SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL

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1 SERVICE F CELEBRATIN AND CVENANT RENEWAL Season Trity 19 June 2016

2 Quotes for Reflection We can orship religion, e can be very religious ithout God We may be highly religious, but re may be no place for God; or even if He does come, He is simply re as someone ho may be help us. We are center our religion; our religion really is a religion ithout God. And that is, I suppose, last, ultimate, s. D. Martyn LloydJones There is only one ay fd righteousness true holess, that is through Word God, application its prciples life by Holy Spirit It is through sanctifyg poer Word God that spiritual life is communicated believer. Donald Grey Barnhouse GD CALLS HIS PEPLE T WRSHIP It is God Himself ho calls His people orship. We do not call ourselves, but it is Kg ho opens His gates beckons us His courts. Gospel Invitation Galatians 5:25 If e live by Spirit, let us also keep step ith Spirit. Introit God Mercy, God Might, Vs In God no send Your J po'r grace be Spir it here; our ev er near help meet all times fear, brg us close Thee. Text: Godfrey Thrg, 1877; Music: ELMHURST, Ed Dreett, 1887, Arr. Nathan George,

3 Call Worship Psalm 122 Pasr: Reader 1: Reader 2: Pasr: I as glad hen y said me, Let us go house Lord! ur feet have been stg ith your gates, Jerusalem! Jerusalem built as a city that is bound firmly ger, hich tribes go up, tribes Lord, as as decreed for Israel, give thanks name Lord. There thrones for udgment ere set, thrones house David. Pray for peace Jerusalem! May y be secure ho love you! Peace be ith your alls security ith your ers! For sake my brors companions I ill say, Peace be ith you! For sake house Lord our God, I ill seek your good. Hymn Praise Rise Up, Men f God! 4 4 Rise Rise Rise Lift up, up, up, high Give Brg Her heart strength As foll' Men Men sons cross un ers md day e qual. God! God! God! Christ!. Have His The Tread done kg Church here soul strength broth er hood Son her task, Man, ith less dom for His tar you feet er ries doth have To And Rise Rise serve end up, up, Kg night make Church her thgs; long; ait, trod;. kgs. rong. great! God!. Text: William P. Merrill, 1911; Music: FESTAL SNG, William H. Walter,

4 GD SPEAKS T HIS PEPLE THRUGH HIS WRD The Bible is means by hich God graciously reveals Himself His people so e listen, read, study ith expectant hearts. God particularly entreats us His Word sg psalms. And hile all Scripture is appropriate for hymns spiritual songs, re is a specific exhortation for us make use Psalter as church s songbook. Psalm Praise Sg Praise To God (Psalm 68) 4 3 Sg praise God, His name sg; ex l Him ith your Be cause Lord a fa r is un fath er You gave a bun dant sho ers, God, You sent a plenteous Your con gre ga tion set tled re; that place did a Bless d be Lord, praise Him, ho is our Sa vior voice, less; ra; bide; sure;. J U Who And You And Who rides He did from dai on clouds, He is Lord be fore His face re oice. de fends i do His place ho li ness. Your tired her i tance re fresh did sus ta. Your boun ty for poor, God, You did pro vide. ly bears our bur dens, sal va tion does pro cure. Text: Scottish Metrical Psalter, 1650, Alt. Julie Tennent, 2013; Music: MURFREESBR, Henry C. Haffner, Scripture Readg James 1:2227 Be doers ord, not hearers only, deceivg yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer ord not a doer, he is like a man ho looks tently at his natural face a mirror. For he looks at himself goes aay at once forgets hat he as like. But one ho looks perfect la, la liberty, perseveres, beg no hearer ho forgets but a doer ho acts, he ill be blessed his dog. If anyone thks he is religious does not bridle his ngue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is orthless. Religion that is pure undefiled before God, Far, is this: visit orphans idos ir affliction, keep oneself unstaed from orld. Elder: This is Word Lord. Thanks be God. 4

5 Hymn Praise Aake My Zeal; Aake My Love 4 A ake, my zeal; a ake, my love, serve my Sav ior here be lo, A ake, my Sub due thy char i pass ions, ty, my feed soul! ma ta hun gry soul, fight, thy clo ork poor; pur sue, 4 The l tri umph lies on high, re are no fields bat tle re, In In Dail Lord orks Heav'n y I hich are thy ould per found ris fect no g con quer till I die, f ish all glorious sats sons ss a bove need, con trol, re ho all be ly an gels se thy du ties vic' tries can not are ev no er do. more. ne. ar. Text: Isaac Watts, 1707; Music: TALLIS CANN, Thomas Tallis, The Readg Word Zechariah 7:114 In fourth year Kg Darius, ord Lord came Zechariah on fourth day nth month, hich is Chislev. 2 No people Bel had sent Sharezer Regemmelech ir men entreat favor Lord, 3 sayg priests house Lord hosts prophets, Should I eep absta fifth month, as I have done for so many years 4 Then ord Lord hosts came me: 5 Say all people l priests, When you fasted mourned fifth month seventh, for se seventy years, as it for Me that you fasted 6 And hen you eat hen you drk, do you not eat for yourselves drk for yourselves 7 Were not se ords that Lord proclaimed by former prophets, hen Jerusalem as habited prosperous, ith her cities around her, South lol ere habited 8 And ord Lord came Zechariah, sayg, 9 Thus says Lord hosts, Render true udgments, sho kdness mercy one anor, 10 do not oppress ido, farless, soourner, or poor, let none you devise evil agast anor your heart. 11 But y refused pay attention turned a stubborn shoulder spped ir ears that y might not hear. 12 They made ir hearts diamondhard lest y should hear la ords that Lord hosts had sent by His Spirit through former prophets. Therefore great anger came from Lord hosts. 13 As I called, y ould not hear, so y called, I ould not hear, says Lord hosts, 14 I scattered m ith a hirld among all nations that y had not knon. Thus l y left as desolate, so that no one ent fro, pleasant l as made desolate. Pasr: This is Word Lord. Thanks be God. 5

6 Sung Response Speak, Lord, Vs Speak, Lord, as e.. come You To re ceive food Your. Ho ly Word.... Take Your truth, plant it deep us; Shape fash ion us Your like ness,. That light Christ might be seen day In our acts love our deeds faith.... Speak, Lord, ful fill us All Your pur pos es for Your glo ry. CCLI Thankyou Music; Text Music: Keith Getty Stuart Tonend, Sermon True Religion Assistant Pasr, Cameron Clausg GD CALLS HIS PEPLE T CNFESSIN, REPENTANCE, AND RECNCILIATIN 6 The People God respond His Word by confessg ir ss, repentg ir sful ays, seekg God s favor through reconcilg ork Jesus, Son God. Confession S from Micah 6:8; Isaiah 56:1; Amos 5:24 Pasr: He has shon you, man, hat is good hat Lord requires you. To do ustice, love mercy, alk humbly ith our God. Pasr: This is hat Lord says: mata ustice do hat is right, for My salvation is close at h My righteousness ill soon be revealed. Therefore, let ustice roll on like a river, righteousness like a neverfailg stream.

7 Assurance Pardon Ephesians 2:410; Acts 1:8 God, beg rich mercy, because great love ith hich He loved us, even hen e ere dead our trespasses, made us alive ger ith Christ by grace you have been saved raised us up ith Him seated us ith Him heavenly places Christ Jesus, so that comg ages He might sho immeasurable riches His grace kdness ard us Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your on dog; it is gift God, not a result orks, so that no one may boast. For e are His orkmanship, created Christ Jesus for good orks, hich God prepared beforeh, that e should alk m. Pasr: This is promise God. This is Word Lord. Pasr: For Christ Himself confirmed: You ill receive poer hen Holy Spirit has come upon you, you ill be My itnesses. In Jerusalem, all Judea Samaria, end Earth. Sung Response Let Us Plead For Faith Alone, Vs. 1 b 4 2 b 4 2 Let us plead for faith a lone, faith hich by our orks is shon; b b God it is ho us ti fies, on ly faith grace ap plies. b b n ly faith grace ap plies. Text: Charles Wesley, Hymns Sacred Poems, 1740; Music: HENDN, Henri A Cesar Malan,

8 HEAVENLY GIFT EUCHARIST As God beckons His people bounty His table, y make oyous pression ir fealty Him. Pression Faith The Apostles Creed We believe God, Far Almighty, Crear Heaven Earth, And Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: ho as conceived Holy Spirit, Born Virg Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died as buried. He descended Hell. n third day He rose aga from dead. He ascended Heaven no sits at right h God Far Almighty; From hence He shall come udge livg dead. We believe Holy Spirit; one holy church both visible visible; The communion sats; forgiveness ss; The resurrection body; life everlastg. Amen. Sursum Corda Pasr: The Lord be ith you. People: And also ith you. Pasr: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift m up Lord. Pasr: Let us give thanks Lord our God. People: It is right give Him thanks praise. Pasr: It is right, a good oyful thg, alays everyhere give thanks You, Far Almighty, Crear Heaven Earth. Therefore, e praise You, Triune God, e o our voices ith angels, archangels, hole company Heaven this hymn eternal praise: 4 4 Ho ly Ho ly Ho ly is Lord Text: Is 6:3, Rev 4:8; Music: Nathan George, God Al might y 4 5 Heav'n Earth are full glor y, glory be un Thee Lord most high Lord most high Lord most high A men 8

9 WRDS F INSTITUTIN AND THE LRD S TABLE Havg confessed our ss made a good pression faith, God's Table is open all those faithfullyfenced" members covenant community. Please come forard partake this means grace. You may take bread dip it eir cup e or grape uice. Hymn Contemplation Love Consecrates The Humblest Act 2 2 Love When Love Love hen Love It has con serves a Let con serves sheds His free se se a dis ly crates sha ill crates sha ill ben ci done do g hal sign us do g e ples for hum sops hum sops blest blest dic tion He gave one los no act cross serve; act cross serve; seet us all, hu love glad Christ hat Christ hat a let bless knelt Christ bless knelt Christ hal sign us es es los no man com ly mer ashed love mer ashed love cy's so cy's so hu love man com glad ly needs. plete. do! deeds; feet true deeds; feet true needs, plete, do! Text: Joseph Sa, 1792; Music: Gregory Wilbur, Greyfriars Press, Used by Permission. Hymn Praise God f Mercy, God f Might 8 6 Teach For In Teach That Then May God us y are me les rcy, God might, In love pi son breth ren, Thou far hast taught, ide, sick ness, sor ro, ant, or care, What e'er us, ev' teach e, J as ry us, hen ev ord hat help er so e'er be is deed need To Sce sight, thought tide, feel Thou, To May To for it those Lord, be, ty for 'tis ed, re Give help as un live ork love our a m life ork all blood m ours f for hath hast Thee. Thee. Thee. Thee. ite, bought; died; share; Text: Godfrey Thrg, 1877; Music: ELMHURST, Ed Dreett, 1887, Arr. Nathan George,

10 GD S PEPLE RESPND IN GRATEFUL PRAISE, PETITINS, TITHES FFERINGS ur prayg, servg, givg are essential aspects orship. It is here that our faith moves from our heads hearts our lives callgs. Prayer Thanksgivg Intercession The Lord s Prayer ur Far, ho art Heaven, Halloed be name. kgdom come. ill be done, n Earth as it is Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As e forgive our debrs. And lead us not temptation, But deliver us from evil. For The is kgdom, poer, glory, forever. Amen. Hymn Praise Forth In Name 2 2. Forth The Thee Give task may me. I J. name, set bear at Lord, my ea I right go, is dom hath as signed, h,. My Whose dai let ly la me eyes me sy yoke, And ev' ry mo bor cheer ful ment ly atch pur ful most sub stance sue; fill; see, pray, Thee, on ly Thee, re solved kno In all I thk or speak or do. In all my orks pre sence fd, And prove good per fect ill. And la bor on at com m, And fer all my orks Thee. And still thgs e ter nal look, And hast en glor ious day. Text: Charles Wesley, 1749; Music: TRUR, Psalmodia Evangelica,

11 GD SENDS HIS PEPLE UT After callg His people His presence, forgivg ir ss, structg m His Word, providg a foretaste marriage supper Lamb, God sends His people orld sho His light darkness. Reception Ne Members Benediction Jude 2425 No Him ho is able keep you from stumblg present you blameless before presence His glory ith great oy, only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, maesty, domion, authority, before all time no forever. Amen. Sung Response Barocha 8 6 The. Lord bless you keep you. The Lord make His face she up on you,. give you peace, The. give you peace, give you peace for Lord be gra cious you. The Lord turn His face ard ev you, er.. give you peace,. give you peace, give you peace for ev er.. And give you peace,. give you peace, give you peace for ev. er. CCLI Birdg Music; Text Music: Michael Card, Announcements 11

12 Worship Notes: As e make our ay through Revelation, contemplatg udgement mercy God, e ill also consider very similar passages book Zechariah. Zechariah 7 remds God s people His udgement. Even exile y did not turn from ir selfish ays. Hoever, Zechariah 8 ill remd us God s mercy, for He promises dell Zion once aga. The hymns e sg this morng call us abon our selfservg hearts sne. ur prayer day ill be that Lord might move us act faith, ake up charity, rise love deeds faith, sho our faith through orks oy. God mercy, God might, love pity fite, teach us, as ever thy sight, live our life Thee. Nathan Key Words: Keysne Verse: Weep, Fast, True Judgments, Kdness, Mercy Say all people l priests, When you fasted mourned fifth month seventh, for se seventy years, as it for me that you fasted And hen you eat hen you drk, do you not eat for yourselves drk for yourselves (Zechariah 7:56) Presbyterian Church America 4150 Clovercrt Rd. Frankl, TN Web:.parishpres.org / Church ffice: Teresa Sharp ( ), fice@parishpres.org Pasr: George Grant ( ffice), george@parishpres.org Assistant Pasr: Cam Clausg ( ), cam@parishpres.org Chief Musician: Nathan George ( ), nathan@parishpres.org Assistant Music Direcr: Henry Haffner ( ), henry@parishpres.org Pasral Intern: Jamie Crampn ( ), amie@parishpres.org Parish Nursery Coordar: Blair Crist ( ), blair@parishpres.org Elders Tom Goddard ( ) Mike Miserocchi ( ) John Scherrer ( ) Steve Nelson ( ) Nathan George ( ) Phil Hutcheson ( ) Bron Good ( ) Matt Morrison ( ) Michael Mastroberti ( ) Louis Huesmann (Emeritus) Deacons Aaron Anderson ( ) Andy Clark ( ) Jason Paroli ( ) Jeff Dokkestul ( ) Ry Sadler ( ) Nae Soundara ( ) Ben Crist ( ) Dave Gould ( ) Bron Blair ( ) Ian Kern ( ) Jimmy Allen ( ) Tim Simmons ( ) Allan Douglas ( ) Tom Milligan ( ) Charlie Sno ( ) All Biblical quotes taken from English Stard Version. 12