Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Psalm 66:1-2 Call to Worship

Shout for joy to God, all the earth;sing the glory of his name;give to him glorious praise!

Psalm 66:1-2

Call to Worship

Holy, holy, holy!Lord God Almighty!Early in the morning

our song shall rise to thee.Holy, holy, holy!

Merciful and mighty!God in three Persons,

blessed Trinity!

Text: Reginald Heber (1826) • Music: John Dykes (1861)

Holy, Holy, Holy

Holy, holy, holy!All the saints adore thee,

casting down their golden crownsaround the glassy sea;cherubim and seraphimfalling down before thee,

who wert, and art,and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy!Though the darkness hide thee,

though the eye of sinful manthy glory may not see,

only thou art holy;there is none beside thee

perfect in power,in love, and purity.

“Holy, Holy, Holy” • Text: Reginald Heber (1826)

Music: John Dykes (1861) • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

Holy, holy, holy!Lord God Almighty!

All thy works shall praise thy Namein earth and sky and sea.

Holy, holy, holy!Merciful and mighty!

God in three Persons,blessed Trinity!

Prayer of Invocation

Come, let us reason together,says the LORD:

though your sins are like scarlet,they shall be as white as snow;

though they are red like crimson,they shall become like wool.

Isaiah 1:18

Call to Confession of Sin

Jesus, forgive my sins.Forgive the sins that I remember,

and the sins I have forgotten.Forgive my many failuresin the face of temptation,

and those times when I have beenstubborn in the face of correction.

Confession of Sin

Forgive the times I have been proudof my own achievements,

and those when I have failedto boast in your works.

Forgive the harsh judgmentsI have made of others,

and the leniency I have shown myself.

Forgive the lies I have told to others,and the truths I have avoided.

Forgive me the painI have caused others,

and the indulgenceI have shown myself.

Jesus, have mercy on meand make me whole.

Amen.

(Silent confession)

The ransomed of the LORD shall returnand come to Zion with singing;

everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;they shall obtain gladness and joy,

and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 51:11

Assurance of Forgiveness

May the peace of Christ be with you.And also with you.

“Now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified… By working hard we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Acts 20:32, 35

Offering

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

Amen.

Text: Thomas Ken (1674)

Music: “Old 100th” / Genevan Psalter / Louis Bourgeois (1551)

The Doxology

Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

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The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God!

Isaiah 42:1-4

Old Testament Reading

Jesus, remember uswhen you come in your kingdom,

Have mercy upon usand hear our prayers.

For all who carry out your ministrieswithin your church,

We ask for grace and wisdom.

For those who don’t yetbelieve the gospel,

We ask for your faithful love.

For governors and rulersin every land,

We ask for your guidance.

For people who suffer and grieve,

We ask for your healing peace.

Holy God, your Son, Jesus Christhas spoken to us

the word of reconciliation.We come to you now

in the words He taught us, saying:

Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be doneon 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.

Arise, my soul, arise,shake off your guilty fears;

the bleeding sacrificein my behalf appears.

Before the throne my surety stands,before the throne my surety stands,

my name is written on his hands.

Text: Charles Wesley (1742) • Music: Kevin Twit (1996)

Arise, My Soul, Arise

Arise! Arise! Arise!Arise, my soul, arise!


Shake off your guilty fears and rise!

He ever lives above,for me to intercede,

his all redeeming love,his precious blood to plead.

His blood atoned for every race,his blood atoned for every race,

and sprinkles now the throne of grace.




Five bleeding wounds he bears,received on Calvary.

They pour effectual prayers;they strongly plead for me.

“Forgive him, oh, forgive” they cry,“Forgive him, oh, forgive” they cry,“Nor let that ransomed sinner die.”




My God is reconciled;his pard’ning voice I hear.He owns me for his child;

I can no longer fear.With confidence I now draw nigh,with confidence I now draw nigh,And, “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.




“Arise, My Soul, Arise” • Text: Charles Wesley (1742)

Music: Kevin Twit • © 1996 Kevin Twit • CCLI License #11109756

Come, thou fount of ev’ry blessing,tune my heart to sing thy grace;

streams of mercy, never ceasing,call for songs of loudest praise.

Teach me some melodious sonnetsung by flaming tongues above;

praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,mount of God’s unchanging love.

Text: Robert Robinson (1758) • Music: Asahel Nettleton (1825)

Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing

Here I raise my Ebenezer;hither by thy help I’m come;

and I hope, by thy good pleasure,safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger,wand’ring from the fold of God;he, to rescue me from danger,interposed his precious blood.

“Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing” • Text: Robert Robinson (1758)

Music: Asahel Nettleton (1825) • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

O to grace how great a debtordaily I’m constrained to be;

let that grace, now, like a fetter,bind my wand’ring heart to thee.Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,prone to leave the God I love;

Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,seal it for thy courts above.

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ.Praise be to you, O Christ!

Luke 3:21-38

Gospel Reading

What do you believe?

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

The Nicene Creed (381)

Confession of Faith

And I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the 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 sits at the right hand of the Father;

and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I 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 I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,to which indeed you were called in one body.

And be thankful.

(Greet one another with the words,“The peace of Christ be with you.”)

Colossians 3:15

Passing of the Peace

Institution of the Lord’s Table

Therefore let us proclaim the mystery of faith.Christ has died.Christ is risen.

Christ will come again!

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.Therefore let us keep the feast.

The gifts of God for the people of God.

(The Mystery of Faith)

Mysterium Fidei

On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,and cast a wishful eye

to Canaan’s fair and happy land,where my possessions lie.

Text: Samuel Stennett (1787)

Music: Christopher Miner (1997)

On Jordan’s Stormy Banks

O’er all those wide extended plainsshines one eternal day;

there God the Son forever reigns,and scatters night away.

I am bound, I am bound,I am bound for the promised land!


No chilling winds or poison breathcan reach that healthful shore;

where sickness, sorrow,pain and death,

are felt and feared no more.



When I shall reach that happy place,I’ll be forever blessed;

for I shall see my Father’s face,and in his bosom rest.

Filled with delight my raptured soulwould here no longer stay;

though Jordan’s wavesaround me roll,

fearless I’d launch away.

“On Jordan’s Stormy Banks” • Text: Samuel Stennett (1787)

Music: Christopher Miner • © 1997 Christopher Miner • CCLI License #11109756



What wondrous love is this,O my soul, O my soul!

What wondrous love is this, O my soul!What wondrous love is this

that caused the Lord of blissto bear the dreadful cursefor my soul, for my soul,

to bear the dreadful curse for my soul!

Text: American Folk Hymn • Music: Southern Harmony

What Wondrous Love Is This

When I was sinking down,sinking down, sinking down;

when I was sinking down, sinking down.When I was sinking down

beneath God’s righteous frown,Christ laid aside his crownfor my soul, for my soul;

Christ laid aside his crown for my soul!

To God and to the LambI will sing, I will sing;

to God and to the Lamb I will sing.To God and to the Lambwho is the great “I am,”

while millions join the themeI will sing, I will sing;

while millions join the theme I will sing!

“What Wondrous Love Is This” • Text: American Folk Hymn

Music: Southern Harmony • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

And when from death I’m free,I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on;

and when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on.And when from death I’m free,

I’ll sing and joyful be,and through eternity,

I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on;and through eternity, I’ll sing on.

2 Corinthians 13:14

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Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Psalm 66:1-2 Call to Worship