Welcome to Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church Worship is both discovery and sharing. As we share the Word of God, prayer, and the sacraments in an atmosphere of praise, Christ Jesus reveals the Living God in ever greater fullness. May God bless you and your worship today. Visiting? If you have questions or need assistance, please ask. Please fill out an Visitor Card to register your attendance with us. Listening devices are available from the sound booth. For more information: Our website: www.spepchurch.org Our facebook page: go.spep.church/fbpage SPEPlink our e-newsletter-subscribe or read it online (www.spepchurch.org) Connections our newsletter-available in the Narthex Our Purpose: To Glorify God Our Mission: Discovering in Christ the greatness of God, and sharing those discoveries with others. Our Vision: A church where Jesus mends broken lives with the goodness of God, and equips us to join him in his work. Our Values: Firm in biblical standards, flexible in ministry style. Confident that Jesus is at work. Humbly transparent, with respect and compassion for others. Delighted in God. Passionate for spiritual growth and ministry skill. Committed to be part of what Christ is doing in the church and in the world.
Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church Worshipping Sundays at: 9:30am & 11:00am April 10, 2016 Preparation for Worship: Education is a holistic endeavor that involves the whole person in a process of formation that aims our desires, primes our imagination, and orients us to the world... - James K. A. Smith Desiring the Kingdom This morning s sermon: Worship as Lifestyle - Part 2 Romans 12:3-8 Pastor Bill Evans 3
Order of Worship Entering God s Presence Call to Worship Philippians 2:5 (KJV) All: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus Gathering Song As the Heavens are Higher Page 10 Prayer of Invocation Mutual Greeting Responsive Reading, Ann Soltis From Romans 8:5-6 Col 3:1; Isaiah 26:3 Philippians 4:8 Leader: For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. People: Since then you have been raised with Christ, set your minds on things above... Leader: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. People:...whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Leader: This is the Word of the Lord People: Thanks Be To God Pastoral Prayer Song of Response Spirit of the Lord Page 11 4
Song of Supplication Let It Be Said of Us Page 12 Good News for Kids (11:00) Missions Report Elder Greg Schrader Stephen Kaiss Youth for Christ Offering Ourselves to God Tithes and Offerings Offertory Kyrie Eleison (Have Mercy) Page 8 Dedication and Doxology Hymn # 625 Page 9 Enjoying God s Fellowship Sermon Worship as Lifestyle - Part 2 Pastor Bill Evans Sermon text: Romans 12:3-8 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. (ESV) Sending Song Take My Life Page 13 Benediction 5
6 Sermon Notes Romans 12:3-8 Worship as Lifestyle - Part 2
Sermon Notes Romans 12:3-8 Worship as Lifestyle - Part 2 7
Offertory Kyrie Eleison (Lord Have Mercy) Chorus Kyrie eleison; have mercy. Christe eleison; have mercy. Kyrie eleison; have mercy. Christe eleison; have mercy. As we come before You With the needs of our world, We confess our failures and our sin, For our words are many Yet our deeds have been few; Fan the fire of compassion Once again. When the cries of victims Go unheard in the land, And the scars of war refuse to heal, Will we stand for justice To empower the weak Til their bonds of oppression Are no more. If we love our God with all our Heart, mind, and strength, And we love our Neighbors as ourselves, Then this law of love Will heal the nations of earth, And the glory of Christ will be revealed. Lord, renew our vision To be Christ where we live, To reach out in mercy to the lost; For each cup of kindness To the least in our midst Is an offering of worship To the throne. Keith Getty and Stuart Townend; 2010 Gettymusic and Thankyou Music 8
Doxology text by Thomas Ken & # 4?# 4 custom Old 100th Genevan Psalter, 1551 attr. Louis Bourgeouis Praise God from whom all bless-ings flow. Praise Him all Œ Œ 4 & # Œ U?# creat-ures here be - low. Praise Him a-bove ye heav'n -ly host! Œ 8 & # Œ Œ w w?# Praise Fath-er, Son, and Ho -ly Ghost! A - men. Œ Œ ẇ w w 9
Gathering Song As the Heavens are Higher As the heav ns are higher than the earth, So His ways are higher than the ways of the world, And His thoughts run deeper than the mind of man: Father break into our darkened hearts. Come and drink the river of His word, If you thirst for water that can satisfy; Come and Join the banquet at the Master s feast, Where His love and faithfulness provide. Chorus I will trust in You, as You speak to me; I will turn to You as You call my name. As the rain gives life on this arid ground, So Your word will bring Your children home. So Your word will bring Your children home. Come and listen to His gentle voice, For the words He speaks to us are Spirit and life; Come and seek your Savior while He may be found, Sure that Jesus words can never lie. 10 Richard Simpkin
Song of Response The Spirit of the Lord Praise the Spirit of the Lord our God For our minds He has illumined, Shines the glory of a risen Christ On our blood-stained guilt and ruin. Worldly wisdom cannot see Through the humble mystery All prepared for the hearts whom He Is now remaking-holy. Praise the Spirit of the Lord our God, Of the Father s love assures us, Warmly wills our loving lives to obey His guiding law set for us. Never more in misery Chained to fear and slavery; All is Christ, and in Him free Are the children of His vict ry. Praise the Spirit of the Lord our God For the fruit He reaps within us, Raising into a maturity The life He now gives in us; All that Christ be glorified, And the lost be purified, That the work should be applied Of the One who rose victorious. Words by Brian LoPiccolo 2006 11
Song of Supplication Let It Be Said of Us Let it be said of us that the Lord was our passion, That with gladness we bore ev ry cross we were given; That we fought the good fight, that we finished the course Knowing within us the pow r of the risen Lord. Chorus Let the cross be our glory and the Lord be our song, By mercy made holy, by the Spirit made strong. Let the cross be our glory and the Lord be our song Til the likeness of Jesus be through us made known. Let the cross be our glory and the Lord be our song. Let it be said of us: We were marked by forgiveness, We were known by our love, and delighted in meekness. We were ruled by His peace, heeding unity s call; Joined as one body that Christ would be seen by all. Steve Fry - CCLI# 1855882: Copyright 1994, 1999 Maranatha Praise, Inc. and Word Music, LLC 12
Sending Song Take My Life Take my life, and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take my moments and my days 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. Take my voice and let me sing Always, only, for my King; Take my lips and let them be Filled with messages from Thee. Take my silver and my gold Not a mite would I withhold; Take my intellect and use Every pow r as You choose. Chorus Here am I, all of me. Take my life, it s all for Thee. 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. Take my love -- my Lord, I pour At Your feet its treasure store; Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for Thee. Chorus Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin, Frances R. Havcergal, and Henri A. Cesar Malan CCLI License # 56194 13
Weekly Readings Review Romans 12:3-8 This Week: As we trust in God and humble ourselves before Him and other people, we find ourselves, not resenting others, but caring for them from the heart. So our list of virtues includes compassion, brotherly love, kindness, and goodness (benevolence). Although all the virtues display love in different ways, these seem to be most obviously virtues of love. (John Frame, The Doctrine of the Christian Life, 345) Matthew 18:1-4 John 17:1-26 Whoever Humbles Himself That They May Be One Prayer: 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 One Body, Many Members Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made us one with Your saints in heaven and on earth: Grant that in our earthly pilgrimage we may always be supported by this fellowship of love and prayer, and know ourselves to be surrounded by their witness to your power and mercy. We ask this for the sake of Jesus Christ, in whom all our intercessions are acceptable through the Spirit, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer) In Preparation for Worship: Romans 12:9-10 14