August 30, 2020

Welcome

Prelude

~God Calls Us to Worship Him~

Call to Worship

Let us rejoice in the LORD; let us exult in the God of our salvation, for he has clothed us with the garments of salvation; he has covered us with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 

Hymn    O for A Thousand         (CCLI#251645)              

O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer’s praise,

The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace.

My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim,

To spread through all the earth abroad The honors of Your name!   

Chorus

Leader    O for a thousand!

Congregation    O for a thousand!

Leader    O for a thousand!

Congregation    O for a thousand!

Leader    O for a thousand!

Congregation    O for a thousand!

All   Tongues to sing.

The name of Jesus charms our fears, It bids our sorrows cease,

It’s music in the sinner’s ears; It’s life and health and peace.

He breaks the pow’r of reigning sin, He sets the pris’ner free;

His blood can make the foulest clean, His blood availed for me.  Chorus

He speaks and listening to His voice, New life the dead receive;

The mournful broken hearts rejoice, The humble poor believe.

Hear Him you deaf! You voiceless ones,

Your loosened tongues employ; You blind, behold your Savior come,

And leap, you lame, for joy! Chorus

Prayer of Worship 

~God Renews Us in Christ~

The Call to Confession    Psalm 32

We Sing Our Prayer of Confession and Need to God

Hymn    God Be Merciful to Me      (486)

We Silently Confess Our Sins

The Grace of God in Christ    Titus 2:11-14 

We Confess Our Faith    Heidelberg Catechism Q. 1

Leader:

What is your only comfort in life and death?

All:

That I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with His precious blood, and has set me free from all the power of the devil. He also preserves me in such a way that without the will of my heavenly Father not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, all things must work together for my salvation. Therefore, by His Holy Spirit He also assures me of eternal life and makes me heartily willing and ready from now on to live for Him.

Song    You’re the Lion of Judah         (CCLI#251645)      

You’re the Lion of Judah, the Lamb who was slain;

You ascended to Heaven and evermore will reign.

At the end of the age when the earth You reclaim,

You will gather the nations before You.

And the eyes of all men will be fixed on the Lamb who was crucified.

With wisdom and mercy and justice You’ll reign at Your Father’s side.

Chorus  And the angels will cry —“Hail the Lamb —

Who was slain for the world — rule in pow’r,” —

And the earth will reply — “You shall reign —

As the King of all kings and the Lord of all lords.”

There’s a shield in our hand and a sword at our side;

There’s a fire in our spirits that cannot be denied.

As the Father has told us, for these You have died, for the nations who gather before You.

And the ears of all men need to hear of the Lamb who was crucified,

Who descended to hell, yet was raised up to reign

at His Father’s side.   Chorus Twice

~God Instructs Us with His Word~

We Listen to God    Jeremiah 29:8-14

Sermon    Living in Hope During Hard Times 

~God Receives Our Offerings and Requests~ 

We Worship God with Our Tithes and Offerings

We Bring Our Requests to God in Prayer

Hymn    My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less       (521)

~God Blesses and Sends Us Out~ 

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