SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL

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1 SERVCE OF CELEBRATON AND COVENANT RENEWAL Season of Trinity 22 une 2014

2 Quotes for Reflection All three blos fell at once: Scrubb s (hich did not even pierce scales did no good) on body of snake belo Prince s h, but Prince s on blo Puddleglums s both on it s neck Even that did not quite kill it, though it began loosen its hold on Rilian s legs chest With repeated blos y hacked off it s head horrible thing ent on coiling moving like a bit of ire long after it had died; floor, as you may imagine, as a nasty mess CS Le, Silver Chair God, in H ordinary providence, makes use of means, yet free ork ithout, above, against m, at H pleasure Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 53 GOD CALLS HS PEOPLE TO WORSHP t God Himself ho calls H people orship We do not call ourselves, but it King ho opens H gates beckons us in H courts ntroit Holy, Holy, Holy, Vs1 c c Text: Reginald Heber, ; Music: NCAEA, ohn B Dykes, 1861 Holy, ho ly, ho ly! God Al might y! Ear ly in morn ing our song re e; ho ly, ho ly ho mer ciful might y! God in three persons, blessed Trin i ty! n n ly! Call Worship Revelation 16:5; 19:1, 5, 6 ust are You, O Holy One ho ho as Reader 1: Reader 2: Halleluah! Salvation glory poer belong our God For H udgments are true ust Prae our God all you H servants, you ho fear Him small great 2

3 Reader 3: Halleluah! For our God Almighty reigns Prae our God, all you H servants, you ho fear Him, small great Halleluah! For our God Almighty reigns Psalm of Prae Psalm 98 C C O sing a ne song! For onders he has done, For on ders He has done; H right h H Ho ly Œ Ó Œ vic ry have on vic ry have arm vic ry have on, vic ry have vic ry have on, vic ry have on, on, vic ry have on vic ry have on on, vic ry have on vic ry have on 2 great salvation rought by Him ehovah has made knon H ustice in nations sight He openly has shon 7 cause He comes, He surely comes, udge of earth be! With ustice He ill udge orld, All men ith equity Text: Psalm 98, 1973 Psalter; Music: DESERT or LYNGHAM, Book of Psalm for Singing,

4 GOD SPEAKS TO HS PEOPLE THROUGH HS WORD Bible means by hich God graciously reveals Himself H people so e lten, read, study ith expectant hearts God particularly entreats us in H Word sing Psalms And hile all Scripture appropriate for hymns spiritual songs, re a specific exhortation for us make use of Psalter as Church s songbook Psalm of Prae Psalm 101 b 4 4 By ill ill your lift rae might y voice song h for ill that ill ev glor turn er ious sing, day! eyes b b for From Your if se stead You fad fast love a bounds, oh should tar ry long, ill ev ing shad o ls e ter er nal King! ait light Al Al Al b For le lu ia! Al le lu le lu ia! Al le lu le lu ia! Al le lu ill that ill ev glor turn er ious sing, day eyes oh ill ev e ter er nal ia! ia! ia! King ait light Text Music: Nathan C George, 2014 Scripture Reading Numbers 21:4 9 From Mount Hor y set out by ay Red Sea, go around l of Edom And people became impatient on ay And people spoke against God against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt die in ilderness For re no food no ater, e loa th orthless food n sent fiery serpents among people, y bit people, so that many people of srael died And people came Moses said, We have sinned, for e have spoken against against you Pray, that he take aay serpents from us So Moses prayed for people And said Moses, Make a fiery serpent set it on a pole, everyone ho bitten, hen he sees it, live So Moses made a bronze serpent set it on a pole And if a serpent bit anyone, he ould look at bronze serpent live Th Word of Thanks be God 4

5 Hymn of Prae O Worship King O Your Frail or ship King, all glor ious a bove, O grate ful ly boun ti ful care, hat ngue can re cite t breas in child ren of dust, fee ble as frail, n You do e sing air, trust, H it nor poer shines in find You H love; light; fail; Our t Your Shield De fend er, An streams from hills, it de scends mer cies ho ten der, ho firm cient of Days, plain, end, Pa And Our vil ioned in splen dor, gird seet Mak ly er, d De tills fend in er, Re de deem ed er, ith prae rain Friend Text: Robert Grant, 1833; Music: LYONS, ohann Michael Haydn, ArrWilliam Gardiner,1815 Reading of Word Acts 28:116 After e ere brought safely through, e n learned that l as called Malta 2 native people shoed us unusual kindness, for y kindled a fire elcomed us all, because it had begun rain as cold 3 When Paul had gared a bundle of sticks put m on fire, a viper came out because of heat fastened on h h 4 When native people sa creature hanging from h h, y said one anor, No doubt th man a murderer Though he has escaped from sea, ustice has not alloed him live 5 He, hoever, shook off creature in fire suffered no harm 6 y ere aiting for him sell up or suddenly fall don dead But hen y had aited a long time sa no mfortune come him, y changed ir minds said that he as a god 7 No in neighborhood of that place ere ls belonging chief man of l, named Publius, ho received us entertained us hospitably for three days 8 t happened that far of Publius lay sick ith fever dysentery And Paul vited him prayed, putting h hs on him healed him 9 And hen th had taken place, rest of people on l ho had deases also came ere cured 10 y also honored us greatly, hen e ere about sail, y put on board hatever e needed 11 After three months e set sail in a ship that had intered in l, a ship of Alexria, ith tin gods as a figurehead 12 Putting in at Syracuse, e stayed re for three days 13 And from re e made a circuit arrived at Rhegium And after one day a south ind sprang up, on second day e came Puteoli 14 re e found brors ere invited stay ith m for seven days And so e came Rome 15 And brors re, hen y heard about us, came as far as Forum of Appius Three Taverns meet us On seeing m, Paul thanked God ok courage 16 And hen e came in Rome, Paul as alloed stay by himself, ith soldier ho guarded him Th Word of Thanks be God 5

6 Sung Response Doxology 4 4 him Prae God from hom all a bove ye heav'n ly U Text: Thomas Kern, 1709; Music: OLD 100TH, Lou Bourgeo s Genevan Psalter, 1551 bless ings flo; prae U host: Prae Fa r, Son, him, all crea tures U here be lo; prae Ho ly Ghost A men Sermon Snakebit Mintry Elder, Nathan George GOD CALLS HS PEOPLE TO CONFESSON, REPENTANCE, AND RECONCLATON People of God respond H Word by confessing ir sins, repenting of ir sinful ays, seeking God s favor through reconciling ork of esus, Son of God Corporate Confession of Sin saiah 59:12, 78, e come confessing For behold, e kno that Your h not shortened, that You cannot save, or Your ear dull, that You cannot hear; but our faith small, our resolve eak We kno that it our sin that has created th dparity; it our iniquity that has made us doubt, that has made us hesitate, that has made us fearful And so, e do not proclaim hat e kno be true For our hs are sullied ith sinfulness; our lips have spoken foolhness; our ngues only mutter 6

7 Our feet run trivialities; our thoughts are full of banality; thus, desolation destruction have come upon all pathays of our l ay of peace e do not exl; e have made our roads crooked So no, ustice righteousness are far from us Assurance of Pardon Philippians 1:6, 1213 Neverless, am sure of th beloved: He ho began a good ork in you ill bring it completion at day of esus Chrt refore, ork out your salvation ith fear trembling, for it God ho orks in you, both ill ork for H good pleasure Pasr: Th prome of God Th Word of Pasr: For Chrt Himself confirmed: You ill receive poer hen Holy Spirit has come upon you, you ill be My itnesses n erusalem, in all udea Samaria, end of earth Sung Response O Prae Far O prae b Far, Prae b Son, Lamb for sin ners b giv en And Ho ly b Spirit, through hom a b lone Our hearts are raed b Heav en Text: ohn Mason, 1683; Music: Greg Wilbur, 2011 HEAVENLY GFT EUCHARSTO As God beckons H people bounty of H table, y make oyous profession of ir fealty Him Profession of Faith Apostles Creed We believe in God, Far Almighty, Crear of Heaven Earth, And in esus Chrt, H only Son, our : ho as conceived of Holy Spirit, Born of Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died as buried He descended in Hell On third day he rose again from dead He ascended in Heaven no sits at right h of God Far Almighty; From hence He come udge living dead We believe in Holy Spirit; one holy Church both vible invible; communion of saints; forgiveness of sins; resurrection of body; life everlasting Amen 7

8 Sursum Corda Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Glory be Far, Son, Holy Spirit As it as in beginning, no, ever be, orld ithout end be ith you And ith your spirit Lift up your hearts We lift m up Let us give thanks our God t right ust Heaven earth are filled ith your glory And thus e ill sing ith hosts of Heaven Hosanna! Hosanna in highest! 4 4 Ho ly Ho ly Ho ly Text: s 6:3, Rev 4:8, Mt 21:9; Music: Nathan C George, 2013 God Al might y 4 5 Heav'n earth are full of glor y, glor y be un e O most high O most high O most high A men 8 Words of nstitution s Table Having confessed our sins made a good profession of faith, God's Table open all those faithfullyfenced" members of covenant community Please come forard partake of th means of grace You may take bread dip it eir in cup of ine or grape uice Elders ir ives are available for prayer in front after communion Hymn of Prae Still, My Soul b b b 4 Πb b b b b b b b b 4 Πcross as ev of He er grief has ith or on pain past high; thy be God hour gin doth on un hast' song thy side de rtake ning on of prae Leave hope, When d Ac knothy thy ap ledge bb b n God con fi point ment, Him in all ar To When On pa guide e earth, or dence grief der let thy no fear ords tient be pro thing are ly fu be liev ture, for ing, vide; shake; gone, ays,

9 b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b n So best, aves change sun eve ry no ro He thy of s for change, ter got, vie heav'n ly inds still tears are life di He ious love s e friend kno past vine faith pur ith ful be est a ill bright oys ell n Through H All Through thorn voice safe pas Text: Katharina A von Schlegel, 1752, trans ane L Borthick, 1855; Music: FNLANDA, ean Sibelius, 1899 y Who sing re at re pleased n ays ruled bless clouds main last sred eye n leads m èd hile e but b a He more oy delt meet brightl n All Sor ful end beloat y thy hen last shine Hymn of Prae Great s Faithfulness 4 3 Great Sum Par mer don for re Sun, Thine moon, on Thou oin Strength chang ith for As To Bless Thou ings Great morn ing ne h hath pro no dear est all hast great all r faith in sin shad stars pres not, na day been, faith mine, faith fulness! mer cies vi ded; ful ter ture ness, a o in ence of ir com in bright Thou ful ith for ness, ten Great see Great O God spring time peace that en turn ing cours es cheer pass ions, man i hope for y fold ev mer thou r er cy s faith fulness! All have faith fulness, ith a Fa r; har vest, dur eth ill be e; bove guide; fail not; it ness mor ro, be love side! Morning by need ed un me! Text: Thomas O Chholm, 1923; Music: FATHFULNESS (RUNYAN), William M Runyan,

10 GOD S PEOPLE RESPOND N GRATEFUL PRASE, PETTONS, TTHES OFFERNGS Prayer of Thanksgiving ntercession s Prayer Our Far, ho art in heaven, Halloed be thy Name kingdom come ill be done, On earth as it in heaven Give us th day our daily bread And forgive us our debts, As e forgive our debrs And lead us not in temptation, But deliver us from evil For Thine Kingdom, poer, glory, forever Amen Hymn of Prae s King 2 3 He reigns! ye King! King! King! saints, lift ho Child ex U up n of alt thy your voice, dare dust, strains; O Re Your earth; st udge God H of all ill, all King, ye d your heav ns, trust earth Fa re H r oice! care, ust; reigns; From Or Ho Through orld mur ly earth mur orld at true Heav n H are one oy e all song de H ring, crees, ays; ring, Or Let doubt ev om H ery om ni ro crea ni po yal ture po tent pro speak tent mi H King ses prae King! Text: osiah Conder, 1824; Music: ROCKBRDGE, Harmonia Sacra, th version

11 GOD SENDS HS PEOPLE OUT After calling H people in H presence, forgiving ir sins, instructing m in H Word, providing a foretaste of marriage supper of Lamb, God sends H people in orld sho H light in darkness nediction Malachi 4:4 Go forth, you ho fear name of, for sun of righteousness re ith healing in its ings And you go out leaping ith oy Amen Sung Response Barocha 8 6 bless you keep you make H face shine up on you, give you peace, give you peace, give you peace for be gra cious you turn H face ev er ard you, 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 CCL Birding Music; Text Music: Michael Card, 1989 Announcements 11

12 Worship Notes: Though commonly though of as antitical, ustice, mercy, faith have a close relationship We often think of ustice as a concept un itself, apart from, even above God, as if it a force hich He must conform Faith n becomes a magic genie that gets us out of enforcement of ustice But e should not be such fatalts, believing in an impersonal determinm nstead, e kno a personal God of providence ho carries out ustice mercy, gives faith for everyday life God has determined ork all things ger for H glory our good n th amazing little passage, Luke gives evidence of God s caring providence being orked out in both normal abnormal situations Nathan For Daily Devotion: Key Words: Keysne Verse: ustice, faith, faithfulness, patience, service, care When native people sa creature hanging from h h, y said one anor, No doubt th man a murderer Though he has escaped from sea, ustice has not alloed him live (Acts 28:4) Presbyterian Church in America 4150 Clovercroft Rd Franklin, TN Web: parhpresorg / Church Office: ( ) or office@parhpresorg Pasr: George Grant ( Office) or george@parhpresorg Asstant Pasr: Cam Clausing ( ) or cam@parhpresorg Chief Musician: Nathan George ( ) or nathan@parhpresorg Asstant Music Direcr: Henry Haffner ( ), henry@parhpresorg Parh Nursery Coordinar: Taryn Clausing ( ) or taryn@parhpresorg Elders Tom Goddard ( ) Mike Merocchi (on Sabbatical) ohn Scherrer ( ) Steve Nelson ( ) Lou Huesmann ( ) Phil Hutcheson ( ) Nathan George ( ) Danny Ketchum ( ) Deacons Aaron Anderson ( ) Andy Clark ( ) ason Parolini ( ) eff Dokkestul ( ) Ry Sadler ( ) Nae Soundara ( ) n Crt ( ) Dave Gould ( ) Bron Blair ( ) an Kern ( ) im Allen ( ) Tim Simmons ( ) All Biblical quotes taken from Englh Stard Version 12