Liturgy (9/30)

PRELUDE – “Romans 14” by Streetlights Bible

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 34:1-3

I will bless the Lord at all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul makes its boast in the Lord;

let the humble hear and be glad.

Oh, magnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together!

Songs –

“10,000 Reasons” by Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman

“Give us Clean Hands” by Charlie Hall

CONFESSION OF SIN –

EVERYONE:

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 and mind and strength.

We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

In your mercy forgive what we have been,

help us amend what we are,

and direct what we shall be,

so that we may delight in your will

and walk in your ways,

to the glory of your holy name.

Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Psalm 103:11-12

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

PRAYER

Song –

“Make Us One” by Twila Paris

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 14:13-23

SERMON – “Freedom in the Kingdom”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

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

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

OFFERING

The Lord’s Prayer –

EVERYONE:

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Song –

“Let Your Kingdom Come” by Bob Kauflin

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “The Lord’s Prayer” by Sandra McCracken

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Fall Futbol

Our very own Paulo has volunteered to put on a free soccer clinic for the kids of IBC and their friends this fall and see what it might turn into next year!

For the next four Sundays (9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14) after our worship service he will be teaching skills to the kids. Parents and other adults are welcome to come help out or fellowship on the sidelines.

Pack a lunch or grab some tacos and head over to Harrison Park by 1:00 PM. Please bring your own soccer ball if you have one.

It will culminate in a scrimmage held behind The Meeting Place after our next Table Talk on 10/21, which will hopefully turn into a church-wide game!

If you could reply to Paulo at soccer at uicarea dot com with how many kids you’ll be bringing and their ages as soon as possible that will help.

Liturgy (9/23)

PRELUDE – “No One Higher” by Aaron Shust

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Habakkuk 2:20

The Lord is in his holy temple;

let all the earth keep silence before him.”

Song –

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

CONFESSION OF SIN – Psalm 78:8-9

Do not remember against us our former iniquities;

let your compassion come speedily to meet us,

for we are brought very low.

Help us, O God of our salvation,

for the glory of your name;

deliver us, and atone for our sins,

for your name’s sake!

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Romans 10:13

Everyone

who calls on the name of the Lord

will be saved.

Song –

“Your Great Name” by Krissy Nordhoff and Michael Neale

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed

EVERYONE:

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, died, and was 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.

Amen.

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 14:1-12

SERMON – “Differences of Opinions”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady

“At the Cross (Love Ran Red)” by Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jonas Myrin, Matt Armstrong, and Matt Redman

OFFERING

Song –

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

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Nail My Glory (feat. Tiffany Johnson)” by DOXA

Liturgy (9/16)

PRELUDE – “Creation Song” by Fernando Ortega

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 96

LEADER 1

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.

LEADER 2

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!

EVERYONE

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!

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

he will judge the peoples with equity.”

LEADER 2

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 –

“What a Beautiful Name” by Ben Fielding and Brooke Ligertwood

CONFESSION OF SIN – 1 John 1:5-10

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you,

that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness,

we lie and do not practice the truth.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,

we have fellowship with one another,

and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If we say we have not sinned,

we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 John 2:1-3

My little children,

I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.

But if anyone does sin,

we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

He is the propitiation for our sins,

and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

And by this we know that we have come to know him,

if we keep his commandments.

Song –

“Grace Alone” by Dustin Kensrue

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 13:11-14

SERMON – “Daytime”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

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

“Man of Sorrows” by Philip Paul Bliss

OFFERING

Song –

“Marvelous Light” by Charlie Hall

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Shadows of the Dawn” by The Gray Havens

Liturgy (9/9)

PRELUDE – “Koinonia” by Psallos

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 –

“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” by Charles Wesley and Rowland Hugh Prichard

CONFESSION OF SIN – The Ten Commandments

(1) You shall have no other gods before me.

(2) You shall not make for yourself an image to bow down to.

(3) You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.

(4) Observe the Sabbath day.

(5) Honor your father and your mother.

(6) You shall not murder.

(7) You shall not commit adultery.

(8) You shall not steal.

(9) You shall not bear false witness.

(10) You shall not covet.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 John 4:9-11

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.

Beloved, if God so loved us,

we also ought to love one another.

Song –

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

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

PRAYER

Song –

“Make Us One” by Twila Paris

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 13:8-10

SERMON – “Love”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Alas And Did My Saviour Bleed” by Isaac Watts

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

OFFERING

Song –

“O Church Arise” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Put On Love” by Seeds Family Worship

Liturgy (9/2)

PRELUDE – “Romans 13” by Streetlights Bible

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 47:6-9

Sing praises to God, sing praises!

Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

For God is the King of all the earth;

sing praises with a psalm!

God reigns over the nations;

God sits on his holy throne.

The princes of the peoples gather

as the people of the God of Abraham.

For the shields of the earth belong to God;

he is highly exalted!

Songs –

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

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

CONFESSION OF SIN

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 Peter 2:24-25; John 10:27-30

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,

that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.

By his wounds you have been healed.

For you were straying like sheep,

but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish,

and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,

and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

I and the Father are one.”

Song –

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

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READING (Ryan) – Romans 13:1-7

SERMON – “The Government”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“What Wondrous Love Is This?” by Alexander Means and William Walker

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

OFFERING

Song –

“A Mighty Fortress” by Martin Luther

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Politicians” by Switchfoot

Liturgy (8/26)

PRELUDE – “Great Are You Lord” by All Sons & Daughters

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us,

when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven

with his mighty angels

in flaming fire,

inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God

and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction,

away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints,

and to be marveled at among all who have believed.

Song –

“Sing to the King” by Billy Foote

CONFESSION OF SIN

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Isaiah 53:5-6

But [we trust that Jesus] 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 –

“This Is Amazing Grace” by Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, and Phil Wickham

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed

EVERYONE:

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, died, and was 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.

Amen.

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 12:14-21

SERMON – “Overcoming Evil with Good”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Jesus, Thank You” by Pat Sczebel

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

OFFERING

Song –

“Soon and Very Soon” by Andrae Crouch

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Suffering Servant” by Dustin Kensrue

Liturgy (8/16)

PRELUDE – “Love Lead the Way” by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 118:1-4

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

for his steadfast love endures forever!

Let Israel say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

Let those who fear the Lord say,

“His steadfast love endures forever.”

Song –

“Forever” by Chris Tomlin

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 – adapted from Psalm 85:2-3

The LORD has forgiven the iniquity of his people

he has covered all their sin.

He withdrew all his wrath;

He turned from his hot anger.

Song –

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

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

Song –

“Be the Center” by Michael Frye

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 12:9-13

SERMON – “Fervent”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Here is Love” by Matt Redman, Robert Lowry, and William Rees

“O Church Arise” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

OFFERING

Song –

“They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love” by Peter Scholtes

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Love Will Bring You Home” by Sandra McCracken

Summer Retreat 2018

This Sunday, August 12, we will not be having our regular service at 1443 W. Roosevelt Road. Instead the whole church will be up in Wisconsin at our Annual Immanuel Summer Retreat!

Summer Retreat Liturgy (8/12)

PRELUDE – “The Lord’s Prayer” by Sandra McCracken

WELCOME & 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!

Songs –

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

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

CONFESSION OF SIN – “Continual Repentance” in The Valley of Vision

O GOD OF GRACE,

Thou hast imputed my sin to my substitute,

and hast imputed his righteousness to my soul,

clothing me with a bridegroom’s robe,

decking me with jewels of holiness.

But in my Christian walk I am still in rags;

my best prayers are stained with sin;

my penitential tears are so much impurity;

my confessions of wrong are so many aggravations of sin;
my receiving the Spirit is tinctured with selfishness.

I need to repent of my repentance;

I need my tears to be washed;

I have no robe to bring to cover my sins,

no loom to weave my own righteousness;

I am always standing clothed in filthy garments,

and by grace am always receiving change of raiment,

for thou dost always justify the ungodly;

I am always going into the far country,

and always returning home as a prodigal,

always saying, Father, forgive me,

and thou art always bringing forth the best robe.

Every morning let me wear it,

every evening return in it,

go out to the day’s work in it,

be married in it,

be wound in death in it,

stand before the great white throne in it,

enter heaven in it shining as the sun.

Grant me never to lose sight of

the exceeding sinfulness of sin,

the exceeding righteousness of salvation,

the exceeding glory of Christ,

the exceeding beauty of holiness,

the exceeding wonder of grace.

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.

Song –

“Be Still My Soul” by Jane Laurie Borthwick, Jean Sibelius, Kathrina Amalia von Schlegel

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL

TESTIMONIES

PRAYER

Song –

“Abide With Me” by Henry Francis Lyte and William Henry Monk

SCRIPTURE READING – Luke 11:1-13

SERMON – “The Lord’s Prayer”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Amazing Grace” by John Newton

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

OFFERING

Song –

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

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” by The Sing Team