...OVERFLOWING WITH GRATITUDE. COLOSSIANS 2:7

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1 ...OVERFLOWING WITH GRATITUDE. COLOSSIANS 2:7 Sunday March 6, 2016 Fourth Sunday of Lent City Church of Honolulu

2 Aloha! Each week at City Church we ask the questions: How do we live truly human lives? Who or what are we living for and giving ourselves to? What resources does the historic Christian faith provide to guide us? We re delighted you are here this morning to explore these questions with us! If you are new to City Church and would like to be updated about upcoming events and opportunities please provide us your contact information by completing a yellow Aloha Card. Or, you may contact us any time at mail@cchnl.org. Sunday Mornings 8:30 am: Prayer Circle (Upper Room) 9:00 am: Bible Study and Discussion 10:00 am: Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Lunch on the Lanai Keiki Club: Children s Worship Nursery and pre-school (to 4 yrs) Keiki room adjacent to our Chapel (opens at 9:00) K-2 Upper Room Tuesdays Together Bible Study This Tuesday March 9 we will be gathering for our weekly Bible Study in the Prison Letters of the Apostle Paul. This week we are focusing on Colossians. 6 pm Potluck Dinner, 7 pm. Prayer. Schuler Hale, 2123 Hunnewell St. Thursdays Out. Every Thursday evening we serve our neighbors through the Palama Parachute Club. Dinner, Games, Bible. 5-7 Palama Settlement. All Church Campout March at Malaekahana Beach Holy Week Services Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, March 24 and 25 we are joining with Trinity Church Kailua and Christ the Foundation Anglican Church for combined worship. Easter Service Sunday March 27 (Potluck Sunday) Weekly Community Groups / Bible Studies Windward Side. Every other Monday 6:00PM, kawikahaglund@gmail.com or nancysomersshaw@gmail.com Tuesdays Together Bible Study 6p.m. dinner/ 7 p.m. study. Prison Letters of Paul pschuler@cchnl.org Fridays: - Men s group (at church office), 6:00-7:00AM, - Women s Group (at CSDA) 9:15-11:00AM Contact Nancy: NancySomersShaw@gmail.com City Church Youth Meets every Sunday morning 9a.m. contact Simposon, simps.tsang@gmail.com or kawikahaglund@gmail.com) To Reach Us Staff Paul Schuler, Pastor pschuler@cchnl.org (Cell: ) Kawika Haglund, Community Outreach Intern ( , kawikahaglund@gmail.com) Jenny Haglund, Worship Director ( , frolickinthewaves@gmail.com) Elders Simpson Tsang simps.tsang@gmail.com Jan Dill jedill@pidfoundation.org Mercy Team Lori Ann Tsang loriann752@gmail.com Lucinda Pyles kahalabob@aol.com Office P.O. Box Honolulu, HI mail@cchnl.org

3 Gathering Prelude SUNDAY MARCH 6, 2016 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. PSALM 150 Haglund Praise God in his sanctuary Praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him for his acts of power Praise him for his greatness. Praise God with the trumpet sound Praise him with the harp and lyre Praise him with a tambourine Praise him with a joyful dance. CALL AND RESPONSE My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make melody. Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. CONFESSION OF SIN Merciful God, we confess that we have turned away from you.we do not praise you with our whole heart, but seek praise for ourselves and fail to bless others. Forgive and restore us, Father, for the sake of your Son, and strengthen us by your Spirit to trust you and walk in your ways. WORDS OF COMFORT AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON May God the Father, who so abounds in mercy and love that he offered up his only Son for us, look on us with compassion, forgive us for our sin, heal our brokenness, and renew us by his Spirit, through Christ our Lord.. HOSANNA (PRAISE IS RISING) Baloche, Brown Praise is rising Eyes are turning to You We turn to You Hope is stirring Hearts are yearning for You We long for You Chorus: Cause when we see You We find strength to face the day In Your presence All our fears are washed away Washed away Hosanna hosanna Two

4 You are the God who saves us Worthy of all our praises Hosanna hosanna Come have Your way among us We welcome You here Lord Jesus Hear the sound of Hearts returning to You We turn to You In Your Kingdom Broken lives are made new You make us new (Chorus) MIGHTY TO SAVE Fielding, Morgan Everyone needs compassion Love that s never failing Let mercy fall on us Everyone needs forgiveness The kindness of a Savior The hope of nations Chorus: Savior, He can move the mountains Our God is mighty to save He is mighty to save Forever, Author of salvation He rose and conquered the grave Jesus conquered the grave So take us as You find us All our fears and failures Fill our lives again We give our lives to follow Everything we believe in Now we surrender (Chorus) SUNDAY MARCH 6, 2016 IN CHRIST ALONE Getty, Townend In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light my strength my song This Cornerstone this solid Ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love what depths of peace When fears are stilled when strivings cease My Comforter my All in All Here in the love of Christ I stand In Christ alone who took on flesh Fulness of God in helpless babe This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save Till on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious Day Up from the grave He rose again And as He stands in victory Sin s curse has lost its grip on me For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ No guilt in life no fear in death This is the power of Christ in me From life s first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny No power of hell no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand Till He returns or calls me home Here in the power of Christ I ll stand Hallelujah!Let the whole world see We re singing for the glory Of the risen King, Jesus Hallelujah!Let the whole world see We re singing for the glory Of the risen King Praying Together A member of the congregation leads us in prayer. Gloria Patri Ohana Announcements Children s Worship Fellowship of the People Three

5 The Word Proclaimed Title:Grace and Gratitude SUNDAY MARCH 6, 2016 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:15-17 ` Four

6 Celebrating Grateful Ministries. SUNDAY MARCH 6, 2016 Worship Through Our Gifts Take My Life And Let It Be Take my life and let it be Consecrated Lord to Thee Take my moments and my days Let them flow in ceaseless praise Let them flow in ceaseless praise Take my hands and let them move At the impulse of Thy love Take my feet and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee Swift and beautiful for Thee Take my voice and let me sing Always only for my King Take my lips and let them be Filled with messages from Thee Filled with messages from Thee Take my silver and my gold Not a mite would I withhold Take my intellect and use Ev ry pow r as Thou shalt choose Ev ry pow r as Thou shalt choose Take my will and make it Thine It shall be no longer mine Take my heart it is Thine own It shall be Thy royal throne It shall be Thy royal throne Take my love my Lord I pour At Thy feet its treasure store Take myself and I will be Ever only all for Thee Ever only all for Thee Five

7 SUNDAY MARCH 6, 2016 WE WILL FEAST IN THE HOUSE OF ZION McCracken Chorus We will feast in the house of Zion We will sing with our hearts restored He has done great things, we will say together We will feast and weep no more We will not be burned by the fire He is the Lord our God We are not consumed, by the flood Upheld, protected, gathered up (Chorus) In the dark of night, before the dawn My soul, be not afraid For the promised morning, oh how long? Oh God of Jacob, be my strength (Chorus) Prayers of Blessing Benedicition May the free grace of our Lord Jesus rest upon you May the lavish love of God our Father rest upon you. May the Spirit of prayer abide in you deeply and stir you up to be agents of new creation. God bless you and go in his peace. Dismissal (In Unison) Let us go forth to serve the world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Every vow we ve broken and betrayed You are the Faithful one And from the garden to the grave Bind us together, bring shalom. (Chorus) PSALM 150 Haglund Praise God in his sanctuary Praise him in his mighty heavens Praise him for his acts of power Praise him for his greatness. Praise God with the trumpet sound Praise him with the harp and lyre Praise him with a tambourine Praise him with a joyful dance. Six

8 Our Purpose: Together, Living Out the Gospel in the Heart of the City. Seven Core Values Gospel The gospel is the good news that in Jesus life, death and resurrection, God by grace rescues and draws men and women into fellowship with himself and with one another. Through the gospel all creation is restored so that we will enjoy this fellowship forever. Through the gospel God s Kingdom has come and is coming. Therefore we are committed to a life together that is permeated with expectant, enduring, joyful hope. Bible The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are God s inspired, authoritative revelation. All of the scriptures present Christ and the gospel to draw us to worship and make Him known. We are committed to being a learning community, diligently studying all of the scriptures and allowing God to transform all of life. Worshipful In response to the good news of the gospel, we worship God as King and Jesus as Savior and Lord in all of our daily activity. This culminates in coming together on Sunday gathered, renewed and sent out by the Holy Spirit. Prayerful We regularly and expectantly engage in coversation with God, both personally and as a group. We are committed to complete dependence on God in prayer for all of our life and mission together. Missional The Bible is about the mission of God bringing love, peace and justice to a broken world through the work of Christ. Therefore missions is way more than a church department but rather what God and life is all about. We are committed to calling individuals to respond to the gospel in repentance, faith and conversion. We are committed to pointing individuals both locally and globally to Christ by acts of justice and mercy. We use all the gifts and talents given to the church and seek to partner with other like-minded congregations and ministries. International/Inter-Generational The gospel is best expressed and demonstrated through a diverse community who believe, embrace and practice it together. We are committed to ethnic groups, families and generations worshipping and serving together. Hospitable Hospitality is a response of love and gratitude for God s love and welcome to us. As individuals and a church family we are committed to the gracious opening of our hearts, homes and lives to others, especially the needy and strangers. Sunday March 16, 2016 City Church of Honolulu