SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL

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1 SERVCE F CELEBRATN AND CVENANT RENEWAL Season Kingdomtide 6 Novemer 016

2 Quotes for Refction Most men are prepared for a ho strikes hard argains ut not for a ho gives as much for an hour's ork as for a day's. They are prepared for a mustardseed kingdom no igger than eye a net ut not for great anyan it ecomes ith irds in its ranches singing Mozart. They are prepared for potck supper at First Presyterian ut not for marriage supper lam. Frederick Buechner GD CALLS HS PEPLE T WRSHP t Himself ho cs peop orship. We do not c ourselves, ut it King ho opens gates eckons us in courts. Gospel nvitation Revelation :17 The Spirit Bride say, Come. And t one ho hears say, Come. And t one ho thirsty come; t one ho desires take ater life ithout price. ntroit Chrt s Ren! ah, Vs. 1 Chrt Sing Grateful r en! Hal pra es! Hal ly our hearts a.. J ah! R en J ah! Chrt.. J dore Him, As.. our vic rious r en from light once more ap ad! dead! pears, Boing Sing don in oy e fore Him, R ing pra es! Hal... J J ah! Chrt up from grief r en from dead! tears, Text: James S.B. Monsell, 186; Music: FUNT F GLRY, R.W. Thompson, 1864, Adapted Gregory Wir. 010 Gregory D Wir.

3 C Worship Psalm 98:14 Leader: Reader 1: Reader : Leader: h sing a ne song, for has done marvelous things! right h holy arm have orked salvation for Him. The has made knon salvation, has revead righteousness in sight nations. The our has rememered steadfast love faithfulness covenant peop. l ends earth have seen salvation our. Make a oyful noe, earth. Hymn Prae Come, Chrtians, Join To Sing 4 & 4 Come, Come, Prae Chr tians, lift yet our oin hearts Chrt on a sing high, gain, A A A & loud Let Life prae pra sh es not Chrt fill end our King: sky; strain; A A A & t n, ith our heav en s heart Guide ls ful voice, Friend; shore, e To fore us good ll ness throne con e ll re de a oice; scend; dore, & prae Sing love ing sh for gra cious nev ev er er choice. end. more, A A A Text: Chrtian H. Bateman, 184; Music: MADRD, Traditional Spanh Melody, Arr. David Evans, 197.

4 GD SPEAKS T HS PEPLE THRUGH HS WRD The Bi means y hich graciously reveals Himself peop so e lten, read, study ith expectant hearts. particularly entreats us in Word sing psalms. And hi Scripture appropriate for hymns spiritual songs, re a specific exhortation for us make use Psalter as church s songook. Psalm Prae Sing For Joy (Psalm ) & 8 6. ia, Sing y See, for oy ord holds un na tions heavn's in ere! made; h. &. ia, ia, rae y see, voice reath, coun un sel heavn's ir ill! hosts! st. & Give & J 8 9 Let And & 8 6 For For The thanks, gath heart. sing ers pra at es, ers, pur pose ord ss'd us y peo tice ps are. chose un forms st truth peo na for. Yahehoc eans; for ev er; J ful, ps tions loves, comm, righteouy chil. ness. ord; dren. no hose The The The. Sing Let Last ing Him Earth age orks st. Earth Earth Earth. sts are e a fear faith fore Yah ne. full fast ssed in ith. song!. age. ful; Him! eh;. love. love. love! Scripture Reading Psalm 98:49 4 Text Music: Nathan George, 01. Break forth in oyous song sing praes! Sing praes ith lyre, ith lyre sound melody! With trumpets sound horn make a oyful noe efore King,! Let sea roar, that fills it; orld those ho dell in it! Let rivers clap ir hs; t hills sing for oy ger efore, for comes udge earth, ill udge orld ith righteousness. ill udge peop ith equity. Elder: Th Word. Thanks e.

5 Psalm Prae ah, Prae Jehovah (Psalm 146) &. & Hal Hap py ah, Hal ah, he & ill ill. n prae man prae. sing ssed hose sing. n Je that Je glo rious hope glo rious. ho choos es ho vah, vah, pra es s sing pra es s rael s on soul, soul, Je Je ho e ho through h through vah h vah. prae. aid; prae; days. stayed. days. Put av n no ver con Earth. fi dence reigns in cre for princ es, at ev ed, er, nor seas through for help a. on that ges man y de con pend; tain; King; &. he un sh de die, liv Him,. ers n dust from, re op turn ing, pres sion, Zi on, righ teous ness oy h ful pur hal pos es ill sh main ahs end. tain. sing. The Reading Word Revelation 19:110 Text: The Psalter, 191; Music: RPLEY, Gregorian Chant, arr. Loell Mason, 189. After th heard hat seemed e loud voice a great multitude in aven, crying out, ah! Salvation glory poer elong our, for udgments are true ust; for has udged great prostitute ho corrupted earth ith her immorality, has avenged on her lood servants. nce more y cried out, ah! The smoke from her goes up forever ever. 4 And tentyfour elders four living creatures fell don orshiped ho as seated on throne, saying, Amen. ah! 5 And from throne came a voice saying, Prae our, you servants, you ho fear Him, sm great. 6 Then heard hat seemed e voice a great multitude, like roar many aters like sound mighty peals thunder, crying out, ah! For our mighty reigns. 7 Let us reoice exult give Him glory, for marriage Lam has come, Bride has made herself ready; 8 it as granted her clo herself ith fine linen, right pure for fine linen righteous deeds saints. 9 And angel said me, Write th: Bssed are those ho are invited marriage supper Lam. And he said me, These are true ords. 10 Then fell don at h feet orship him, ut he said me, You must not do that! am a fello servant ith you rors ho hold testimony Jesus. Worship. For testimony Jesus spirit prophecy. Pasr: Th Word. Thanks e. 5

6 Sung Response Sing ia 4 4! MEN Sing ia. Sing ia. Sing! WMEN!! Sing ia. ia. Sing ia, n n ia. Sing ia. Sing ia. CCL Ne Song Creations; Text Music: Linda Stassen. Sermon The Marriage Supper Lam Pasr, George Grant GD CALLS HS PEPLE T CNFESSN, REPENTANCE, AND RECNCLATN 6 The Peop respond Word y confessing ir sins, repenting ir sinful ays, seeking s favor through reconciling ork Jesus, Son. Confession Sin from Daniel 9:45, 910, 1819 Pasr:, you are great aesome orthy orship, honor, glory. Therefore, e come confessing. You are Sovereign ne ho keeps covenant steadfast love ith those ho love You keep Your commments. We confess that despite knoing th e have sinned done rong acted ickedly.

7 Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: We have reeld, turning aside from Your commments statutes. To you elong mercy forgiveness. For though e have reeld against You have not oeyed Your voice or alked in that hich You set efore us y Your servants prophets, You neverss have loved us. Therefore, e do not present our pas efore you ecause our righteousness, ut ecause Your great mercy., hear. Act,, ecause Your peop are ced y Your name., forgive. Amen amen. Assurance Pardon Ephesians :114; 190; Titus :111 Rememer that you ere at one time separated from Chrt, alienated from commonealth srael strangers covenants prome, having no hope ithout in orld. But no in Chrt Jesus you ho once ere far f have een rought near y lood Chrt. For Himself our peace, ho has made us one has roken don in fsh dividing hostility. So n you are no longer strangers aliens, ut you are fello citizens ith saints memers household, uilt on foundation aposts prophets, Chrt Jesus Himself eing cornersne. Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Th prome. Th Word. For grace has appeared, ringing salvation for peop, training us renounce ungodliness orldly passions, live selfcontrold, upright, godly lives in present age. And so e aait our ssed hope, appearing glory our great Savior Jesus Chrt. Amen amen. Sung Response Man Sorros, Vs. & 4 n 4 Guilty, vi, helpss e; Spot ss Lam as. ; & Full a ne ment! can it e Hal ah! What a Sav. J.... ior! Text Music: Phillip P. Bls,

8 HEAVENLY GFT EUCHARST As eckons peop ounty ta, y make oyous pression ir fealty Him. Pression Faith The Aposts Creed We elieve in, Far mighty, Crear aven Earth, And in Jesus Chrt, only Son, our : ho as conceived Holy Spirit, Born Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died as uried. descended in ll. n third day rose again from dead. ascended in aven no sits at right h Far mighty; From hence sh come udge living dead. We elieve in Holy Spirit; one holy church oth vi invi; The communion saints; forgiveness sins; The resurrection ody; life everlasting. Amen. Sursum Corda Leader: The e ith you. Peop: And also ith you. Leader: Lift up hearts. Peop: We lift m up. Leader: Let us give thanks our. Peop: t right give Him thanks prae. Leader: t right, a good oyful thing, alays everyhere give thanks You, Far mighty, Crear aven Earth. Therefore, e prae You, Triune, e oin our voices ith angels, archangels, ho company aven in th hymn eternal prae: & 4 4. Glor y e Fath er, Son Ho ly Ghost; & as it as in e gin ning, no, ev er sh e, & 4 4 orld ith out end. A men. A Text: Lesser Doxology, nd Century; Music: Nathan George, 015. men. 8

9 WRDS F NSTTUTN AND THE LRD S TABLE Having confessed our sins made a good pression faith, 's Ta open those faithfullyfenced" memers covenant community. Pase come forard partake th means grace. You may take read dip it eir in cup ine or grape uice. Psalm Prae Will Lift My Voice (Psalm 101) 4 4 By ill ill Your ill lift rae might look y voice. song h see, for ill that ill ev glor turn faith er ious for Your stead fast love a ounds, oh if You should tar ry long, ill ev From se fad ing shad o ls e ter Ev er alk in u ni ty, press ing ard. ful. sing, day! eyes souls er nal King! ait. light. goal.. For l ill that ill ev glor turn faith er ious ful sing, day eyes souls oh press ill e ing ev ter ard er nal King. ait. light. goal. Hymn Prae We Will Glorify & 4 4 We Hal Text Music: Nathan George, 014. ill glo ri fy King kings, e ill glo ri fy Je ho vah reigns in Ma es ty, e ill o e fore heav en, earth, ah King kings, Hal ah ho Lam; throne; live; Lam; & We We Hal ill ill glo ri fy lords, Who great or ship Him in righteous ness, e ill or ship Him a a ove u ni verse, prae Him e ah lords, Who great Am. lone. give. Am. CCL Ne Spring; Text Music: Tila Par,

10 GD S PEPLE RESPND N GRATEFUL PRASE, PETTNS, TTHES & FFERNGS ur praying, serving, giving are essential aspects orship. t here that our faith moves from our heads hearts in our lives cings. Prayer Thanksgiving ntercession The s Prayer ur Far, ho art in aven, Hoed e Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy ill e done, n Earth as it in aven. Give us th day our daily read. And forgive us our dets, As e forgive our ders. And ad us not in temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine kingdom, poer, glory, forever. Amen. Hymn Prae l Creatures f ur And King & & l Thou And Let creatures rush ing ye things ind men ir our that Cre prae Him! art so ten der heart, for giv ing oth ers, take a r ss, or ship Him in hum King strong lift ye up clouds that voice sail in ith aven us a sing ye! Ye ho long pain sor ro prae Him! Prae, prae Fa r, prae U Thou urn ing sun ith gold en Thou r ing moon, in prae re sing, long, part, ness, eam, oice, ear, Son, & Thou ye prae prae sil ver moon ith st er lights even ing, find a on Spir Him cast it, Three in gam! voice! care! ne! prae prae Him! Him! prae Him! prae Him! prae prae Him! Him! prae Him! prae Him! & n. Text: Franc Assi, c. 15, Tr. William H. Draper, 1919; Music: LASST UNS ERFREUEN, Cologne,

11 GD SENDS HS PEPLE UT After cing peop in presence, forgiving ir sins, instructing m in Word, providing a foretaste marriage supper Lam, sends peop in orld sho light in darkness. Benediction from 1 Chronics 9:11 Go forth no in grace mercy one hom elongs greatness poer glory vicry maesty, oth no forevermore. Amen. Sung Response Chrt s Ren! ah, Vs. Chrt We are l r en! nceforth Chrt s, in Him for dout ing de.... J nev er death or J ev er e have J ec tion our.. hell sh us en thr; tri umphed ov er trem ling hearts have ; ceased, T We are day res ur rec tion! Let us Chrt s, in Him for... J J ev er e have re keep tri umphed ov er feast.. Text: James S.B. Monsell, 186; Music: FUNT F GLRY, R.W. Thompson, 1864, Adapted Gregory Wir. 010 Gregory D Wir. Announcements 11

12 Worship Notes: As as reading through th eek s sermon text, as struck y numerous repetitions ah. The great multitude in aven cry out ith th familiar re phrase four times at eginning chapter 19. Nearly every hymn in service day incdes a refrain ah (or its Latin equivant, ia ). ricy, singing ia associated ith Easter season, as chanted ia as a stard portion service hich as removed during Lent. You may notice that e typicy sing a numer hymns th morning (Chrt s Ren! ah, Sing ia, Man Sorros, We Will Glorify) on eir Palm Sunday or Easter. Th should remind us that our eekly ceration sacrifice Paschal Lam looks forard more glorious marriage supper Lam. Let us re keep feast! nry C. Haffner Key Words: Keysne Verse: Multitude, ah, Glory, Marriage, Supper, Bride, Bssed Let us reoice exult give Him glory, for marriage Lam has come, Bride has made herself ready. (Revelation 19:7) Presyterian Church in America 4150 Clovercrt Rd. Franklin, TN 7067 We:.parhpres.org / Church ffice: Teresa Sharp (574109), fice@parhpres.org Prayer requests: prayer@parhpres.org Pasr: George Grant ( ffice), george@parhpres.org Chief Musician: Nathan George (944881), nathan@parhpres.org Asstant Music Direcr: nry Haffner (497657), henry@parhpres.org Pasral ntern: Jamie Crampn (941696), amie@parhpres.org Parh Nursery Coordinar: Blair Crt ( ), lair@parhpres.org Asstant Pasr: Cam Clausing (on study ave), cam@parhpres.org Elders Tom dard (18654) Mike Merocchi (594880) John Scherrer ( ) Steve Nelson (484101) Nathan George (944881) Phil Hutcheson ( ) Bron Goodin (0665) Matt Morron (485107) Michael Mastroerti ( ) Lou Huesmann (Emeritus) Deacons Aaron Anderson (794989) Andy Clark (545766) Jason Parolini (4977) Jeff Dokkestul ( ) Ry Sadr (971914) Nae Soundara (51970) Ben Crt (509040) Dave Gould (50051) Bron Blair ( ) an Kern (5197) Jim n (769877) Tim Simmons ( ) lan Douglas (514554) Tom Milligan ( ) Charlie Sno (400595) l Bilical quotes taken from Englh Stard Version unss ore noted. 1