September 5, 2021

Order of Worship

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

The Trumpets Sound, the Angels Sing

1. The trumpets sound, the angels sing,

The feast is ready to begin.

The gates of heaven are open wide,

And Jesus welcomes you inside.

Refrain:      Sing with thankfulness songs of pure delight.

Come and revel in heaven’s love and light.

Take your place at the table of the King.

The feast is ready to begin;

The feast is ready to begin.

2. Tables are laden with good things;

Oh, taste the peace and joy he brings.

He’ll fill you up with love divine;

He’ll turn your water into wine.                (Refrain)

3. The hungry heart he satisfies,

Offers the poor his paradise.

Now hear all heaven and earth applaud

The amazing goodness of the Lord.          (Refrain)

Words and Music (THE FEAST IS READY): Graham Kendrick © 1989, admin. In the Western Hemisphere by Music Services, Inc. CCLI

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                     II Samuel 6:12-15

¹² And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing.

¹³ And when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal.

¹⁴ And David danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod.

¹⁵ So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn.

Prayer of Invocation

Choral Response:

Spirit Song

O let the Son of God enfold you

With His Spirit and His love

Let Him fill your heart and satisfy your soul

O let Him have the things that hold you

And His Spirit like a dove

Will descend upon your life and make you whole

Jesus, O Jesus, Come and fill Your lambs

Jesus, O Jesus, Come and fill Your lambs

O come and sing this song with gladness

As your hearts are filled with joy

Lift your hands in sweet surrender to His name

O give Him all your tears and sadness

Give Him all your years of pain

And you'll enter into life in Jesus’ name

© 1979 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing. CCLI #172212

Declaring What We Believe:

The 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

Psalm 62 B                                                                 Blue Psalter, pg 382

My Soul Finds Rest in God Alone

My soul finds rest in God alone, My Rock and my salvation,

A fortress strong against my foes, And I will not be shaken.

Though lips may bless and hearts may curse,

And lies like arrows pierce me,

I’ll fix my heart on righteousness; I’ll look to Him who hears me.

Chorus:     O praise Him, hallelujah, My Delight and my Reward;

Everlasting, never failing, My Redeemer, my God.

Find rest, my soul, in God alone, Amid the world’s temptations;

When evil seeks to take a hold, I’ll cling to my salvation.

Though riches come and riches go, Don’t set your heart upon them;

The fields of hope in which I sow, Are harvested in heaven.

(Repeat Chorus)

I’ll set my gaze on God alone, And trust in Him completely;

With every day pour out my soul, And He will prove His mercy.

Though life is but a fleeting breath, A sigh too brief to measure,

My King has crushed the curse of death And I am His forever.

(Repeat Chorus)

Words & Music by Stuart Townend & Aaron Keyes. Copyright (c) 2007 Thankyou Music. CCLI #172212.

Every Promise of Your Word

From the breaking of the dawn to the setting of the sun,

I will stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Words of power, strong to save, that will never pass away,

I will stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

For Your covenant is sure, And on this I am secure—

I can stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Verse 2

When I stumble and I sin, condemnation pressing in,

I will stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

You are faithful to forgive that in freedom I might live,

So I stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Guilt to innocence restored, You remember sins no more—

So I’ll stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Verse 3

When I’m faced with anguished choice, I will listen for Your voice,

And I’ll stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Through this dark and troubled land You will guide me with Your hand

As I stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

And You’ve promised to complete, Ev’ry work begun in me—

So I’ll stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Verse 4

Hope that lifts me from despair, love that casts out ev’ry fear,

As I stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Not forsaken, not alone, for the Comforter has come,

And I stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Grace sufficient, grace for me, Grace for all who will believe—

We will stand on ev’ry promise of Your Word.

Words & Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend. Copyright © 2005 Thank You Music

Children’s Sermon

Surely Goodness and Mercy

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

All the days, all the days of my life.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

All the days, all the days of my life.

Copyright 1958 by Singspiration, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission

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:                                                                                         

Psalm 119:57-64 (Heth)

O LORD, my delight, my delight is in your law.

⁵⁷ The LORD is my portion, *

I promise to keep your words.

⁵⁸ I implore your favor with all my heart; *

be gracious to me according to your promise.

O LORD, my delight, my delight is in your law.

⁵⁹ When I think of your ways, *

I turn my feet to your decrees.

⁶⁰ I hurry and do not delay *

to keep your commandments.

O LORD, my delight, my delight is in your law.

⁶¹ Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, *

I do not forget your law.

⁶² At midnight I rise to praise you, *

because of your righteous ordinances.

O LORD, my delight, my delight is in your law.

⁶³ I am a companion of all who fear you, *

of those who keep your precepts.

⁶⁴ The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love; *

teach me your statutes.

O LORD, my delight, my delight is in your law.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: The ABCs of God’s Word

How ‘Heth’ You Grace Changed Us, O Lord!

Psalm 119:57-64

Notes

I. Tackles us.      (Psalm 119:57-59)

A. ______________ up.                                        (Psalm 119:57)

B. ______________ up.                                        (Psalm 119:58)

C. _______________ us.      (Psalm 119:59-60)

II. Releases us.      (Psalm 119:61)

A. From a _____________ embrace.                    (Psalm 119:61a)

B. Because we continue to __________               (Psalm 119:61b)

III. Transforms Us.                                                       (Psalm 119:62-64)

A. ___________ rising and praising                     (Psalm 119:62)

B. ___________ friending.                                  (Psalm 119:63)

C. ___________ teaching.                                   (Psalm 119:64)

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

Spirit of Heaven

1. Spirit of Heaven, flood over me,

forming Christ in all that I do.

Turn every sinful desire in me

into holy passion for You.

Refrain:     O, Spirit of God, come down; Let mercy and grace abound.

My passionate prayer shall be: Christ in me.

2. Spirit of beauty and holiness,

come refine with fire from above,

Till I am cast in Your righteousness

and I love the things that you love.                (Refrain)

3. Breathe Your forgiveness when darkness falls

and my heart is heavy with sin.

Fill me with faith for the higher cause

of the ceaseless praise of the King.                (Refrain)

Copyright ©2007 Thankyou Music/Adm. By worthiptogether.com songs excl. UK & Europe, adm by Kingsway Music tym@kingsway.co.uk Used by permission CCLI

Benediction