Morning Worship Service
Sunday, April 28, 2024
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‡Introit – “By Our Love”
Brothers, let us come together; Walking in the spirit, there's much to be done
We will come reaching out from our comforts; And they will know us by our love
Sisters, we were made for kindness; We can pierce the darkness as He shines through us
We will come reaching with a song of healing; And they will know us by our love
The time is now, come church arise; Love with His hands, see with His eyes
Bind it around you, let it never leave you; And they will know us by our love
Children, you are hope for justice; Stand firm in the truth now, set your hearts above
You will be reaching long after we're gone; And they will know you by your love
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‡The Call to Worship — (Psalm 34)
Pastor: This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
People: I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Pastor: Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
People: The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Pastor: When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
People: The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Pastor: Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Pastor and People: Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!
‡Hymn No. 2 - “O Worship the King”
O worship the King all glorious above, O gratefully sing his pow’r and his 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, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form, and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.
The earth with its store of wonders untold, Almighty, your pow’r has founded of old;
Has ‘stablished it fast by a changeless decree, and round it has cast, like a mantle, the sea.
Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, in you do we trust, nor find you to fail;
Your mercies how tender, how firm to the end, our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!
O measureless Might! Ineffable Love! While angels delight to hymn you above,
The humbler creation, though feeble their lays, with true adoration shall lisp to your praise.
‡Prayer of Invocation
Old Testament Reading
Psalm 84 --- Roger Day
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah 9 Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!
‡Hymn No. 629 – “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged: take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a friend so faithful, who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our ev’ry weakness- take it to the Lord in prayer!
Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge- take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there.
New Testament Reading, Congregational and Offertory Prayer
Romans 12:1-13 --- Gary Dyksterhouse
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
‡Hymn - “Jesus, I Come” (RUF)
Out of my bondage, sorrow and night, Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into Thy freedom, gladness, and light, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of my sickness into Thy health, out of my wanting and into Thy wealth,
Out of my sin and into Thyself, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of my shameful failure and loss, Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into the glorious gain of Thy cross, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of earth’s sorrows into Thy balm, out of life’s storms and into Thy calm.
Out of distress into jubilant psalm, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of unrest and arrogant pride, Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into Thy blessed will to abide, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of myself to dwell in Thy love, out of despair into raptures above,
Upward forever on wings like a dove, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of the fear and dread of the tomb, Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into the joy and light of Thy home, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of the depths of ruin untold, into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,
Ever thy glorious face to behold, Jesus, I come to Thee.
Children’s Moment
35. How did Adam and Eve change when they sinned?
Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable.
Children dismissed for Little Worship at this time
(K4 – K5)
Reading of the Holy Scripture: Acts 6:1-7; 1 Timothy 3:8-13
Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. 7 And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
1 Timothy 3:8-13 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. 9 They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. 11 Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. 13 For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Sermon: “Deacons” - Rev. Richard Owens
‡Hymn – “All Things New Again”
For behold, he will create a new heavens and new earth.
He will drive away our sorrow and our pain.
And this momentary grief, though heavy as it seems.
Will be crushed by glory’s great eternal weight.
He will make all things new again; He will keep all his promises.
He will love all who come to him; He will make all things new again.
For behold, the sun will rise over wastelands dead and dry.
In its place shall spring a river full of life.
Every wrong will be undone, every thirsty soul shall come.
And drink from living water without price. (CHORUS)
For behold, the holy mountain where the wolf and lamb shall graze.
Where we lay our heads and finally find our home.
Where the songs we sang in shadows will be sung to God’s own face.
Where his smile will be the thing we treasure most. (CHORUS)
©2021 Joe Deegan. Words and Music by Joe Deegan
‡Benediction
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