Liturgy 4/2/2023

PRELUDE –

“Worthy” by All Beautiful Eulogy

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 99:1-3: 

 “The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!

    He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!

The Lord is great in Zion;

    he is exalted over all the peoples.

Let them praise your great and awesome name!

    Holy is he!”

Let’s stand and worship the holy Lord our God!

(congregation stands)

SONG –

“Holy, Holy, Holy” by John Bacchus Dykes and Reginald Heber

CONFESSION OF SIN – Psalm 24:1-4

The Psalmist declares in Psalm 24:

“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,
    the world and those who dwell therein,
for he has founded it upon the seas
    and established it upon the rivers.

Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
    And who shall stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
    who does not lift up his soul to what is false
    and does not swear deceitfully.”

God’s holiness demands that his people worship him in holiness and integrity.

Let’s take a moment now in our service to quietly pray in our hearts,

Asking God to once again forgive us of our sins and cleanse us of all impure motives!

(moment of silence)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – From Romans 4:5-8 and Psalm 32:1-2

“And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
    and whose sins are covered;
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.””

Let’s continue to sing for Jesus Christ has made a way for sinners to stand righteous before God!

SONG – 

“I Will Glory in My Redeemer” by Steve and Vikki Cook

PRAYER

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – Apostle’s Creed

Let’s stand and affirm aloud our common faith together using the words of the Apostle’s Creed.

(everyone says aloud)

We believe in God the Father Almighty,

Maker of heaven and earth;

and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, dead, and buried.

 He descended into hell*

and on the third day he rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic** church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting.

Amen.

* hell meaning “place of the dead”

** catholic meaning “universal”

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“Be Unto Your Name” by Gary Sadler and Lynn DeShazo

SCRIPTURE READING – Matthew 21:12-17  

SERMON – “Guest Rules for God’s House”

(congregation sits)

SONGS – 

“The Love of God” by Frederick Martin Lehman and Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai

“Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” by Jordan Kauflin, Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, and Matthew Merker

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

(congregation stands)

SONG –

“Now Why This Fear?” by Augustus Toplady and Doug Plank

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“Jerusalem” by CityAlight

Liturgy 3/26/2023

PRELUDE –

“Rest In You” by All Sons & Daughters

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 117:1-2: 

 “Praise the Lord, all nations!

      Extol him, all peoples!

      For great is his steadfast love toward us,

      and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

      Praise the Lord!”

Let’s stand and celebrate the Lord’s steadfast love for his people!

(congregation stands)

SONG –

“Your Grace Is Enough” by Matt Maher

CONFESSION OF SIN – John Calvin 

Having just sung about God’s abundant mercy and grace, let’s now take this time in our service to confess our sins to the Lord by praying aloud together this corporate confession of sin written by John Calvin:

(everyone read aloud)

Lord God, eternal and Almighty Father, 

we confess and acknowledge without pretense before your holy Majesty, 

that we are poor sinners, conceived and born in iniquity and corruption; 

prone to do what is evil, incapable of any good; 

and that in our depravity, we endlessly transgress your holy commandments. 

And so, in your just judgment, we deserve ruin and damnation. 

But Lord, we are displeased with ourselves for having offended you, 

and we condemn ourselves and our vices with true repentance, 

longing for your grace to relieve our distress. 

May you, therefore, have mercy upon us, most gentle and merciful God and Father, 

in the name of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 

And as you blot out our vices and blemishes, 

extend and increase the graces of your Holy Spirit to us day by day, 

so that as we acknowledge our unrighteousness with all our heart, 

we might feel the sorrow that gives birth to true penitence, 

which as we mortify our sins may produce fruits of righteousness and innocence pleasing to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – John 6:37-40

Jesus himself assures all those who turn to him for salvation

“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

Let’s continue to sing, for God has willed to save his people!

SONG – 

“Your Will Be Done” by Jonny Robinson and Rich Thompson

PRAYER

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“And Can It Be?” by Charles Wesley

SCRIPTURE READING – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28  Please announce the page number (P. 988) in the pew Bibles in the back. Instruct the congregation to stand. End with “This is the Word of the Lord.” 

SERMON

(congregation sits)

SONGS – 

“He Will Hold Me Fast” by Ada Ruth Habershon and Matthew Merker

“We Will Feast in the House of Zion” by Joshua Moore and Sandra McCracken

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

(congregation stands)

SONG –

“Jesus Messiah” by Chris Tomlin, Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, and Jesse Reeves

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“We Do Not Labor In Vain” by Taylor Leonhardt

Liturgy 3/19/2023

PRELUDE –

“Let This Heart Not Wander” by Young Oceans

CALL TO WORSHIP – Hebrews 3:7-13: 

 “As the Holy Spirit says,

‘Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
    on the day of testing in the wilderness,
where your fathers put me to the test
    and saw my works for forty years.
Therefore I was provoked with that generation,
and said, “They always go astray in their heart;
    they have not known my ways.”
As I swore in my wrath,
    “They shall not enter my rest.”’

Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”

One of the ways we continue to exhort one another is by singing to one another the great truths of the Christian faith. Let’s stand and sing and remind one another of the greatness of our Lord and the free grace of his gospel!

(congregation stands)

SONG –

“Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder” by John Newton and Laura Taylor

CONFESSION OF SIN – Matthew 24:42-44

“Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

Because no one knows at what time the Lord will return in glory,

Jesus warns his followers to stay awake and constantly be looking for his return.

One of the ways believers prepare themselves for his return is by regularly confessing our sins to God and daily seeking for his forgiveness and grace. In light of this, let’s use this moment of silence in our service now to pray, asking God once again to forgive us for our sins  and to prepare our hearts for the day of his coming.

(moment of silence)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – John 3:36

“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

To all who repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,

We can know that he has taken the wrath for our sin on the cross,

And that we have eternal life in him. 

Let’s continue to sing for God has been faithful to his people!

SONG – 

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” by Thomas Obediah Chisholm and William Marion Runyan

PRAYER

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” by John Wyeth and Robert Robinson

SCRIPTURE READING – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11  Please announce the page number (P. 987) in the pew Bibles in the back. Instruct the congregation to stand. End with “This is the Word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – “Building One Another Up”

(congregation sits)

SONGS – 

“In Christ Alone” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

(congregation stands)

SONG –

“Jesus, Thank You” by Pat Sczebel

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“Grace Alone” by Kings Kaleidoscope

Liturgy 3/12/2023

PRELUDE –

“Fortress” by Colorvault

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 100:1-3: 

“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

    Serve the Lord with gladness!

    Come into his presence with singing!

Know that the Lord, he is God!

    It is he who made us, and we are his;

    we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”

Let’s stand and make a joyful noise to the Lord our God and king!

(congregation stands)

SONG –

“Only a Holy God” by Dustin Smith, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, and Rich Thompson

CONFESSION OF SIN

Although we all know that God is glorious and worthy of our praise and obedience, you and I never really ascribe to God the glory that he is truly due. Because of our sin, because of our failure to glorify God in our hearts and lives, every week we need to confess our sins before him and ask him once again to forgive us and renew us by his forgiveness and grace. Let’s take some time in our service now to seek God’s forgiveness by praying aloud this corporate confession of sin. 

(Everyone Aloud)

Lord, though you should guide us, we inform ourselves;

though you should rule us, we control ourselves;

though you should fulfill us, we console ourselves.

We think your truth too high, your will too hard,

your power too remote, your love too free. But they are not!

And without them, we are of all people most miserable.

Now heal our confused minds with your word,

heal our divided wills with your law,

heal our troubled consciences with your love,

heal our anxious hearts with your presence,

all for the sake of your Son,

who loved us and gave himself for us. 

Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Isaiah 53:4-5

As Isaiah speaks of the coming servant of the Lord,

He prophecies in Isaiah 53:4-5 stating:

“Surely he has borne our griefs

    and carried our sorrows;

yet we esteemed him stricken,

    smitten by God, and afflicted.

But he was pierced for our transgressions;

    he was crushed for our iniquities;

upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,

    and with his wounds we are healed.”

Let’s continue to sing, for on the cross,

Jesus Christ has taken the penalty for our sins and has healed his people with his blood!

SONG – 

“To The Cross I Cling” by Isaac Wimberley, Matt Boswell, and Michael Bleecker 

(congregation sits)

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – From The Baptist Faith And Message 2000 VII. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper

“Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord’s Supper.”

BAPTISM

PRAYER

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“A Mighty Fortress” by Martin Luther

SCRIPTURE READING – Joshua 24:1-33  Please announce the page number (P. 198) in the pew Bibles in the back. Instruct the congregation to stand. End with “This is the Word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – “The Choice of a Lifetime”

(congregation sits)

SONGS – 

“Grace Alone” by Dustin Kensrue

“Nothing But the Blood” by Robert Lowry

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

(congregation stands)

SONG –

“I Will Glory in My Redeemer” by Steve and Vikki Cook

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“Talk To The Lord” by Natalie Bergman

Liturgy 3/5/2023

PRELUDE –

“Great Are You Lord” by All Sons And Daughters

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 66:1-4: 

“Shout for joy to God, all the earth;

    sing the glory of his name;

    give to him glorious praise!

Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!

    So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.

All the earth worships you

    and sings praises to you;

    they sing praises to your name.””

Let’s stand and declare the greatness of our God, 

for he has done great things among us!

SONG –

“How Great Thou Art” by Stuart K. Hine

CONFESSION OF SIN – From Deuteronomy 30:1-6

In times of trouble, when Israel fell under his just condemnation because of their sin, 

God himself gave his people a promise in Deuteronomy 30:

“And when all these things come upon you, 

the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, 

and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you, 

and return to the Lord your God, you and your children, 

and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, 

and he will gather you again from all the peoples 

where the Lord your God has scattered you.

Although many of us may still be feeling the shame and weight of lingering sins residing in our lives, we can rest assured knowing that no matter how far we’ve wandered away from the Lord this week, God himself promises to gather all those who humbly repent of their sins and return to him in faith. Let’s use this time in our service to pray and humbly turn again to God as we seek his mercy and grace this morning.

(moment of silence)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Ezekiel 36:25-27

And now let’s hear God’s word of assurance 

to every sinner who turns to seek his face this morning:

“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

Let’s continue to sing, for through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, God has cleansed his people from sin!

SONG – 

“His Mercy Is More” by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa

PRAYER

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“How Firm a Foundation” by Unknown

SCRIPTURE READING – Joshua 23:1-16  Please announce the page number (P. 197) in the pew Bibles in the back. Instruct the congregation to stand. End with “This is the Word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – “Keep Clinging To The Lord”

SONGS – 

“Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady

“Promises” by Aaron Moses, Dante Bowe, Joe L. Barnes, Keila Alvarado, Lemuel Marin, and Phillip Carrington Gaines

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

SONG –

“When I Think About the Lord” by James Huey

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“Jesus You Come” by Tenielle Neda

Liturgy 2/26/2023

PRELUDE –

“Rest In You” by All Sons And Daughters

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 107:1-3: 

“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

    for his steadfast love endures forever!

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

    whom he has redeemed from trouble

and gathered in from the lands,

    from the east and from the west,

    from the north and from the south.”

Let’s stand and give thanks to the Lord, 

for he has gathered his people into his presence this morning!

SONG –

“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” by Joachim Neander

CONFESSION OF SIN – Colossians 3:12-15

As God gathers his people out of this world and into his heavenly kingdom, 

The Apostle Paul now commands all Christians in Colossians 3 to put to death what is earthly in us and instead:

“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”

One of the means by which Christians today put off the world and put on Christ Jesus is by regularly confessing to God the ways in which we are still worldly today. In spite of God’s mercy, none of us perfectly reflect God’s kindness, humility, and patience, and all of us still need to ask for his forgiveness for the ways we still fail to love others as Jesus himself has loved us. Let’s use this time of silence in our service to pray and confess our sins before the Lord and seek his forgiveness and mercy. 

(moment of silence)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Ephesians 2:12-15

“Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.”

Through the blood of Christ, 

we who were once far off now have peace with God and his people.

Let’s continue to give thanks to the Lord this morning!

SONG – 

“Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder” by John Newton

PRAYER

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“Speak, O Lord” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

SCRIPTURE READING – Joshua 22:1-34 

SERMON

SONGS – 

“The Power of Cross” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend [add this verse – “This the glory of the Son / He lived and died and rose for us / Clothed in white his record ours /We stand righteous [now] before the Throne”]

“Make Us One” by Twila Paris

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

SONG –

“Unchanging” by Chris Tomlin

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“Oliver James” by Fleet Foxes

Liturgy 2/19/2023

PRELUDE –

“Jesus You Come” by Tenielle Neda

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 67:3-5: 

“Let the peoples praise you, O God;

    let all the peoples praise you!

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,

    for you judge the peoples with equity

    and guide the nations upon earth. Selah

Let the peoples praise you, O God;

    let all the peoples praise you!” 

SONG –

“Crown Him With Many Crowns” by George Job Elvey, Godfrey Thring, and Matthew Bridges

CONFESSION OF SIN – Book of Common Prayer

In light of God’s coming justice, it is imperative that sinners like us seek refuge in the Lord’s mercy now, lest we also should be swept away by his wrath. As David says in Psalm 34:22, “The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.” Let’s use this time in our service now to confess our sins before the Lord and to seek refuge in his abundant mercy and grace. Pray with me this prayer aloud:

“Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

Maker of all things, Judge of all men, 

we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, 

which we from time to time most grievously have committed, 

by thought, word, and deed, against your divine Majesty, 

provoking most justly your wrath and indignation against us. 

We earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. 

The remembrance of them is grievous to us, the burden of them is intolerable. 

Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father, 

for your Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake. 

Forgive us all that is past, 

and grant that we may ever from now on serve and please you 

in newness of life, to the honor and glory of your name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen.”

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Hebrews 9:27-28

In Hebrews 9:27-28 the Word of God assures 

those who seek refuge in the name of Christ stating:

“And just as it is appointed for man to die once, 

and after that comes judgment, so Christ, 

having been offered once to bear the sins of many, 

will appear a second time, not to deal with sin 

but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.”

Let’s continue to celebrate this great salvation hope we have received in Christ!

SONG – 

“Christ Our Hope In Life And Death” by Jordan Kauflin, Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, Matthew Merker

PRAYER

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady

SCRIPTURE READING – Joshua 20:1 – 21:45   

SERMON – “Cities Of Refuge”

SONGS – 

“Jesus I Come” by George Coles Stebbins and William True Sleeper

“I Need Thee Every Hour” by Robert Lowry

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

SONG –

“By Faith” by Keith Getty and Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“Home Called Heaven” by LOVKIN

Liturgy 2/12/2023

PRELUDE –

“Until These Tears Are Gone” by Young Oceans

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 149:2-4: 

“Let Israel be glad in his Maker;

    let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!

Let them praise his name with dancing,

    making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!

For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;

    he adorns the humble with salvation.” 

SONG –

“Behold, Our God” by Jonathan, Meghan, and Ryan Baird and Mark Altrogge

CONFESSION OF SIN

Almighty and most merciful Father, we are thankful that your mercy is

higher than the heavens,

wider than our wanderings,

deeper than all our sin.

Forgive our careless attitudes toward your purposes,

our refusal to relieve the suffering of others,

our envy of those who have more than we have,

our obsession with creating a life of constant pleasure,

our indifference to the treasures of heaven,

our neglect of your wise and gracious law.

Help us to change our way of life

so that we may desire what is good,

love what you love,

and do what you command,

through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Isaiah 53:4-6

“Surely he has borne our griefs

      and carried our sorrows;

      yet we esteemed him stricken,

      smitten by God, and afflicted.

      But he was pierced for our transgressions;

      he was crushed for our iniquities;

      upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,

      and with his wounds we are healed.

      All we like sheep have gone astray;

      we have turned—every one—to his own way;

      and the Lord has laid on him

      the iniquity of us all.”

SONG – 

“All I Have Is Christ” by Jordan Kauflin

PRAYER

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – From the Heidelberg Catechism Question 1

Q: What is your only comfort in life and death?

A: “That I am not my own, but belong body and soul, 

in life and in death to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.

      He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, 

and has delivered me from the tyranny of the devil. 

He also watches over me in such a way 

that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; 

in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.

      Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, also assures me of eternal life 

and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.”

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“Lord I Need You” by Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill,

and Matt Maher

SCRIPTURE READING – Joshua 18:1-19:51  Please announce the page number (P. 192) in the pew Bibles in the back. Instruct the congregation to stand. End with “This is the Word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – “To Each Our Lot And Portion”

SONG – 

“Christ Our Hope In Life And Death” by Jordan Kauflin, Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, Matthew Merker

“My Jesus I Love Thee” by Adoniram Judson Gordon and William Ralph Featherstone

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

SONG –

“We Will Feast in the House of Zion” by Joshua Moore and Sandra McCracken

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“Running” by Land of Color

Liturgy 2/5/2023

PRELUDE –

“Omnipotent” by The Beautiful Eulogy

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 107:1-3: 

“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

    for his steadfast love endures forever!

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

    whom he has redeemed from trouble

and gathered in from the lands,

    from the east and from the west,

    from the north and from the south.” 

Let’s stand and sing, for the Lord our God has redeemed us from trouble!

SONG –

“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” by John Wyeth and Robert Robinson

CONFESSION OF SIN –  Romans 1:21-25

“For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever!”

ASSURANCE OF PARDON –  Romans 8:32

“What then shall we say to these thing? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?

SONG – 

“To The Cross I Cling” by Isaac Wimberley, Matt Boswell, and Michael Bleecker

PRAYER

(congregation sits)

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“Christ Is Mine Forevermore” by Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson

SCRIPTURE READING – Joshua 16:1-17:18  (P. 191) in the pew Bibles in the back.

(congregation stands)

SERMON – (Nathan) “Land, Women, and Contentment”

(congregation sits)

SONG – 

“My Jesus I Love Thee” by Adoniram Judson Gordon and William Ralph Featherstone

“It Is Well with My Soul” by Horatio Gates Spafford and Philip Paul Bliss

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

SONG –

“Your Grace Is Enough” by Matt Maher

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“Illinois” by Rick Rickren

Liturgy 1/29/2023

PRELUDE –

“Breakfast in Heaven” by Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Soucy

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 47:1-4: 

The Psalmist calls the people of God to worship in Psalm 47:1-4 stating:

“Clap your hands, all peoples!

    Shout to God with loud songs of joy!

For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared,

    a great king over all the earth.

He subdued peoples under us,

    and nations under our feet.

He chose our heritage for us,

    the pride of Jacob whom he loves.” 

Let’s stand and sing praise to the Lord our God the king over all the earth!

SONG –

“Come Praise and Glorify” by Bob Kauflin and Tim Chester

CONFESSION OF SIN –  A Prayer from John Calvin

In light of the glory of our king, let’s take some time now to confess our sins to the Lord and earnestly seek for his forgiveness and grace this morning. 

Please pray aloud with me this confession of sin written by John Calvin. 

(everyone read aloud)

“Lord, you are our Father and we are but dust and filth;

      you are our Creator, and we are the work of your hands;

      you are our Shepherd, we are your flock;

      you are our Redeemer, we are the people that you have purchased;

      you are our God, we are your inheritance.

      Therefore, do not be angry with us to correct us in your fury.

      No longer remember our iniquity to punish it,

      but chastise us gently in your kindness.

      Your wrath is kindled because of our demerits;

      but remember that your name has been pronounced over us

      and that we bear your mark and standard.

      And continue, rather, the work that you have begun in us by your grace,

      that all the earth might know that you are our God and our Savior. 

Amen.”

ASSURANCE OF PARDON –  Psalm 32:5

In Psalm 32, David is praising the Lord for his mercy when he states in verse 5:

“I acknowledged my sin to you,

    and I did not cover my iniquity;

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”

    and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.”

Like David, those of us who have confessed our sins can confidently rest in the knowledge that God is merciful, and he will forgive those who come to him in faith. 

Let’s continue to sings of his excellent mercy!

SONG – 

“His Mercy Is More” by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa

PRAYER Why of the Week

KIDS’ CORNER

Available for children ages 0-5

SONG – 

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” by Thomas Obediah Chisholm and William Marion Runyan

SCRIPTURE READING – Joshua 15:1-63 

SERMON – “Living for the Longterm”

SONG – 

“Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery” by Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, and Michael Bleecker

LORD’S TABLE

OFFERING

SONG –

“One Pure and Holy Passion” by Mark Altrogge

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – 

“With Us Still” by Colorvault