherd King; We’ll reign with Him.

Repeat Chorus

Copyright © 2002 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs. excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Kingsway Music. tym@kingsway.co.uk. Used by permission. CCLI #172212

Children’s Sermon

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.” (Leviticus 17:11)

Pastoral Prayer:

The basket to receive His tithes and our offerings

is located on the left as you leave the Sanctuary.

We Worship Through Hearing

Sermon Hymn:

Love One Another

Refrain:     Love one another,___ Love one another,___

As I have loved you;

And care for each other,___Care for each other,___

As I have cared for you.

And bear one another’s burdens, and share each other’s joys.

And love one another,___ Love one another,___

And bring each other home.

1. Break and eat this bread: My life for you.

Take and drink this wine; My life live in you.

2. Forgive each other here as I’ve forgiven you.

Be friend to each other here as I’ve been friend to you. (refrain)

3. Pray together here as I have prayed with you.

Serve each other here as I have served you.

4. Sing together here as I have sung with you.

Enjoy each other here as I’ve rejoiced with you. (refrain)

Words and Music by Germaine Habjan. With permission through Onelicense.net license #725261-A

Today’s Message

Series: Rooted in Christ

Sermon: For One Another

Colossians 3:12-17

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Red Hymnal #260

And Can It Be That I Should Gain?

And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood?

Died He for me, who caused His pain?

For me, who Him to death pursued?

Amazing love! How can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Amazing love! How can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

He left His Father’s throne above, So free, so infinite His grace!

Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam’s helpless race!

‘Tis mercy all, immense and free, For, O, my God, it found out me.

Amazing love! How can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Long my imprisoned spirit lay Fast bound in sin and nature’s night.

Thine eye diffused a quickening ray;

I woke – the dungeon flamed with light!

My chains fell off, my heart was free,

I rose, went forth, and followed Thee

Amazing Love! How can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

No condemnation now I dread: Jesus, and all in Him is mine!

Alive in Him, my living Head, And clothed in righteousness divine,

Bold I approach the eternal throne,

And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

Amazing love! How can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Charles Wesley

Benediction