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REVERENCE (movement 1) Glory be to the Father And to the Son And to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning, Is now and ever shall be, World without end! Amen, amen
Call to Worship Why do we worship? Daniel 7:13-14 As I watched in the night visions I saw one like the Son of Man, Coming on the clouds of heaven. And He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him. To the Son of Man was given by the Ancient of Days: Dominion and glory and kingship, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, His kingship is one that will never be destroyed. The Lord be with you And also with you. Lifu up your hearts We lifu them up to God.
Psalm 8 To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David I AM! Our Lord! How mighty is Your Name in all the earth! You set Your glory above the heavens! Out of the mouth of babies and infants You established strength because of Your foes To stop the enemy and the avenger When I look at Your heavens The work of Your fingers The moon and stars Which You set in place – What is man that You think about him?! What is the son of man that You care for him?! Yet You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings You crowned him with glory and honor! You have given him dominion over the works of Your hands You put all things under his feet – All sheep and oxen The beasts of the field The birds of the skies The fish of the sea And whatever passes along the paths of the seas I AM! Our Lord! How mighty is Your name in all the earth!
Invocation Crown Him With Many Crowns Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb Crown Him the Lord of life, who upon His throne. triumphed over the grave, Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns And rose victorious in the strife for those all music but its own. He came to save. Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died His glories now we sing, who died, and for thee, rose on high, And hail Him as thy matchless King Who died eternal life to bring, and lives through all eternity. that death may die.
Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His Crown Him the Lord of lords, who over all hands and side, doth reign, Rich wounds, yet visible above, in beauty Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, glorified. for ransomed sinners slain, No angel in the sky can fully bear that Now lives in realms of light, where saints sight, with angels sing But downward bends his burning eye at Their songs before Him day and night, mysteries so bright. their God, Redeemer, King.
The Church’s One Foundation The Church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Elect from ev’ry nation, yet one o’er all the Lord; earth, She is His new creation By water and the Word: Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth; From heav’n He came and sought her to be His holy bride; One holy name she blesses, Partakes one holy food, With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died. And to one hope she presses, with every grace endued
’Mid toil and tribulation and tumult of her war, Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One, She waits the consummation of peace forevermore; And mystic, sweet communion with those whose rest is won: ’Til with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blest, O happy ones and holy! Lord give us grace that we, And the great Church victorious shall be the Church at rest. Like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with Thee.
Power Of Your Love Lord I come to You Lord I've come to know Let my heart be changed, The weaknesses I see in me renewed Will be stripped away Flowing from the grace By the power of Your love That I've found in You
Hold me close And as I wait Let Your love surround me I'll rise up like the eagle Bring me near And I will soar with You Draw me to Your side Your Spirit leads me on In the power of Your love
Lord unveil my eyes Lord renew my mind Let me see You face to face As Your will unfolds in my life The knowledge of Your love In living every day As You live in me By the power of Your love
Hold me close And as I wait Let Your love surround me I'll rise up like the eagle Bring me near And I will soar with You Draw me to Your side Your Spirit leads me on In the power of Your love
RETURN (movement 2) Confession (we approach God, repenting from sin) Heidelberg catechism, questions 5 and 6 Q. Can you keep the law of love perfectly? A. No, I am inclined by nature to hate God and my neighbor. Q. Did God create humans so wicked and perverse? A. No, on the contrary, God created humans good and in His image - that is, in true righteousness and holiness - so that they might rightly know God as their Creator, heartily love Him, and live with Him in eternal blessedness to praise and glorify Him.
Why do we confess our sin? (based on Psalm 119:152-160) Look on our suffering and rescue us For we do not forget Your law of love Plead our cause Lord Jesus, and redeem us Give us life according to Your promise Salvation is far from the unjust For they do not seek Your rules Your mercy is great, Jesus! Give us life according to Your words We have persecution and many against us But we do not swerve from Your law of love We look on the faithless with a sense of revulsion Because they do not keep Your commands Consider how we love Your words Jesus! Give us life according to Your constant love The sum total of Your word is truth And every single one of Your commands lasts forever!
Dear Father, Look on our suffering and hear us, because we have not forgotten the promises and commands of Your love. When we see our own faithlessness it grieves us - forgive us for every time we have not sought to keep Your law of love. We cry out for Your constant love and we trust Your love is greater than all of our sin, because we know how truthful You are in Your promises to those who confess. Give us life by pouring out the Spirit on us! In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen. Silence
Absolution (from Ezekiel 36:25-27) I will sprinkle clean water on you And you will be clean from all your uncleannesses And from all your idols I will cleanse you I will give you a new heart And a new spirit I will put within you I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh And give you a heart of flesh I will put my Spirit within you And cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
Offering / Song of Assurance (we give thankfully, acknowledging that everything belongs to our 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
Let us bless the Lord! Praise Him with highest praise! What sort of church are we seeking to God to make us? Acts 2:42-45 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
Prayer (because we are reconciled, we are free to call on God to act) Please feel free to ask for prayer at this time, so that we can pray together in community. Those unable to share live in the Zoom meeting, or those with unspoken prayer requests, should use the Zoom chat or text Cory at (650)690-2679.
Prayer (because we are reconciled, we are free to call on God to act) Our Father, Who is in heaven, Holy is Your Name! May Your kingdom come and Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven, Give us today our daily bread Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, Lead us out of temptation Deliver us from the evil one For Yours is the kingdom The power, and The glory forever In Jesus’ Name, amen.
REVELATION (movement 3) Sermon (we hear from God) Luke 4:1-2 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
RENAISSANCE (movement 4) Communion Let’s proclaim together the mystery of our faith: Christ has died Christ is risen Christ will come again Praise Him! The Apostle’s Creed (an ancient common affirmation of belief) What do you believe?
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