The Battle Within GRACE EVANGELICAL CHURCH

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1 GRACE EVANGELICAL CHURCH SUNDAY APR. 10, 2011 The organ prelude marks the beginning of the worship service. It calls us to quiet ourselves and to direct our hearts and minds toward Him. Prelude March from Tannhauser by R. Wagner Call to Worship He Is Exalted Insert I Exalt Thee Invocation Gloria Patri Insert Announcements Hymn Come, We That Love the Lord 23 Hymn Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart 26 Hymn Immortal, Invisible 34 Praise and Prayer Ron Blackman In His Word How to Live VIII-Living with Sin Rom. 7:14-25 Benediction Closing Chorus Freely, Freely Insert ********************* how should we then live? Ezekiel 33:10 ********************* Pastor David M. Pointer Organist JoAnn Pointer 1420 N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL The Battle Within God strengthen me to bear myself; That heaviest weight of all to bear, Inalienable weight of care. All others are outside myself; I lock my door and bar them out, The turmoil, tedium, gad-about. I lock my door upon myself, And bar them out; but who shall wall Self from myself, most loathed of all? If I could once lay down myself, And start self-purged upon the race That all must run! Death runs apace. If I could set aside myself, And start with lightened heart upon The road by all men overgone! God harden me against myself, This coward with pathetic voice Who craves for ease, and rest, and joys: Myself, arch-traitor to myself; My hollowest friend, my deadliest foe, My clog whatever road I go. Yet One there is can curb myself, Can roll the strangling load from me, Break off the yoke and set me free. Christina Rossetti

2 ANNOUNCEMENTS... 04/10 Sun. 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Fellowship & Refreshments 11:30 AM Morning Worship 04/13 Wed. 7:00 PM Mid Week Service Prayer, Praise, Bible Study Adult Study: Jude Kids Club: Let s Talk Young Teens Youth: Let s Talk Teens 04/17 Sun. 11:30 AM Palm Sunday Service 04/21 Thu. 7:00 PM Maundy Thursday Service 04/22 Fri. 7:00 PM Good Friday Service 04/24 Sun. 11:30 AM Easter Celebration Bibles for Russia collection in entryway. Remember soup collection for Metropolitan Ministries. On the table at the entrance to the sanctuary you will find visitor cards, prayer cards, the attendance register, and the offering box. If you have never completed a visitor card, please complete one and place it in the offering box. If you have completed a visitor card on a previous visit, please register your attendance today by signing the attendance register IN HIS SERVICE...IN HIS HOUSE Date Nursery Refresh. Ushers Cleaning Apr. 04/10 Andy Lowry C Bottomley Blackmans 04/17 Zoe Thomas Lowry Bottomleys 04/24 Jordyn French Blackman French A MERRY HEART DOETH GOOD LIKE A MEDICINE CHURCH AND CHILDREN A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her a bedtime story. From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately stroking her own cheek, then his again.. Finally she spoke up, "Grandpa, did God make you?" "Yes, sweetheart," he answered, "God made me a long time ago." "Oh," she paused, "Grandpa, did God make me too?" "Yes, indeed, honey," he said, "God made you just a little while ago." Feeling their respective faces again, she observed, "God's getting better at it, isn't he?" PLAYING WITH PEOPLE S MINDS Five Days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BUT DON T The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before! PUNS The batteries were given out free of charge. ANAGRAMS: Dormitory: When you rearrange the letters: Dirty Room SMALL TOWNS Those who grew up in small towns will laugh when they read this. Those who didn't will be in disbelief and won't understand how true it is. The whole school went to the same party after graduation. BLONDE HELLOOOOOOOOO's Knitting A highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway. Glancing at the car, he was astounded to see that the blonde behind the wheel was knitting! Realizing that she was oblivious to his flashing lights and siren, the trooper cranked down his window, turned on his bullhorn and yelled, 'PULL OVER!' 'NO!' the blonde yelled back, "IT'S A SCARF" PROVERBS FOR LIVING It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. Proverbs 18:5

3 The Sin of Omission It isn t the thing you do; It s the thing you leave undone, Which gives you a bit of heartache At the setting of the sun. The tender word forgotten, The letter you did not write, The flower you might have sent, Are your haunting ghosts at night. The stone you might have lifted Out of a brother s way, The bit of heartsome counsel You were hurried too much to say; The loving touch of the hand, The gentle and winsome tone, That you had not time or thought for With troubles enough of your own. The little acts of kindness, So easily out of mind; Those chances to be helpful Which everyone may find No, it s not the thing you do, It s the thing you leave undone, Which gives you the bit of heartache At the setting of the sun. Margaret E. Sangster

4 26 Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart EDWAltD H. PLUMPTRE; Re- joice, ye 2. Bright youth and 3. With voice as 4. With all. the 5. Still lift your pure in heart, snow-crowned age, full and strong an - gel stand- ard MARION choirs, high, HE IS EXALTED AltTHUR H. MESSITEIt, He is exalted, the King is exalted on high, I will praise Him. He is exalted, forever exalted and I will praise His name. He is the Lord, forever His truth shall reign Re - joice, give thanks and sing; Heaven and earth rejoice in His holy name Strong men and maid -ens meek, He is exalted, the King is exalted on high. As 0 - cean's surg- ing praise, With all the saints on earth, Still march in firm ar - ~ ray, I EXALT THEE I exalt Thee. I exalt Thee. I exalt Thee, 0 God. I exalt Thee. I exalt Thee. I exalt Thee, 0 God. Your fes - tal ban-ner wave on high, The cross of Christ your Raise high your free, ex - ult - ing song, God~won-drousprais- es Send forth the hymns our fa - thers loved, The psalms of an - cient Pour out the strains of joy and bliss, True rap - ture, no - blest As war-riors thru the dark- ness toil Till dawns the gold - en King: speak: days: mirth: day: GLORIA PATRI Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be World without end. Amen. Amen A HAPPy BffiTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY TO YOU A happy birthday to you... a happy anniversary to you. Every day of the year... may you fmd Jesus near. A happy birthday to you... a happy anniversary to you. The best you have ever had. 34 Immortal, Invisible WALTER CHALMERS SMITH, ST.DENIO Welsh melody From Roberts' Canaidau y Cyssegr, 1839 Re. joice, re - joice, Re-joice, give thanks and Re. joice, re - joice, 23 Come, We That Love the Lord ISAACWATTS, ST. THOMAS sing. AARON WILLIAMS, m. mor- tal, in - vis- i - ble, God on - ly 2. Un- rest-.ing, un- hast-ing, and si-ient as 3. To all, life Thou giv- est- to both great and 4. Great Fa- ther of glo- ry, pure Fa- ther of wise, In light in - ac - light, Nor want-ing, nor small, In all life Thou light, Thine an- gels a- 1. Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; ces - si - ble hid from our eyes, Most bless-ed, plost glo-rious, the 2. Let those re - fuse to sing Who nev - er knew our God; wast. ing, Thou rul - est in might; Thy jus - tice, like moun-tains, high 3. The hill of Zi - on yields A thou- sand sa- cred sweets liv - es t- the true li fe of all; We blos- som and flour-ish as 4. Then let our songs a - bound And ev - 'r tear be dry; dore Thee, all veil- ing their sight; All praise we would ren- der- 0 1 Join in a song with sweet ac- cord, And thus sur- round the But chil-dren of the heav'n-iy King May speak their joys a- Be - fore we reach the heav'n-iy fields Or walk the gold- en We're march-ing thru Em- man-uel's ground To fair - er worlds on throne. broad. streets. high. An-cient of soar- ing a- leaves on the help us to Days, AI-might - y, vic - to-rious- Thy great name we praise. bove Thy clouds,which are foun-tains of good-ness and love. tree, And with. er and per- ish- but naught chang-eth Thee. see 'Tis on - ly the splen-dor of light hid - eth Thee! n

5 (Rom 7:18) (Rom 7:23) 04/10/11 How to Live VIII Living with Sin Romans 7:14-25 Ezekiel 33:10 (1 Cor 9:27) But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest I myself should be a castaway. (Rom 7:19) (Rom 7:24) (Mat 1:21) And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. (John 1:29) The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (1 John 3:4) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (James 4:17) Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. (Rom 14:23) And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. (1 John 2:15-16) Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (Gen 3:6) And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. (Gen 3:5) For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. (Eph 2:1-2) And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins: Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (Heb 3:13) lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Heb 11:25) to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; (Psa 97:10) Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: (Rom 12:9) Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. (1 Pet 3:11) Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. (1 Th 5:22) Abstain from all appearance of evil. (Deu 7:25) The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God. (Rom 6:23) For the wages of sin is death; (Isa 59:1-2) Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. (2 Th 1:9) Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; (1 Cor 15:34) Awake to righteousness, and sin not (Rom 6:12) Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, (Rom 6:13) Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God (Rom 6:14) For sin shall not have dominion over you: (Heb 12:1 let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, (Heb 12:4) Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. (Eph 2:2) the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (Rom 7:17) (Rom 7:20) (1 John 4:4) Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (Phil 4:13) I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Rom 7:24-25)