Sunday, August 2, 2020
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ORDER of WORSHIP August 2, 2020
GOD CALLS US
Prelude
CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 84:1-2 … Scott Bowen (Senior Pastor)
You are invited to say these words aloud with the pastor:
Pastor: How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!
All: My soul longs, yes faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God!
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.
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!
God Is For Us
We won’t fear the battle, we won’t fear the night.
We will walk the valley with you by our side.
You will go before us, you will lead the way.
We have found a refuge, only you can save.
Sing with joy now, our God is for us,
The Father’s love is a strong and mighty fortress.
Raise your voice now, no love is greater;
Who can stand against us if our God is for us?
Even when I stumble, even when I fall,
Even when I turn back, still your love is sure.
You will not abandon, you will not forsake.
You will cheer me onward with never-ending grace.
Sing with joy now, our God is for us,
The Father’s love is a strong and mighty fortress.
Raise your voice now, no love is greater;
Who can stand against us if our God is for us?
Neither height nor depth can separate us.
Hell and death will not defeat us.
He who gave his son to free us holds me in his love.
Neither height nor depth can separate us.
Hell and death will not defeat us.
He who gave his son to free us holds me in his love.
Sing with joy now, our God is for us,
The Father’s love is a strong and mighty fortress.
Raise your voice now, no love is greater;
Who can stand against us if our God is for us?
PRAYER OF PRAISE & THE LORD’S PRAYER … Scott Bowen
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH … Apostles’ Creed
I 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 Ghost, 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 sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church**;
the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
**Universal: We are affirming that God has always had a people in the world through whom His Kingdom comes.
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Praise him, all creatures here below.
Praise him above, ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
TITHES & OFFERINGS
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GOD FEEDS US
SCRIPTURE READING: Philemon 1:1-25 … Joey Sherrard (Associate Pastor of Discipleship)
SERMON: The Christian Life in Twenty-Five Verses … Joey Sherrard
CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN … Scott Bowen
All: Father, we confess the gap between what we believe and how we live, between our head and our heart, between what we say and what we do. We confess that we are so often blind to our hypocrisy. Even worse, we confess that sometimes we see it but refuse to turn away from it. We come before you now, in need of your forgiveness and your embrace. For the sake of Jesus Christ and because of his faithfulness, wash us clean and renew your Spirit within us.
THE PROMISE OF THE GOSPEL … Luke 22:19-20
This is my body, broken for you, do this in remembrance of me. This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
SERVING OF THE BREAD AND WINE
GOD SENDS US OUT
The Power of The Cross
O to see the dawn of the darkest day,
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men, torn and beaten, then,
nailed to a cross of wood.
This the pow’r of the cross,
Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath.
We stand forgiven at the cross.
O to see the pain written on your face,
bearing the awesome weight of sin.
Every bitter thought, every evil deed,
crowning your bloodstained brow.
This the pow’r of the cross,
Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath.
We stand forgiven at the cross.
Now the daylight flees; now the ground beneath
quakes as its Maker bows his head.
Curtain torn in two, dead are raised to life,
“Finished!” the victory cry.
This the pow’r of the cross,
Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath.
We stand forgiven at the cross.
O to see my name written in the wounds,
for through your suffering I am free.
Death is crushed to death; life is mine to live,
won through your selfless love.
This the pow’r of the cross;
Son of God slain for us.
What a love, what a cost.
We stand forgiven at the cross.
What a love, what a cost.
We stand forgiven at the cross.
CLOSING PRAYER & BENEDICTION
Postlude
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT
- Where is one place that the Gospel is ‘pressuring’ you to live in a different way?
- As you think about your relationships right now, where are your being asked to live differently?
- f you were forced to write your calling down in one sentence, what would it be?
MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT / CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
VBS INSIDE OUT RECAP
What a precious opportunity we had to teach our children how to love and serve some of our single adults age 65 and older in our congregation by adopting them. Hopefully, the seeds that were planted will grow into a lasting relationship!
OUR VISION // For the glory of God, who makes all things new, Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church exists to equip all people to live ordinary life as the faithful presence of Jesus’ love.