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 September November Ocber February 22, 18, 5, 26 2017 2016 Thanksgiving Epiphany Trinity Season Season Sunday
Preparation for Worship As you enter the Sanctuary, please prepare your for worship silence your mobile devices. Every time we gather for worship, we remind ourselves how beautiful powerful the name our Lord. The Apostle Peter declares: in the name Jesus Chrt Nazareth, re up walk! (Acts 3:6) The name Jesus one the most precious powerful words in the vocabulary a Jesus follower: The name Jesus means the Lord saves. The angel tells Mary why she give th name her baby: For He will save H people from their sins (Matthew 1:21). The Apostle Peter makes an asnhing claim in Acts 4:11-12: Th Jesus the sne that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornersne. And there salvation in no one else, for there no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Therefore, if you have never trusted Jesus Chrt as your Savior, would you do so day? For day can be your day salvation! If you have already trusted Him, then seize th opportunity fer joyful worship a thankful the One you call friend, Lord, Savior! Prae H Majestic Name ORGAN PRELUDE: Thanksgiving Suite....Charles Callahan Samuel Metzger, organ; Stephanie Hancock, clarinet CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 8:1, 9; 124:8; Philippians 2:9-11....David A. Bowen O Lord, our Lord, how majestic your name in all the earth! Our help in the name the Lord, the Maker heaven earth. For th reason also, God highly exalted Him, beswed on Him the name which above every name, So that at the name Jesus every knee will bow, those who are in heaven on earth under the earth, that every ngue will confess that Jesus Chrt Lord, the glory God the Father. WHYMN OF PRAISE: No. 164 O for a Thous Tongues Sing....AZMON stanzas 1-5 WPSALTER LESSON: Select verses from Psalm 92.... Ama Coop (8:15) Blanche Tosh (11:00) It good give thanks the Lord, sing praes your name, O Most High; declare your steadfast love in the morning, your faithfulness by night, the music the lute the harp, the melody the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works your hs I sing for joy. How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep! The righteous flourh like the palm tree grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house the Lord; they flourh in the courts our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full sap green, declare that the Lord upright; he rock, there no unrighteousness in him.
WCONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE....AZMON Hear Him, ye deaf; H prae, ye dumb, your loosen d ngues employ; Ye blind, behold your Savior come; leap, ye lame, for joy. WINVOCATION (please rae hs) Receive H Gracious Pardon CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION Gracious God Father our Lord Jesus Chrt, whose will it for us give thanks for all things, we confess that we have ten received Your blessings thankless s. We have been slow cast all our cares on You who cares for us. Forgive us for allowing faithless fears worldly anxieties drive our decions. Work in our s so that no clouds th mortal life may hide from us the light Your love, which immortal, which You have revealed us in Your Son, Jesus Chrt our Lord. Amen. INDIVIDUAL PRAYERS OF CONFESSION ASSURANCE OF DIVINE PARDON WHYMN OF ASSURANCE: My Heart Is Filled Thankfulness.... Keith Getty, Stuart Townend 4 4 1. My 2. My 3. My bore walks reigns be a pain; side; bove; grace gave me strength caus es peace, whose ev 'ʹry sin have law me give œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ ful ness e nough on earth for filled filled filled Who Who Whose life fears thought clothed me ev 'ʹry giv en right eous ness arms life, love all, plumbed floods w a thank ful ness thank ful ness thank ful ness gain; fly. love. step by the dom H I the pow'ʹr crown love depths weak ness œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ j es per Who crushed Whose For ev ev 'ʹry 'ʹry light take. King. Sus So up on ing me fol d fect œ œ œ œ œ œ curse prom e day I œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j wrote tain I &b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ j low H ing will. grace. Him.
PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS.... L. Brett Wynne OFFERTORY ANTHEM: Thanks Be Thee.... G.F. Hel, arr. Harr Thanks be Thee, thanks be Thee; Glory prae we sing Thee. For Thy great mercies, thanks be Thee. Like as a shepherd hast Thou been our guide, Through the dark valley Thou wast ever by our side. Lord, God Almighty, thanks be Thee. The Westminster Singers (8:15), The Chancel Choir (11:00) Chrty Young, direcr WCONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE.... EBENEZER Glorious Your name, Most Holy, God Father us all; We, Your servants, bow before You, strive answer every call. You life s great good have blessed us, cared for us from earliest years; Now You our thanks we fer; Your deep love o ercomes all fears. For our world need anguh we would lift You our prayer. Faithful stewards Your bounty, may we our brothers share. In the name Chrt our Savior, who redeems sets us free, Gifts we bring treasure, that our lives may worthier be. WPRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION WGREETINGS A WORD TO THE CHILDREN (8:15) Experience H Healing Grace WPRAYERS OF INTERCESSION AND THE LORD S PRAYER Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it in heaven. Give us th day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debrs. And lead us not in temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine the Kingdom, the power, the glory, forever. Amen. NEW TESTAMENT LESSON.... Acts 3:1-26 (page 911 in the pew Bible) All flesh grass, all its beauty like the flower the field; The grass ers, the flower fades, but the Word our God will st forever. (Isaiah 40:6b, 8) SERMON Power in the Name George W. Robertson PRAYER OF COMMITMENT WHYMN OF COMMITMENT: No. 98 Now Thank We All Our God....NUN DANKET WBENEDICTION (please rae hs) WCONGREGATIONAL THREE-FOLD AMEN ORGAN POSTLUDE: Toccata on Now Thank We All Our God.... Egil Hovl WIndicates congregation sting CCLI License #252778
Power in the Name George Robertson November 26, 2017 I. Powerful Heal the Body (Acts 3:1-13) A. More Than a Commodity 1. Useful Assuage Consciences 2. Inherently Worthy B. More Than Th Body II. Powerful Resre the Soul (Acts 3:14-26) A. Guilt B. Grace C. Guide