P R E S B Y T E R S E C O N D C H U R C H I A N ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP GOD Februry 8, 2015 8:15.m.
Preprtion for Worship As you enter Snctury, plese prepre y hert for worship nd silence y mobile devices. Throughout history church, Christins hve devoted mselves to redg, pryg, nd sgg Pslms worship. This book prises serves beutifully s mnul corporte pryer nd prise. It lso functions s tresury devotion for privte commung with God. This morng we prticulrly focus on Pslm 19, 90, nd 91. These Pslms tech us trnscendent Cretor God who mde ll thgs to declre glory is sme God who is sure refuge nd protector people. Why should we commit selves to regulrly redg, pryg, nd sgg Pslms? Eugene Peterson provides compellg nswer: The Pslms tech us how to nswer God. They re God s gift to tr us pryer is comprehensive nd honest. In history pryer y stnd out with n wkwrd sgulrity. Wht is essentil pryer is not we lern to express selves, but we lern to nswer God. The Pslms show us how to nswer God. My worship tody help us lern better how to nswer God! The Liturgy Word ORGAN PRELUDE: Guide Me O Thou Gret Jehovh... Pul Mnz Smuel Metzger, orgn ORCHESTRAL PRELUDE: Andnte from Pino Concerto No. 21 C...W.A. Mozrt Dvid Dennis, pino CHORAL INTROIT: The Hevens Declre....G.F. Hndel From Pslm 19:1-2 The hev ns declre works God, nd firmment resounds. Dy unto dy eternlly sgs; from night to night doth wisdom wg. The Youth Choir Gger Sttom, Director CALL TO WORSHIP...Dvid A. Bowen WHYMN OF GOD S GLORY: No. 122 God, All Nture Sgs Thy Glory... ODE TO JOY WPSALTER LESSON: Pslm 19:1-6.... Ethn Knight The hevens declre glory God, nd sky bove proclims his hndiwork. Dy to dy ps out speech, nd night to night revels knowledge. There is no speech, nor re re words, whose voice is not herd. Their voice goes out through ll erth, nd ir words to end world. In m he hs set tent for sun, which comes out like bridegroom levg his chm, nd, like strong mn, runs its cse with joy. Its risg is from end hevens, nd its circuit to end m, nd re is nothg hidden from its het.
WCONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE... ODE TO JOY Hllelujh, prise Jehovh, from hevens prise nme; Prise Jehovh highest, ll ngels, prise proclim. All hosts, toger prise Him, sun nd moon nd strs on high; Prise Him, O you hev ns hevens, nd you floods bove sky. WPRAYER OF ADORATION PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY ANTHEM: All Who Dwell Shdow Lord...Z. Rndll Stroope Bsed on Pslms 90 nd 91 At first light dy, Lud, ludé! When sun reches noon, Lud, ludé! And n t sunset, Lud, ludé! Or t midnight, Lud, ludé! All who dwell shdow Lord, fd refuge nd fortress; Ntion, villge or fith smll child, home y fd him. My we sg, sg for joy, Lud, ludé! My dys ll be gld, Lud, ludé! My we hve wisdom, Lud, lude! My we hve truth, Lud, lude! All who dwell shdow Lord, fd refuge nd fortress; Ntion, villge or fith smll child, home y fd him. Plgues nd serpents drk, pestilence stlks night, They who hrm, who destroy, those who spred fer nd terror, But those who mke Lord most high ir refuge nd ir dwellg, No fer, no hrm, no foe will come ner y lnd, No shme, no deth, no evil consume or destroy. Lud, ludé! All who dwell shdow Lord, fd refuge nd fortress, Lud, ludé! Lud, ludé! Lud, ludé! Lud nd Ludé both re Lt for prise. The Westmster Sgers Gbriel C. Sttom, Director Music WCONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE... ST. ANNE A thousnd ges Y sight re like n eveng gone; Short s wtch ends night before risg sun. Our God, help ges pst, hope for yers to come: O be gurd while troubles lst, nd eternl home. WPRAYER OF DEDICATION.... Richrd G. C WGREETINGS A WORD TO THE CHILDREN... Mrgret S. Stephens PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION GOSPEL LESSON.................................................. John 5:1-18 (pge 890 pew Bible) All flesh is grss, nd ll its beuty is like flower field; The grss wirs, flower fdes, but Word God will stnd forever. Amen. (Isih 40:6b, 8) HOMILY Heled After 38 Yers Snders L. Willson
WINVITATION TO THE TABLE The Liturgy Tble All those who hve publicly pressed ir fith nd joed Christin church s commung re wrmly welcomed to receive communion tody. Non-commung worshipers re encged to contemplte love Jesus Christ durg this time. At Second Presbyterin, we encge children not to tke communion until y hve joed church s communicnt s. We do, however, encge non-commung children to come forwrd with ir prents to receive blessg. Those wishg to be served communion toger s group or fmily, plese stnd toger front two servg elders before tkg elements. Gluten free communion bred is vilble upon request from elder t est side trnsverse isle (opposite from door ledg to Connector). WPROFESSION OF FAITH.... The Apostles Creed I believe God Fr Almighty, Mker heven nd erth; nd Jesus Christ only Son Lord; Who ws conceived by Holy Ghost, born virg Mry, suffered under Pontius Pilte, ws crucified, ded nd buried; He descended to hell; The third dy He rose g from ded; He scended to heven, nd sitteth on right hnd God Fr Almighty; from nce He shll come to judge quick nd ded; I believe Holy Ghost; holy ctholic church; communion sts; forgiveness ss; resurrection body; nd life everlstg. Amen. WGLORIA PATRI.... GREATOREx Glory be to Fr, nd to Son, nd to Holy Ghost; As it ws begng, is now nd ever shll be, World without end. Amen, Amen! CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION Merciful Fr, for thgs we hve done we regret, forgive us; for thgs we hve filed to do we regret, forgive us; for times we hve cted without love, forgive us; for times we hve rected without thought, forgive us; for times we hve withdrwn cre, forgive us; for times we hve refused to forgive, forgive us. For hurtful words sid nd helpful words unsid, God ll time, forgive us nd help us to ly down burden regret so we experience new wonder boundg grce nd costly love through Jesus Christ Lord, Amen. INDIVIDUAL PRAYERS OF CONFESSION ASSURANCE OF DIVINE PARDON WORDS OF INSTITUTION
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION AND THE LORD S PRAYER Our Fr, Who rt heven, hllowed be Thy nme. Thy Kgdom come. Thy will be done on erth s it is heven. Give us this dy dily bred. And forgive us debts, s we forgive debtors. And led us not to tempttion, but deliver us from evil: For The is Kgdom, nd power, nd glory, forever. Amen. SHARING THE BREAD AND THE CUP For those unble to come forwrd for communion, plese rise y hnd nd n elder will serve you y set. Throughout this time communion, we vite you to jo sgg hymns prted bold below. My Fith Hs Found Restg Plce....LANDAS Reference pge 468 hymnl for music. My fith hs found restg plce, not device or creed; I trust ever livg One, wounds for me shll pled. I need no or rgument, I need no or ple, It is enough Jesus died, nd He died for me. Enough for me Jesus sves, this ends my fer nd doubt; A sful soul I come to Him, He ll never cst me out. My hert is leng on Word, livg Word God, Slvtion by my Svior s Nme, slvtion through blood. My gret Physicin hels sick, lost He cme to sve; For me precious blood He shed, for me life He gve. Communion Hymn.... Keith Getty 4 4 1. Be 2. The 3. The 4. And And Et Drk nd come brgs en steps us ter hold bod blood so we nd nd to Bred Bred Bred Suf fer œ j œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ Lmb who bers ss y Sv ior, Je sus clens es ev 'ʹry st with thnk ful ness nd fith we He fith fd for give ness t life, pid price to to re ceive Christ s bod y Life, Life, Life, g, bonds bonds bonds fest prom wounds dred cll mke life here us on nd we drk nd we drk nd we drk sc sc sc we pro clim: Christ will come œ pece love grce hev'ʹn round round round round ise deth'ʹs to œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ cross. one. God. erth. ri ri ri wy, Christ, s, rise mde hel, cup fol sl torn shed to low for us: for you: for you: spond œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ ll deth ll So, we shre So, we shre So, we shre As we shre fice, fice, fice, s s s g! And we'ʹll t ble t ble t ble t ble who my œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j sign sign sign jo œ œ œ œ œ œ w this this this Kg. Kg. Kg. Kg.
How Sweet Nme Jesus Sounds... ST. PETER Reference pge 647 hymnl for music. How sweet Nme Jesus sounds believer s er! It soos his sorrows, hels his wounds, nd drives wy his fer. It mkes wounded spirit whole, nd clms troubled brest; Tis mnn to hungry soul, nd to wery, rest. Der Nme, Rock on which I build, my Shield nd Hidg Plce, My never filg tresury, filled with boundless stores grce! Jesus! my Shepherd, Husbnd, Friend, O Prophet, Priest nd Kg, My Lord, my Life, my Wy, my End, ccept prise I brg. Wek is effort my hert, nd cold my wrmest thought; But when I see Thee s Thou rt, I ll prise Thee s I ought. Till n I would Thy love proclim with every fleetg breth, And my music Thy Nme refresh my soul deth! Rock Ages, Cleft for Me...NEW CITY FELLOWSHIP Reference pge 500 hymnl for music. Rock Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself Thee; Let wter nd blood, from Thy wounded side which flowed, Be s double cure; sve from wrth nd mke me pure. Not lbor my hnds cn fulfill Thy lw s demnds; Could my zel no respite know, could my ters forever flow, All for s could not tone; Thou must sve, nd Thou lone. Nothg my hnd I brg, simply to cross I clg; Nked, come to Thee for dress; helpless look to Thee for grce; Foul, I to fount fly; wsh me, Svior, or I die. While I drw this fleetg breth, when me eyelids close deth, When I sor to worlds unknown, see Thee on Thy judgment throne, Rock Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself Thee. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING WDOxOLOGY...OLD HUNDREDTH Prise God from Whom ll blessgs flow; Prise Him, ll cretures here below; Prise Him bove, ye hev nly host; Prise Fr, Son, nd Holy Ghost. Amen. WBENEDICTION WCONGREGATIONAL THREE-FOLD AMEN ORGAN POSTLUDE: Tocct from Symphony No. 5...Chrles-Mrie Widor WIndictes congregtion stndg CCLI License #252778 Gettg Connected To fd out more bout who we re nd how you cn become prt church community, contct Todd Erickson t (901) 531-8895 or todd.erickson@2pc.org.