Bayshore Gardens Community Church Believing, Again Gaining Hope Caring Relationships Christ Jesus
WE EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO MEMBERS, REGULAR ATTENDERS, and THOSE VISITING TODAY. If you are visiting with us, we welcome you to our church! You are no longer a stranger for you are with the people of God.
WE INVITE YOU TO SIGN THE WHITE ATTENDANCE PAD so that we may celebrate your presence with us today! Please pass it on to the next person and then back down the row
Please Take Your Bulletins Home With You And Read the Announcements We invite you to take advantage of the Opportunities for fellowship and service
The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be offered today
Bayshore Gardens Community Church Believing, Again Gaining Hope Caring Relationships Christ Jesus
THE CALL TO WORSHIP [ Pastor / CONGREGATION] Genesis 12:2; Proverbs 14:34; Isaiah 9:3; 26:2 I will make you into a great nation," says the Lord, AND I WILL BLESS YOU; I will make your name great, AND YOU WILL BE A BLESSING TO ALL THE EARTH.
Righteousness exalts a nation, BUT SIN IS A DISGRACE TO ANY PEOPLE. O Lord, You have enlarged our nation; YOU HAVE INCREASED OUR JOY and we rejoice before You AS PEOPLE REJOICE AT THE HARVEST.
Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, BLESSED IS THE NATION THAT KEEPS FAITH WITH THE LORD.
THE OPENING HYMN #799 AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL [ All who are able please stand ]
(1) O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea.
(2) O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassion'd stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!
(3) O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life. America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness, And ev'ry gain divine!
(4) O Beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
**AFFIRMING OUR FAITH AND NATION I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior for whose Kingdom it stands; One Savior, crucified, risen and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe. One family in Christ, uniting all believers in service and in love.
I pledge allegiance to the Bible, God's Holy Word: 'A lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path;' Its words will I hide in my heart that I might not sin against God.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
SILENT PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND CONFESSION THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON 1 Peter 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade, kept in heaven for you.
OPEN OUR EYES LORD Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus, To reach out and touch Him, And say that we love Him; Open our ears, Lord, And help us to listen; Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus. (Please repeat)
THE HEBREW SCRIPTURE Psalm 33:8-22 Let all the earth revere the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm. The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.
BLESSED IS THE NATION WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD, the people whom He has chosen as His heritage. The Lord looks down from heaven; and He sees all humankind. From where He sits enthroned, He watches all the inhabitants of the earth; He who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds. A king is not saved by his great army; A warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save. Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who trust Him, on those who hope in His steadfast love, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and shield. Our heart is glad in Him, because we trust in His holy name. Let Your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in You.
THE SERMON: Psalm 33:8-22 Bayshore Gardens Community Church Dr. Daniel Herlein
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just; And this be our motto: IN GOD IS OUR TRUST.
Psalm 33:11-12 The plans of the Lord stand firm forever; the purposes of His heart through all generations; Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He chose for His inheritance.
The Pastoral Prayer 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 IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS; AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, AND THE POWER, AND THE GLORY FOREVER AMEN.
OUR OFFERING As A Tangible Expression Of Our Gratitude To God, We Joyfully Offer Our Monetary Gifts To Financially Support God's Work At Bayshore Gardens Community Church
OFFERTORY MUSIC HOW GREAT THOU ART Harriet Hoeksema, organist
THE 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
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
**THE CLOSING HYMN #807 Verses 1 & 4 MY COUNTRY, TIS OF THEE [ All who are able please stand ]
MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From ev'ry mountainside Let freedom ring!
Our fathers' God to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing. Long may our land be bright, With freedom's holy light, Protect us by Thy might, Great God our King.
THE PASTORAL BENEDICTION Go forth from this place as God s elect and covenant people... LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH
LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH Let there be peace on earth, And let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, The peace that was meant to be. With God as our Father, We are family; Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me; Let this be the moment now. With every step I take, Let this be my solemn vow: To take each moment, and live each moment in peace eternally! Let there be peace on earth, And let it begin with me. BGCC CCLI License #1053F5 Words and Music: Sy Miller & Jill Jackson Copyright 1955 & 2001