Let Freedom Ring By Bill & Gloria Gaither GRACE EVANGELICAL CHURCH SUNDAY JUL. 3, 2011

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1 GRACE EVANGELICAL CHURCH SUNDAY JUL. 3, 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 America the Beautiful Ian Pointer by Samuel A. Ward Call to Worship I m Free, I m Free Insert I m So Glad Jesus Set Me Free Invocation Gloria Patri Insert Announcements Hymn The Star-Spangled Banner 528 Hymn America 529 Hymn Battle Hymn of the Republic 530 Honoring Fathers Praise and Prayer Ron Blackman Music Special Let Freedom Ring Gaither Vocal Band In His Word Let Freedom Ring John 8:25-36 Communion Behold God I Cor. 11:23-32 Boundless Love Benediction Closing Chorus Freely, Freely Insert ********************* The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek;he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Isaiah 61:1 ********************* Pastor David M. Pointer Organist JoAnn Pointer 1420 N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL Let Freedom Ring By Bill & Gloria Gaither Deep within, the heart has always known, that there is freedom Somehow breathed into, the very soul of life The prisoner, the powerless, the slave have always known it There s something that keeps reaching for the sky And even life begins because, a baby fights for freedom And songs we love to sing, have freedom s theme Some have walked, through fire and flood, to find a place of freedom And some faced hell itself, for freedom s dream Let freedom ring, wherever minds know what it means, to be in chains Let freedom ring, wherever hearts know pain Let freedom echo, through the lonely streets, where prisons have no key We can be free, and we can sing, let freedom ring God built freedom, into ev ry fiber of creation And He meant for us to all be free and whole But when my Lord bought freedom, Through the blood of His redemption His cross stamped pardon on my very soul And I ll sing it out, with ev ry breath, I ll let the whole world hear it This hallelujah anthem of the free That iron bars and heavy chains, can never hold us captive The Son has made us free, and free indeed Let freedom ring, wherever minds know what it means, to be in chains Let freedom ring, wherever hearts know pain Let freedom echo, through the lonely streets, where prisons have no key We can be free, and we can sing, let freedom ring Let freedom echo, through the lonely streets, where prisons have no key You can be free, and you can sing, let freedom ring You can be free, and you can sing, let freedom ring, let freedom ring

2 ANNOUNCEMENTS... 07/03 Sun. 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Fellowship & Refreshments 11:30 AM Morning Worship 1:30 PM Indoor July 4 th Picnic 07/06 Wed. 7:00 PM Mid Week Service Prayer, Praise, and Bible Study Adult Study: The Hall of Faith Kids Club: Young Teen Talk Youth: Teen Talk 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 June Cleaning 07/03 Ian Pointer R Bottomley Bottomley 07/10 Jonah Blackman Lowry French 07/17 Nicki Bottomley Blackman Blackman A MERRY HEART DOETH GOOD LIKE A MEDICINE PUNS When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds. 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. When you decided to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people would pull over and ask if you wanted a ride. TECH SUPPORT Customer: I can't get on the Internet. Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password? Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it. Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was? Customer: Five dots. A NUN GRADING PAPERS Moses died before he ever reached Canada. Then Joshua led the Hebrews in the Battle of Geritol. OXYMORONS If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? I DON T FEEL STUPED ANY MORE PROVERBS FOR LIVING The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. Proverbs 18:15

3 You Are Free O God I read today That the sons of Jacob And their descendants Had lived in Egypt 430 years. But on the last day Of the 43oth year Your people left Egypt And the cruel bondage They had painfully endured. This was the time You selected. God, what time have You selected To free me from the cruel tyranny That binds me without mercy to myself? Chosen child In my Son You are even now Completely free. Accept your freedom! Walk into the radiant company Of My people. Free! I am tingling with the joy Of a glorious discovery: Continuous surrender Brings continuous freedom. Lord, I love being free! Freedom For so long, dear God I stared with dreadful fascination At the thick, heavy chains Binding my burdened life When all the while You were waiting For my personal consent To break the chains and set me free. Oh, what liberating joy When I finally said Yes!

4 528 The Star-Spangled Banner Attributed to FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, John Stafford Smith, SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, My Country, 'Tis of Thee AMERICA 529. Source unknown From Thesaurus Musicus say, can you see, by the dawds ear-iy light, What so proud-iy we thus be it ev - er,when free men shallstand Be - tween their loved 1. My coun- try, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of lib -. er- ty, 2. My na - tive coun- try, thee, Land of the no - ble free, 3. Let mu - sic swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees 4. Our fa - thers' God, to Thee, Au - thor of lib - er - ty, hailed. at the twi-light's last gleam-ijig;whosebroadstripes and bright stars, thru the homes and the war's des - a - la - tionl Blest with vie - t'ry and peace, may the Of thee I Th~' name I Sweet free-dom's To Thee we sing: love: song: sing: Land where my fa - thers died, I love thy rocks and rills, Let mor - tal tongues a - wake, Long may our land be bright Land of the Thy woods and Let all that With free..dom's per - il- ous fight, O'er the ram-parts we watched,were so gal-iant-iy stream-ing.? heav'n.res-cued land Praise the Pow'r that hath made and prthierved us a na- tion I And the rock-ets' red glare, the bombs burst-ing in air, Then con-quer we must,when our cause it is just; Gave proof thru the And this be our pil- grims' pride, tem- pled hills; breathe par-take; ho - ly light; moun- tain side Let free- dom ring! rap- ture thrills.like that a - bove. si - lencebreak, The sound pro - long. by Thy might, Great God, our King! night mot - that our flag was still there. 0 say, does that star-span-gled to: "In God is our trustl" And the star-span-gled ban-ner in ban -ner yet tri - umph shall \:./ wave O'er the land wave O'er the land J-- r,., of the free and the home of the brave? of the free and the home of the brave I

5 530 Battle liymn of the Repuhlic Jl'I " W A~()HOWE, American melody, c Mine eyes have seen the glo -ry of the com -ing of the Lord, He is 2. I ha\'e seen Him in the watch-fires of a hun-dredcir.dingcamps,they ha\'e 3. He has sound-ed forth the trum-pet that shall nev- er sound re-treat, He is 4. In the beau -ty of the lii- ies Christ was borp a-. cross the sea, Vlith a tram-piing out the vin-tagl!where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the build- ed Him an al- tar in the eve-ning dl!ws and damps; I can read His sift - ing out the hearts of men be - fore His judg-ment seat; 0 be swift, my glo - ry in His bos-omthat trans-fig-ures you and me; As He died to I'M FREE, I'M FREE I'm tree, I'm tree, I'm tree, I'm tree, Jesus has set me tree. I'm tree, I'm tree, I'm tree, I'm tree, Jesus has set me tree. Whom the Son sets tree is tree indeed, Jesus has set me tree Whom the Son sets tree is tree indeed, Jesus has set me tree I'M SO GLAD JESUS SET ME FREE I'm so glad Jesus set me tree. I'm so glad Jesus set me tree. I'm so glad Jesus set me tree. Singing glory hallelujah, Jesus set me tree Satan had me bound but Jesus set me tree. Satan had me bound but Jesus set me tree. Satan had me bound but Jesus set me tree. Singing glory hallelujah, Jesus set me tree. I'm on my way to heaven 'cause Jesus set me tree. I'm on my way to heaven 'cause Jesus set me tree. I'm on my way to heaven 'cause Jesus set me tree. Singing glory hallelujah, Jesus set me tree I'm so glad Jesus set me tree. I'm so glad Jesus set me tree. I'm so glad Jesus set me tree. Singing glory hallelujah, Jesus set me tree t.' fate-fullight-ning of His ter - ri - ble swift sword-his truth is march-ing on. righteous sen-tence by the dim and fiar-ing lamps- His day is march- ing on. soul, to an-swerhim! be ju- bi-iantymy feet!- Our God is march-ing on. make men ho-iy, let us die to make men free,while God is march-ing on. REFRAIN Glo - ry! glo-ry, hal-ie - lu - jah! Glo - ry! glo-ry, hal-ie - lu - jah! Glo - ry! glo- ry, hal-ie - lu - jah! His truth is march- ing on. BEHOLD GOD Behold God is my salvation I will trust, I will not be afraid Behold God is my strength and my song And He is become my Lord BOUNDLESS LOVE Boundless love, unending joy This is my life. It's what I know And I can't believe that He selected me Jesus my Lord, it's you I owe. 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 BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY TO YOU A happy birthday to you... a happy anniversary to you. Every day of the year... may you find Jesus near. A happy birthday to you.,. a happy anniversary to you. The best you have ever had. FREELY, FREELY Freely, treely you have received, treely, treely give. Go in My name and because you believe Others will know that I live.

6 THE 4TH OF JULY Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. (Acts 1:8) and ye shall be witnesses unto me Twelve picked by Jesus: Peter, crucified upside-down in Rome c. AD 64. James, son of Zebedee was beheaded in AD 44, John, son of Zebedee, he is believed tohave died of natural causes due to old age. Andrew, Peter's brother, was crucified upon a diagonal or X-shaped cross. Philip was crucified in AD 54. Bartholomew (also known as Nathaniel) was flayed alive (skinned) and then beheaded Matthew killed by an axe in AD 60. Thomas was killed by a spear in Mylapore, Madras, India in AD 72. James, son of Alphaeus, beaten to death with a club after being crucified and stoned. Jude was crucified. Simon the Zealot was crucified in AD 74. Matthias, Judas' replacement, was stoned and beheaded.

7 07/03/11 Let Freedom Ring John 8:25-36 Isaiah 61:1 (Lev 25:10) And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. (Isa 61:1) The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; (Luke 4:18) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, (John 8:25) Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. (John 8:26) I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. (John 8:36) If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. (Acts 22:28) And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. (Rom 8:21) Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. (2 Cor 3:17) Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. (Gal 5:1) Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Gal 5:13) For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. (1 Pet 2:16) As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. (Jude 1:4) For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. (John 8:27) They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. (John 8:28) Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. (John 8:29) And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. (John 8:30) As he spake these words, many believed on him. (John 8:31) Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; (John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:33) They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? (John 8:34) Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. (John 8:35) And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.