September 22, 2024

Order of Worship

Sunday, September 22, 2024

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Gathering the Family Together

Christ, the Sure and Steady Anchor

Verse 1

Christ, the sure and steady anchor in the fury of the storm;

When the winds of doubt blow through me

and my sails have all been torn.

In the suff’ring, in the sorrow, when my sinking hopes are few,

I will hold fast to the anchor; it shall never be removed.

Verse 2

Christ, the sure and steady anchor while the tempest rages on;

When temptation claims the battle and it seems the night has won.

Deeper still then goes the anchor, though I justly stand accused;

I will hold fast to the anchor; it shall never be removed.

Verse 3

Christ, the sure and steady anchor through the floods of unbelief;

Hopeless, somehow, O my soul now lift your eyes to calvary.

This my ballast of assurance, see His love forever proved;

I will hold fast to the anchor; it shall never be removed.

Verse 4

Christ, the sure and steady anchor, as we face the wave of death;

When these trials give way to glory and we draw our final breath.

We will cross that great horizon, clouds behind and life secured;

And the calm will be the better for the storms that we endured.

Christ, the shore of our salvation, ever faithful, ever true;

We will hold fast to the anchor; it shall never be removed.

Words and Music by Matt Papa and Matt Boswell (arranged by Paul Campbell). © 2014 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Messenger Hymns (BMI) / Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP) / Love Your Enemies Publishing (ASCAP / Adm by MusicSevices.org

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                             Isaiah 46:4-7

⁴ Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.

I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

⁵ “With whom will you compare me or count me equal?
To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?

⁶ Some pour out gold from their bags
and weigh out silver on the scales;

they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god,
and they bow down and worship it.

⁷ They lift it to their shoulders and carry it;
they set it up in its place, and there it stands.
From that spot it cannot move.

Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer;
it cannot save them from their troubles.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe:

Red Hymnal #32                                             “How Firm a Foundation”

We Respond to God’s Presence

O Church, Arise

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 a shield of faith and belt of Truth,

we’ll stand against the devil’s lies;

And army bold, whose battle cry is love,

reaching out to those in darkness.

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 will fight with faith and valor.

When faced with trials on every side,

we know the outcome is secure,

And Christ will have the prize for which He died

– an inheritance of nations.

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

every eye and heart shall see Him.

So Spirit come, put strength in every stride,

give grace for every 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.

Keith Getty & Stuart Townend © 2005 Thankyou Music. ARR CCLI #172212

Neither Death Nor Life

Romans 8:38-39

“Neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,

nor trials in the present, nor any trial to come;

neither height nor depth, nor all of creation

can ever separate us from the love of God

poured out in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Words and Music (NEITHER DEATH): from Romans 8:38-39, Marty Haugen (c) 2001 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-725261.

Children’s Song:

Trinity Song

Verse 1

God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, three in one.

God the Father loves me so, Gave His Word so I would know.

God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit three in one.

Verse 2

Three in one and one in three, God the Son, He died for me.

For my sins His blood He gave, then He rose up from the grave.

Three in one and one in three, God the Son He died for me.

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: Route 66 – Redemption Road

“Christ is the Fourth Man in the Furnace”

Daniel

Notes

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

When Trials Come

1. When trials come no longer fear

For in the pain our God draws near

To fire a faith worth more than gold

And there His faithfulness is told

And there His faithfulness is told

2. Within the night I know Your peace

The breath of God brings strength to me

And new each morning mercy flows

As treasures of the darkness grow

As treasures of the darkness grow

3. I turn to Wisdom not my own

For every battle You have known

My confidence will rest in You

Your love endures Your ways are good

Your love endures Your ways are good

4. When I am weary with the cost

I see the triumph of the cross

So in its shadow I shall run

Till He completes the work begun

Till He completes the work begun

5. One day all things will be made new

I’ll see the hope You called me to

And in your kingdom paved with gold

I’ll praise your faithfulness of old

I’ll praise your faithfulness of old

— Keith & Kristyn Getty Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music

Benediction