Liturgy 6/20/2021

PRELUDE –  “O Praise Him” by David Crowder Band

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 113:1-6

Praise the Lord!

Praise, O servants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord!

Blessed be the name of the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore!

From the rising of the sun to its setting,

the name of the Lord is to be praised!

The Lord is high above all nations,

and his glory above the heavens!

Who is like the Lord our God,

who is seated on high,

who looks far down

on the heavens and the earth?

SONG –

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

CONFESSION OF SIN – Romans 1:21-23

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.

In spite of our songs of praise, Christians too often are drawn to praise the things of this world rather than the creator who gave us these good gifts. Let’s take a moment and repent of our foolish fixation on the things of this world and focus our thoughts and heart on the most high God.

[Moment of Silence]

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Psalm 32:1-2

Hear this Assurance of Pardon from Psalm 32:1-2

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
    whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,
    and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

SONG –

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

“How Great Is Our God” by Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, and Jesse Reeves

PRAYER Be Seated

SCRIPTURE READING – Malachi 1:1-2:9 Please stand for the reading. End with “This is the word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – “Standing In Awe Of His Name”

SONG –

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

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG— 

“10,000 Reasons” by Matt Redman

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE— “Great Are You Lord” by All Sons and Daughters

Liturgy 6/13/2021

PRELUDE – “See The Destined Day Arise” by Sovereign Grace Music

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 100:1-5

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 –

“All Creatures of Our God and King” by Jonathan Baird, Ryan Baird, St. Francis of Assisi, and William Henry Draper

CONFESSION OF SIN – 

Let’s read and pray this confession of sin aloud together.

Lord Jesus, 

I have sinned times without number, 

and been guilty of pride and unbelief, 

and of neglect to seek you in my daily life. 

My sins and shortcomings present me with a list of accusations, 

but I thank you that they will not stand against me, 

for all have been laid on Christ. 

Deliver me from every evil habit, 

every interest of former sins, 

everything that dims the brightness of your grace in me, 

everything that prevents me taking delight in you. 

Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 John 4:9-10

In this the love of God was made manifest among us, 

that God sent his only Son into the world, 

so that we might live through him. 

In this is love, not that we have loved God 

but that he loved us 

and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

SONG –

“Jesus Strong and Kind” by CityAlight

“I Stand Amazed in the Presence” by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel

PRAYER have people sit

SCRIPTURE READING – Zechariah 14 have people stand for the reading. End with “This is the word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – “A Final Vision”

SONG –

“Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy” by Fernando Ortega, John Andrew Schreiner, and Joseph Hart

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG— 

“Sing to the King” by Billy Foote

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE— “Glory Awaits” by Sovereign Grace Music

Liturgy 6/6/2021

PRELUDE – “10,000 Reasons” by Matt Redman

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 89:5-6

Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,

your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!

For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?

Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,

SONG –

“Build My Life” by Housefires

CONFESSION OF SIN – Question 17 New City Catechism

“From the New City Catechism. Please by reading aloud the bolded answer to the catechism question.”

Q. What Is Idolatry?

A. Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator 

for our hope and happiness, significance and security.

“In spite of our confession of faith, too often we Christians are guilty of turning towards money, sex, or power for our source of comfort, stability, and hope. Let’s take a moment to repent of our idolatry and ask the Lord to forgive us and remind us that He alone is our only source of comfort and hope.“

[Moment of Silence]

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Titus 3:4-7

Hear this Assurance of Pardon from Titus 3:4-7

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 

he saved us,

 not because of works done by us in righteousness, 

but according to his own mercy, 

by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 

whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 

so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs 

according to the hope of eternal life.

SONG –

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

“How Firm a Foundation” by Unknown

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH—Nicene Creed

[Read Together]

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 Son of God,

begotten from the Father before all ages,

God from God,

Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made;

of the same essence as the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation

he came down from heaven;

he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,

and was made human.

He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered and was buried.

The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.

He ascended to heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again with glory

to judge the living and the dead.

His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord, the giver of life.

He proceeds from the Father and the Son,

and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.

He spoke through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.

We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,

and to life in the world to come.

Amen.

PRAYER Be Seated

SCRIPTURE READING – Zechariah 13:2-9 Please stand for the reading of God’s Word.

SERMON – “A Time of Testing”

SONG –

“Nothing But the Blood” by Robert Lowry

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG— 

“All Glory Be to Christ” by Dustin Kensrue

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE—“Chains Hit The Ground” by Leeland

Liturgy 5/30/2021

PRELUDE – “10,000 Reasons” by Matt Redman

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Daniel 4:34-35

Then I praised the Most High; 

I honored and glorified him who lives forever.

His dominion is an eternal dominion;

his kingdom endures from generation to generation.

All the peoples of the earth

are regarded as nothing.

He does as he pleases

with the powers of heaven

and the peoples of the earth.

No one can hold back his hand

or say to him: “What have you done?”

Let’s stand and worship the sovereign Lord who reigns.

SONG –

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

CONFESSION OF SIN – 

Almighty God, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against you 

in thought, word, and deed; 

we have not loved you with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength; 

we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. 

Deepen within us our sorrow for the wrong we have done, and the good we have left undone. Lord, you are full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy; 

there is always forgiveness with you! 

Restore to us the joy of your salvation; bind up that which is broken, 

give light to our minds, strength to our wills, and rest to our souls. 

Speak to each of us, and let your word abide with us 

until it has wrought in us your holy will. 

Amen.

(Moment of Silence)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Isaiah 53:5

Prophesying of Jesus, Isaiah foretells of one who would save his people from their sins. He writes:

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.

SONG –

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

“Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady

PRAYER 

SCRIPTURE READING – Zechariah 12:1-13:1 

SERMON – “Looking On Him Whom You’ve Pierced”

SONG –

“There Is A Fountain Filled with Blood” by William Cowper

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG— 

“Sing to the King” by Billy Foote

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE—“Chains Hit The Ground” by Leeland

Liturgy 5/23/2021

PRELUDE – “Come As You Are” by David Crowder Band

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 66:5-7

Come and see what God has done:

he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

He turned the sea into dry land;

they passed through the river on foot.

There did we rejoice in him,

who rules by his might forever,

Let’s stand and worship the Lord who rules by his might forever.

SONG –

“Glory in the Highest” by Chris Tomlin, Daniel Carlson, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves, and Matt Redman

CONFESSION OF SIN – Isaiah 53:6

The prophet Isaiah writes in Isa. 53:6,

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.

As we come before the Lord in worship, let’s take a moment to repent of our sins and return to the shepherd of our souls.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – John 10:12-15

Hear this assurance of pardon from John 10:12-15.

Jesus says,

He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, 

sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, 

and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.

He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 

I am the good shepherd. 

I know my own and my own know me, 

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; 

and I lay down my life for the sheep.

SONG – 

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

“Wonderful, Merciful, Savior” by Dawn Rogers and Eric Wyse

PRAYER 

SCRIPTURE READING – Zechariah 11:1-17 

SERMON –  “Bad Shepherds”

SONG –

“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” by Helen Lemmel

LORD’S TABLE (Nathan) – 

SONG— 

“Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me” by CityAlight

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE—“All Who Are Thirsty” by Brenton Brown

Liturgy 5/16/2021

PRELUDE – “Come, Let Us Worship” by Maranatha

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Nehemiah 9:5-6

Nehemiah call the people of God to worship declaring

“Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. 

Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. 

“You are the Lord, you alone. 

You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host,

 the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; 

and you preserve all of them; 

and the host of heaven worships you.

SONG –

“How Great Is Our God” by Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, and Jesse Reeves

CONFESSION OF SIN –  Book of Common Prayer

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 those, O God, who confess their faults. 

Restore thou those who are penitent; 

According to thy promises declared unto mankind In Christ Jesus 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.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Ezekiel 36:25-28

Hear this Assurance of Pardon from Ezekiel 36:25-28

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; 

I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; 

I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 

And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees 

and be careful to keep my laws. 

Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, 

and I will be your God.

SONG – 

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

“Jesus, Thank You” by Pat Sczebel

PRAYER Be Seated

SCRIPTURE READING – Zechariah 10:1-12 Please stand for the reading. End with “This is the word of the Lord.” 

SERMON –  “Returning From A Far Kingdom”

SONG –

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

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG— 

“O Church Arise” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE—“Wonderful, Merciful, Savior” by Dawn Rogers and Eric Wyse

Liturgy 5/9/2021

PRELUDE – “Come As You Are” by David Crowder

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 9:1-2

The Psalmist writes

“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;

I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.

I will be glad and exult in you;

I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”

Let’s stand and sing praise to the most high God.

SONG –

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

CONFESSION OF SIN – 

Let’s confess our sins together by praying this prayer aloud

God of love, it is your will that we should love you with heart, soul, mind, strength, 

and our neighbor as ourselves, 

but we are not sufficient for these things. 

We confess that our affections continually turn away from you: 

from purity to lust, from freedom to slavery,

from compassion to indifference, from fullness to emptiness. 

Have mercy on us. 

Order our lives by your holy Word, and make your commandments the joy of our hearts. Conform us to the image of your loving Son, Jesus, 

that we may shine before the world to your glory. 

Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Luke 7:48

And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

SONG – 

“There Is A Fountain Filled with Blood” by William Cowper

“Promises” by Maverick City

PRAYER Be Seated

SCRIPTURE READING – Zechariah 9:1-17 Please stand for the reading. End with “This is the word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – 

SONG –

“Behold the Lamb (Communion Hymn)” by Keith & Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG— 

“Nothing But the Blood” by Robert Lowry

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE—“I Can Only Imagine” by MercyMe

Liturgy 5/2/2021

PRELUDE – “Come As You Are” by David Crowder

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 29:1-2

Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings,
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

SONG –

“Be Thou My Vision” by Ascend the Hill

CONFESSION OF SIN – Psalm 38:18-22

I confess my iniquity;

I am sorry for my sin.

But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty,

and many are those who hate me wrongfully.

Those who render me evil for good

accuse me because I follow after good.

Do not forsake me, O Lord!

O my God, be not far from me!

Make haste to help me,

O Lord, my salvation!

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Romans 8:1-4

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

 For the law of the Spirit of life 

has set youfree in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. 

By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, 

he condemned sin in the flesh,

in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, 

who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

SONG – 

“Not for a Moment” by Meredith Andrews

“You Alone Can Rescue” by Matt Redman

PRAYER Be Seated

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH—XVIII. Of the World to Come

We believe that the end of the world is approaching;

that at the Last Day Christ will descend from heaven, and raise the dead from the grave to final retribution;

that a solemn separation will then take place;

that the wicked will be adjudged to endless punishment, and the righteous to endless joy;

and that this judgment will fix forever the final state of men in heaven or hell,

on principles of righteousness.

SCRIPTURE READING – Zechariah 8:1-23 Please Stand For The Reading Of God’s Word. Answer with “Thanks Be To God”

SERMON – “A New Jerusalem”

SONG –

“In Christ Alone” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG— 

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

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE—“I Can Only Imagine” by MercyMe

Liturgy 4/25/2021

PRELUDE – “Give us Clean Hands” by Charlie Hall

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 95:1-2

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!

Let’s stand and sing to the rock of our salvation.

SONG –

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

CONFESSION OF SIN – Hebrews 3:7-13

Therefore, 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.

Let’s confess our sins before the Lord as we pray for soft hearts tender to the Spirit’s rebuke and correction.

SONG—

“Not in Me” by David L. Ward and Eric Shumacher

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Isaiah 55:6-7

Isaiah declares to the people of God

“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
    and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

SONG – 

“Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me” by CityAlight

PRAYER Be Seated

SCRIPTURE READING (Sophia 9:00/ Emma 11:00) – Exodus 14 Please stand for the reading of God’s word. End with “This is the word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – “Hard Hearts”

SONG –

“Worthy Worthy” by Jacob Sooter and Mia Fieldes

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG—

“O Praise the Name (Anástasis)” by Benjamin Hastings, Dean Ussher, and Marty Sampson

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE—“East to West” by Casting Crowns 

Liturgy 4/18/2021

PRELUDE – “Oh Great God Give Us Rest” by David Crowder Band

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Deuteronomy 32:3-4

For I will proclaim the name of the Lord;
    ascribe greatness to our God!

“The Rock, his work is perfect,
    for all his ways are justice.
A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,
    just and upright is he.

Let’s stand and sing about our faithful and just God.

SONG –

“All Praise to Him” by Bob Kauflin and Matt Merker

CONFESSION OF SIN – 

Let’s confess our sins aloud together reading this corporate confession

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.

SONG—

“Be Magnified” by Lynn DeShazo

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Luke 5:23

When Jesus sees our faith in repenting of our sins and turning to him, he declares to us:

“Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”

SONG – 

“He Will Hold Me Fast” by Ada Ruth 

PRAYER Be Seated

SCRIPTURE READING – Exodus 14 Please stand for the reading. End with “This is the word of the Lord.” 

SERMON – 

SONG –

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

LORD’S TABLE – 

SONG— 

 “Sing to the King” by Billy Foote

BENEDICTION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE—“Washed by the Water” by NeedToBreathe