ORDER OF WORSHIP ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Sunday, August 20, 2017 11:00 a.m. PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING SONG Hosanna Praise is rising, Eyes are turning to You; We turn to You; Hope is stirring, Hearts are yearning for You; We long for You; Bridge 1 'Cause when we see You, We find strength to face the day; In Your presence All our fears are washed away. Washed away. Hosanna, hosanna, You are the God who saves us, Worthy of all our praises; Hosanna, hosanna, Come have Your way among us; We welcome You here Lord Jesus. Hear the sound of hearts Returning to You; We turn to You; In Your kingdom Broken lives are made new, You make us new. (Repeat Bridge 1) Bridge 2 Cause when we see You, We find strength to face the day; In Your presence All our fears are washed away. (Repeat Bridge 1) (Repeat 2X) Hosanna, Hosanna. Hosanna, Hosanna. INVOCATION CONFESSION OF SINS AND WORDS OF FORGIVENESS Pastor: Our gracious God has promised to hear and forgive for Jesus sake. Let us therefore go to Him, confessing our sins. Silence for reflection on the Word of God and for self-examination. Pastor: Creator God, People: we confess our sinful thoughts, words, and deeds, as well as our sinful condition. We are not the creatures You intend us to be. Forgive us and rescue us from our unrighteousness that we may reflect Your righteousness and holiness. Pastor: Promised Savior, People: we confess that we are not only in the world, but too often act as part of it. We are as aliens in Your kingdom of grace. Forgive us and graciously treat us as Your own people for Your own name s sake. 1
Pastor: Holy Spirit, Comforter, People: we confess that we have wandered from the truth and sought to fulfill our own wants and desires. Forgive us, renew in us pure hearts, and guide us to walk in Your ways each day as long as we live. Pastor: Our heavenly Father sent His Son into the world to bear the sins of all. He has opened the kingdom of heaven to all who trust in Him for salvation. As a called and ordained servant of Christ and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all of your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. THE NICENE CREED I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. BLESSING OF EDUCATORS OUR GIFTS AND TITHES FOR GOD / REGISTRATION OFFERTORY SONG....... I m Not Ashamed Jesus, You re my Master and my King, Jesus, You re my Lord, my everything, Jesus, It s Your blood that made me clean. Hallelujah, hallelujah. I m not ashamed of Your love, Not ashamed of Your grace, Not ashamed of the cross, Not ashamed of Your Word, From the highest mountain top, To the lowest valley low I ll shout Your name Until the whole world knows. What can I do but dance and shout? I have to let these praises out. I once was lost and O so bound, By Your grace I have been found. And if the world can scream and shout For earthly temporary things, I can give my loudest praise to Thee. Shout: HAL-LE-LU-JAH (4x) Hallelujah, hallelujah. (3X) Jesus. 2
OUR PRAYERS & OUR LORD S PRAYER Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. WORDS OF INSTITUTION SHARING OF THE PEACE OUR LORD S SUPPER Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always. People: And also with you. AGNUS DEI Lamb of God DISTRIBUTION 3
DISTRIBUTION SONGS What a Beautiful Name You were the Word at the beginning, one with God the Lord Most High. Your hidden glory in creation, now revealed in You, our Christ. 1 What a beautiful Name it is, what a beautiful Name it is, The Name of Jesus Christ, my King. What a beautiful Name it is, nothing compares to this. What a beautiful Name it is, the Name of Jesus. You didn t want heaven without us, so Jesus, You brought heaven down. My sin was great, Your love was greater; what could separate us now? 2 What a wonderful Name it is, what a wonderful Name it is, The Name of Jesus Christ, my King. What a wonderful Name it is, nothing compares to this. What a wonderful Name it is, the Name of Jesus. What a wonderful Name it is, the Name of Jesus. Bridge 1 Death could not hold You, the veil tore before You. You silence the boast of sin and grave. The heavens are roaring the praise of Your glory for You are raised to life again. Bridge 2 You have no rival, You have no equal. Now and forever God, You reign. Yours is the kingdom, Yours is the glory, Yours is the Name above all names. 3 What a powerful Name it is, what a powerful Name it is. The Name of Jesus Christ, my King, What a powerful Name it is, nothing can stand against. (Repeat Bridge 2) (Repeat 3) Ending We Fall Down Verse We fall down, We lay our crowns, At the feet of Jesus. The greatness of Mercy and love At the feet of Jesus. And we cry holy, holy, holy; And we cry holy, holy, holy; And we cry holy, holy, holy, Is the Lamb. (Repeat Verse and ) DISMISSAL FROM COMMUNION KIDS CHURCH DISMISSAL 4
GOD S WORD OLD TESTAMENT READING...Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 NEW TESTAMENT READING...Romans 11:1-2a, 13-15, 28-32 GOSPEL READING...Matthew 15:21-28 SERMON Pastor Charles S. Mueller, Jr. THE BLESSING CLOSING SONG...This Little Light This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine (Repeat 2X) Hide it under a bushel? No! I'm gonna let it shine (Repeat 2X) Don't let Satan blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine (Repeat 2X) All around the neighborhood, I'm gonna let it shine (Repeat 2X) This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine (Repeat 2X) POSTLUDE Hymns used by permission CCLI License #273575 5