Grace changes everything 9AM, 10:45AM, & 5:15PM OCTOBER 21, 2018 We exist to glorify and enjoy God by making disciples who make a difference through grace-filled worship, community, and missions. MCLEANPRES.ORG 1020 BALLS HILL RD MCLEAN, VA 22101
Welcome We are so glad you are here! A NOTE FROM OUR SENIOR PASTOR We re all at different stages in our relationship with God. He may be the priority of your life, it may have been a while since you connected with him, or you may be exploring these things for the first time. At McLean Presbyterian, we celebrate God s grace: Jesus came to give us life today and for eternity. This offer is made to us all; whatever your background, we re delighted you re here! We d love to connect with you this morning. Fill out the Hello! card and place it in the offering plate, then stop by our Welcome Center after the service. When you leave, head to your right to enjoy some coffee, meet new people, and learn how our church can become your home. May this morning be good for your soul! In his grace, JAMES FORSYTH, SENIOR PASTOR P.S. You re invited to join our pastors for lunch at one of our homes. Come get to know our families and other newcomers. Details and dates are at mcleanpres.org/lunch. BUILDING MAP (UPPER FLOOR) Fellowship Hall Welcome Center Sanctuary FOR YOUR FAMILY While you worship, your children will be loved and taught in an engaging environment. Classrooms are located on the lower floor; the nursing mothers room is on the left as you exit the Sanctuary. Jr. High (grades 7-8) meets at Cooper MS, 977 Balls Hill Road. Shuttles are available in front of the church. Visit the Family Welcome Desk downstairs or mcleanpres.org for schedules and details. Nursery is offered for ages 0 - Pre-K at all service times. Sunday School is available for K - 6 at 9AM, K - 12 at 10:45AM, and K - 3 during the sermon at 5:15PM. Sunday nights include communities for 4th - 12th grade at 5PM. Find full details and schedules at mcleanpres.org/ kidsandstudents. Children & Student ministries downstairs; adult education at Cooper MS
Service of Divine Worship October 21, 2018 9:00AM, 10:45AM Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall We rest our hearts in God s presence as we prepare for worship PRELUDE REFORMATION HYMN We celebrate God s presence with us and ask for his Spirit to work powerfully among us WELCOME & INVOCATION God invites us to worship him in spirit and in truth CALL TO WORSHIP PSALM 67:1-3 Leader: May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. People: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 1
We sing praises to God for who he is and for what he has done SONGS OF PRAISE EVERYWHERE I GO Kids for the King Children s Choir (Sanctuary) Everywhere I go, the Lord is near me, if I call upon him, he will hear me. Never will I fear, for the Lord is near, everywhere I go. In the dark of night should things alarm me, ever in his sight no ill may harm me, I will be of cheer, for the Lord is near, everywhere I go. He is with me day by day, he will be my strength and stay. From his path I will not stray but follow in his way. In the coming days of joy or sadness, I will praise his name with songs of gladness, For to me it s clear that the Lord is near, everywhere I go. CCLI Song # 485521; Words & Music by N. Sleeth; 1975 Choristers Guild; CCLI License #152421 LET THE PEOPLE PRAISE Chancel Choir (Fellowship Hall) Let them praise, let them praise, let the people praise him! Let us praise, let us praise, let the people praise him! Let all the people praise Jehovah. Let the people praise the Lord! Sing his praises over and over. Let the people praise the Lord! He alone is reigning over us. Let the people praise the Lord! Sovereign God and King victorious. Let them praise, let them praise, Let the people praise him! Let us praise, let us praise, let the people praise him! Praise the Father, praise the Spirit. Let the people praise the Lord! Sing his praise so all can hear it. Let the people praise the Lord! Praise the Son who died to save us. Let the people praise the Lord! Praise him for the call he gave us. He is God. He is King. He is Lord of everything. He is God! He is King! We will praise, we will sing! Let them praise, let them praise, let the people praise him! Let us praise, let us praise, let the people praise him! Let all the people praise Jehovah. Let the people sing, Hallelujah! Sing his praises over and over. Let the people sing praise the Lord! Words by J.C. Ward; Music A.D.; 1985 Music Anno Domini 2
COME, PEOPLE OF THE RISEN KING Come, people of the risen King who delight to bring him praise. Come all, and tune your hearts to sing to the Morning Star of grace. From the shifting shadows of the earth we will lift our eyes to him, Where steady arms of mercy reach to gather children in. Chorus: Rejoice! Rejoice! Let ev ry tongue rejoice! One heart, one voice; O Church of Christ, rejoice! Come, those whose joy is morning sun, and those weeping through the night. Come, those who tell of battles won, and those struggling in the fight. For his perfect love will never change, and his mercies never cease, But follow us through all our days with the certain hope of peace. Chorus Come, young and old from ev ry land, men and women of the faith; Come, those with full or empty hands, find the riches of his grace. Over all the world his people sing, shore to shore we hear them call, The truth that cries through ev ry age, Our God is all in all! Chorus 2x CCLI Song # 5232617; Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend; 2007 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); CCLI License #152421 MAN OF SORROWS Man of sorrows, Lamb of God, by his own betrayed. The sin of man and wrath of God has been on Jesus laid. Silent as he stood accused, beaten, mocked, and scorned, Bowing to the Father s will, he took a crown of thorns. Chorus: Oh, that rugged cross, my salvation, where your love poured out over me. Now my soul cries out, hallelujah, praise and honor unto thee. Sent of heaven, God s own Son, to purchase and redeem, And reconcile the very ones who nailed him to that tree. Chorus Bridge: Now my debt is paid, it is paid in full by the precious blood that my Jesus spilled. Now the curse of sin has no hold on me. Whom the Son sets free, oh, is free indeed. (repeat) Chorus See the stone is rolled away, behold the empty tomb. Hallelujah, God be praised, he s risen from the grave! Chorus Praise and honor unto thee. CCLI Song #6476063; Words & Music by M. Crocker & B. Ligertwood; 2013 Hillsong Music Publishing, CCLI License #152421 3
We acknowledge our need of forgiveness and renewal through the cleansing blood of Jesus CONFESSION OF SIN Holy and merciful Father, we come before you in need of forgiveness. We confess our tendencies towards license and legalism. Some days we follow the fleeting joys of materialism, gossip, and gluttony. Other days we try cover our sin with our feeble works. Many times we live like your grace is not enough. Forgive us for trying to find happiness outside of you. By your grace, remind us that our sins have been dealt with on the cross. In your love, reveal to us the fullness of life that comes with following you. By the power of your Spirit, give us the strength to walk with you in joyful obedience. We pray all this in the name of our risen King, Jesus Christ. Amen. God reminds us of his promise of forgiveness in Christ ASSURANCE OF PARDON PSALM 103:8-13 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. We enjoy and extend the peace of the gospel to one another GIVING OF THE PEACE Leader: Because Christ has removed our transgressions from us, we now have peace with God and peace with one another. May the peace of Christ be with you! People: And also with you! 4
We celebrate God s work in our community and world TESTIMONY OF GOD S GRACE International Justice Mission We give thanks to God and bring our needs to him CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER You can join us in praying for our community and world this morning; the Flock Notes are on page 9 in your worship guide. If you would like to submit a prayer request, fill out the prayer request card and place it in the offering plate. If you would like someone to pray with you after the service, men and women from our leadership will be available in the front. As recipients of his grace, we give back to God a portion of what is already his PRESENTATION OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS We want to be a generous community. In response to the grace we ve received, we seek to give cheerfully, diligently, proportionately, and sacrificially (2 Cor 8:1-15). Many of our people give online (mcleanpres.org); you can also place your gift in the offering plate. Read more about how we care for each other, as well as our local & global missions outreach in the Flock Notes on page 9. Please also fill out the Keeping Connected pad and pass it down your row and back. 5
We ready our hearts to receive the preaching of God s word SONG OF PREPARATION REFORMATION HYMN CCLI Song #7085667; Words & Music by B. Kauflin & C. Anderson; 2016 Sovereign Grace Music & ChurchWorksMedia.com; CCLI License #152421 6
God speaks to us through the reading of his word SCRIPTURE READING TITUS 1:5-9 (PEW BIBLE P. 998) Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! God speaks to us through the preaching of his word SERMON DIFFERENCE MAKER 2. It s the Small Things We respond to God s word through song SONG OF SENDING BE THOU MY VISION Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art; Thou my best thought by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord; Thou my great Father, I thy true son; thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one. Riches I heed not, nor man s empty praise, thou mine inheritance, now and always: Thou and thou only, first in my heart, High King of heaven, my treasure thou art. High King of heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven s joys, O bright heaven s Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all. Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all. Words: Ancient Irish poem, c. 8th century; Tr. by M.E. Byrne, 1905; Vers. by E.H. Hull, 1912; Music: Traditional Irish melody, Arr. by T. Cottrell; 2002 Word Music Group, Inc.; CCLI License #152421 God sends us out with his blessing BENEDICTION 2 CORINTHIANS 13:14 Leader: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. People: Amen. Thanks be to God! Alleluia! 7