Liturgy (9/25)

PRELUDE – “Song of Moses” by Aaron Keyes

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 95:1-5

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;

let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;

let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

For the Lord is a great God,

and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are the depths of the earth;

the heights of the mountains are his also.

The sea is his, for he made it,

and his hands formed the dry land.

Song –

“Behold, Our God” by Baird and Altrogge

LAMENT & CONFESSION OF SIN – Amos 5:21-24

I hate, I despise your feasts,

and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,

I will not accept them;

and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,

I will not look upon them.

Take away from me the noise of your songs;

to the melody of your harps I will not listen.

But let justice roll down like waters,

and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Romans 3:21-26

But now the righteousness of God has been manifested

apart from the law,

although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ

for all who believe.

For there is no distinction:

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

and are justified by his grace as a gift,

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood,

to be received by faith.

This was to show God’s righteousness,

because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

It was to show his righteousness at the present time,

so that he might be just

and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Songs –

“Man of Sorrows” by Philip Paul Bliss

“You Are My King (Amazing Love)” by Billy J. Foote

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q 40

What should we pray?

The whole Word of God directs us in what we should pray.

Song –

“We Fall Down” by Chris Tomlin

SCRIPTURE READING – Deuteronomy 16:18 – 17:20

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed

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 sits 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.

SERMON – “The King”

LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“But God” by Michael Bleecker, Hunter Hall, and Lauren Chandler

“Crown Him With Many Crowns” by Elvey, Thring, and Bridges

OFFERING

Song –

“Sing to the King” by Billy Foote

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “You Reign” by William Murphey

Liturgy (9/18)

PRELUDE – “Brethren, We Have Met To Worship” by Bart Millard

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – John 7:37-38

On the last day of the feast,

the great day,

Jesus stood up and cried out,

“If anyone thirsts,

let him come to me and drink.

Whoever believes in me,

as the Scripture has said,

‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”

Song –

“All Hail the Power of Jesus Name” by Edward Perronet, John Rippon, and Oliver Holden

CONFESSION OF SIN – Jeremiah 2:12-13

Be appalled, O heavens, at this;

be shocked, be utterly desolate,

declares the Lord,

My people have committed two evils:

they have forsaken me,

the fountain of living waters,

and hewed out cisterns for themselves,

broken cisterns that can hold no water.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 Corinthians 5:7

Christ,

our Passover lamb,

has been sacrificed.

Songs –

“Worthy is the Lamb” by Darlene Zschech

“This Is Amazing Grace” by Phil Wickham

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q 39

With what attitude should we pray?

With love, perseverance, and gratefulness.

Song –

“Be the Center” by Michael Frye

SCRIPTURE READING – Deuteronomy 16:1-17

SERMON – “Why God Commanded the Feasts”

LORD’S TABLE

Questions 102-104 from The Baptist Catechism (1693)

CONGREGATION:

What is the Lord’s Supper?

PASTOR:

The Lord’s Supper is an ordinance of the New Testament,

instituted by Jesus Christ;

wherein by giving and receiving bread and wine,

according to His appointment,

His death is shown forth,

and the worthy receivers are,

not after a corporal and carnal manner,

but by faith,

made partakers of His body and blood,

with all His benefits,

to their spiritual nourishment

and growth in grace.

CONGREGATION:

Who are the proper subjects of this ordinance?

PASTOR:

They who have been baptized

upon a personal profession of their faith in Jesus Christ,

and repentance from dead works.

CONGREGATION:

What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lord’s Supper?

PASTOR:

It is required of them that would worthily partake of the Lord’s Supper,

that they examine themselves of their knowledge to discern the Lord’s body,

of their faith to feed upon Him,

of their repentance, love, and new obedience,

lest coming unworthily they eat and drink judgment to themselves.

Songs –

“Nothing But the Blood” by Robert Lowry

“The Solid Rock” by Edward Mote and William Batchelder Bradbury

OFFERING

Song –

“All I Have is Christ” by Jordan Kauflin

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “We Will Feast in the House of Zion” by Sandra McCracken

Volleyball! (9/11)

This Sunday is the second Sunday of September. You know what that means – volleyball at Arrigo Park at 4:00 PM!

Joint Service with Greater Mt. Sinai

Don’t forget that this Sunday we will be worshipping together with Greater Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church at their building (1421 W. Washburne; adjacent to our building to the southeast). The service starts at 11:00 AM. We will be staffing the childcare during the service. Sunday School will be happening normally at 10:00 AM at The Meeting Place.

Families in the City Event (9/16)

Periodically we have Families in the City events to encourage and equip those raising kids in our great city. Our next event will be on Friday, September 16th, at 6:30 PM at The Meeting Place. We will be done by 8:00 PM.

Dinner will be served and then there will be popcorn and a screening of a new animated film based on the children’s book – The Biggest Story. You can check out a trailer here.

Please RSVP so we know approximately how much food to order. And please invite other families that might enjoy this film!

Liturgy (9/4)

PRELUDE – “Oh! Great Is Our God”

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 100

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.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

and his courts with praise!

Give thanks to him; bless his name!

For the LORD is good;

his steadfast love endures forever,

and his faithfulness to all generations.

Song –

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

CONFESSION OF SIN – from the Worship Sourcebook

You asked for my hands,

that you might use them for your purpose.

I gave them for a moment,

then withdrew them, for the work was hard.

You asked for my mouth

to speak out against injustice.

I gave you a whisper

that I might not be accused.

You asked for my eyes

to see the pain of poverty.

I closed them,

for I did not want to see.

You asked for my life,

that you might work through me.

I gave a small part,

that I might not get too involved.

Lord, forgive my calculated efforts to serve you –

only when it is convenient for me to do so,

only in those places where it is safe to do so.

Father, forgive me, renew me, send me out as a usable instrument,

that I might take seriously the meaning of your cross.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 Samuel 12:20-22 (HCSB)

Don’t be afraid.

Even though you have committed all this evil,

don’t turn away from following the LORD.

Instead, worship the LORD with all your heart.

Don’t turn away to follow worthless things

that can’t profit or deliver you;

they are worthless.

The LORD will not abandon His people,

because of His great Name

and because he has determined to make you His own people.

Songs –

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

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

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed

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 sits 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.

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q 38

What is prayer?

Prayer is pouring out our hearts to God.

Song –

“Give Me Jesus” by Jeremy Camp

SCRIPTURE READING – Deuteronomy 14:22 – 15:23

SERMON – “Why We Give Money”

LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Jesus Paid It All” by Alex Nifong, Elvina M. Hall, John Thomas Grape

“Take My Life and Let It Be” by Frances Ridley Havergal and Henri Abraham Cesar Malan

OFFERING

Song –

“Doxology”

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Take My Life (Holiness)” by Michah Stampley

Liturgy (8/28)

PRELUDE – “Worthy Is Your Name”

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Ephesians 1b-6a

LEADER:

To the saints who are in Immanuel Baptist Church in Chicago,

and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

Grace to you

and peace

from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ.

PEOPLE:

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us in Christ

with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

even as he chose us in him

before the foundation of the world,

that we should be holy and blameless before him.

In love he predestined us for adoption as sons

through Jesus Christ,

according to the purpose of his will,

to the praise of his glorious grace.

Song –

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

CONFESSION OF SIN –

LEADER:

Father, we are sorry for the ways we have not represented your Name accurately in this world.

PEOPLE:

Father, we have sinned. Forgive us.

LEADER:

For the ways that we have failed to love each other and only looked out for ourselves.

PEOPLE:

Father, we have sinned. Forgive us.

LEADER:

For the ways that we have compromised your truth in order to fit in.

PEOPLE:

Father, we have sinned. Forgive us.

LEADER:

For the ways we have not followed your will and looked just like the world around us.

PEOPLE:

Father, we have sinned. Forgive us.

LEADER:

For the ways that we have not trusted you but have been filled with anxiety and joined with others in complaining.

PEOPLE:

Father, we have sinned. Forgive us.

LEADER:

For the ways we have not shared the gospel because we loved our own reputation too much.

PEOPLE:

Father, we have sinned. Forgive us.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Ephesians 1:7

In Christ we have redemption

through his blood,

the forgiveness of our trespasses,

according to the riches of his grace.

Songs –

“And Can It Be?” by Charles Wesley

“Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)” by Chris Tomlin, John Newton, and Louie Giglio

PRAYER have people sit

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q 37

How does the Holy Spirit help us?

The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin,

and he enables us to pray

and to understand God’s Word.

Song –

“Your Beloved” by Brent Helming

SCRIPTURE READING – Deuteronomy 14:1-21

SERMON – “Living as Sons of God”

LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“How Deep the Father’s Love” by Stuart Townend

“How He Loves” by John Mark McMillan

“I Surrender All” by Judson Wheeler Van DeVenter and Winfield Scott Weeden

OFFERING

Song –

“O Great God” by Bob Kauflin

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Take My Life (Holiness)” by Michah Stampley

Liturgy (8/21)

PRELUDE – “The Deep” by Daelsson

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 33:1-9, 20-22

Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!

Praise befits the upright.

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;

make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

He loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;

he puts the deeps in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

CONGREGATION:

Our soul waits for the Lord;

he is our help and our shield.

For our heart is glad in him,

because we trust in his holy name.

Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,

even as we hope in you.

Song –

“Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” by Edward Hodges, Henry Van Dyke, Ludwig van Beethoven

CONFESSION OF SIN –

Most merciful God,

we confess that we have sinned against You

in thought, word, and deed,

by what we have done,

and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved You with our whole heart;

we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.

For the sake of Your Son Jesus Christ,

have mercy on us and forgive us;

that we may delight in Your will,

and walk in Your ways,

to the glory of Your Name.

Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Romans 8:32-39

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?

Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect?

It is God who justifies.

Who is to condemn?

Christ Jesus is the one who died –

more than that, who was raised –

who is at the right hand of God,

who indeed is interceding for us.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution,

or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

As it is written,

‘For your sake we are being killed all the day long;

we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.’

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors

through him who loved us.

For I am sure that neither death nor life,

nor angels nor rulers,

nor things present nor things to come,

nor powers,

nor height nor depth,

nor anything else in all creation,

will be able to separate us from the love of God

in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Songs –

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

“One Thing Remains” by Brian Johnson, Christa Black Gifford, Jeremy Riddle

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

Song –

“Make Us One” by Twila Paris

SCRIPTURE READING – 1 John 4:7-12

SERMON – “John, the Apostle of Love”

LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“How Deep the Father’s Love” by Stuart Townend

“O the Love of My Redeemer” by Josh Caterer

OFFERING

Song –

“O Church Arise” by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Oh How We Love You” by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Retreat Preview!

This upcoming weekend is the annual Immanuel Summer Retreat! The goal is to talk really practically about what it looks like to love God and love people – the summary of the Law we’ve been looking at in Deuteronomy. #LGLP2016

Here’s a sneak peek at what to expect:

Saturday Morning:

“Loving God” – Hour long talk from Hobin to follow up from last year’s retreat. Practical help on how to actually find superior pleasure in God so we don’t give in to anger, greed, sloth, pride, envy, lust, or gluttony. Answering the question, “What does it really look like to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength?”

Saturday Afternoon:

“Loving People Who Are Down” – We’ll introduce a jar with cards next to it that people can write on throughout the weekend with ways that they have felt loved (or not) during a time when they were doubting, discouraged, or grieving. They can put their name there or be anonymous. We will pull some out at different times in between topics to read aloud.

“Loving People through Prayer” – Short, 5-minute testimony from Abby on others-centered prayer practices.

“Loving People through Discipleship” – Short, 5-minute testimony from Sarah F. on how someone poured in to her through discipleship.

“Loving People Online” – 15-minute ‘TED Talk’ from Brannen laying out principles for how we can think of others first with our online presence with 5 minutes of Q&A afterwards.

“Loving People in Poverty” – Large Group 30-minute discussion guided by Christian on ways we can be part of truly helping those stuck in poverty in our neighborhood.

Saturday Evening:

“Loving People Who Didn’t Grow Up in a Christian Home or Go to a Christian College” – 15-minute interview with the Sapthavees moderated by Ryan on what it’s like to be an outsider to Christian culture and how those on the inside can be mindful of “normal people.”

“Loving People Who Are New” – 5 minutes with some quick Dos and Don’ts from Lydia of stepping out of your comfort zone and welcoming newcomers to the church.

“Love and Your Station in Life” – 25-minute Small Group breakout sessions for singles (led by Theo), husbands (led by Peter F.), wives (led by Andrea), and parents (led by Nathan) to talk together about unique ways they can use their life station to serve others… and particular ways they need to be served.

“Loving People from a Different Culture” – 20-minute panel discussion with the Bishops, Engs, and Christian & Rosario moderated by Nathan surrounding what it’s like to be an ethnic minority at Immanuel and ways that those in majority culture could be more aware and love those of a different culture.

“Loving People Who Are Lost” – 10-minute brainstorming session of ways that we could individually and corporately better love people through evangelism.

“Q&A with the Elders” – Informal open mic to ask any questions of the pastors about theology or the state and vision of the church, etc…

Sunday Morning:

Our regular Sunday worship service with a sermon on the Apostle John’s teaching about love.

Mixed in and around these sessions there will be campfires, games, free time, swimming, eating, singing, hanging out, and all kinds of chances to grow in loving each other!

It’s not too late to register! Contact retreat at immanuel dash baptist dot net for more info.

Registration will open at 5:00 PM on Friday in the Cedar Room and the Saturday morning session will begin at 9:00 AM. 

Volleyball Today!

Don’t forget that today there’s volleyball in Arrigo Park at 4:00 PM!

Every 2nd and 4th Sunday this summer we’re gathering in our neighborhood to play together and provide an opportunity to invite friends and neighbors to come join us.

Contact Lydia if you have any questions.