GRACE EVANGELCAL CHURCH SUNDAY APR. 3, 2011 The organ prelude marks the beginning of the worship service. t calls us to quiet ourselves and to direct our hearts and minds toward Him. Prelude March from Tannhauser by R. Wagner Call to Worship Bless the Name of Jesus nsert Emmanuel nvocation Gloria Patri nsert Announcements Hymn Springs of Living Water 465 Hymn Still Sweeter Every Day 484 Hymn Sweeter as the Years Go By 486 Praise and Prayer John Bottomley n His Word How to Live V-As a Citizen Matt. 22:15-22 Benediction Closing Chorus Freely, Freely nsert ********************* how should we then live? Ezekiel 33:10 ********************* Pastor David M. Pointer Organist JoAnn Pointer 1420 N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL 33602 www.geconline.org 813-273-4469 RECESSONAL God of our fathers, known of old Lord of our far-flung battle-line Beneath whose awful Hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget! The tumult and the shouting dies The captains and the kings depart Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget! Far-call d our navies melt away On dune and headland sinks the fire Lo, all our pomp of yesterday s one with Nineveh and Tyre! Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, Lest we forget, Lest we forget f, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe Such boasting as the Gentiles use Or lesser breeds without the Law Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget! For heathen heart that puts her trust n reeking tube and iron shard All valiant dust that builds on dust, And guarding calls not Thee to guard For frantic boast and foolish word, Thy Mercy on Thy People, Lord! Rudyard Kipling
ANNOUNCEMENTS... 04/03 Sun. 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Fellowship & Refreshments 11:30 AM Morning Worship 04/06 Wed. 7:00 PM Mid Week Service Prayer, Praise, Bible Study Adult Study: Jude Kids Club: Let s Talk Young Teens Youth: Let s Talk Teens 04/17 Sun. 11:30 AM Palm Sunday Service 04/21 Thu. 7:00 PM Maundy Thursday Service 04/22 Fri. 7:00 PM Good Friday Service 04/24 Sun. 11:30 AM Easter Celebration Bibles for Russia collection in entryway. Remember soup collection for Metropolitan Ministries. On the table at the entrance to the sanctuary you will find visitor cards, prayer cards, the attendance register, and the offering box. f you have never completed a visitor card, please complete one and place it in the offering box. f you have completed a visitor card on a previous visit, please register your attendance today by signing the attendance register N HS SERVCE...N HS HOUSE Date Nursery Refresh. Ushers Cleaning Mar. 04/03 Caleb Bottomley Blackman Lowrys 04/10 Andy Lowry C Bottomley Pointers 04/17 Zoe Thomas Lowry Thomases A MERRY HEART DOETH GOOD LKE A MEDCNE CHURCH AND CHLDREN Sunday School Class: The Sunday School Teacher asks, "Now, Johnny, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?" "No sir," little Johnny replies, don't have to. My mom is a good cook." PLAYNG WTH PEOPLE S MNDS Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day. THNGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BUT DON T There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. PUNS The professor discovered that her theory of earthquakes was on shaky ground. ANAGRAMS: The Morse Code: When you rearrange the letters: Here comes the dots: SMALL TOWNS Those who grew up in small towns will laugh when they read this. Those who didn't will be in disbelief and won't understand how true it is. t was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town. BLONDE HELLOOOOOOOOO's At the Doctor s Office A young redhead goes into the doctor's office and said that her body hurt wherever she touched it. 'mpossible!' says the doctor.. 'Show me.' The redhead took her finger, pushed on her left shoulder and screamed, then she pushed her elbow and screamed even more. She pushed her knee and screamed; likewise she pushed her ankle and screamed. Everywhere she touched made her scream. The doctor said, 'You're not really a redhead, are you? 'Well, no' she said, ''m actually a blonde.' ' thought so,' the doctor said, 'Your finger is broken.' PROVERBS FOR LVNG The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. Proverbs 18:4
from Letters to the Governors, June 8, 1783 now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you, and the state over which you preside, in His holy protection; that He would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to the government; to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow citizens of the United States at large and particularly for their brethern who have served in the field; and finally that He would graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with charity and humility, and a pacific temper of mind, which were characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. George Washington Four Things Four things in any land must dwell, f it endures and prospers well: One is manhood true and good; One is noble womanhood; One is child life, clean and bright; And one an altar kept alight.
484 Still Sweeter Every Day W. C. MARTN, 19th century C. AUSTNMLES, 1868-1946 1. To Je - sus ev- 'ry day find my heart is clos - er drawn, 2. His glo- ry broke up - on me when saw Him from a - far, 3. My heart is some-times heav- y but He comes with sweet re - lief, He'll be still sweet - er than He sweet-er than He ev- er was be- fore, than He ev- er was ev- er was be- fore. be- fore., - He s fair -er than the g 10- ry of the He's fair -er than the lil - y, bright- er He folds me to His bos- om when He's He all my fan - cy pic -tures in its fills and sat - is - fies my long- ing love the Christ who all my bur-dens gold and pur - pe dawn; than the morn- ing star; droopwith blight- ing grief; fair- est dreams, and morespir- it o'er and o'erin His bod - y bore- BLESS THE NAME OF JESUS sing glory, glory, glory to His name forever Glory, glory, glory to His name. o thejoy of the Lord is in me 0 what happiness He brings While walk this pilgrim pathway That is why you'll often hear me say sing glory, glory, glory to His name forever Glory, glory, glory to His name. o let's worship Him the Spirit 0 no matter who you are He has done such mighty wonders That is why this music's in my heart Bless the name of Jesus, praise the name of Jesus Sing unto the King of srael sing glory, glory, glory to His name forever Glory, glory, glory to His name. Each day He grows still sweet-er than He Each day He grows still sweet-er than He Each day He grows still sweet-er than He was the day be - was the day be - was the day be - fore. fore. fore. EMMANUEL Emmanuel, Emmanuel His name is called Emmanuel He's God with us, revealed in us His name is called Emmanuel CHORUS GLORA PATR Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be Wodd without end. Amen. Amen The The half half cad- not be can- not be fan- cied on this fan - cied this side the gold- en shore, The A HAPPy BffiTHDAY/ANNVERSARY TO YOU A happy birthday to you... a happy anniversary to you. Every day of the year... may you find Jesus near. A happy birthday to you... a happy anniversary to you. The best you have ever had. side the gold-en shore; a half can-not be fan- cied on this side the gold-en shore; 0 there there He'll be still FREELY,FREELY Freely, freely you have received, freely, freely give. Go in My name and because you believe Others will know that live.
486 Sweeter as the Years Go By LELAN. MORRS,1862-1929 LELAN. MORRS,1862-1929 465 JOHN W. PETERSON, 1921- Springs of Living Water JOHN W. PETERSON, 1921-1. Of Je - sus' love that sought me When was lost in 2. He trod in old Ju - de - a Life's path- way long a - 3. 'Twas won - drous love which led Him For us to suf - fer singoloss-. 't 1. thirst-ed in the bar-ren land of sin and shame,and noth-ing sat- is - 2. Howsweet the liv- ing wa- ter from the hills of God, t makes me glad and 3. a sin- ner,won't you come to-day to Cal- va - ry? A foun-tain there is Of won- drousgrace that broughtme Back to His fold a- The peo- pie throngeda - bout Him His say - ing grace to To bear with- out a mur- mur The an - guish of the gainknow; cross; fy - ing there hap- py all the flow-ing deep and found; way; wid.:; But to the bless-ed cross of Christ one Now glo - ry. grace and bless- ing mark the The Sav- ior now in- vites you to the Of heights and depths of mer-cy He healed the bro - ken-heart -ed With saints re-deemed in glo - ry Far deep - er than the And caused the blind to Let us our voic- es sea see; raise, day came. path 've trod, wa - ter free, ~..~ Where springs of liv - ing wa-ter did a- 'm shout- ing "Hal- e - lu - jah" ev - 'ry Wherethirst - ing spir- its can be sat - is - bound. day. fied. CHORUS And high - er than the heav-ens, My theme shall ev- er And still His great heart yearn-eth n love for e - ven Till heav'n and earth re - ech- 0 With our Re-deem-er's be. me. praise. Drink-ing at the springs of liv - ing wa - ter, new am py Sweet-er as theyears go by, Sweet-er as theyears go by; Sweet - er as the years go by,'tis sweet - er as the years go by;, now am, soul they sat - is - fy; soul they sat - i~ - fyi 'm Drink-ing at the Je-sus' love is sweet-er, Sweet-er as theyears go by. springs of ~r-r and boun-ti - ful sup- pyr-' ~
04/03/11 How to Live V As Citizens Matthew 22:15-22 Ezekiel 33:10 (Mat 22:21) Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. (1 Pet 2:9) But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; (Phil 3:20) For our conversation is in heaven; (Heb 11:16) But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. (Heb 11:13) These all... confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. (Rom 13:1-6) 1, 2, 4 (Gen 9:6) Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. (Gen 4:8) And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. (Gen 4:23) And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. (Gen 4:15) And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. (Gen 4:24) f Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. (Gen 6:11) The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. (Rom 13:3-4) For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: (13:4) For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. (Titus 3:1) Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, (1 Pet 2:13) Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; (Rom 13:6) For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. (1 Pet 2:17) Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. (Rom 13:3) For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: (Titus 3:1) Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, (1 Pet 2:14) Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. (1 Tim 2:1-2) exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. (Jer 29:7) And seek the peace of the city whither have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. (Prov 14:34) Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. (2 Chr 7:14) f my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (Gen 18:26) And the LORD said, f find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then will spare all the place for their sakes. (Gen 18:32) And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, will not destroy it for ten's sake. (1 Pet 2:14) Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. (Rom 13:1-2, 5) Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore