Liturgy (6/24)

PRELUDE – “In Tenderness” by Citizens

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Hebrews 12:25-29

See that you do not refuse him who is speaking.

For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth,

much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.

At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised,

“Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”

This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken –

that is, things that have been made –

in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,

and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship,

with reverence and awe,

for our God is a consuming fire.

Song –

“Kindness” by Chris Tomlin

CONFESSION OF SIN

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Psalm 32:1-5

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.

For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.

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.

Song –

“Cornerstone” by Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan, and William Batchelder Bradbury

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.

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 there he will 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.

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

Song –

“Not for a Moment” by Meredith Andrews

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 11:7-24

SERMON – “The Kindness and Severity of God”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Jesus, Thank You” by Pat Sczebel

OFFERING

Song

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

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “To God All Praise and Glory” by The Sing Team

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Liturgy (6/17)

PRELUDE – “No Shame” by Psallos

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 96

Oh sing to the Lord a new song;

sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Sing to the Lord, bless his name;

tell of his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples!

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

he is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

but the Lord made the heavens.

Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

bring an offering, and come into his courts!

Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;

tremble before him, all the earth!

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!

Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;

he will judge the peoples with equity.”

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord, for he comes,

for he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,

and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Song –

“No One Higher” by Heath Balltzglier, Seth Condrey, and Steve Fee

CONFESSION OF SIN – Isaiah 64:6

All of us have become like one who is unclean,

and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Colossians 2:13-14

You, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh,

God made alive together with [Christ],

having forgiven us all our trespasses,

by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.

This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.

Song –

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

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 11:1-10

SERMON – “A Remnant Chosen By Grace”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

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

“All I Have Is Christ” by Jordan Kauflin

OFFERING

Song –

“Grace Alone” by Dustin Kensrue

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Supreme” by Shai Linne (feat. Beautiful Eulogy)

Let the Nations Be Glad

There are a few people that are planning to read through and discuss Let The Nations Be Glad by John Piper starting this Saturday (6/16). If you are interested in joining in (even if you aren’t able to make it this Saturday) please email Jonathan M.

Here are the details for the upcoming meeting:

Saturday at 7:00 AM at Do-Rite Donuts (181 N. Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607)

Reading Intro through Chapter

Liturgy (6/10)

PRELUDE – “Romans 10” by Streetlights Bible

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 95:1-8

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.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;

let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

For he is our God,

and we are the people of his pasture,

and the sheep of his hand.

Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts.

Song –

“How Great Is Our God” by Chris Tomlin

CONFESSION OF SIN – Psalm 139:23-24

Search me, O God, and know my heart!

Try me and know my thoughts!

And see if there be any grievous way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting!

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – John 5:24

Truly, truly, I say to you,

whoever hears my word

and believes him who sent me

has eternal life.

He does not come into judgment,

but has passed from death to life.

Song –

“No Sweeter Name” by Kari Jobe

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

Song –

“O Great God” by Bob Kauflin

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 10:5-21

SERMON – “Faith Comes From Hearing”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Just As I Am” by Charlotte Elliott and William Batchelder Bradbury

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

OFFERING

Song –

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

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Softly and Tenderly” by Fernando Ortega

Liturgy (6/3)

PRELUDE – “I Give You My Heart” by Hillsong

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 150

Praise the LORD!

Praise God in his sanctuary;

Praise him in his mighty heavens!

Praise him for his mighty deeds;

praise him according to his excellent greatness!

Song –

“Worthy Worthy” by Jacob Sooter and Mia Fieldes

CONFESSION OF SIN – Ecclesiastes 7:20

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth

who does good and never sins.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Psalm 51:14-17

EVERYONE:

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,

O God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;

you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Song –

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

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

Song –

“Be Thou My Vision” by Eleanor Henrietta Hull and Mary Elizabeth Byrne

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 10:1-13

SERMON

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

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

“Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” by Louisa M. R. Stead and William James Kirkpatrick

OFFERING

Song –

“I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” by Unknown

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Hey Man” by Seeds Family Worship

Women’s Hang Out

IBC Women!

Mark your calendars for Friday, June 8th, at 7:45 PM for a time to hang out, have fellowship, eat food, and have an optional clothing swap! Bring your give away pile and we will swap clothes! Anything left over will be donated. We will be meeting at The Christies’ apartment. Email Bethany to RSVP!

Liturgy (5/27)

PRELUDE – “Upon a Life (feat. Sandra McCracken)” by Indelible Grace

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

The word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing,

but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For it is written,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,

and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age?

Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom,

it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.

For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,

but we preach Christ crucified,

a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,

Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than men,

and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

For consider your calling, brothers:

not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,

not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise;

God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

God chose what is low and despised in the world,

even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,

so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus,

who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

so that, as it is written,

“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Song –

“Oh For A Thousand Tongues to Sing” by Carl Gotthelf Glaser, and Charles Wesley

CONFESSION OF SIN

EVERYONE:

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 – 2 Corinthians 5:21

For our sake God made Christ to be sin who knew no sin,

so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Song –

“The Power of Cross” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

Song –

“Give Me Jesus” by Fernando Ortega

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 9:30 – 10:4

SERMON – “Zeal without Knowledge”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady

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

OFFERING

Song –

“All I Have Is Christ” by Jordan Kauflin

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “The Daily Gospel” by Timothy Brindle

Liturgy (5/20)

PRELUDE – “Jesus Is My Rock” by Gerald Thompson and the Tennessee Full Gospel Baptist Church Choir

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 95:1-6

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.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;

let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

Song –

“Worthy Worthy” by Jacob Sooter and Mia Fieldes

CONFESSION OF SIN – Isaiah 42:17

They are turned back and utterly put to shame,

who trust in carved idols,

who say to metal images,

“You are our gods.”

Song –

“Lead Me to the Cross” by Brooke Ligertwood

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins,

he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – Heidelberg Catechism (1563), Q. 60

LEADER:

How are you righteous before God?

EVERYONE:

Only by true faith in Jesus Christ.

Although my conscience accuses me

that I have grievously sinned

against all God’s commandments,

have never kept any of them,

and am still inclined to all evil,

yet God, without any merit of my own,

out of mere grace,

imputes to me the perfect satisfaction,

righteousness, and holiness of Christ.

He grants these to me

as if I had never had nor committed any sin,

and as if I myself had accomplished all the obedience

which Christ has rendered for me,

if only I accept this gift with a believing heart.

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

Song –

“How Firm a Foundation” by Unknown

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 9:30-33

SERMON – “The Stumbling Block”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady

“On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand” by Edward Mote

OFFERING

Song –

“When I Think About the Lord” by James Huey

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Grace Alone” by Dustin Kensrue

Liturgy (5/13)

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

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Revelation 4:11

Worthy are you, our Lord and God,

to receive glory and honor and power,

for you created all things,

and by your will they existed and were created.

Song –

“Worthy Worthy” by Jacob Sooter and Mia Fieldes

CONFESSION OF SIN

Song –

“Be Magnified” by Lynn DeShazo

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Isaiah 30:18a

The LORD waits to be gracious to you…

he exalts himself to show mercy to you.

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

Song –

“Change My Heart Oh God” by Eddie Espinosa

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 9:22-29

SERMON – “The Inclusion of Gentiles”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” by Isaac Watts

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

OFFERING

Song –

“Your Beloved” by Brent Helming

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Upon a Life (feat. Sandra McCracken)” by Indelible Grace

Liturgy (5/6)

PRELUDE – “To God All Praise and Glory” by The Sing Team

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Isaiah 45:18

For thus says the Lord,

who created the heavens

(he is God!),

who formed the earth and made it

(he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!):

“I am the Lord, and there is no other.”

Song –

“You Are God Alone” by Billy J. and Cindy Foote

CONFESSION OF SIN –

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open,

all desires known,

and from whom no secrets are hid,

we humble ourselves now and admit our sins before you…

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Romans 8:1, 38, 39

There is therefore now no condemnation

for those who are in Christ Jesus.

[And] 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.

Song –

“O the Love of My Redeemer” by Josh Caterer

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

This Week’s Memory Verse – Deuteronomy 6:13-14

It is the LORD your God you shall fear.

Him you shall serve

and by his name you shall swear.

Song –

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

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 9:19-23

SERMON – “Objections to Unconditional Election: Part 2”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

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

“No One Higher” by Heath Balltzglier, Seth Condrey, and Steve Fee

OFFERING

Song –

“All Glory Be to Christ” by Dustin Kensrue

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Our God Is in the Heavens (feat. God’s Servant)” by Shai Linne