October 23, 2022

Order of Worship

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

The Lord Be with You

Leader:    The Lord be with you__ __.

All:           And also with you __.

The Lord of heaven and earth __ be worshiped in this place.

The covenant of grace be renewed __ __ __.

The Lord __ be with you.

Leader:    Lord, open our lips __ __,

All:           And we’ll sing your praise __.

O Lord, your unfailing love __ and mercy will endure __

as fresh and bright and sure as morning sun __ __ __.

We bless you, Three in One!

Text © 2005 Reformed Church Press · Hymn Text © 1999 Ron Rienstra CCLI 172212

God, the Father of Your People

God, the Father of your people, you have called us to be one;

Grant us grace to walk together in the joy of Christ, your Son.

Challenged by your Word and Spirit, blest with gifts from heaven above.

As one body we will serve you and bear witness to your love.

May the grace of Christ, our Savior, and the Father’s boundless love,

With the Holy Spirit’s favor rest upon us from above.

May we now remain in union with each other and the Lord,

And possess, in sweet communion, joys that earth cannot afford.

Words: st. 1 Alred E. Mulder, 1978, ©1987 Faith Alive Christian Resources; st. 2 John Newton, 1779, P.D. Music (HOLY MANNA): W. Moore, Columbian Harmony, 1825; harm. Norman E. Johnson, 1973, ©1973 Covenant Publications (Used by permission onelicense.net)

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                        Romans 12:3-13

³ For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

⁴ For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function,

⁵ so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

⁶ Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

⁷ if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;

⁸ the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

¹⁰ Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

¹¹ Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.

¹² Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

¹³ Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

Scripture Reading:                                                      Romans 12:14-21

Piano Side:

¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Organ Side:

¹⁶ Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty but associate with    the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.

Piano Side:

¹⁷ Repay no one evil for evil but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.

Organ Side:

¹⁸ If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

¹⁹ Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

All:

²⁰ To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”

²¹ Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.

Choral Response:

Psalm 133

Refrain: God of love and mercy, bring peace to all your people.

1. How Good when all the earth is one, and hearts embrace community;

When strife will cease to separate, and love binds all in unity.

Refrain: God of love and mercy, bring peace to all your people.

2. As oil anointed Aaron’s head, and dew adorns the mountainside,

So peace and blessing of the Lord within the faithful heart abide.

Refrain: God of love and mercy, bring peace to all your people.

Refrain text: Hal H. Hopson © 2008 Verses text: Michael Morgan © 1999. Music; Refrain: Hal H. Hopson © 2008   Verses Tune: Scarborough Fair, a traditional English folksong (PD)

We Respond to God’s Presence

Rejoice

1. Rejoice in the Lord, now and always, sing it again, we rejoice.

Delight in the love He has shown us, gratefully lift up your voice.

His gentleness among us will join our hearts with praise.

We gather in His goodness, a family of grace.

Refrain:

With each breath He’s given, praise the Lord!

In these times we live in, we will praise the Lord.

Throughout every season, I am sure

we have every reason to praise the Lord.

2. Rejoice and be anxious for nothing, praying for all that you need.

Come with a song of thanksgiving; lay your requests at His feet.

His peace will fall upon us, to guard our hearts and minds

In Christ, who reigns eternal; the Shepherd of our lives.

Repeat Refrain

3. Rejoice in the Lord, now and always; tell of the good He has done.

Worship the Lord, to remember all of the joy yet to come.

The hope that burns within us the dark cannot destroy,

With praise that’s never ending, we say again, “Rejoice!”

Repeat Refrain

We have every reason to praise the Lord.

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristy Getty, Ben Shive, Skye Peterson and Bryan Fowler. © 2022 Getty Music Publishing (BMI)/Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/Junkbox Music (ASCAP)/adm. at MusicServices.com/RESWOF (SESAC)/So Essential Tunes (SESAC)/ adm at EssentialMusicPublishing.com 

Across the Lands

1. You’re the Word of God the Father from before the world began;

Every star and every planet has been fashioned by Your hand.

All creation holds together by the power of Your voice.

Let the skies declare Your glory; let the land and seas rejoice

Chorus:     You’re the Author of creation; You’re the Lord of every man,

And Your cry of love rings out across the lands.

2. Yet You left the gaze of angels, came to seek and save the lost

And exchanged the joy of Heaven for the anguish of a cross.

With a prayer You fed the hungry, with a word You calmed the sea;

Yet how silently You suffered, that the guilty may go free.

Chorus

3. With a shout You rose victorious, wrestling victory from the grave

And ascended into Heaven, leading captives in Your way.

Now You stand before the Father, interceding for Your own;

From each tribe and tongue and nation You are leading sinners home.

Chorus

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

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

Sermon Hymn:

We Are One in Christ Jesus

We are one in Christ Jesus, all one body, all one spirit, all together.

We are one in Christ Jesus, all one body, all one spirit, all together.

We share one God, one mighty Lord, one abiding faith, one binding love,

One single baptism, one Holy Comforter, the Holy Spirit, uniting all.

Words:Anonymous; English tr. Alice Parker (b. 1925) © 1996 Abingdon Press, admin. The Copyright Company Music: (SOMO UNO irregular): Anonymous; arr. Philip W. Blycker (b. 1939) © 1992 Celebremos/Libros Alianza

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: Life Through the Lens of the Gospel

“When You Come Together: Decently and In Order”

I Corinthians 14:26-40

Notes

I. Keep ________________ in the Church (I Cor. 14:26-33)

II. Keep _________________ in the House (I Cor. 14:34-35)

III. Keep _________________ in Context              (I Cor. 14:36-40)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

O Church Arise

1. O Church, arise, and put your armor on:

hear the call of Christ our Captain.

For now the weak can say that they are strong

in the strength that God has given.

With shield of faith and belt of Truth,

we’ll stand against the devil’s lies;

An army bold, whose battle cry is love,

reaching out to those in darkness.

2. Our call to war—to love the captive soul,

but to rage against the captor;

And with the sword that makes the wounded whole,

we’ll fight with faith and valor.

When faced with trials on ev’ry side,

we know the outcome is secure,

And Christ will have the prize for which He died—

an inheritance of nations.

3. Come see the cross, where love and mercy meet,

as the Son of God is stricken;

Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet,

for the Conqueror has risen!

And as the stone is rolled away

and Christ emerges from the grave,

This victory march continues

till the day ev’ry eye and heart shall see Him.

4. So Spirit come, put strength in ev’ry stride,

give grace for ev’ry hurdle,

That we may run with faith to win the prize

of a servant good and faithful.

As saints of old still line the way,

retelling triumphs of His grace,

We hear their calls and hunger for the day

when with Christ we stand in Glory.

Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend. Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs. CCLI #172212.

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