SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL

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1 SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL Seson Epiphny 22 nury 2017

2 Quotes for Reflection The hopes Christin re founded on promises God: promise grce present life nd promise glory life come. Thoms Chlmers Trust pst God s mercy, present God s love, nd future God s providence. Auguste Hippo GOD CALLS HIS PEOPLE TO WORSHIP It is God Himself ho clls people orship. We do not cll ourselves, but it is Kg ho opens gtes nd beckons us courts. Gospel Invittion Pslm 23:6 Surely goodness nd mercy shll follo me ll dys life, nd I shll dell house Lord forever. Introit eruslem, My Hppy Home, Vs e - ru - s - lem hp - py home, hen shll I come e.. When shll sor - ros hve n end oys hen shll I see Text: oseph Bromehed, 1795; Music: LAND OF REST, Trditionl Applchin Melody. Cll Worship Pslm 92:1-5, Leder: It is good give thnks Lord. Reder 1: Reder 2: Leder: It is good sg prises Your nme, O Most High. It is good declre Your stedfst love morng, nd Your fithfulness by night, music lute nd hrp, melody lyre. For you, O Lord, hve mde us gld by Your ork; t orks Your hnds e sg for oy. Ho gret re Your orks, O Lord! The righteous flourish like plm tree nd gro like cedr Lebnon. They re plnted house Lord; y flourish courts our God. 2

3 Hymn Prise Glorious Thgs Of Thee Are Spoken c c.. Glo See! Round Blest. - rious thgs e re spo - ken, Zi - on, cit - ech strems liv - g - ters, sprg - g from e - ter - nl love; hb - i - t - tion hov-'rg, see cloud nd fire p - per! y our God! - hb - it - nts Zi - on, shed Re - deem - er s blood! n.., Well For e. On Who Thus Tis hose Word sup cn - ply thy sons nd dugh - ters, nd ll fer nt re - glo - ry nd cov - 'rg sho - g tht Lord is - sus, hom ir souls re - ly cn de. With Grce, Sfe And.. Rock - not be bro - ken, formed e for on - on, mkes m kgs nd priests ft hile such riv - er ev - er flos ir thirst t's - - riv - g from our bn - ner light by night nd shde by love Ag peo - es found - ed, ht cn shke thy sure re - - ple ris - es, o - sl - v - tion s lls sur - round-ed, hich like y feed s priests, up.. ver Lord, Giv - er, nev - er - on mn - n hich sol. self. n. reign - emn pris - es ech for thnk - thou my st smile fils gives t. ll n s thy from ge m hen y f'rg bode. move: ner. God. pose suge dy; kgs, foes. ge. pry. brgs. Text: ohn Nen, 1789; Music: AUSTRIA, oseph Hydn,

4 GOD SPEAKS TO HIS PEOPLE THROUGH HIS WORD The Bible is mens by hich God grciously revels Himself people so e listen, red, nd study ith expectnt herts. God prticulrly entrets us Word sg pslms. And hile ll Scripture is pproprite for hymns nd spiritul songs, re is specific exhorttion for us mke use Pslter s church s songbook. Pslm Prise O Lord Of Hosts, Ho Lovely (Pslm 8) Text: The Pslter, 1912, Alt. nry C. Hffner, 2016; Music: CHAPEL HILL, nry C. Hffner, Responsive Scripture Redg Pslm 23:1-6 Elder: Elder: Elder: Elder: Elder: For To O Be Blest For - ev - My Then, The Lord is shepherd; I shll not nt. mkes me lie don green pstures. leds me beside still ters. resres soul. Lord Hosts, ho love - ly dell - g pl - - neth cre spr-ro shll fd plce y ho dell m keep Though My Be And her er. soul Lord, tired, hert young y is ill leds me pths righteousness for nme's ske. Even though I lk through vlley shdo deth, I ill fer no evil. For You re ith me; Your rod nd Your stff, y comfort me. You prepre tble before me presence enemies; You not hed ith oil; cup overflos. Surely goodness nd mercy shll follo me ll dys life. And I shll dell house Lord forever. This is Word Lord. Thnks be God. is ner Kg ir ters Zi - on hose. oy nd strength yern - g, though I hve n - sfe - ty sl - lo fds prise Thee,. ys re - ly ft-g s - cred courts l - migh - ty, love ill shel - like sho-ers shll. fill ces Thou dered ir sprgs hert nd flesh re cry - g O liv - g God, - side ho - ly l - tr home shll ev - ll y. Zi. ter. re rest rt. fr, nest hert. see me pece - on ir strength shll be - cresed. er. Thee. be.

5 Hymn Prise esus, Shepherd Of People 3 e - All In e bests y. sus, re shll gret ll Bless - Shep - sheep bos - ek, prey, nev restssuredhymns.com Text:. Adms, 1838; Music: Cthy Steere, The Redg Word Reveltion 21:9-22:5 9 Then cme one seven ngels ho hd seven bols full seven lst plgues nd spoke me, syg, Come, I ill sho you Bride, ife Lmb. 10 And he crried me y Spirit gret, high mount, nd shoed me holy city eruslem comg don out ven from God, 11 hvg glory God, its rdince like most rre eel, like sper, cler s crystl. 12 It hd gret, high ll, ith telve gtes, nd t gtes telve ngels, nd on gtes nmes telve tribes sons Isrel ere scribed 13 on est three gtes, on north three gtes, on south three gtes, nd on est three gtes. 1 And ll city hd telve foundtions, nd on m ere telve nmes telve postles Lmb. 15 And one ho spoke ith me hd mesurg rod gold mesure city nd its gtes nd lls. 16 The city lies foursqure, its length sme s its idth. And he mesured city ith his rod, 12,000 stdi. Its length nd idth nd height re equl. 17 lso mesured its ll, 1 cubits by humn mesurement, hich is lso n ngel's mesurement. 18 The ll s built sper, hile city s pure gold, like cler glss. 19 The foundtions ll city ere dorned ith every kd eel. The first s sper, second spphire, third gte, fourth emerld, 20 fifth onyx, sixth crnelin, seventh chrysolite, eighth beryl, nth pz, tenth chrysoprse, eleventh cth, telfth methyst. 21 And telve gtes ere telve perls, ech gtes mde sgle perl, nd street city s pure gold, like trnsprent glss. 22 And I s no temple city, for its temple is Lord God Almighty nd Lmb. 23 And city hs no need sun or moon she on it, for glory God gives it light, nd its lmp is Lmb. 2 By its light ill ntions lk, nd kgs erth ill brg ir glory it, 25 nd its gtes ill never be shut by dy nd re ill be no night re. 26 They ill brg it glory nd honor ntions. 27 But nothg unclen ill ever enter it, nor nyone ho does ht is detestble or flse, but only those ho re ritten Lmb's book life. 22:1 Then ngel shoed me river ter life, bright s crystl, flog from throne God nd Lmb 2 through middle street city; lso, on eir side river, tree life ith its telve kds fruit, yieldg its fruit ech month. The leves tree ere for helg ntions. 3 No longer ill re be nythg ccursed, but throne God nd Lmb ill be it, nd servnts ill orship Him. They ill see fce, nd nme ill be on ir foreheds. 5 And night ill be no more. They ill need no light lmp or sun, for Lord God ill be ir light, nd y ill reign forever nd ever. Psr: This is Word Lord. Thnks be God. herd shll om nd nor er come sfe - poor, ror - more pro - tec - cho - ed e - ly nd g be peo - ple, Zi - on; lodg - ed,. r! sen sus, fee - ble, li - on, udg - ed, By cost let led ith The yet none nor Thee us us m shll e shll shll poer ounds, thus through Thou rest trust pluck con - - nd re - this ilt from m dem -.. des - nev - dn -. lone blood, oice might - from n - e nd ert er ger y tion. lnd; prt; free;. hnd; hert; see;. stnd. smrt. Thee. 5

6 Sung Response Amzg Grce, Vs. 6 3 U When e ve been re ten thou-snd yers, bright sh - g s sun, 3... We ve no. less dys sg. God s prise thn hen e d first be - gun.. Text: ohn Nen, 1779; Music: NEW BRITAIN, Trditionl Americn Melody. Sermon eruslem, My Hppy Home Psr, George Grnt GOD CALLS HIS PEOPLE TO CONFESSION, REPENTANCE, AND RECONCILIATION 6 The People God respond Word by confessg ir ss, repentg ir sful ys, nd seekg God s fvor through reconcilg ork esus, Son God. Confession S from Ephesins 2:1-5 Psr: Psr: Lord e come confessg. We come confessg becuse e hve verted our gze from Your gret glory; e hve turned y from You, Ancient Dys, Son Mn, very Word God; e hve filed behold Your gret mesty becuse e re sners, every one us, ithout exception. We ll ere ded trespsses nd ss hich e once lked, follog course this orld, follog prce poer ir. The spirit tht is no t ork sons disobedience once s t ork mong us. We ll once lived pssions our flesh, crryg out desires body nd md, nd ere by nture children rth, like rest mnkd, unble see Your glory nd splendor.

7 Psr: But You, O God, beg rich mercy, becuse gret love ith hich You hve loved us even hen e ere ded our trespsses, hve no mde us live ger ith Christ. In esus e no hve forgiveness. For by grce e hve been sved. Assurnce Prdon from Ephesins 2:6-9; Mt 11:28 The Lord hs rised us up ith Him nd seted us ith Him glory cloud, hevenly plces Christ esus, so tht comg ges might sho immesurble riches grce kdness rd us Christ esus. We re sved by grce through fith, this not ourselves; it is gift God, not result orks, so tht no one cn bost. Psr: Psr: Psr: This is promise God. This is Word Lord. sys us, Come Me, ll you ho lbor nd re hevy lden, nd I ill give you rest. Thnks be God. Amen. Sung Response Guide Me, O Thou Gret ehovh, Vs. 2. O - pen no.. Let fire nd.. Strong de-liv - 'rer,... cry - stl cloud - y. foun-t, pil - lr strong de-liv - 'rer,... hence hel - g led me ll strem doth flo; our - ney be Thou still strength nd. through. shield; Be. Thou still strength nd shield. Text: Willim Willims, 175; Music CWM RHONDDA, ohn Hughes,

8 HEAVENLY GIFT EUCHARISTO As God beckons people bounty tble, y mke oyous pression ir felty Him. Pression Fith The Apostles Creed We believe God, Fr Almighty, Crer ven nd Erth, And esus Christ, only Son, our Lord: ho s conceived Holy Spirit, Born Virg Mry, Suffered under Pontius Pilte, Ws crucified, died nd s buried. descended ll. On third dy rose g from ded. scended ven nd no sits t right hnd God Fr Almighty; From hence shll come udge livg nd ded. We believe Holy Spirit; one holy church both visible nd visible; The communion sts; forgiveness ss; The resurrection body; nd life everlstg. Amen. Sursum Cord Leder: People: Leder: People: Leder: People: Leder: The Lord be ith you. And lso ith you. Lift up your herts. We lift m up Lord. Let us give thnks Lord our God. It is right give Him thnks nd prise. It is right, nd good nd oyful thg, lys nd everyhere give thnks You, Fr Almighty, Crer ven nd Erth. Therefore, e prise You, Triune God, nd e o our voices ith ngels, rchngels, nd hole compny ven this hymn eternl prise: WOMEN Ó MEN. Ho-ly,. ho-ly, ho - ly, Lord. Ó Ho-ly,.. ho-ly, God po'r nd might, Ho-ly, ho-ly, v'n nd Erth re ho - ly, Lord. full Your glo -.. ry.. Ho-ly, Œ ho-ly, Ó. God po'r nd might, - U Ho - sn-n high - est. U v'n nd Erth re full Your glo - ry. Ho sn-n high - est. Ó Bless-ed. is ho comes nme. Lord.. Œ Ó. Ho-sn-n Bless-ed is ho comes nme Lord. Ho-sn-n high - est, Ho high - est, Ho sn-n high - est, Ho - sn-n high - est. A - men. sn-n high - est, Ho sn- n high - est. A - men. 8 Text: Is 6:3, Rev :8, Mt 21:9; Music: FRANKLIN SANCTUS, Gregory Wilbur, Greyfrirs Press.

9 WORDS OF INSTITUTION AND THE LORD S TABLE Hvg confessed our ss nd mde good pression fith, God's Tble is open ll those fithfully-fenced" members covennt community. Plese come forrd prtke this mens grce. You my tke bred nd dip it eir cup e or grpe uice. Pslm Prise It Is Good To Sg Your Prises (Pslm 92) b c. It You But is hve good filled right b. Sho You fruit. sg Your pris - es nd thnk You, O Most High, hert ith gld - ness through orks Your hnds hve rought. - eous live be - fore You; flour - ish Your dell - g plce, - g forth your sted - fst love hen morn - g hve mde sg - g oy - ful; vst nd - ful trees nd ev - er thnk - ful, nour - ished b. b It You, In While All God, is O ith Your good Lord, good. seet en rock, lights deep, by Your Your sky. thought! grce. hen night is fll - g Your fith - ful - ness sg, on high, ex - l - ted, reign for - ev - er - more might; - ness right - eous, God right-eous - ness dis - plys; me - lo - dious pris - es - dor e - mies ill per - ish, bn - ished from strength nd re - fuge, ust re ll tion Your Your brg. sight. ys. Text: 1912 Pslter, Alt. Nthn George, 2013; Music: Nthn George, Pslm Prise O Sg Ye Hlleluh! (Pslm 17) b 3 O The The b sg str - hev ns st - ye ry ith tutes hl - hosts clouds nd le - lu - num - cov - udg - h! bers, ers, ments Tis good clls sends mkes our m God ll cheer - peo - by g ple prise. nme; r; kno; Tis The To ples - nt gret - ness slopes m s nd nd ll be - no com - g is - dom moun-ts oth - ers Him on - fills grce our drous ith songs orks grss loves pro - nd rise; clim; gr; sho; b The To For builds meek best mtch - nd less lls lifts bird grce nd Zi - on, ho - nor, good - ness mer - cy ir your seeks her hum - bles dil - y grte - ful n - d'rg s - ful food sup - pris - es sons; pride. plies; brg; b. Give To bds thnks cres give ir for Him ounds Him ll thnks nd nd for - com - forts ut - ter cre - tures, ev - er t - nd bro - pris - es ten - tive hl - ken - le - hert - fr lu - ed nd ir h ones. ide. cries. sg. Text: Pslm 17, Prphrse; Music: NOVA SCOTIA I, nry Oen, Used by permission. 9

10 GOD S PEOPLE RESPOND IN GRATEFUL PRAISE, PETITIONS, TITHES OFFERINGS Our pryg, servg, nd givg re essentil spects orship. It is here tht our fith moves from our heds nd herts our lives nd cllgs. Pryer Thnksgivg nd Intercession The Lord s Pryer Our Fr, ho rt ven, hlloed be nme. kgdom come. ill be done, on Erth s it is ven. Give us this dy our dily bred. And forgive us our debts, s e forgive our debrs. And led us not tempttion, but deliver us from evil. For The is kgdom, nd poer, nd glory, forever. Amen. Hymn Prise eruslem, My Hppy Home 6 e - There There e - ru - sts D - Mg - ru - s - re vid d - s -. lem croned stnds len lem, ith ith hth e - hp - glo - hrp left ru - py ry her s - home, gret; hnd mon, lem, hen y s nd God shll see ms - cheer - grnt I God ter ful - tht come fce ly I doth my. e fce; choir: sg see. When They Ten With The shll tri - thou - bless - end - umph snd ed less sor - still, times sts, oy, ros y tht hose nd hve still mn hr - n re - ere mo - end oice: blest ny sme most tht pr - oys hp - might ev - tk - hen py this 'ry er shll is mu - street ev - I ir sic doth er see cse. her. rg. be! Text: oseph Bromehed, 1795; Music: LAND OF REST, Trditionl Applchin Melody. 10

11 GOD SENDS HIS PEOPLE OUT After cllg people presence, forgivg ir ss, structg m Word, nd providg foretste mrrige supper Lmb, God sends people orld sho light drkness. Benediction Reveltion 1:-5 No you from Him ho is, nd ho s, nd ho is yet come; from esus Christ, fithful itness, first-born from ded, nd ruler kgs erth, my grce nd pece bound. Amen. Sung Response My Shepherd Will Supply My Need (Pslm 23), Vs The sure pro - vi - sions God t - tend me ll dys;. O my house be - bode, nd ll ork be prise.. There ould I fd set - tled rest, hile oth - ers go nd come;.. No more strng - er, nor guest, but like child t home. Text: Isc Wtts, 1719; Music: RESIGNATION, Trditionl Sourn Hymn Tune, The Sourn Hrmony, 185. Announcements 11

12 Worship Notes: eruslem, hppy home, hen shll I come e The imge ne eruslem presented Reveltion is irresistible, isn t it Cn you help but be ed by tht city ith streets gold, ith river life runng through it, here re is no longer ny night Does your hert yern for this dellg plce Lord (O Lord Of Hosts, Ho Lovely Pslm 8), here you ill live before Him nourished by grce (It Is Good To Sg Your Prises Pslm 92) Do you long for security its lls (Glorious Thgs Of Thee Are Spoken) Are you thirsty for livg ter flog from its crystl founts (Guide Me, O Thou Gret ehovh) Wht glorious promise it is tht this rdint city, God s on house, ill be our bode s ell (My Shepherd Will Supply My Need Pslm 23), nd e ill rest re like child t home. nry C. Hffner Key Words: Bride, Lmb, Mount, Wll, Gold, Foursqure, Gtes, Lmp, River Keysne Verse: Come, I ill sho you Bride, ife Lmb. (Reveltion 21:9) Presbyterin Church Americ 150 Clovercrt Rd. Frnkl, TN Web:.prishpres.org / Church Office: Teres Shrp ( ), fice@prishpres.org Pryer requests: pryer@prishpres.org Psr: George Grnt ( Office), george@prishpres.org Associte Psr: Nthn George (9-8831), nthn@prishpres.org Assistnt Music Direcr: nry Hffner ( ), henry@prishpres.org Psrl Intern: mie Crmpn ( ), mie@prishpres.org Prish Nursery Coordr: Blir Crist (15-508), blir@prishpres.org Assistnt Psr: Cm Clusg (on study leve), cm@prishpres.org Elders Tom Goddrd ( ) Mike Miserocchi ( ) ohn Scherrer ( ) Steve Nelson (83-101) Nthn George (9-8831) Phil Hutcheson ( ) Brndon Good ( ) Mtt Morrison ( ) Michel Mstroberti ( ) Louis Huesmnn (Emeritus) Decons Aron Anderson ( ) Andy Clrk ( ) son Proli ( ) eff Dokkestul ( ) Rndy Sdler ( ) Ne Soundr ( ) Ben Crist ( ) Dve Gould ( ) Brndon Blir ( ) In Kern ( ) im Allen ( ) Tim Simmons ( ) Alln Dougls (513-55) Tom Millign ( ) Chrlie Sno ( ) All Biblicl quotes tken from English Stndrd Version unless orise noted. 12