Worship Guide
FOR REFLECTION
Love is temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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As God by creation made two of one, so again by marriage He made one of two.
Thomas Adams
God patterned marriage purposefully after the relationship between His Son and the church, which He planned from eternity. And therefore marriage is a mystery; it contains and conceals a meaning far greater than what we see on the outside. What God has joined together in marriage is to be a reflection of the union between the Son of God and His bride the church. Those of us who are married need to ponder again and again how mysterious and wonderful it is that we are granted by God the privilege to image forth stupendous divine realities infinitely bigger and greater than ourselves.
John Piper
THE ORDER OF WORSHIP
SUNDAY AUGUST 31, 2008
Meditation upon Entering the Building
“My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
From “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less” by Edwin Mote (1834)
Prelude
Call to Worship
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.
Psalm 95:6-7
Prayer of Invocation and Adoration
Hymn of Praise
Arise, My Soul, Arise
Arise, my soul, arise, shake off your guilty fears;
The bleeding sacrifice, in my behalf appears;
Before the throne my Surety stands.
Before the throne my Surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.
Refrain:
Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise.
Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise.
Shake off your guilty fears and rise.
He ever lives above, for me to intercede;
His all redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead;
His blood atoned for every race. His blood atoned for every race,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace. repeat refrain
Five bleeding wounds He bears; received on
They pour effectual prayers; they strongly plead for me:
“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry. “Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,
“Nor let that ransomed sinner die!” repeat refrain
My God is reconciled, His pard'ning voice I hear.
He owns me for His child, I can no longer fear.
With confidence I now draw nigh.
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And Father, Abba Father cry. repeat refrain
Words by Charles Wesley, 1742
Music: Kevin Twit, 1996
©1996 Kevin Twit Music.
CCLI # 1699562
Hymn of Adoration
O Worship the King
O worship the King all glorious above
O gratefully sing His wonderful love
Our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise
O tell of His might, o sing of His grace
Whose robe is the light and canopy space
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm
Chorus:
You alone are the matchless King
To You alone be all majesty
Your glories and wonders
No tongue can recite
You breathe in the air
You shine in the light
O measureless might, ineffable love
While angels delight to worship above
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end
Our maker, defender, redeemer, and friend
O worship the King all glorious above
O gratefully sing His wonderful love
Our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise
Lyrics by Robert Grant, 1833
Choris by Chris Tomlin, Robert Grant, William Gardiner
Vs. 1, 2, and 6
Based on Psalm 104
Music by Johann Michael Hayden, 1737-1806
Arr. in William Gardiner’s Sacred Melodies, 1815
Call to Confession
And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account!
Hebrews 4:13
Prayer of Confession
Minister: Almighty God and loving Father, we thank you for placing us in covenant relationships, in homes and families and friendships.
Congregation: Forgive us for taking our vows and promises lightly.
Forgive us for the breakdown of family life, for misdirected love and for divorces entered lightly, for failing to give time to our families, for failing to teach and live by your values,
for neglecting and abusing our children.
Father, teach us every day to love and serve, to cherish and protect those with whom we live. In your name we pray. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Minister: Since then we have a great high priest who has
passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God,
let us hold fast our confession.
Congregation: For we do not have a high priest who is unable
to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one
who in every respect has been tempted as we
are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence
draw near to the throne of grace, that we may
receive mercy and find grace to help in time of
need.
Hebrews 4:14-16
Hymn of Assurance
Amazing Grace
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
Chorus:
My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
Chorus by Chris Tomlin and Louis Giglio
AMAZING GRACE/NEW BRITIAN C.M., 1831
Arr. by Edwin O. Excell
Hymn of Faith
Thy Mercy, My God
Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song,
The joy of my heart and the boast of my tongue;
Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last,
Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast.
Without Thy sweet mercy I could not live here;
Sin would reduce me to utter despair;
But, through Thy free goodness, my spirits revive,
And He that first made me still keeps me alive.
Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart,
Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart;
Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground,
And weep to the praise of the mercy I’ve found.
Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own,
And the covenant love of Thy crucified Son;
All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.
Words by John Stocker, 1776
Music by Sandra McCracken, 2000
©2001 Same Old Dress Music (ASCAP)
CCLI # 1699654
Dedication of Tithes and Offerings
Greetings and Announcements
Prayers for the Church and the World
The
22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
“God’s Blueprint for Marriage”
- Marriage according to God’s design
- Marriage as an illustration of the gospel
Mighty to Save
Everyone needs compassion, a love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness, a kindness of a Savior
The hope of nations
Chorus:
Savior, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever, Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as You find me, all my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow, everything I believe in
Now I surrender
Shine your light and let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory of the risen King...Jesus
Words and Music by Ruben Morgan and Ben Feilding
©2006 Hillsong Publishing (Admin. in
All rights reserved. International copyright secured.
CCLI song #4591782
Benediction
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
2 Corinthians 13:14
All Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible,
English Standard Version,
© 2001 Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.