October 15, 2023

Order of Worship

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

Father, We have Sinned

1. Father, we have sinned in word, and deed, and thought;

Through ignorance, through weakness, through deliberate fault.

We’ve sinned against our neighbors and against You, Lord.

Yet we are truly sorry, and we turn to You once more.

2. Father of the nations, You who bless the poor—

We’re servants of the endless want and strive for more.

We’ve made our greed a virtue, while the children starve;

Come change our joy to sorrow, till our lives reflect Your heart.

Words and Music by Stuart Townend & Keith Getty. Copyright © 2003 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs. excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Kingsway Music. tym@kingsway.co.uk. Used by permission

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                                    Psalm 57

¹ Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
till the storms of destruction pass by.

² I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

³ He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah

God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

⁴ My soul is in the midst of lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

⁶ They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my way,
but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

⁷ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!

⁸ Awake, my glory!
Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

⁹ I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.

¹⁰ For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.

¹¹ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

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

What the Lord Has Done in Me

Let the weak say I am strong. Let the poor say I am rich.

Let the blind say I can see. It’s what the Lord has done in me.

Chorus:     Hosanna, hosanna to the Lamb that was slain.

Hosanna, hosanna, Jesus died and rose again.

Into the river I will wade, There my sins are washed away.

From the heaven’s mercy stream. Of the Savior’s love for me.

Repeat Chorus

I will rise from waters deep Into the saving arms of God;

I will sing salvation’s song – “Jesus Christ has set me free!”

Repeat Chorus

by Reuben Morgan  ©1998 Hillsong Publishing ARR CCLI  #172212

Power and Might

Chorus:     Power and might be unto the Lamb,

Who sits on the throne forever;

Glory and light illumine His own,

Who worship the Lamb forevermore.

People from ev’ry nation and tribe will praise the great I Am;

Singing in ev’ry language and tongue, “Salvation to our Lamb”

Repeat Chorus

Angels of God surrounding the throne will lift their voice and sing;

“Blessing and glory, power and might, be unto Christ our King.”

Repeat Chorus, ending with additional “Forevermore”

by Lynn Deshazo © 1992 Integrity's Hosanna! Music ARR CCLI #172212

Children’s Sermon Song:

Get On Board, Little Children

The Gospel train’s a-comin,’—I hear it just at hand,

I hear the car wheels rumb-lin’—An’ rollin’ thru the land.

Get on board little children, Get on board little children,

Get on board, little children, There’s room for many-a-more.

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

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: Restoring God’s Community Brick by Brick

“The Remnant in Ruins”

Nehemiah 1

Notes

I. _____________ for God’s People                      (Nehemiah 1:1-4)

II. _____________ About God’s Character (Nehemiah 1:5-6)

III. ______________ Regarding Our Sin                       (Nehemiah 1:6-7)

IV. _____________ in God’s Promise (Nehemiah 1:8-10)

V. ______________ to Get Involved (Nehemiah 1:11)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

By Faith

Verse 1:    By faith we see the hand of God

In the light of creation’s grand design

In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness

Who walk by faith and not by sight

Verse 2:    By faith our fathers roamed the earth

With the power of His promise in their hearts

Of a holy city built by God's own hand

A place where peace and justice reign

Refrain:    We will stand as children of the promise

We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward

Till the race is finished and the work is done

We’ll walk by faith and not by sight

Verse 3:    By faith the prophets saw a day

When the longed-for Messiah would appear

With the power to break the chains of sin and death

And rise triumphant from the grave

Verse 4:    By faith the church was called to go

In the power of the Spirit to the lost

To deliver captives and to preach good news

In every corner of the earth

Repeat Refrain

Verse 5:    By faith this mountain shall be moved

And the power of the gospel shall prevail

For we know in Christ all things are possible

For all who call upon His name

Repeat Refrain

Words and Music by Keith & Kristyn Getty  & Stuart Townend. 2009 Thankyou Music   (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) Gettymusic   (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.)

Benediction