PUBLIC WORSHIP of GOD

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1 P R E S B Y T E R S E C O N D C H U R C H A N ORDER FOR THE PUBLC WORSHP of GOD September October February March 9, 2018, 22, 5, : a.m. Epiphany Seas Trinity of Seas Seas Lent

2 Preparati for Worship As you enter Sanctuary, please prepare your heart for worship silence your mobile vices. The me for our worship service today faithfulness of God. Thus, our opening sg beloved hymn, Great s Thy Faithfulness. Lamentatis 3:2223, which also serves as th morning s Assurance of Divine Pard passage, inspired Thomas Obediah Chholm to write th hymn in H purpose was to cvey sense of wr gratefulness all Chrtians should have toward God s faithfulness. Chholm himself, though he experienced ill health poverty most of h adult life, possessed such wr gratefulness. At age 75, he wrote in a letter, income has not been large at any time due to impaired health in earlier years which has followed me until now. Although must not fail to record here unfailing faithfulness of a covenantkeeping God that He has given me many wrful dplays of H providing care, for which am filled with asthing gratefulness. As all three verses indicate, God always faithful to H people in Chrt. We need not any furr than H Word (verse 1), creati (verse 2), our lives (verse 3) to see H great faithfulness dplay. Whatever challenges, trials, or dappointments we might be facing th morning, we are remind in th hymn that God s promes are true, that He never changes, that H compassi never fails. Let us n worship our faithful God toger! Prae God s Faithfulness ORGAN PRELUDE: Trumpet Voluntary...G.F. Hel, arr. Dupré Samuel Metzger, organ NSTRUMENTAL PRELUDE: On Eagle s Wings... Mark Hayes Jill Peak, piano CALL TO WORSHP....Tim Russell WHYMN OF PRASE: No. 32 Great s Thy Faithfulness...FATHFULNESS WNVOCATON (Please lift hs) WPSALTER LESSON: Psalm 36: Haley Overcast Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to heavens, your faithfulness to clouds Your righteousness like mountains of God; your judgments are like great ep; man beast you save, O Lord. How precious your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in shadow of your wings. They feast abundance of your house, you give m drink from river of your lights. For with you fountain of life; in your light do we see light. Oh, ctinue your steadfast love to those who know you, your righteousness to upright of heart! WDOXOLOGY.... LASST UNS ERFREUEN Prae God from whom all blessings flow; Prae Him, all creatures here below: alleluia, alleluia! Prae Him above, ye heav nly host: Prae Far, S, Holy Ghost: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

3 Receive God s Faithfulness SONG OF CONTEMPLATON: Be Unto Your Name... Lynn DeShazo, Gary Sadler We are a moment, You are forever, Lord of ages, God before time. We are a vapor, You are eternal, love everlasting, reigning high. Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, worthy Lamb Who was slain! Highest praes, hor glory be unto Your name, be unto Your name. We are broken, You are Healer; Jesus Reemer, mighty to save. You are love sg we ll sing forever, bowing before You, blessing Your name! Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, be unto Your name. Jauna Ell, Hannah Crowley, Dna Sers, Chrty Young, Peter Verbijl, Drew Fitzgerald, Calvin Ell, Michael Varner Kate Ryan, violin; Kenneth Coca, cello CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSON Faithful God, we cfess that we have been unfaithful to our covenant with You with e anor. We have worshiped or gods: mey, power, greed, cvenience. We have served our own selfinterest instead of serving ly You Your people. We have not loved You nor have we loved our neighbor as You have commed. Forgive us, O Gracious God. Restore us to joy of Your salvati sustain us with Your bountiful Spirit through Jesus Chrt, our Lord. NDVDUAL PRAYERS OF CONFESSON ASSURANCE OF DVNE PARDON... Lamentatis 3:2223 The steadfast love of Lord never ceases; h mercies never come to an end; y are new every morning; great your faithfulness. WORSHP OF GOD WTH THE GFTS OF GOD OFFERTORY ANTHEM: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling....arr. Mack Wilberg Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heav n to earth come down. Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, all Thy faithful mercies crown! Jesus, Thou art all compassi, pure, unbound love Thou art; Vit us with Thy salvati, enter every trembling heart. Brea, O brea Thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit; let us find Thy promed rest; Take away love of sinning; Alpha Omega be; End of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty. Come, Almighty to liver, let us all Thy life receive; Sudnly return never, nevermore Thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, serve Thee as Thy hosts above, Pray prae Thee without ceasing, glory in Thy perfect love. Finh, n, Thy new creati; pure spotless let us be; Let us see Thy great salvati, perfectly restored in Thee; Changed from glory into glory, till in heav n we take our place; Till we cast our crowns before Thee, lost in wr, love, prae. Amen. The Chancel Choir Calvin Ell, director WPRAYER OF THANKSGVNG...David Bowen WGREETNGS

4 PRAYER FOR THE FELLOWS Trust God s Faithfulness WPRAYERS OF NTERCESSON AND THE LORD S PRAYER (Please st) Our Far, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be de earth as it in heaven. Give us th day our daily bread. And forgive us our bts, as we forgive our btors. And lead us not into temptati, but liver us from evil: For Thine Kingdom, power, glory, forever. Amen. WHYMN OF PREPARATON: Before Thre of God Above... Charitie Lees Bancroft, Vikki Cook Be fore 2. When Sa tan 3. Be hold Him strg of spot Love, re AM, œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ less thre tempts re, œ œ œ œ œ of me per fect plea; guilt with in, righteous ness, God to r Who ev er lives pleads for Who ma an end of all King of glo ry of H hs, Sav ior can not died die; name sin ful soul a en A great High Up ward The great un œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ me. sin. grace. bove spair Lamb, writ ten H soul counted pur chased by H Priest change And whose a have a tells me per fect œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ name see ble œ œ œ J œ œ Him name grav en Because sin less One with Him self œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J heart. free; blood. For know God life œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ that while just hid part, me, God, in with heav'n sat Chrt No To With He tgue Chrt, sts fied, high, can bid Him Sav No To With tgue Chrt, me ior can nce par bid me Him Sav ior d nce par œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ part. me. God! d NEW TESTAMENT LESSON... Acts 17:115 (page 926 in pew Bible) The grass wirs, flower fas, but Word of our God will st forever. (saiah 40:8) SERMON Opening Grace: Part 1 George W. Roberts PRAYER OF COMMTMENT

5 WHYMN OF COMMTMENT: No. 173 Prae Him! Prae Him!... JOYFUL SONG WBENEDCTON (Please lift hs) WCONGREGATONAL THREEFOLD AMEN ORGAN POSTLUDE: Now Thank We All Our God... J.S. Bach, arr. Fox Wndicates cgregati sting CCL License # Opening Grace: Part George Roberts September 9, Openmind (Acts 17:1015) A. Preaching B. Persuasi C. Proof. OpenHearted (Acts 17:19) A. Preaching B. Persuasi C. Proof