9:00 service + Ocber 8, 2017
The Windows, George Herbert Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word? He is a bri7 crazy glass: Yet in thy temp thou dost him afford T glorious transcendent place, To be a window, through thy grace. But when thou dost anneal in glass thy sry, Making thy life shine within The holy preachers; n light glory More reverend grows, more doth win; Which else shows waterish, bak thin. Doctrine life, colors light, in one When y combine ming, bring A strong regard awe; but speech alone Doth vanish like a flaring thing, And in ear, not conscience ring. Order Worship Liturgist is Andrew Dickson Themes keywords: endure/endurance, suffering, affliction Prede Prede in D Major J. S. Bach STANDING (IF ABLE) God calls us worship from Psalm 50:15; 34:3, 8, 10 The sovereign Lord says, Call upon me in day troub I will deliver you, you shall glorify me. So come, magnify Lord with me, t us exalt name ger. Taste see that Lord is good. Bssed is one who takes refuge in him, for those who seek Lord lack no good thing. page 1 Songs worship are used with permission. CCLI #100150
We praise God 2 4 # # # # 1. Praise, 2. Praise 3. God 4. Frail 5. An him my our as gels, soul, King for grace heav fa Fa r tends spares sum mer's flow'r we flour help us a dore Ran somed, head, re sred, for Praise him, s ll same for In hs he gent ly But whi mor tals rise Sun moon, bow down be sing? bss. foes. on. space. en; vor, us; ish; him; giv en, ev er, bears us; per ish, fore him, ia; ia; ia; well blows you who, slow res God all our our be praise glor ious wide ly praise praise with like cues en who feet your fa rs fee b him wind hold me, chide us dures dwell trib in frame it face 2 # 4 Praise, My Soul, King Heaven Text: Henry F. Lyte 1834 Tune: John Goss 1869 J j # J from un in ev er last ing in faith ful as mer cy High E ter nal us God ute bring. dis tress. he knows. is gone. face. # praise swi all chang me should our ing # # King. ness. goes. One. grace! We pray for God help us worship Pasr: Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! He died for us that we might live for him. We greet one anor with peace Christ page 2
SEATED God calls us confess our sin from Isaiah 30:15, 18 STANDING (IF ABLE) God declares our forgiveness from Hebrews 5:89; 12:2 For thus said Lord God, Holy One Israel, In repentance rest you shall be saved; in quietness in trust shall be your strength. The Lord waits be gracious you, refore he exalts himself show mercy you. For Lord is a God jusxce; bssed are all who wait for him. We confess our sin Suffering Servant, you endured path suffering in unwavering obedience for joy our salvaxon. But we confess that we vae our personal peace comfort more than your call enter your mission through suffering. We fe from suffering, for we fear that affliceon will destroy us. We worry that trials are hatred punishment from you, or we doubt that you will protect sustain us. We find paeent endurance unbearab when sin seems fer easy comfort. When we fail suffer, we lose heart in despair so quickly that we lose sight resurreceon working in us, strength endure day, bright hope in weight glory come. Lord, have mercy on us. (sint prayers confession) Gracious Lord, forgive us for our fear born unbelief. By power your Holy Spirit, ad our faltering hearts back you, give us your peace strength st firm in paxent faith endure suffering with hope pour out our lives serve ors. though Jesus was a son, he arned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became source eternal salvaxon. Look Jesus, founder perfecter our faith, who for joy that was set before him endured cross, despising shame, is seated at right h throne God. For all who have turned from sin in sorrow look God for mercy, t is God s gi\. In Jesus Christ, God loves you, God forgives you, God accepts you, God rejoices over you as beloved daughters sons. Haljah, Amen! page 3
We praise God 3 4 1. Come, 2. Here 3. O 4. On # Streams And Let full thou I that I thy Teach me Je sus Prone Come, my Praise He, Here's for fount raise my grace how day when 3 # 4 ev ery bss ing, tune my E ben e zer; hith er great a debt or dai ly freed from sin ning, I shall mer cy, nev er ceas ing, hope, by thy good pa sure, grace now, like a fet ter, ar rayed in blood washed lin en; my I some sought wan Lord, me me der, no mount I'm res cue heart, O know thy lo dious son net, when a stran ger, Lord, I feel it, lon ger tar ry! fixed me take pow r u from will call safe bind how sung wan prone Bring for ly my I ll heart by I'm see # # Come, Thou Fount Every Bssing Text: Robert Robinson 1758 Tune: Reposiry Sacred Music 1813 songs wan sing by d ring thy pon it mount God s dan ger, in ter posed seal it, seal it for ad me l I m raised sing thy thy help I'm constrained thy love ly ar d ring thy flam ing from ave pro mis un thy with grace. come. be! face, loud est praise. rive at home. heart e. sov reign grace! ngues fold God es a I bove. God. love; pass, chang ing love. pre cious blood. courts a bove. e at last. page 4
2 SEATED I Thank My God Text: Philippians 1:36, 910 Chancel Choir Music: J. Aaron McDermid I thank my God when I remember you. In all my prayers, I pray with joy for your partnership in sharing good news. For I am sure that he who began a good work in you will carry it on compxon unxl day Christ. T is my prayer: that your love may overflow, you will grow in knowdge depth understing. That you may see what is best be pure blamess for day Christ. Amen. God instructs us in scripture reading = God instructs us in preaching We fer ourselves in gifts song Corinthians 6 (pew Bib pp. 966967) Connection You Can See Rev. Dr. Clay Smith How Firm a Foundation Text: John Rippon 1787 Hymnal #275 Tune: Anonymous 1832 Oh, How He Loves You Me Text music: Kurt Kaiser 1975 Choristers; Elizabeth Smith, direcr STANDING (IF ABLE) We pray for church world (prayers for church world) Our Far, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us t day our daily bread, forgive us our debts as we forgive our debrs. And ad us not in temptaeon, but deliver us from evil. For thine is kingdom power glory forever. Amen. page 5
SEATED God feeds us at tab Central Presbyterian welcomes all ChrisXans who acxvely trust in Jesus Christ for salvaxon, who are willing forsake ir sin, who are members congregaxons that proclaim gospel receive Holy Communion with us. If you are not ready receive communion, you may simply pass ements by. We also urge you meditate on one prayers below. Bread: The bread is gtenfree. Ea)ng drinking: Pase eat drink as you receive bread cup when you are ready. We will not hold ements wait eat unxl all have been served. Prayer for those searching: Lord Jesus, you claim be way, truth, life. Help me be undaunted by cost following you as I consider reasons for doing so. If what you claim is true, pase guide me, teach me, open me reality who you are. Give me an understing you that is coherent convincing that ads life you promise. Amen. Prayer new belief: Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker more sinful than I ever dared believe, but through you I am more loved accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying my debt on cross, taking what I deserved in order fer me compte forgiveness. Knowing that you have been raised from dead, I turn from my sins receive you as my Savior Lord. Amen. 3 & b 4 &b &b &b 1. Here 2. On 3. Bond when through Here, you Who Grace Here is He can heav en's signs Here Is Love Text: William Reese 1876 st. 3, W. Todd Weedman 2008 Tune: Robert Lowry 1876 j j j is love, mount pdge prince flood saints, love love, love ne peace seals vast gates is as cru sweet ci com life, our God's fered o cean, fix ion, mu nion, ran mer free som cy ly will not re mem ber? like might y ri vers, dis played in spn dor: lov ing kind ness as fountains o pened deep all Christ's be ne fits j j j shed for flowed a in Who poured bo can in dy ver be for got ten, throughout per fect mer cy jus ce fered kissed at a us vast bread cease ces brok heav'n's guilt ta di pre cious gra cious in j j j sing sant from en, blood j j j page 6 a out flood, wide; vine: blood. de. wine. praise? bove; poured, e ter nal days. y b world in love. Lord.
STANDING (IF ABLE) God bsses us sends us out Pasr: And all God s peop said... Haljah! Amen. & # U U 4 & # Praise God from whom all bss ings flow; Praise Him, all crea tures here be low; 4 Praise Him a bove, ye heavn' ly hosts; Praise Fa r, Son, Ho Doxology Text: Thomas Ken 1709 Tune: Louis Bourgeois, Genevan Psalter, 1551 & # U U w ly Ghost. A men, A men, A men. w w Postde Rigaudon A. Campra Sermon discussion quesxons are availab in paper copies at Hany Road entrance, on tab outside Choir Room, online at www.centralpres.com at Sunday @ Central page. Central Presbyterian Church 7700 Davis Drive, Clayn, Missouri 63105 + 3147272777 www.centralpres.com page 7