ORDER OF WORSHIP August 9, 2015 11 th Sunday after Pentecost 19 th Sunday in Ordinary Time / Proper 14 *Congregation Stands (If you prefer, It is acceptable to remain seated.) Welcome to Knox Presbyterian Church! Please sign and pass the Friendship Book ( pew pad ) if you have not already done so. Our prayer is that you will experience the presence of the eternal, as we worship our God together. We invite you to take the time during the prelude to focus your heart and mind in worship. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE Jason Stuart Piano Nick Robertson And I looked, and Behold!, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name and his Father s name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a sound from heaven, as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of a great thunder: the sound that I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps: 3 and they sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders: and no one could learn the song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, who have been redeemed from the earth. 4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins; these follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from humankind as first fruits for God and the Lamb, 5 and in their mouth no lie was found; they are blameless. CALL TO WORSHIP Revelation 14:1-5 (LEB) *SONGS OF WORSHIP: ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS NAME (Hymn #95, verses 1,2,4,and 5) (VERSE 1) All hail the power of Jesus name! Let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all; bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all! (VERSE 2) Ye chosen seed of Israel s race, ye ransomed from the fall, hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown him Lord of all; hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown him Lord of all! (VERSE 4) Let every kindred, every tribe, on this terrestrial ball, to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all; to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all! (VERSE 5) O that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall! We ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all; we ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all! IN CHRIST ALONE In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; This Cornerstone, this solid Ground, Firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, When fears are stilled, when strivings cease. My Comforter, my All in All, Here in the love of Christ I stand. In Christ alone! Who took on flesh Fullness of God in helpless babe! This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones he came to save: Till on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied - For every sin on him was laid; Here in the death of Christ I live. There in the ground his body lay Light of the world by darkness slain: Then bursting forth in glorious Day Up from the grave he rose again!
And as he stands in victory Sin's curse has lost its grip on me, For I am his and he is mine - Bought with the precious blood of Christ. No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me; From life's first cry to final breath. Jesus commands my destiny. No power of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from his hand; Till he returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I'll stand. CCLI Song #3350395/ 2001 Thankyou Music/Keith Getty Stuart Townend/For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights Reserved. www.ccli.com/ccli License #296507 SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 2:1 12 (NIV) Jason Stuart 1 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles. 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, 6 I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain. 7 I will proclaim the Lord s decree: He said to me, You are my son; today I have become your father. 8 Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling. 12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE SCRIPTURE READING: Rev. Don Meekhof Nick Robertson Revelation 14:6 13 (LEB) 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the eternal gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and language, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 Then another angel, a third, followed them, crying with a loud voice, Those who worship the beast and its image and receive a mark on their foreheads or on their hands, 10 they will also drink the wine of God s wrath, poured unmixed into the cup of his anger, and they will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image and for anyone who receives the mark of its name. 12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write this: Blessed are the dead henceforth who die in the Lord. Yes, says the Spirit, they will rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.
TIME OF PRAYER Prayer of Confession Glorious God, you are all wisdom and a lamp to our feet, yet we fail to listen to you and neglect to follow your guidance. Forgive us, heal us, and lead us on, that we may walk in your ways and be happy in your refuge; in Jesus our Christ we pray. Amen. [Silent Prayer] Sam Palpant Declaration of Forgiveness Take heart, God is our rock and our fortress: The Holy One has stored up an abundance of goodness for those of us who take refuge in God. So let us bless our God s steadfast love by sharing the peace of Christ with one another. Reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word worship Companion. 2013 OFFERING OF OURSELVES & OUR GIFTS: *Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below Praise him above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. Offertory Prayer Sam Palpant Oh God, you have revealed to us a law and a love that leads us into becoming your own daughters and sons. Therefore, let us gratefully give from that which has first been given to us, our lives, our talents, and our possessions. Amen. Reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word worship Companion. 2013
Bringing our gifts forward and/or lighting a candle Offertory SCRIPTURE READING: Piano Nick Robertson Revelation 14:14 20 (LEB) 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud was one like the Son of Man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send out your sickle, and reap: for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe [dried out]. 16 And he that sat on the cloud threw his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped. 17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18 Then another angel came out from the altar, the angel who has authority over fire, and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, Send your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for its grapes are ripe. 19 So the angel threw his sickle over the earth and gathered the vintage of the earth, and he threw it into the great wine press of the wrath of God. 20 And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horse s bridle, for a distance of about sixteen hundred stadia. MESSAGE Only Rev. Douglas Haub *CLOSING SONG GREAT ARE YOU LORD (VERSE 1) You give life, You are love You bring light to the darkness You give hope, You restore ev'ry heart that is broken And great are You Lord
(CHORUS 1) It's Your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise We pour out our praise It's Your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise to You only (Repeat Verse and Chorus) (BRIDGE) And all the earth will shout Your praise Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing Great are You Lord CCLI Song No. 6460220 2012 Integrity s Alleluia! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (IMI)) / Integrity's Praise! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (IMI)) / Open Hands Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) / Sony/ATV Timber Publishing (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) For use solely in accordance with the SongSelect Advanced Terms of Agreement. All rights Reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License No. 296507 BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Rev. Douglas Haub Piano In the pulpit today: Douglas Haub is a graduate of Whitworth University and Fuller Seminary. He currently serves at Shoreline Covenant Church in Seattle as the director of Called Out, a youth worship and performance group and as a worship leader. Douglas and his wife, Erika, have four children: Mercy, Aaron Emmanuel, Elijah, and Hope. Before accepting the call to serve at Shoreline Covenant, they spent seven years as a family living and ministering in South Central Los Angeles where they helped to plant Church of the Redeemer, an Evangelical Covenant Church. Both Erika and Douglas spent time living and ministering in Spokane after college but did not meet each other until they worked together at a church in Portland, Oregon.