Christ Church Worshiping Christ and equipping God s people to extend His Lordship down through our generations and out into the world. Covenant Renewal Worship, Lord s Day, March 4, 2018 9:30 AM Meditation Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4 God Calls Us to Worship O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. AMEN Isaiah 25:1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Trinity Hymnal 53 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear, now to his temple draw near, join me in glad adoration. 2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth! Hast thou not seen how thy desires e'er have been granted in what he ordaineth? 3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee! Surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee; ponder anew what the Almighty will do, if with his love he befriend thee. 4 Praise to the Lord, who with marvelous wisdom hath made thee, decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee. How oft in grief hath not he brought thee relief, spreading his wings to o'ershade thee! 5 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him! Let the amen sound from his people again; gladly fore'er we adore him. AMEN
Responsive Reading Psalm 9:7-11 The Lord reigns forever; He has established His throne for judgment. Congregation: He will judge the world in righteousness; He will govern the peoples with justice. The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Congregation: Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You. Sing praises to the Lord, enthroned in Zion; Congregation: Proclaim among the nations what He has done. AMEN Psalm 9B Book of Psalms for Singing 1 Sing praise to the Lord, Who in Zion does dwell; Among all the peoples His great doings tell. When blood He avenges, His memory is clear; The cry of the poor Never fades from His ear. 2 Lord see what I suffer From malice and hate; Have mercy! O lift me Away from death s gate, That I with the daughter Of Zion may voice Your praises, and in Your salvation rejoice. 3 The nations are sunk in the pit they prepared; Their foot in the net which they hid is ensnared. The Lord by His judgement has made Himself known, He by their own works Has the wicked o erthrown. 4 The wicked to death s dark abode shall be brought, And all of the nations who God have forgot. Forgotten no longer the cause of the weak, Nor perished forever The hope of the meek.
5 Rise, Lord, that mere man may not make himself strong; Let nations by judged In your presence for wrong. Strike terror within them, O Lord; always then Let nations know truly That they are mere men. AMEN Confession of Sin Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you AMEN 1 Corinthians 6:9-11a Silent Confession followed by Corporate Confession Let us confess our sins to Almighty God. Congregation: Lord, we confess that there is no one righteous, no, not one. No one understands, no one seeks for God. We all have turned aside; together we have become worthless; no one does good, not even one. So to You, O Lord, do we lift up our souls. O Lord God, in You do we trust. Make us to know Your ways, O Lord; teach us Your paths. Lead us in Your truth, and teach us, for You are the God of our salvation; for You we do wait all the day long. Remember Your mercy, O Lord, and Your steadfast love. Remember not our sins and transgressions; according to Your steadfast love, remember us, for the sake of Your goodness, O Lord! AMEN Assurance of Pardon He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. AMEN Colossians 1:13-14 Our sins are forgiven! Congregation: Thanks be to God What Wondrous Love Is This Trinity Hymnal 261 1 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul,
what wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, to bear the dreadful curse for my soul! 2 To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing, to God and to the Lamb, I will sing; to God and to the Lamb, who is the great I AM, while millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing, while millions join the theme, I will sing! 3 And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on, and when from death I'm free, I'll sing on; and when from death I'm free, I'll sing and joyful be, and through eternity I'll sing on, I'll sing on, and through eternity I'll sing on! AMEN Confession of Faith Selections from the Westminster Creed Congregation: I believe God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth; I believe there is but one true and living God; that there are three persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and that these three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory; I believe God has foreordained whatever comes to pass; that God made all things of nothing, by the word of His power, in the space of six days, and all very good; and that God preserves and governs all His creatures and all their actions. AMEN Intercessory Prayer Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. AMEN Philippians 4:6-7
Leader Prays Congregation: AMEN Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Tithes and Offerings Doxology God Consecrates Us with His Word The Reading of the Scriptures Proverbs 5
Congregation: The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God! Gate to Sheol or Garden of Delight Ted Phillips Like a River Glorious Trinity Hymnal 699 1 Like a river glorious is God's perfect peace, over all victorious in its bright increase; perfect, yet it floweth fuller ev'ry day, perfect, yet it groweth deeper all the way. Refrain: Stayed upon Jehovah, hearts are fully blest, finding, as he promised, perfect peace and rest. 2 Hidden in the hollow of his blessed hand, never foe can follow, never traitor stand; not a surge of worry, not a shade of care, not a blast of hurry, touch the spirit there. Refrain 3 Ev'ry joy or trial falleth from above, traced upon our dial by the Sun of Love. We may trust him fully all for us to do; they who trust him wholly find him wholly true. Refrain. AMEN God Communes With Us Elder: Congregation: God is good! All the time!
Elder: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Let us pray. Congregation: Thanks be to You, O God, for Your presence and Your purpose, for Your lovingkindness and Your steadfast Spirit. May the blessings of this table strengthen our faith, increase our generosity, and unify our hearts, for we pray in the name of Jesus, the Risen One. AMEN The Sacrament of the Lord s Supper For All the Saints Trinity Hymnal 358 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. 2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might; thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight; thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light. 3 O may thy soldiers faithful, true, and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, and win with them the victor's crown of gold. 4 The golden evening brightens in the west; soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest; sweet is the calm of paradise the blest. 5 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day; the saints triumphant rise in bright array; the King of glory passes on his way. 6 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. AMEN God Commissions Us Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy meditate on these things. AMEN
Philippians 4:8 Benediction Christ, We Do All Adore Thee Trinity Hymnal 737 Christ, we do all adore thee, and we do praise thee forever; Christ, we do all adore thee, and we do praise thee forever; for on the holy cross hast thou the world from sin redeemed. Christ, we do all adore thee, and we do praise thee forever. Christ, we do all adore thee. AMEN