November 19, a.m.

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1 November 19, a.m.

2 1100 Newton Road, Raleigh, NC (919) Pastor Philip Kiecker (919) Precious Lambs Early Learning Center (919) A special welcome to our visitors! We're glad to have you with us this morning. We pray that your spiritual life will be nourished through Word and song. WE LOVE FAMILIES! Your children are welcome in our service no matter how much noise they make. Thanks for bringing them to hear the message of Jesus. NURSERY: There is a staffed nursery after the children's lesson. Have your children meet the nursery workers in back after the lesson is over. You can pick them up in the fellowship hall after worship INFANT ROOM: There is a room for parents with infants located in the first door to your left down the hallway. There is a live broadcast of the service. RESTROOMS: They are located in back and in the fellowship hall. CONNECT WITH US: Please fill out the connection card located in the back of the pew in front of you with as much information as you feel comfortable. Thank you for worshipping with us. FELLOWSHIP: Please join us for snacks and fellowship after the service. It s a great opportunity to get to know our family a little better (and for us to get to know you)! Liturgy: pg. 38 Hymns: 728 Follow us On Social Gethsemane Church Raleigh 2

3 Opening Song Holy, Holy, Holy Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee There is a sign at the sight of thee, Merciful and mighty Blessed Trinity Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see; Only Thou art holy; There is none beside thee, Perfect in power Perfect in power In love, and purity Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy Name, in Earth, and sky, and sea There is a sign at the sight of thee, There is none beside thee, Blessed Trinity 3

4 We Confess Our Sins and Hear God s Promise of Forgiveness 1 (please stand) P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. C: And also with you. P: Brothers and sisters, we have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve him as his dear children. But we have disobeyed him and deserve only his wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to him and plead for his mercy: C: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against you and do not deserve to be called your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt. P: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, he has removed your guilt forever. You are his own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to his will. C: Amen. P: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord. 1 1 John 1:9 says, If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive us all our sins. So the Pastor assures our believing hearts of God s promise forgiveness of sins. 4

5 Song of Praise Holy, Holy, Holy (Reprise) Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy Name, in Earth, and sky, and sea There is a sign at the sight of thee, There is none beside thee, Blessed Trinity Prayer of the Day P: Let us pray: Grant, O merciful Lord, to your faithful people pardon and peace that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. (be seated) 5

6 The Lesson Isaiah 55: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the L. 9 As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. 12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the L s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever. 6

7 Psalm of the Day Psalm 84 How lovely is your dwelling place, O L Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the L. Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. O L Almighty, blessed are they who trust in you. 7

8 The Gospel Matthew 5:17-20 (please stand) 17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. P: This is the Good News of our Lord! C: Praise be to you, O Christ! (be seated) After the children's lesson, a staffed nursery is available. Meet the nursery workers in back, and they will take the kids to the playroom. You can pick them up at any time. 8

9 Song of the Day I Will Rise There's a peace I've come to know Though my heart and flesh may fail There's an anchor for my soul I can say "It is well" Refrain: Jesus has overcome And the grave is overwhelmed The victory is won He is risen from the dead And I will rise when He calls my name No more sorrow, no more pain I will rise on eagles' wings Before my God fall on my knees And rise, I will rise There's a day that's drawing near When this darkness breaks to light And the shadows disappear And my faith shall be my eyes Refrain And I hear the voice of many angels sing, "Worthy is the Lamb" And I hear the cry of every longing heart, "Worthy is the Lamb" And I hear the voice of many angels sing, "Worthy is the Lamb" And I hear the cry of every longing heart, "Worthy is the Lamb" And I will rise when He calls my name No more sorrow, no more pain I will rise on eagles' wings Before my God fall on my knees And rise, I will rise 9

10 The Message 500: Years of Promise 1 Peter 1: For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word that was preached to you. Revelation 21: I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb s book of life. Notes 10

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12 We Confess Our Faith in God The Apostles Creed 2 (please stand) (be seated) I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. This offering goes to support the ministry done here at Gethsemane. Please pass in your Connection Cards. Give Gethsemane Raleigh.org/give 2 As we speak these words, we join with Christians throughout the centuries who have confessed the truths taught in Scripture with these words. 12

13 (please stand) Prayer of the Church Spoken by the Pastor The Lord s Prayer Our Father, 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. 13

14 Closing Prayer and Blessing P: O Lord God, our heavenly Father, pour out the Holy Spirit on your faithful people. Keep us strong in your grace and truth, protect and comfort us in all temptation, and bestow on us your saving peace, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. P: Brothers and sisters, go in peace. Live in harmony with one another. Serve the Lord with gladness. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace. C: Amen! (be seated) Closing Hymn Jerusalem the Golden (CWS#728) 14

15 Music reprinted under OneLicense.net A & CCLI # Clipart by Steve Erspamer, Year A&B. 15

16 WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS Bible Basics is the perfect class for newcomers and if you want to refresh your faith. Sessions are Mondays from 7 9p & Saturdays from 10a Noon. Contact gardenpastor@gmail.com if interested. Small Groups meet in Chapel Hill, N. Raleigh, & Wake Forest during the week for Bible study. Contact bmshaffer10@yahoo.com if interested. Thanksgiving Worship will be held on this Thursday, November 23rd, at 10 am. We look forward to having you worship with us as we reflect on the many wonderful gifts our gracious God has mercifully blessed us with in our lives. Thanks to those who served this week... November 19, 2017 Music 9a... Ryan Diggs Music 11a... Jon Fricke & Band Ushers 9a... Mike Carson, Billy Rueckert Ushers 11a... Mike Wittig, Tanner Wittig Nursery 9a... Autumn Anderson, Carly Degrange Nursery 11a... Karen Etter, Delaney Dupree Cookies 9a... Gladys Kaus, Eula Davis, Alicia Brinley Cookies 11a... Karen Etter, Charlie Schultz Counters... Brad & Emily Marshall Church Cleaning... Vic & Linda Buzard Please check the weekly egazette at for the upcoming serving schedule. Don t forget to Check into Gethsemane on Facebook! It s a great way to let friends know about our Savior & the work he s doing here. 16