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THE LORD'S DAY

March 10, 2002 - 10:30 A.M.

Worship Theme: The God Who Sees and Hears

 
 

PRELUDE

Mrs. Sue Senzig
 

ACTIVITIES & CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH

 
 

PREPARING IN STILLNESS

 
 

WELCOMING THE ASSEMBLY

 
 

PASTOR: The Lord be with you!
PEOPLE: And also with you!

 

CHORAL PRAYER

Choir

Create in Me a Clean Heart

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy Holy Presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation. And uphold me with Thy free Spirit.
Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways, and sinners shall be converted unto Thee.
Create in me a clean heart, O God.


CONFESSING OUR SINS

 
 

ALL: O most great, most just and gracious God, You are of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, but You have promised mercy through Jesus Christ to all that repent and believe in Him. We confess that we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. We have neglected your holy worship. We have not sought Your Kingdom first. You have revealed Your wonderful love to us in Christ and offered us pardon and salvation in Him, but we have turned away. We have run into temptation, and the sin that we should have hated, we have committed.

Have mercy on us, most merciful Father! In Your Son is our salvation, in Your promises our hope. Take us for Your children and give us the Spirit of Your Son, through Jesus Christ our only Savior. Amen.

 

CONFESSING OUR SINS PRIVATELY

 

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Zechariah 3:3-4
 

PASTOR: Hear the promises of God to those who truly repent of their sins and trust in Christ: Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. Then the angel said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you.” Just as the Lord did for Joshua, He shall do for us. Now, lift up your hearts!

PEOPLE: We lift them up to the Lord!

DRAWING NEAR TO WORSHIP

Ensemble & Congregation
 

Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty

Father in heaven, how we love You, we lift Your name in all the earth.
May Your kingdom be established in our praises,
As Your people declare Your mighty works.

Blessed be the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come;
Blessed be the Lord God Almighty, who reigns forevermore.

CALL TO WORSHIP

 
 

PASTOR: Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.

PEOPLE: How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

PASTOR: God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.

ALL: Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.

 

PRAISING OUR LORD

Hymn 77
 

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

THANKING GOD FOR HIS PRESENCE

 
 

PASTOR: We give thanks to you, Lord, for you are good.
ALL: Your love endures forever. Amen.

CONFESSING OUR FAITH

The Nicene Creed
 

PASTOR: People of God, what do we believe?

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, 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 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 is seated at the right hand of the Father;
and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we 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 we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church;
we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;
and we look for the resurrection of the dead

 

PRAYING TOGETHER FOR GOD'S PEOPLE

Pastor Dave Clelland

SPECIAL MUSIC

TNPC Acappella Ensemble

As We Sail to Heaven’s Shore

Storms may rise on seas unknown while we journey toward our home;
Surely we’ll learn what grace is for, as we sail to heaven’s shore.

Send us strength, O Pilgrim Guide, sin would drown us in its tide;
Be close at hand and go before, as we sail to heaven’s shore.

Straighten our course with every prayer; let heaven’s breezes speed us there,
And grant us mercy evermore, as we sail to heaven’s shore.

Lord, we trust Your Father’s care will convey us safely there;
Open or seal off every door, as we sail to heaven’s shore.

Holy Spirit, lead us on; give us courage; bring the song.
Draw us near, O Finest Friend, from dawn’s light to evening’s end.
Each passing day we love You more, as we sail to heaven’s shore.


 

WORSHIPPING BY GIVING

(Sign, pass & return Friendship Pad)
 

Westminster Shorter Catechism, 98-99

Hymnal, page 877/i>
 

• Prayer - The pastor and another church elder will be available in the front to pray personally with anyone during the offertory.

• Offertory - Mrs. Judy Hewlett

PRAISING OUR GOD

Doxology (Hymn 733)
 

Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below, Alleluia, Alleluia
Praise him above, ye heav’nly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

DEDICATING OUR LIVES & GIFTS

 
 
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.
 

HEARING SCRIPTURE - Galatians 4:21-31

Elder Mark Peck
 

READER: This is the Word of the Lord.
CONGREGATION: Thanks be to God!

GREETING ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE

 
 

• Children ages 4-5 dismissed to Children's Church in Rooms M1 & M3.

PREPARING TO HEAR GOD'S WORD

Ensemble & Congregation
 

King of Heaven

King of heaven, Lord of me, I don’t understand this mystery.
I can’t comprehend how You can be King of heaven and Lord of me.

The hand that made the moon and stars is the hand that reaches down to me.
The Holy One for the lowly comes and lays aside His majesty.
The eyes that always watch the world are the eyes that see inside of me.
How great a love that You are mindful of and Father to the least of these.

Repeat Chorus

The One that could have worn the crown wore the thorns upon His head.
The Prince has come as a pauper’s son; the First became the Last instead.
His shoulders should have worn the robes and yet, He chose the sinner’s cross.
The great I AM became the Lamb and gave Himself to save the lost.

King of heaven, Lord of me, I don’t understand this mystery.
I can’t comprehend how You can be King of heaven and Lord of me,
King of Heaven and Lord of me.

You Are My All in All

You are my strength when I am weak. You are the treasure that I seek.
You are my All in All.
Seeking You as a precious jew’l. Lord, to give up I’d be a fool.
You are my All in All.

Jesus, Lamb of God, worthy is Your name.
Jesus, Lamb of God, worthy is Your name.

Taking my sin, my cross, my shame. Rising again, I bless Your name.
You are my All in All.
When I fall down You pick me up. When I am dry You fill my cup.
You are my All in All.

Repeat Chorus

 
 

APPLYING GOD'S WORD

Pastor Mark Balthrop
 

Gospel Problems - Genesis 16
(Text and Outline will be included on Sunday)

RESPONDING IN SONG

Hymn 580
How Firm a Foundation (stanzas 1-4, 6)

RECEIVING GOD'S BLESSING

1 Peter 1:3-5  
 

PASTOR: 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 into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

ALL: The Lord is King forever! Hallelujah! Amen.

 
 

POSTLUDE

Mrs. Jami Calatozzo