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Welcome A NOTE FROM OUR SENIOR PASTOR We re all at different stages in our relationship with God. He may be the priority of your life, it may have been a while since you connected with him, or you may be exploring these things for the first time. At McLean Presbyterian, we celebrate God s grace: Jesus came to give us life today and for eternity. This offer is made to us all; whatever your background, we re delighted you re here! We d love to connect with you this evening. Fill out the Hello! card located in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate in the back, then head on up to the front of the Sanctuary to say hello to our pastors. We d love to meet you and chat about how our church can become your home. May this evening be good for your soul! In his grace, JAMES FORSYTH, SENIOR PASTOR P.S. You re invited to join our pastors for lunch at one of our homes. Come get to know our families and other newcomers. Details and dates are at mcleanpres.org/lunch. FOR YOUR FAMILY While you worship, your children will be loved and taught in an engaging environment. Classrooms are located on the lower floor; the nursing mothers room is on the left as you exit the Sanctuary. Visit the Family Welcome Desk downstairs or mcleanpres.org for schedules and details. Nursery is offered for ages 0 - Pre-K. Sunday School is offered for ages K - 3rd grade during the sermon. Sunday nights: During the school year, fun and meaningful communities are available for ages 4-12th grade. Visit mcleanpres.org/kidsandstudents for full schedules.
Service of Divine Worship JULY 15, 2018 5:15PM We rest our hearts in God s presence as we prepare for worship PRELUDE We celebrate God s presence with us and ask his Spirit to work powerfully among us WELCOME & INVOCATION God invites us to worship him in spirit and in truth CALL TO WORSHIP PSALM 100 Leader: Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! People: Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Leader: Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! People: For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. 1
We sing praises to God for who he is and for what he has done SONGS OF PRAISE COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING Come, thou fount of ev ry blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise; Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above; Praise the mount! I m fixed upon it, mount of God s unchanging love. Here I raise my Ebenezer; hither by thy help I m come; And I hope, by thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, wand ring from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, interposed his precious blood. O to grace how great a debtor daily I m constrained to be; Let that grace, now, like a fetter, bind my wand ring heart to thee; Prone to wander Lord, I feel it prone to leave the God I love; Here s my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above. Words by R. Robinson, 1758; Music by A. Nettleton, 1825; CCLI License #152421 HOW DEEP THE FATHER S LOVE FOR US How deep the Father s love for us, how vast beyond all measure, That he should give his only Son to make a wretch his treasure. How great the pain of searing loss. The Father turns his face away. As wounds which mar the Chosen One bring many sons to glory. Behold the Man upon a cross, my sin upon his shoulders. Ashamed I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers. It was my sin that held him there until it was accomplished; His dying breath has brought me life. I know that it is finished. I will not boast in anything: no gifts, no power, no wisdom. But I will boast in Jesus Christ: his death and resurrection. Why should I gain from his reward? I cannot give an answer. But this I know with all my heart: his wounds have paid my ransom. Why should I gain from his reward? I cannot give an answer. But this I know with all my heart: his wounds have paid my ransom. CCLI Song #1558110; Words & Music by S. Townend; 1995 Thankyou Music; CCLI License #152421 2
We acknowledge our need of forgiveness and renewal through the cleansing blood of Jesus CONFESSION OF SIN God reminds us of his promise of forgiveness in Christ ASSURANCE OF PARDON 1 PETER 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 3
We enjoy and extend the peace of the gospel to one another GIVING OF THE PEACE Leader: Because Christ has healed us by his wounds, we now have peace with God and with one another. May the peace of Christ be with you! People: And also with you! We give thanks to God and bring our needs to him CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER You can join us in praying for our community and world this evening; the Flock Notes are on page 9 in your worship guide. If you would like to submit a prayer request, fill out the prayer request card located in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate on your way out of the Sanctuary. If you would like someone to pray with you after the service, men and women from our leadership will be available in the front. 4
We ready our hearts to receive the preaching of God s word During the following song, children ages K - 3rd grade are dismissed to Sunday School, which meets in the McLean Room; turn right as you exit the Sanctuary and walk down the hall. SONG OF PREPARATION WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. See, from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down; Did e er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown. Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all. Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all. Words by I. Watts; Music: HAMBURG; Arr. by L. Mason; Copyright 2017 Van Ness Press, Inc; CCLI License #152421 God speaks to us through the reading of his word SCRIPTURE READING MATTHEW 6:16-18 (PEW BIBLE P. 811) Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! 5
God speaks to us through the preaching of his word SERMON SECRETS 3. Fasting We respond to God s word through song SONG OF SENDING IN CHRIST ALONE 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, fullness of God in helpless babe! This gift of love and righteousness, scorned by the ones he came to save. Til 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 pow r 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. Til he returns or calls me home, here in the power of Christ I ll stand. No power of hell, no scheme of man can ever pluck me from his hand; Til he returns or calls me home, here in the power of Christ I ll stand. CCLI Song # 3350395; Words & Music by K. Getty & S. Townend; 2001 Thankyou Music; CCLI License #152421 6
God sends us out with his blessing BENEDICTION 2 CORINTHIANS 13:14 Leader: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. People: Amen. Thanks be to God! Alleluia! We go out with joy and purpose in the Lord POSTLUDE As recipients of his grace, we give back to God a portion of what is already his GIVING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS We want to be a generous community. In response to the grace we ve received, we seek to give cheerfully, diligently, proportionately, and sacrificially (2 Cor 8:1-15). Many of our people give online (mcleanpres.org); you can also place your gift in the offering plate as you exit the Sanctuary. 7