SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL

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1 SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL Childerms 27 December 2015

2 Quotes for Reflection Do un ors s if you ere ors Leonrdo d Vci If I press ith loudest voice nd clerest exposition every prt truth God except precely tht little pot hich orld nd devil re t tht moment ttckg, n I m not confessg Chrt, hoever boldly I be pressg Him Where bttle rges, re loylty soldier proved; nd be stedy on ll bttlefields besides merely flight nd dgrce if he flches t tht pot Mrt Lur The modern orld full old Chrt virtues gone md The virtues gone md becuse y been olted from ech or nd re nderg lone Thus some scientts cre for truth; but ir truth pitiless And thus some humnitrs cre only for pity; but ir pity I m sorry sy ten untruthful G K Chestern GOD CALLS HIS PEOPLE TO WORSHIP It God Himself ho clls H people orship We do not cll selves, but it Kg ho opens H gtes nd beckons us H cts Introit O Come, O Come, Emmnuel, Vs 3 O come, thou Key D n - vid come, And o -pen ide hev'n - ly home; Sfe - gurd for us hev'n - rd rod, And br y deth's - bode 2 Re - oice! Re - oice! Em -mn - u - el shll come e, O Is - r - el 2 Text: Lt Antiphons, 12 th century, Tr John Mson Nele, 1851; Music: VENI EMMANEL, Plsong, 13 th century, Arr Thoms Helmore, 1856 Cll Worship Deuterono 30:19; Proverbs 2:10-11; John 10:10; John 3:16 Psr: Psr: Heven nd Erth ber itness: Lord hs set before us life nd deth He hs set before us blessg nd cursg Therefore, let us choose life tht e nd covennt children fter us live 2

3 Reder 1: Reder 2: Psr: Reder 3: Psr: If e ft dy dversity, strength smll Deliver those ho re drn rd deth, hold bck those stumblg slughter If e sy, Surely e did not kno th, does not He ho eighs hert nd keeps souls kno it Therefore, let us choose life The thief does not come except kill, nd stel, nd destroy, but Jesus hs come tht e life, nd tht e it more bundntly For God so loved orld, tht He sent H only begotten Son, tht hosoever believes Him should not perh, but everlstg life Therefore, let us choose life Hymn Pre To s A Child Of Hope Is Born To H H us nme po'r, shll child be - cres - g, hope Prce still shll born, Pece, spred, for H reign us Son - ev - er - more - no end shll giv'n, dored, kno; To us child hope born, us son giv'n, him us shll Won tribes Erth o - bey, him ll hosts - der - ful, Coun - se - lor, gret nd migh - - tice shll gurd H throne - bove, nd pece - bound be - Won - der - ful, Coun - sel - lor, migh - ty Lord ty lo, Hev'n, Hev'n, him nd ll gret pece migh - nd ty hosts migh - bound be - Lord - ty Hev'n Lord lo Hev'n Text: John Morron, 1781; Music: CHRISTMAS, George Frideric Hndel,

4 GOD SPEAKS TO HIS PEOPLE THOGH HIS WORD The Bible mens by hich God grciously revels Himself H people so e lten, red, nd study ith expectnt herts Hymn Pre All Hil! Ye Infnt Mrtyr Flo rs All You, For hil! ten - ir ye der re-demp-tio - flock fnt mr - lmbs, tyr - e glor - y flo'rs, sg, be, Cut First O f vic - Je - tims su, life s sl first for dn - g Chrt y Vir - g - born, hs: Kg: Thee, As Be - With rose - neth F - buds, r, snpt Al - nd tr s ith Ho - ly strife, ry Ghost, For Mr - tyr-host temp - est hev n-ly henher-od sought With Mr-tyr-plmev - from y nd ior s ye er Svcrons life ply Text: Aurelius Prudentius, c 00 AD Tr John Mson Nele; Music: ERHALT NS, HERR, Mrt Lur, Responsive Scripture Redg Pslm 139:7-8, Elder: Elder: Elder: Elder: Where shll I go from Y Spirit Or here shll I flee from Y presence If I scend Heven, You re re! If I mke bed Sheol, You re re! For You formed rd prts; You knitted me ger mor's omb I pre You, for I m ferfully nd onderfully mde Wonderful re Y orks; soul knos it very ell My frme s not hidden from You, hen I s beg mde secret, trictely oven depths Erth Y eyes s unformed substnce; Y book ere ritten, every one m, dys tht ere formed for me, hen s yet re ere none m Ho precious me re Y thoughts, O God! Ho vst sum m! If I ould count m, y re more thn snd Th Word Lord Thnks be God

5 Hymn Reflection Coventry Crol 3 n 3 Lul - ly, lul - ly, thou lit-tle ti - ny child, By by, lul - ly, lul - ly O He - Tht s - rod, oe ters o, kg, me, Ho In Poor h child e rg - for do g, e! For pre - Chr-ged he And ev - er serve th hth th morn nd dy dy dy, Th H For poor young - men thy prt - lg, For might, In g Nei - r hom h sy e on nor n sg, sight, sg By by, lul - All young chil - By by, lul - ly dren ly lul - lul - n ly sly ly! n Lul - ly, lul - ly, thou lit-tle ti - ny child, By by, lul - ly, lul - ly Text nd Music: Rensnce Crol, 15 th Century The Redg Word Mt 2:16-18 Then Herod, hen he s tht he hd been tricked by e men, becme furious, nd he sent nd killed ll mle children Bethlehem nd ll tht region ho ere yers old or under, ccordg time tht he hd scerted from e men 17 Then s fulfilled ht s spoken by prophet Jeremih: 18 A voice s herd Rmh, eepg nd loud lmenttion, Rchel eepg for her children; she refused be comforted, becuse y re no more Psr: Th Word Lord Thnks be God 5

6 Sung Response Hve Mercy b mer- cy mer - cy mer-cy, mer - cy, Lord b Chrt, mer - cy Chrt, mer - cy Chrt, mer - cy, mer - cy, Lord WOMEN b mer - cy mer - cy mer-cy, mer-cy, Lord MEN b ΠΠΠmer - cy mer - cy mer-cy, mer-cy, Lord Text: Luke 18:13; Music: FRANKLIN KYRIE, Gregory D Wilbur, Greyfrirs Press Sermon A Cry Goes p Psr, George Grnt GOD CALLS HIS PEOPLE TO CONFESSION, REPENTANCE, AND RECONCILIATION The people God respond H Word by confessg ir ss, repentg ir sful ys, nd seekg God s fvor through reconcilg ork Jesus, Son God Confession S Romns 3:13-18; Jeremih 8:3; Proverbs 8:36; Pslm 15:8 Psr: e come confessg We confess tht throts re open grves Wher e relize it or not, e chosen y deth There none righteous, not even one; re none ho understnds, re none ho seeks for God; e ll turned side, ger e become useless; re none ho does good, not even one Psr: All those ho hte God, love deth Our feet re sift shed blood, destruction nd mery re pths, nd pth pece e not knon There no fer God before eyes Psr: But, Lord grcious nd merciful, slo nger nd boundg stedfst love 6 (Silent Pryers Confession)

7 Sung Response Lmb Of God b Lmb God ho tkes - y ss orld, mer - cy on us b Lmb God ho tkes - y ss orld, mer - cy on us b Lmb God ho tkes - y ss orld, b Grnt us Y pece Grnt us Y pece Grnt us Y pece Text: John 1:29; Music: FRANKLIN AGNS DEI, Gregory D Wilbur, Greyfrirs Press Assurnce Prdon Pslm 15:9-12; Reveltion 15:3- O You re good ll, nd Y mercy over ll tht You mde All Y orks shll give thnks You, O Most High, nd ll Y sts shll bless You! We shll spek glory Y kgdom nd tell Y poer, mke knon children nd children s children Y mighty deeds, nd glorious splendor Y kgdom For Y kgdom n everlstg kgdom nd Y domion endures throughout ll genertions Psr: Th prome God Th Word Lord Psr: Gret nd mrvelous re Y deeds, Lord God Almighty Just nd true re Y ys, O Kg ges Who ill not fer You, O nd glorify Y nme Psr: For You lone re holy 7

8 HEAVENLY GIFT ECHARISTO As God beckons H people bounty H tble, y mke oyous pression ir felty Him Pression Fith The Apostles Creed We believe God, Fr Almighty, Crer Heven nd Erth, And Jesus Chrt, H only Son, Lord: ho s conceived Holy Spirit, Born Virg Mry, suffered under Pontius Pilte, Ws crucified, died, nd s buried He descended Hell On third dy He rose g from ded He scended Heven nd no sits t right hnd God Fr Almighty; From hence He shll come udge livg nd ded We believe Holy Spirit; one holy church both vible nd vible; The communion sts; forgiveness ss; The resurrection body; nd life everlstg Amen Sursum Cord WOMEN MEN Psr: People: Psr: People: Psr: People: Psr: Ó The Lord be ith you And lso ith you Lift up y herts We lift m up Lord Let us give thnks Lord God It right give Him thnks nd pre It right, nd good nd oyful thg, lys nd everyhere give thnks You, Fr Almighty, Crer Heven nd Erth Therefore, e pre You, Triune God, nd e o voices ith ngels, rchngels, nd hole compny Heven th hymn eternl pre: Ho- ly, ho - ly, ho - ly, Lord Ó Ho- ly, ho - ly, God po'r nd might, Ho-ly, ho-ly, Hev'n nd Erth re ho - ly, full Y glo - Lord ry Ho-ly, Œ ho-ly, Ó Ho - sn-n God po'r nd might, - high - est Hev'n nd Erth re full Y glo - ry Ho sn-n high - est Ó Bless-ed He ho comes nme Lord Œ Ó Ho sn-n Bless-ed He 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 SANCTS, Gregory D Wilbur, Greyfrirs Press

9 WORDS OF INSTITTION AND THE LORD S TABLE Hvg confessed ss nd mde good pression fith, God's Tble open ll those fithfully-fenced" members covennt community Plese come forrd prtke th mens grce You tke bred nd dip it eir cup e or grpe uice Hymn Pre Come, My Wy, My Truth, My Life b b 6 6 Come, Come, Come, b Wy, Light, Joy, Truth, Fest, Love, b Life: Strength: Hert: b y light oy s s s gives shos none us cn breth; fest, move, b b b b b b b b truth fest love s s s ends mends none ll cn strife, length, prt, b b life strength hert s s s kill mkes oys eth h deth guest love Text: George Herbert, 1633: Music: THE CALL, Rlph Vughn Willims, 1911 Hymn Communion Jesus Pid It All 3 I For And her no noth - hen - g be - Sv - deed good fore ior I sy, fd I throne Thy strength Thy poer Where - by I stnd - nd Thy deed The grce Him - com - smll; lone, clim, plete, Child Cn I ll I ll ek - chnge sh ly ness, tch le - gr - tro - nd per s ments phies pry, spots hite don Fd And In All Me melt blood don the ll hert t Cl - v ry s Jesus ll sne Lmb feet Je - sus pid it S hd left ll, crim-son st, All Him I He shed it hite s oe; sno Text: Elv M Hll, 1865; Music: John T Grpe,

10 GOD S PEOPLE RESPOND IN GRATEFL PRAISE, PETITIONS, TITHES OFFERINGS Our pryg, servg, nd givg re essentil spects orship It here tht fith moves from heds nd herts lives nd cllgs Pryer Thnksgivg nd Intercession The Lord s Pryer Our Fr, ho rt Heven, hlloed be Thy nme Thy kgdom come Thy ill be done, on Erth s it Heven Give us th dy dily bred And forgive us debts, s e forgive debrs And led us not tempttion, but deliver us from evil For The kgdom, nd poer, nd glory, forever Amen Hymn Thnksgivg O God, Our Help In Ages Pst O n - A O God, der thou - God, snd help shd - - help o ges - - ges Thy Thy ges pst, throne sight pst, Thy re hope sts like hope for n for yers delt eve - yers se - ng come, cure; gone, come: suf - Short Be shel - fi - s Thou ter cient from tch gurd The tht hile srm - y blst, rm - lone, ends night trou - bles lst, nd nd Be - And fore e - de - e - ter - fence r - ter - nl g nl home sure sun home Text: Pslm 90, Isc Wtts, 1719; Music: ST ANNE, Willim Crt,

11 GOD SENDS HIS PEOPLE OT After cllg H people H presence, forgivg ir ss, structg m H Word, nd providg foretste mrrige supper Lmb, God sends H people orld sho H light drkness Benediction 2 Timothy 1:8-10, 1 He hs sved us nd clled us holy cllg, not becuse orks but becuse H on purpose nd grce, hich He gve us Chrt Jesus And He bolhed deth nd brought life nd immortlity light through Gospel My Lord grnt you grce nd mercy kno th Gospel Life Amen Sung Response Wht Wondrous Love Is Th, Vs nd I'll And I'll hen from deth I'm hen from deth I'm sg free, free I'll sg sg nd oy - ful on, I'll sg on, nd be, nd I'll sg on; nd through e - ter - ni - on, I'll sg hen from deth I'm through e - ter - ni - ty I'll sg on, free, ty on! Announcements Text: Americn Folk Hymn; Music: WONDROS LOVE, Sn Hrmony,

12 Worship Notes: Observg Childerms ust dys fter e oyously celebrte crntion strk remder fct tht Chrt child s born del ith deth One moment e onder t glorious dvent hile next e shudder t p nd sufferg tht comes s result s In midst unspekble sorro nd nguh, e re tempted question purpose such sufferg But end sry not slughter nocents ht terrible conclusion tht ould be! Insted, end Chrtms sry defet deth For Dily Devotion: When from deth I m free, I ll sg nd oyful be, through ll eternity, I ll sg on! Nthn Key Words: Herod, Tricked, Furious, Killed, Fulfilled, Weepg, Lmenttion Keysne Verse: Thus s fulfilled ht s spoken by prophet Jeremih (Mt 2:17) Presbyter Church Americ 150 Clovercrt Rd Frnkl, TN Web: prhpresorg / Church Office: Teres Shrp ( ), fice@prhpresorg Psr: George Grnt ( Office), george@prhpresorg Asstnt Psr: Cm Clusg ( ), cm@prhpresorg Chief Music: Nthn George (9-8831), nthn@prhpresorg Asstnt Music Direcr: Henry Hffner ( ), henry@prhpresorg Psrl Intern: Jmie Crmpn ( ), mie@prhpresorg Prh Nursery Coordr: Blir Crt (15-508), blir@prhpresorg Elders Tom Goddrd ( ) Mike Merocchi ( ) John Scherrer ( ) Steve Nelson (83-101) Nthn George (9-8831) Phil Hutcheson ( ) Lou Huesmnn (Emeritus) Decons Aron Anderson ( ) Andy Clrk ( ) Json Proli ( ) Jeff Dokkestul ( ) Rndy Sdler ( ) Ne Soundr ( ) Ben Crt ( ) Dve Gould ( ) Brndon Blir ( ) In Kern ( ) Jim Allen ( ) Tim Simmons ( ) All Biblicl quotes tken from Englh Stndrd Version 12