WE WORSHIP OUR GOD LOOKING TO JESUS

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1 WORSHIP OF OUR LORD February 22, 2015 Welcome to Cornerstone Church. We anticipate God s presence as we hear His Word and respond in worship. Take a few moments to prepare to worship. WELCOME WE WORSHIP OUR GOD LOOKING TO JESUS Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2 For All the Saints

2 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives. Hebrews 12:3-6

3 Blessed be Your name In the land that is plentiful, Where Your streams of abundance flow Blessed be Your name. Blessed be Your name When I'm found in the desert place. Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed be Your name. Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say: Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your name, Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your glorious name. Blessed be Your name When the sun's shining down on me, When the world's "all as it should be" Blessed be Your name. Blessed Be Your Name Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering, Though there's pain in the offering, Blessed be Your name. Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise, When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say: Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your name, Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your glorious name. You give and take away, You give and take away, My heart will chose to say: Lord, blessed be Your name. (2x) Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your name, Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your glorious name. Words and Music by Matt & Beth Redman c Thankyou Music Used by permission CCLI508109

4 ...BUT KNOW ONLY JESUS FREES US FROM OUR CHAINS. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 Almighty, eternal, most just and gracious God, help me to know that all things are shadows, but You are substance; all things are quicksand, but You are mountain; all things are shifting, but You are anchor; all things are ignorance, but You are wisdom. You are thrice Holy, yet my life and heart abound with Apologies not made, repentance not completed, forgiveness not offered, Brothers not respected, reputations not defended, peace not pursued, Neighbors not loved, Sabbaths not kept, appetites not restrained, Parents not honored, spouse not cherished, children not trained, Prisoners not visited, strangers not clothed, hungry not fed, Providences ignored, envy unchecked, prayers unspoken, Fears not conquered, truth not defended, sheep not fed, Feet unmoved, tongue unbridled, eyes unguarded, Time wasted, talents wasted, treasure wasted. Lord Jesus, deliver me from these chains, from the wretchedness of the old man who still lives, from the sugar of sin as well as its gall, so that with earnest heart searching I may come to You, cast myself on You, trust in You, cry to You, be delivered by You. I appeal from the throne of Your perfect justice to the throne of Your boundless grace. Grant me to hear Your voice assuring me that I am guilty, but pardoned; lost, but saved; wandering, but found; sinning, but cleansed. Give me perpetual broken heartedness; keep me always clinging to Your cross; flood me every moment with descending grace.

5 GOD WELCOMES US BECAUSE OF JESUS, THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. For they could not endure the order that was given, If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned. Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, I tremble with fear. But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. Hebrews 12:18-24 Refrain Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary Pure and holy, tried and true, With thanksgiving, I ll be a living Sanctuary for You. Take my life and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee, Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Refrain Sanctuary/Take My Life Take my will, and make it Thine; It shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is Thine own It shall be Thy royal throne It shall be Thy royal throne Take my love, my Lord, I pour At They feet its treasure-store, Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for Thee, Ever, only, all for Thee. Refrain c1982, Whole Armour Pub, words and music by Thompson & Scruggs, UBP CCLI

6 Before the Throne of God Above

7 ...AND INVITES US TO BE GRATEFUL FOR HIS GOODNESS TO US. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:28-29 Church Plant Update: Jon Talley/Christ Church Milwaukee Congregational Prayer John Harris WE RECEIVE INSTRUCTION FROM GOD'S WORD Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 John 12:20-26 Chris Vogel 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, Sir, we wish to see Jesus. 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

8 AND WE ARE WELCOMED INTO HIS CHURCH. Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Luke 18:16 We are pleased this morning to welcome Noah Thomas Harland into the covenant family at Cornerstone Church. As our Lord gave baptism for His people, the Church, we ask that you listen attentively to the questions that are asked of the parents and of the members of this church. Questions for the Parents Do you acknowledge your child s need of the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ, and the renewing grace of the Holy Spirit? Do you claim God s covenant promises in his behalf, and do you look in faith to the Lord Jesus Christ for his salvation, as you do for your own? Do you now unreservedly dedicate your child to God, and promise, in humble reliance upon divine grace, that you will endeavor to set before him a godly example, that you will pray with and for him, that you will teach him the doctrines of our holy religion, and that you will strive, by all the means of God s appointment, to bring him up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord? Question for the Congregation Do you as a congregation undertake the responsibility of assisting the parents in the Christian nurture of this child?

9 AND SO WE REFLECT UPON WHAT WE HAVE HEARD... Baptism Hymn

10 ...AND ARE BLESSED AS WE LEAVE Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us1 that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21 Doxology: Holy Father, Holy Son