September 29, 2024

Order of Worship

Sunday, September 29, 2024

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

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                                    Psalm 23

¹ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

² He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.

³ He restores my soul.

He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.

⁴ Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe:

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,

begotten from the Father before all ages,

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,

begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven;

he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,

and was made man.

He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered and was buried.

The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.

He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead.

His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life.

He proceeds from the Father and the Son,

and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.

He spoke through the prophets.

We believe in one holy universal and apostolic church.

We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,

and to life in the world to come.

Amen.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Red Hymnal #98                                           “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,

His mercies never come to an end:

They are new every morning. Great is Thy faithfulness.

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,

“Therefore I will hope in Him.”

Repeat from the beginning

“Therefore I will hope in Him.”

Words: Lamentations 3:22-24; Music: Amy Bessire  ©1978 by Amy Bessire ARR CCLI #172212.

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.

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

New Member Induction

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 Our Faithful Husband”

Hosea

Notes

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

The Lord Is My Salvation

The grace of God has reached for me and pulled me from the raging sea

And I am safe on this solid ground. The Lord is my salvation.

I will not fear when darkness falls

His strength will help me scale these walls

I’ll see the dawn of the rising sun. The Lord is my salvation

Refrain:

Who is like the Lord our God?  Strong to save, faithful in love

My debt is paid and the vict’ry won. The Lord is my salvation

My hope is hidden in the Lord; He flow’rs each promise of His Word

When winter fades I know spring will come. The Lord is my salvation

In times of waiting, times of need when I know loss, when I am weak

I know His grace will renew these days. The Lord is my salvation

Repeat Refrain

And when I reach my final day He will not leave me in the grave

But I will rise, Christ will call me home; The Lord is my salvation

Repeat Refrain

Doxology:

Glory be to God the Father; Glory be to God the Son

Glory be to God the Spirit; The Lord is our salvation  (Repeat Doxology)

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Nathan Nockels and Jonas Myrin©2016 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Sweater Weather Music (ASCAP) (admin by MusicServices.org) / Capitol CMG Paragon (BMI) / Son of the Lion (BMI) (admin at CaptiolCMGPubishing.com) CCLI: #172212

Benediction