August 23, 2020

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Order Of Worship

Call To Worship

 

Prayer:

Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

SONG: Come Thou Fount

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, mount of Thy redeeming love

Hitherto Thy love has blessed me, Thou hast brought me to this place
And I know Thy hand will bring me safely home by Thy good grace
Jesus sought me when a stranger wandering from the fold of God
He, to rescue me from danger, interposed His precious blood

Oh to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter bind my wandering heart to Thee
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart, oh take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above

Oh that day when freed from sinning I shall see Thy lovely face
Full arrayed in blood-washed linen how I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry, bring Thy promises to pass
For I know Thy pow’r will keep me till I’m home with Thee at last 

General Confession

To be read aloud, together:

Almighty and most merciful Father,
We have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesu our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy name. Amen.

READING OF THE WORD – Proverbs 14:21

At the conclusion of the reading, the speaker will say, “The Word of the Lord,” to which we all reply:
Thanks Be To God 

SONG: Lord From Sorrows Deep I call

Lord, from sorrows deep I call when my hope is shaken
Torn and ruined from the fall, hear my desperation
For so long I've pled and prayed, "God, come to my rescue"
Even so, the thorn remains, still my heart will praise You 

Storms within my troubled soul, questions without answers
On my faith these billows roll, God be now my shelter
Why are you cast down, my soul? Hope in Him who saves you
When the fires have all grown cold cause this heart to praise You

Oh, my soul, put your hope in God 
My Help, my Rock, I will praise Him
Sing, oh sing, through the raging storm
You're still my God, my Salvation


Should my life be torn from me every worldly pleasure
When all I possess is grief God, be then my treasure
Be my vision in the night, be my hope and refuge
Till my faith is turned to sight Lord, my heart will praise You 

Prayer

Song: Almighty God

Almighty God to You all hearts are open 
Search and know our thoughts and anxious fears 
Wash us in the fountain of Your mercy 
Come with Your light, we cannot hide from You 

Almighty God To You all hearts are open 
With gratitude we raise our song to You 
Come and fill the praises of Your people 
In grace and truth You make us new again

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!

Almighty God to You all hearts are open 
We long for more than what this world provides 
No shallow spring will ever satisfy us 
But Your river deep Floods over everything

Almighty God to You all hearts are open 
You take away our sickness and our sin 
Oh Lamb of God we gather at Your table 
In bread and wine You have supplied our needs

To You all hearts are open, Almighty God

Sermon: Resisting Contempt (Psalms 123)

Communion

 

SONG: Lord I Need You

Lord, I come, I confess, Bowing here I find my rest 
Without You I fall apart, You're the One that guides my heart 

Lord, I need You, Oh, I need You, Every hour I need You 
My one defense, my righteousness, Oh God, how I need You 


Where sin runs deep Your grace is more, Where grace is found is where You are 
And where You are, Lord, I am free, Holiness is Christ in me 

Teach my song to rise to You, When temptation comes my way 
And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You, Jesus, You're my hope and stay

Benediction:

May we be compelled by the love of God, the gospel of Jesus, and the presence of the Holy Spirit to pursue His mission for our good and His glory.

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