November 7, 2021

Order of Worship

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

Thy Word

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

When I feel afraid, think I’ve lost my way,

Still You’re there right beside me.

And nothing will I fear as long as You are near.

Please be near me to the end.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

I will not forget Your love for me,

And yet my heart forever is wandering.

Jesus be my guide and hold me to Your side,

And I will love You to the end.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. ©1984 Bug and Bear Music. ARR. CCLI #172212.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                   Psalm 119:105-112

Nun

Leader:

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lamp to my feet *
and a light to my path.

¹⁰⁶ I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, *
to observe your righteous ordinances.

Congregation:

¹⁰⁷ I am severely afflicted; *
give me life, O Lord, according to your word.

¹⁰⁸ Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord, *
and teach me your ordinances.

Leader:

¹⁰⁹ I hold my life in my hand continually, *
but I do not forget your law.

¹¹⁰ The wicked have laid a snare for me, *
but I do not stray from your precepts.

Congregation:

¹¹¹ Your decrees are my heritage forever; *
they are the joy of my heart.

¹¹² I incline my heart to perform your statues *
forever, to the end.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe:

The Greatest Commands

Verse 1 (Alto; All women first time through):

Love one another, for love is of God.

He who loves is born of God and knows God.

He who does not love does not know God,

For God is love, God is love.

Verse 2 (Bass; All men first time through this section):

Love bears all things,

Believes all things,

Love hopes all things,

Endures all things.

Verse 3 (Tenor):

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

Verse 4 (Soprano):

Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart.

With all thy soul, all thy strength, all thy mind.

Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,

For God is love, God is love, God is love.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Psalm 19B                                                                   Blue Psalter, pg. 98

God’s Glory Fills the Heavens

Verse 1

God’s glory fills the heavens with hymns; the domed sky bears the Maker’s mark.

New praises sound from day to day and echo through the knowing dark.

Without a word their songs roll on; into all lands their voices run.

And with a champion’s strength and grace from farthest heaven comes forth the sun.

Verse 2

God’s perfect law revives the soul; its precepts make the simple wise.

Its just commands rejoice the heart; its truth gives light unto the eyes.

Forever shall this law endure; unblemished, righteous, true, complete.

No gold was ever found so fine, no honey in the comb more sweet.

Verse 3

God’s servant may I ever be; this world my joy, that word my guide.

O cleanse me, Lord, from secret sin; deliver me from selfish pride.

Accept my thoughts and words and deeds; let them find favor in your sight.

For you alone can make me whole, O Lord, my refuge and my might.

Words: Carl P. Daw Jr. (b. 1944) © 1989 Hope Publishing Company. Music: (CREATION 8.8.8.8. D): Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), 1798, P.D.

Light of God

1. Light of God, come dwell within your people,

As intended from the dawn of time.

Make your goodness, echoed through creation, our desire;

Joy of The Divine.

Chorus:    Holy Spirit, break through our darkness,

Holy Spirit, breathe through our lives.

Light of God, come, radiant and glorious;

Perfect wisdom in this world today.

2. Light of God, come to Your fallen people,

As we follow in the steps of Christ.

May Your fragrance beautify Your people,

As we mirror our Creator’s light.                   (Repeat Chorus)

3. Light of God, come claim Christ’s stolen glory.

Burn the shadows with the flame of Truth.

May Your church rise, stars in the darkness,

Giving glory to the Lord of Light.                  (Repeat Chorus)

4. Light Divine, come Father of all beauty;

Son of goodness, Spirit of all Truth.

Move us, use us, people of Your vision,

As we wait for our returning King.                (Repeat Chorus)

“Light of God” by Keith & Kristyn Getty. Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)

Children’s Sermon

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

The Perfect Wisdom of Our God

1   The perfect wisdom of our God, Revealed in all the universe:

All things created by His hand, And held together at His command.

He knows the mysteries of the seas, The secrets of the stars are His;

He guides the planets on their way, And turns the earth through another day.

2. The matchless wisdom of His ways, That mark the path of righteousness;

His word a lamp unto my feet, His Spirit teaching and guiding me.

And oh, the mystery of the cross, That God should suffer for the lost

So that the fool might shame the wise, And all the glory might go to Christ!

3. Oh grant me wisdom from above, To pray for peace and cling to love,

And teach me humbly to receive The sun and rain of Your sovereignty.

Each strand of sorrow has a place Within this tapestry of grace;

So through the trials I choose to say: “Your perfect will in your perfect way.”

— Words & Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend. Copyright 2010 Getty Music Publishing/BMG (Adm. by musicservices.org) & Thankyou Music /Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Kingsway Music.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: The ABCs of God’s Word

“‘NUN’thing Else Brightens Our Life Like God’s Word”

Psalm 119:105-112

Notes

I. Our __________ guide to life

A. _____________ light                                  (Psalm 119:105)

B. _____________ loyalty                               (Psalm 119:106)

II. In times of _________________.

A. He _______________.us                             (Psalm 119:107)

B. He _______________.us                             (Psalm 119:108)

C. We ____________                                      (Psalm 119: 109)

D. We ____________                                      (Psalm 119: 110)

III. Our ____________ guide to life

A. Our _________________.                           (Psalm 119:111)

B. Our _________________.                           (Psalm 119:112)

Communion

Prayer of Contrition

Sharing of the Elements

We invite to the Lord’s Table all those who are baptized disciples of Jesus Christ and are under the authority of Christ and His body, the Church. By eating the bread and drinking the wine with us as a visitor, you are acknowledging to the elders of this local church that you are in covenant with God and an active member of a congregation in which the gospel is faithfully confessed, taught, and believed. You also acknowledge that you are a sinner, without hope except in the sovereign mercy of God, and that you are trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. If you have any doubt about your participation, please speak to the elders before or after the service.

Declaration of Forgiveness

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Hallelujah, Salvation, and Glory

Men:                  Hallelujah, salvation and glory

Honor and power unto the Lord, our God

For the Lord, our God, is mighty

Yes, the Lord, our God is omnipotent

The Lord, our God, He is wonderful!

Altos:                 All praises be to the King of Kings

And the Lord of Lords, He is wonderful!

Sopranos:           Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, He is wonderful!

Words: from Rev. 19, Jeffrey LaValley © Candied Jamm Music/Savgos Music (BMI) Music: (HALLELUJAH, SALVATION, AND GLORY): Jeffrey La Valley Music © 1984 Candied Jamm Music/Savgos Music (BMI) CCLI #172212.

Benediction