8:30 service February 17, 2019

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1 8:30 service February 17, 2019 Worshiping as a Family Corporate worship is for people of all ages, and presence of children is a gi8 to church. All are welcome here. Or op=ons for children include nursery (ages 8 weeks 2 years), cry room, and children s worship during sermon (ages 3 1st grade). Ushers or greeters can give you direc=ons. Jesus said, Let children come to me. (Mark 10:14)

2 Order of Worship Liturgist is Rev. Cole Lescher Themes and keywords: gratitude, love, prayer, grace Prelude STANDING (IF ABLE) God calls us to worship from Psalm 106:1; Ephesians 1:3 4 Praise LORD! Oh give thanks to LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Blessed be God and Far of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before founda=on of world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. Hallelujah! Amen! We praise God We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer Text: Julia C. Cory 1902 Hymnal #16 Tune: Edward Kremser 1877 We pray for God to help us worship Pastor: SEATED Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! He died for us that we might live for him. God calls us to confess our sin from Psalm 139:2324 Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden: Search us and know our hearts! Try us and know our thoughts! See if re be any grievous way in us, and lead us in way everlas=ng, that we may perfectly love you and one anor and honor your great name. page 1 Songs of worship are used with permission. CCLI #100150

3 We confess our sin Heavenly Far, you have made us your children by grace, adop=ng us in love to be your family. But we too withdraw from your church, leaving brors and sisters in need while we seek our own loves and longings in or places. You pursue us with relentless love to complete your good work of salva=on in us. But we are prone to abandon ors when y disappoint us and to shut ors out behind walls of anger, fear, and shame. Your affec=on for us never fails, even when we fail and sin. But we o@en let our wounds fester unforgiven, and we bear grudges that devour us with bieerness. Your love is hospitable, always drawing near to us. But we are too content to live at a distance from each or without opening our hearts and our lives so that ors can see us truly, know us deeply, and encourage work of your grace in us. Lord, have mercy on us. (silent prayers of confession) Far, in your gracious love, please forgive our lack of love for you and for ors. Pour your love into our hearts by your Holy Spirit so that our love may abound more and more with affec=on of Christ Jesus, with gra=tude for your faithful work in us, and with joy in pouring our lives into one anor in love in same way that you love us. STANDING (IF ABLE) God declares our forgiveness from Ephesians 2:47 But God, being rich in mercy, because of great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive toger with Christ by grace you have been saved and raised us up with him and seated us with him in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in coming ages he might show immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For all who have turned from sin in sorrow and look to God for mercy, this is God s gi8. In Jesus Christ, God loves you, God forgives you, God accepts you, and God rejoices over you as beloved daughters and sons. Hallelujah, Amen! page 2

4 We praise God 1. Your 2. Your 3. Your 4. Let and has for Chorus grace that grace that grace that praise rise sings called prince grace my of will Grace leads reach es I can up and song heart life see sin far not o ner and ex ver home wide plain, flow, from to not my of righ teous ness by to en ter in with out a stain was me wel comed home to Text and Tune: Niki Shepherd, Johnny Robinson, and Rich Thompson arr. John Langley j j death to life for ev ev ery tribe and na by my earth ly wis song re sound for ev blood joy trad walk and of ed be not your for side by sal this my mer va sin sav By grace I am re deemed, by grace I am re stored, and now I free ly walk in to arms of Christ, my Lord. er on dom, er, j j j j j it. on. Chorus ner. Chorus ior. Chorus page 3

5 SEATED I Thank My God Text: Philippians 1:36, 910 Chancel Choir Music: J. Aaron McDermid I thank my God when I remember you. In all my prayers, I pray with joy for your partnership in sharing good news. For I am sure that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to comple=on un=l day of Christ. This is my prayer: that your love may overflow, and you will grow in knowledge and depth of understanding. That you may see what is best and be pure and blameless for day of Christ. Amen. STANDING (IF ABLE) We greet one anor with peace of Christ (Children may go to children s worship) SEATED God instructs us in scripture reading Philippians 1:311 (pew Bible p. 980) God instructs us in preaching How to Forge a Fellowship Rev. Dr. Clay Smith page 4

6 We offer ourselves in gifts and song Prior to singing, we will take a moment of silence to reflect and pray. # # # # 4 3 # # # # # # # # 1.0Christ D ian hearts, in love u D nit D ed: search to know God's ho D ly will. 2.0Grant, Lord, that with your di D rec D?on, "Love each oth D er" we com D ply. 3.0Come, n, liv D ing church of Je D sus, cov D e D nant with him a D new. Let His love, in us ig D nit D ed, more and more our spir D its fill. Help us live in true af D fec D?on, your love to ex D em D pli D fy. Un D to him who con D quered for us may we pledge our ser Dvice true. Christ Let May our our # # # # Christ that To Christian Hearts in Love United Text: Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf 1723 Tune: B. F. White, The Sacred Harp 1844 we, Head and we His mem D bers, we re D flect light He mu D tual love be glow D ing bright D ly so that all may lives re D flect bright D ness of God's love in Je D sus. Mas D ter, we di D sci D ples, He is ours and we are His. as on one stem grow D ing, liv D ing branch D es are in you. world we n bear wit D ness: we be D long to God a D lone. is. view shown. We hear testimony of God s mission Dr. Guille MacKenzie Dr. Guille MacKenzie is a pastor, educator, and church planter from Buenos Aires, Argen=na and is a part of Presbyterian Mission Interna=onal out of Covenant Seminary. He and his wife, Debbie, and ir three children are currently staying in our Mission House. page 5

7 STANDING (IF ABLE) We pray for church and world (prayers for church and world) Our Far, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptaion, but deliver us from evil. For thine is kingdom and power and glory forever. Amen. We praise God 4 4? Li high cross, love of Christ pro claim, ll all world a dore his sa cred name. 1. For 2. Thy 3. Come 4. So cre be our praise j j w ## j # thy king Chris shall blest cross dom come, ans fol our song? # J n Lift High Cross Text: M. R. Newbolt, 1887; alt Tune: Sydney H. Nicholson 1916 Text and tune 1974, Hope Publishing Co. a on's prais neath sha King vic tor to Cru which that low of es dow ious, ci doth earth's where tri rise of Christ, fied # j for us de spair our Sav umph ev a may ior er before thy throne. its heal ing peace. Son of God. for vic to ry! # tone, cease trod, be: # # j # j # w n e # J w w ne e page 6

8 God blesses us and sends us out Pastor: And all God s people said... Hallelujah! Amen. # U U 4?# #?# Praise God from whom all bless ings flow; Praise Him, all crea tures here be low;?# 4 # Praise Him a bove, ye heav'n ly hosts; Praise Fa r, Son, and Ho Doxology Text: Thomas Ken 1709 Tune: Louis Bourgeois, Genevan Psalter, 1551 U U w ly Ghost. A men, A men, A men. w w Postlude Toccata M. Leclerc The flowers in chancel are given to glory of God by John Bennet. Sermon discussion ques=ons are available in paper copies at Hanley Road entrance, on table outside Choir Room, and online at on Central page under Resources. Central Presbyterian Church 7700 Davis Drive, Clayton, Missouri page 7