Welcome to Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church. May God bless you and your worship today. Visiting?

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1 Welcome to Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church Worship is both discovery and sharing. As we share the Word of God, prayer, and the sacraments in an atmosphere of praise, Christ Jesus reveals the Living God in ever greater fullness. May God bless you and your worship today. Visiting? If you have questions or need assistance, please ask. Please fill out an Visitor Card to register your attendance with us. Listening devices are available from the sound booth. For more information: Our website: Our facebook page: go.spep.church/fbpage SPEPlink our e-newsletter-subscribe or read it online ( Connections our newsletter-available in the Narthex Our Purpose: To Glorify God Our Mission: Discovering in Christ the greatness of God, and sharing those discoveries with others. Our Vision: A church where Jesus mends broken lives with the goodness of God, and equips us to join him in his work. Our Values: Firm in biblical standards, flexible in ministry style. Confident that Jesus is at work. Humbly transparent, with respect and compassion for others. Delighted in God. Passionate for spiritual growth and ministry skill. Committed to be part of what Christ is doing in the church and in the world.

2 Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church Worshipping Sundays at: 9:30am & 11:00am November 12, 2017 Preparation for Worship: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed... It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air make nests in its branches. ~ Matthew 13:31-32 This morning s sermon: Such Faith Luke 7:1-10 Pastor Glenn Parkinson 3

3 Call to Worship, Psalm 95:1-7 Order of Worship Gathering God s People Dan Delaney Director of Worship and Music Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Gathering Song Come Praise and Glorify Congregation Words and Music by Bob Kauflin and Tim Chester Come praise and glorify our God The Father of our Lord In Christ He has in heav nly realms His blessings on us poured For pure and blameless in His sight He destined us to be And now we ve been adopted through His Son eternally Come praise and glorify our God Who gives His grace in Christ In Him our sins are washed away Redeemed through sacrifice In Him God has made known to us The myst ry of His will That Christ should be the head of all His purpose to fulfill 4

4 Prayer of Invocation To the praise of Your glory To the praise of Your mercy and grace To the praise of Your glory You are the God who saves Come praise and glorify our God For we ve believed the Word And through our faith we have a seal The Spirit of the Lord The Spirit guarantees our hope Until redemption s done Until we join in endless praise To God, the Three in One Drawing Near Responsive Reading, from 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 Peter Binnie We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in the region. For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. This is the Word of the Lord Thanks be to God 5

5 Pastoral Prayer Pastor Glenn Parkinson Song of Response How Firm A Foundation #275 Congregation From John Rippon s Selection of Hymns, 1787 Trad. American melody; Caldwell s Union Harmony, How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? Fear not I am with thee; O be not dismayed, For I am thy God and will still give thee aid; I ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply: The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design: Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine. The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I will not desert to its foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I ll never, no never, no never forsake! Song of Praise Garments of Praise Congregation Words and Music by Jamie Harvill Put on the garments of praise For the spirit of heaviness Let the oil of gladness flow down From Your throne Put on the garments of praise For the spirit of heaviness Your joy is my strength alone My strength alone Make these broken weary bones Rise to dance again Wet this dry and thirsty land With a river Lord our eyes are fixed on You We are waiting For Your garland of grace As we praise Your name

6 Hallelujah, sing hallelujah! We give all honor and praise to your name; Hallelujah, sing hallelujah! We trade our sorrows for garments of praise. Good News for Kids (11:00) Louis Campion Dedicating Ourselves to God Testimony John and Debbie Gordon Offertory Good to Me Congregation 2013 Audrey Assad Inc.. Words and music by Audrey Assad I put all my hope on the truth of Your promise And I steady my heart on the ground of Your goodness When I m bowed down with sorrow, I will lift up Your name And the foxes in the vineyard will not steal my joy Chorus: Because You are good to me, good to me You are good to me, good to me, You are good to me I lift my eyes to the hills where my help is found Your voice fills the night - raise my head up and hear the sound Though fires burn all around me, I will praise You, my God And the foxes in the vineyard will not steal my joy Bridge: Your goodness and mercy shall follow me All my life I ll trust in Your promise Doxology Hymn # 625 7

7 Enjoying God s Fellowship Sermon Such Faith Glenn Parkinson Sermon text: Luke 7:1-10 Pastor Pew Bible Page 863 Sending God s People Sending Song I Come By the Blood Congregation Steve and Vikki Cook 1994 PDI Music You are the perfect and righteous God whose presence bears no sin You bid me come to your holy place, how can I enter in When your presence bears no sin? Through Him who poured out his life for me, the atoning Lamb of God Through Him and his work alone I boldly come. I come by the blood, I come by the cross Where your mercy flows from hands pierced for me For I dare not stand on my righteousness My ev ry hope rests on what Christ has done And I come by the blood. You are the high and exalted King, the one the angels fear So far above me in every way Lord, how can I draw near To the one the angels fear? Through Him who laid down his life for me and ascended to your side Through Him, through Jesus alone I boldly come. Benediction 2 Corinthians 13:14 The Prayer Team is available for those who would like prayer, by the choir loft, after the 11:00 service. 8