ABF SERVICE • July 28, 2013
ORDER OF SERVICE
Introduction – Jeff Leffew
Prayer (For “healing and grace”) – Jeff Leffew
Song – Wonderful, Merciful Savior (“healing and grace”)
Wonderful, merciful Savior
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would have thought that a Lamb
Could rescue the souls of men
Oh you rescue the souls of men
Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way
Oh, we hopelessly lost the way
You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace
Our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for
Oh, we're falling before Your throne
Almighty, infinite Father
Faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne
Song — Like a River Glorious (Isaiah 26:3 — “You will keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is
stayed on You,
because he trusts in You.” Hebrews 4:15 — “For we do not have a High Priest
who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet
without sin.”)
Like a river glorious is God’s perfect peace,
Over all victorious, in its bright increase;
Perfect, yet it floweth fuller every day,
Perfect, yet it groweth deeper all the way.
Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand,
Never foe can follow, never traitor stand;
Not a surge of worry, not a shade of care,
Not a blast of hurry touch the spirit there.
Stayed upon Jehovah, hearts are fully blest
Finding, as He promised, perfect peace and rest.
Every joy or trial falleth from above,
Traced upon our dial by the Sun of Love;
We may trust Him fully all for us to do;
They who trust Him wholly find Him wholly true.
Prayer (For the Phelps & Weindorfs) – Keith Funkhouser
Prayer (For those still recovering) – Phil Thomas
Song – Day By Day (Romans 15:13 — “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”)
Day by day, and with each passing moment,
Strength I find, to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
This the pledge to me He made.
Help me then in every tribulation
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Every day, the Lord Himself is near me
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
With a special mercy for each hour;
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me, One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
He Whose Name is Counselor and Pow’r.
Till I reach the promised land.
Announcements – Keith Lewis
 Today’s Schedule
- AM Service as scheduled (Pastor Taylor)
- 5:00 Hour cancelled
- 6:00 Prayer Service
 Other announcements = check bulletin & screens
Devotional – Keith Lewis: Purposeful Difficulty & Precious Death (click here)
Prayer (For CHBC’s Testimony & Christ’s Glory) – Keith Lewis
 “We trust him, not because we can explain circumstances, but because our God has
revealed his character at the cross. Sheep trust the shepherd whom they have learned is
good, and we trust our Good Shepherd because he has laid down his life for us.”
 We follow the Great Shepherd because He demonstrated His goodness & love at the
cross, and we have known His voice, that He has spoken to us as His people.
MORNING SERVICE • July 28, 2013
ORDER OF SERVICE
Prelude
Song – How Great Thou Art
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.
When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"
Welcome – Pastor Phelps: Why Art Thou Cast Down? Hope Thou in God (click here)
Prayer – Pastor Phelps
Song – Rejoice in the Lord
God never moves without purpose or plan
When trying His servant and molding a man.
Give thanks to the LORD though your testing
seems long;
In darkness He giveth a song.
I could not see through the shadows ahead;
So I looked at the cross of my Savior instead.
I bowed to the will of the Master that day;
Then peace came and tears fled away.
Now I can see testing comes from above;
God strengthens His children and purges in love.
My Father knows best, and I trust in His care;
Through purging more fruit I will bear.
O Rejoice in the LORD
He makes no mistake,
He knoweth the end of each path that I take,
For when I am tried and purified,
I shall come forth as gold.
Announcements
 Deacon’s Meeting in the Fine Arts Room immediately following the service
 Trinity, etc. brought a group tonight to run our children’s ministries — Thank you!
 This Evening Service will feature devotionals by Pastor Taylor and Pastor Heller, prayer,
singing, and Scripture Reading. There will be no 5:00 Hour.
Scripture Reading – John 11:21-27 (Keith Lewis)
Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But
even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” Jesus said to her, “Your
brother will rise again.” Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at
the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me,
though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you
believe this?” She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who
is to come into the world.”
Offering Challenge – Jordan Harrison
Piano Offertory — Day by Day/God Leads Us Along (Sarah Tepner)
Choir — Though He Slay Me
Scripture Reading — Revelation 21:1-5 (Thad Yessa)
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed
away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down
out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice
from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and
they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no
more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Then He who sat on the throne said,
“Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
Song – Lord, I Need You
Sometimes when life seems gentle and blessings flood my way,
I turn my gaze away from You and soon forget to pray.
But when the sky grows darker and courage turns to fear,
My anxious voice cries upward with words you long to hear.
Lord, I need You when the sea of life is calm.
O Lord, I need You when the wind is blowing strong.
Whether trials come or cease, keep me always on my knees.
Lord, I need You. Lord I need You.
Lord, help me to remember I'm weak but You are strong.
I cannot sing apart from You, for Lord You are my song.
Although I'm prone to wander and boast in all I do;
Lord keep my eyes turned upward so I depend on You.
Song – Trust and Obey
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.
Special Music – The Keeper of Your Soul (Kevin & Grace Suiter)
Message – Pastor Taylor: The Lord is My Shepherd (click here)
Invitation
Dismissal
EVENING SERVICE • July 28, 2013
ORDER OF SERVICE
Welcome – Keith Lewis
 Update on situation
 Stories of God’s working through this situation around the world
 Introduce song
Song – Wonderful, Merciful Savior
Wonderful, merciful Savior
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would have thought that a Lamb
Could rescue the souls of men
Oh you rescue the souls of men
Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way
Oh, we hopelessly lost the way
You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace
Our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for
Oh, we're falling before Your throne
Almighty, infinite Father
Faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne
Prayer (Consecration: We Are Yours) – Josh Taylor
Scripture Reading – Psalm 103 (Kevin Suiter)
Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
For He knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.
As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
And its place remembers it no more.
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His
righteousness to children’s children,
To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.
Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who do His word,
Heeding the voice of His
word.
Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
Bless the Lord, all His works,
In all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Song — Always the Same
I am His, He is mine; Jesus knows my name.
I can rest in His arms; He’s always the same.
When I fall, when I call, Jesus takes my hand.
Cleansing me, lifting me, He helps me to stand.
Always the same, O praise His name,
Jesus never changes; He’s always the same.
Always together, His love is forever.
Jesus never changes; He’s always the same.
In His love, I’m secure; we shall never part.
In His Word I will trust and give Him all my heart.
In the dark of the night, when my heart would fear,
Lovingly, tenderly, my Saviour is near.
Devotional – Pastor Taylor: God’s Grace During Dark Times (click here)
Scripture Reading – Lamentations 3:19-26 (Ryon Reason)
Remember my affliction and roaming,
the wormwood and the gall. My soul still
remembers
and sinks within me. This I recall to my mind; therefore I have — Through the Lord’s
mercies we are not consumed,
because His compassions fail not. They are new every
morning;
great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in
Him!” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one
should hope and wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
Song – Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee,
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not,
As Thou hast been,Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above;
Join with all nature in manifold witness,
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own great presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.
Prayer (Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-21) – Keith Lewis
[I pray] that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with
might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints
what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes
knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Special Music – Hannah Carroll: Still, My Soul, Be Still
Still my soul be still, and do not fear
Though winds of change may rage tomorrow.
God is at your side, no longer dread
The fires of unexpected sorrow.
Still my soul be still, do not be moved
By lesser lights and fleeting shadows.
Hold onto His ways with shield of faith
Against temptations flaming arrows.
God You are my God,
And I will trust in You and not be shaken.
Lord of peace, renew a steadfast spirit within me
To rest in You alone.
Still my soul be still, do not forsake
The Truth you learned in the beginning.
Wait upon the Lord and hope will rise
As stars appear when day is dimming.
Devotional – Pastor Heller: Encouragement of the Believer (click here)
Song – There is A Redeemer
There is a Redeemer,
Jesus, God's own Son,
Precious Lamb of God, Messiah,
Holy One,
Jesus, my Redeemer,
Name above all names,
Precious Lamb of God, Messiah,
Hope for sinners slain.
Thank you, oh my Father,
For giving us your Son,
And leaving your Spirit,
'Til the work on earth is done.
When I stand in glory,
I will see His face,
And there I'll serve my King forever,
In that holy place.
Prayer (Victory: Through You We Have Hope) – Lee Williams
Announcements – Keith Lewis
 Updates on people in hospital
 Memorial Service & Funeral Arrangements – details pending
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Throughout this week, thank God for His channels of grace (massive influx of support,
prayer, and encouragement from individuals, churches, business, and community
organizations.
Single Focus Sunday Night Fellowship at Wydo’s home
As you go, those involved in the accident can now pick up luggage in gym.
As you go, “love on each other” — Facebook, email, text, call, visit, pray, serve,
encourage, etc. — leave no one behind as we give courage and share God’s love as a
family.
“Now we commend ourselves to God and to the Word of His grace, which is able to
build us up and give us an inheritance among all those who are sanctified” (Acts 20:32).
MIDWEEK SERVICE • August 1, 2013
ORDER OF SERVICE
Prelude – Becky Fant
Song – It Is Well With My Soul
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll—
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well with my soul.”
My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought—
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more—
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
“It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.”
And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall
be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall
descend—
Even so, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials
should come,
Let this blest assurance control—
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
Purpose: To stir us to consider what God needs to do in our own lives through this
Announcements
 Media information – Jeff Leffew
 Funeral times – Pastor Thomas
 Parking – Pastor Thomas
 Sunday plans
o Regular SS and ABF Electives (announcement via email)
o AM Service – Pastor Phelps will be preaching
o No evening service in light of events this week
Speakers
Pastor Phelps: Whether by Life or by Death (click here)
Caleb Phelps
Joe Fant
Jeff Leffew: Introduction of Gov. Pence
Governor Mike & Karen Pence: The Lord is Close to the Brokenhearted (click here)
Song – Bow the Knee
What a privilege to come into God's presence,
Just to linger with the one who set me free.
As I lift my eyes and see His awesome glory,
I remember who He is and bow the knee.
In His hand He holds the power of creation.
With His voice He spoke and all things came to be.
Yet He hears each simple prayer I bring before Him
When I humbly seek His face and bow the knee.
Bow the knee, bow the knee,
He is king of all the ages, bow the knee!
God alone on His throne,
See Him high and lifted up and bow the knee!
Kneel before Him, all adore Him.
As you live to love Him more, bow the knee.
Bow the knee, bow the knee,
He is king of all the ages, bow the knee!
God alone on His throne,
See Him high and lifted up and bow the knee!
Kneel before Him, all adore Him.
As you live to love Him more, bow the knee.
Scripture Reading – 2 Corinthians 4:7-18
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God
and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in
despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—always carrying about
in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be
manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but life in you. And since we have
the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also
believe and therefore speak, knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up
with Jesus, and will present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having
spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. Therefore we
do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being
renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far
more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the
things which are not seen are eternal.
Offertory – Johnny Smith: In Christ Alone
In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.
Prayer Time
Song – May the Lord Find Us Faithful
God has not given us the spirit of fear,
But has given us the strength to obey.
With power and sound mind, with love, the
unfailing kind,
O be not ashamed of His way.
May the Lord find us faithful.
May His Word be our banner held high.
May the Lord find us faithful.
Every day, thought we live, though we die.
No man that seeketh after things of this life,
Is a soldier who passes the test.
Be faithful, be working, be running, be serving,
Be searching His Word for His best.
May the Lord find us faithful.
May His Word be our banner held high.
May the Lord find us faithful.
Every day, thought we live, though we die.
Living or dying, may honor be Thine,
From this wretched life You loved and forgave.
A life that is on fire, be only our heart’s desire.
Be faithful from now til the grave.
May the Lord find us faithful.
May His Word be our banner held high.
May the Lord find us faithful.
Every day, thought we live, though we die.
Announcement – Dismiss to Fellowship Time
 Adults — Gym (Karen Thomas is on food with the Scholls)
 Teens — The Gathering Place (Reasons, Barfields, Yorks, Fants, John Fry; Skype with
Timmy Hanson)
 Children — Fine Arts Room (Leah Elms, Herb Gaines, interns, Scott Pascoe)
ABF OPENER • August 4, 2013
ORDER OF SERVICE
Welcome
 Greet people
 Inform about no evening service
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:1-9, 28-31
“Comfort, yes, comfort My people!”
says your God.
“Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her,
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is
pardoned;
for she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”
The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the
desert
a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be exalted
and every mountain and hill brought low;
the crooked places shall
be made straight and the rough places smooth;
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together;
for the mouth of the
Lord has spoken.”
The voice said, “Cry out!”
And he said, “What shall I cry?”
“All flesh is grass,
and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
surely the
people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God stands forever.”
O Zion,
You who bring good tidings,
get up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem,
You who
bring good tidings,
lift up your voice with strength,
lift it up, be not afraid;
say to the cities of
Judah, “Behold your God!”
Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the
ends of the earth,
neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the weak,
and to those who have no might He increases strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall,
But those who wait on the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like
eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint.
Song – Wonderful, Merciful Savior
Wonderful, merciful Savior
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would have thought that a Lamb
Could rescue the souls of men
Oh you rescue the souls of men
Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way
Oh, we hopelessly lost the way
You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace
Our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for
Almighty, infinite Father
Faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne
Oh, we're falling before Your throne
Intern Testimony
Song – Holy, Mighty, Worthy
“Holy, holy, holy!” Seraph choirs extol Thee.
Bending wings, they humbly sing, of Thy lofty majesty!
Thou alone art holy! Who on earth is like Thee?
Grant that we, like Thee may be holy, holy, holy.
“Mighty, mighty, mighty!” Sun and stars
declare Thee.
All creation joins to sing of Thy pow’r and deity!
Thou alone art mighty! Naught was made
without Thee!
Grant that we Thy pow’r may see. Mighty,
mighty, mighty.
Intern Testimony
“Worthy, worthy, worthy!” Saints in heav’n
exalt Thee.
Lamb, once slain, now raised to reign: Savior,
Judge and conq-ring King!
Thou alone art worthy! All was made to please Thee.
Grant that we in heav’n may sing, “Worthy,
worthy, worthy!”
“Glory, glory, glory!” We, Thy church, adore Thee.
Called by grace to bring Thee praise; trophies
of Thy pow’r to save!
None shall share Thy glory! All shall bow
before Thee.
Father, Son and Spirit: One! “Glory, glory, glory!”
Song – Not to Us
Psalm 115:1
Not to us be glory, LORD;
Not to us praise or reward.
You alone be magnified;
Only Your name glorified.
For Your unrelenting love,
For Your faithfulness above,
Psalm 115:4-8
Foolish men in vain have prayed
To the idols they have made:
Wooden eye and molten ear—
Gods which neither see nor hear.
All who to such stones have fled
Shall be like them: dull and dead.
Chorus:
Not to us, but to our King
Honor, praise, and glory bring!
Psalm 115:9-18
Come, you saints and saints to come;
Trust in God, your Help and Home.
All who fear Him, He recalls;
He will bless us, great and small.
Praise Him! Praise your Shield and Lord
All through life, then evermore!
Psalm 115:2-3
Why should heathen mock the Lord?
“Where is He?”—their scoffing word.
In the heav’ns He reigns alone,
Ruling from His lofty throne.
What He pleases He performs;
All to His design conforms.
Ephesians 1:6, 12, 14; John 3:30
Christ has claimed a chosen race
For the glory of His grace.
Who but He can praises claim?
Who boasts such a matchless name?
We whose song will never cease
Long to fade and Christ increase!
Overview Electives (& room locations)
• Auditorium — Brian Barber (Theology of Illness & Suffering — click here)
• Fine Arts Room — Jeff Leffew (Personal Evangelism & Discipleship, Part 2)
• Colonial Room — Elliott Smith (Seeing the Other Side: Ministering Cross Culturally)
• A-13 — Bobbi Cook (Self-Acceptance: Accepting Ourselves the Way God Made Us)
• H 203-205 — Jim Rankin (From Good to Great: God's Purposes for Your Marriage, Part 2)
• H 204-206 — Youth E.D.G.E
• The Gathering Place — Single Focus
Electives
MORNING SERVICE • August 4, 2013
ORDER OF SERVICE
Welcome
Song — Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the
glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth,
and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
Prayer
Song — The Solid Rock
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
His oath, His covenant, His blood
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
Welcome
Offertory — Alice Jones
Choir — Not What My Hands Have Done
Not what my hands have done can save my guilty soul;
Not what my toiling flesh has borne can make my spirit whole.
Not what I feel or do can give me peace with God;
Not all my prayers and sighs and tears can bear my awful load.
These guilty hands are raised, filthy rags are all I bring
And I have come to hide beneath your wings
These holy hands are raised, Washed in the fountain of your grace
And now I wear your righteousness
Thy work alone oh Christ can ease this weight of sin
Thy blood alone, oh Lamb of God, can give me peace within
Thy Love to me, oh God, not mine oh Lord to Thee
Can rid me of this dark unrest and set my Spirit free
Thy grace alone oh God to me can pardon speak
Thy power alone oh Lamb of God can this sore bondage break
No other work save thine, no other blood will do
No strength but that which is divine can bear me safely through
I praise the God of grace; I trust his truth and might
He calls me his, I call him mine, My God, my Joy, my Light
My Lord has saved my life and freely pardon gives;
I love because he first loved me, I live because he lives.
Song — My Quiet Time
Before I start each day,
There is a special place
I love to go alone
And seek my Savior's face:
I find wisdom in His Word
To instruct me in His will,
And I hear His gentle voice
Say, "My child, be still."
My quiet time alone
Gives me power to obey.
My quiet time alone
With God each day.
My quiet time alone with God.
I talk to Him in prayer;
Ev'ry day He meets me there.
My quiet time alone with God.
He's with me all the time,
Wherever I may go;
Each moment of the day,
He's always there I know.
But I need that special time
When I bow before His throne,
Just to read His Word
And talk with my Lord alone.
Song — Trusting Jesus
Simply trusting every day,
Trusting through a stormy way;
Even when my faith is small,
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Brightly doth His Spirit shine
Into this poor heart of mine;
While He leads I cannot fall;
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Trusting as the moments fly,
Trusting as the days go by;
Trusting Him whate’er befall,
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Singing if my way is clear,
Praying if the path be drear;
If in danger for Him call;
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Trusting Him while life shall last,
Trusting Him till earth be past;
Till within the jasper wall,
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Special Music — Brenda Moeckly
Message — Pastor Phelps: Committed to Compassion (click here)
Invitation
Announcements
Postlude