Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah
From the physical things set forth in the sacrament we are led by a sort of analogy to spiritual
things. Thus when the bread is given as a symbol of Christ’s body, we must at once grasp this
comparison: as bread nourishes, sustains, and keeps life in our body, so Christ’s body is the only
food to invigorate and enliven our soul. When we see wine set forth as a symbol of blood, we
must reflect on the benefits which wine imparts to the body, and to realize that the same are
spiritually imparted to us by Christ’s blood. These benefits are to nourish, refresh, strengthen,
and gladden.
Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul, Jehovah praise;
I will sing the glorious praises of my God through all my days.
Put no confidence in princes, nor for help on man depend;
He shall die, to dust returning, and his purposes shall end.
Happy is the man that chooses Israel’s God to be his aid;
He is blessed whose hope of blessing on the Lord his God is stayed.
Heav’n and earth the Lord created, seas and all that they contain;
He delivers from oppression, righteousness He will maintain.
John Calvin
Food He daily gives the hungry, sets the mourning pris’ner free,
Raises those bowed down with anguish, makes the sightless eyes to see.
Well Jehovah loves the righteous, and the stranger He befriends,
Helps the fatherless and widow, judgment on the wicked sends.
Order of Worship
July 15, 2012
Prelude
Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul, Jehovah praise;
I will sing the glorious praises of my God through all my days.
*Over all God reigns forever, through all ages He is King;
Unto Him, thy God O Zion, joyful hallelujahs sing.
SMC Music Team
Welcome and Announcements
Celebrating His Presence
(repeat at asterisk)
Invocation
A Gospel Moment
The Prayer of Confession and Repentance
Preparation for Worship
Call to Worship
O gracious, gentle and condescending God, God of peace, Father of mercy, God of all comfort:
we confess before You the evil of our hearts; we acknowledge that we are too inclined toward
anger, jealousy, and revenge, to ambition and pride, which often give rise to discord and bitter
feelings between others and us. Too often have we thus both offended and grieved You, O longsuffering Father. Forgive us this sin and permit us to partake of the blessing You have
promised the peacemakers, who shall be called the children of God. Through Jesus Christ, our
Lord. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Experiencing Renewal
People: Thanks be to God!
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.
There Is a Fountain
There is a fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains.
The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain in his day:
And there may I, as vile as he,
Wash all my sins away, wash all my sins away.
E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die.
The Blessing
Minister: The grace of God be with you.
People: And also with you.
Greeting One Another in the Name of the Lord
Counselor, Comforter, Keeper, Spirit we long to embrace;
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way, Oh we’ve hopelessly lost the way. (chorus)
Chorus: 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. (chorus)
(last time repeat chorus)
Whate’er My God Ordains Is Right
Whate’er my God ordains is right: holy His will abideth;
I will be still whate’er He doth, and follow where He guideth:
He is my God; though dark my road, He holds me that I shall not fall:
Wherefore to Him I leave it all.
Whate’er my God ordains is right: He never will deceive me;
He leads me by the proper path; I know He will not leave me:
I take, content, what He hath sent; His hand can turn my griefs away,
And patiently I wait His day.
Whate’er my God ordains is right: though now this cup, in drinking,
May bitter seem to my faint heart, I take it, all unshrinking:
My God is true; each morn anew sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart,
And pain and sorrow shall depart.
Whate’er my God ordains is right: here shall my stand be taken;
Though sorrow, need, or death be mine, yet I am not forsaken;
My Father’s care is round me there; He holds me that I shall not fall:
And so to Him I leave it all.
Deepening Our Commitment
Preaching of the Word
Tim Posey
Series: Christian Growth
“The Sacraments”
selected texts
Theme: Sacraments as a Means of Grace
Introduction:
(*repeat at asterisk)
I.
What Are Sacraments? (Romans 4:11)
A. Signs and seals
B. Rites and rituals
Pastoral Prayer
II. What Are Types of Sacraments in the Bible? (Numbers 1:53, 5:1-4; Leviticus 16:21-22;
Jeremiah 7:4; Galatians 3:27-28; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17)
Song of Preparation to Hear God’s Word
A. Old Testament types
(Children ages 4-6 may be dismissed for Children’s Church during song)
B. New Testament realities
By Grace I Am an Heir of Heaven
By grace I am an heir of heaven: why doubt this, O my trembling heart?
If what the Scriptures promise clearly is true and firm in ev’ry part,
This also must be truth divine: by grace a crown of life is mine.
By grace alone shall I inherit that blissful home beyond the skies.
Works count for naught, the Lord incarnate hath won for me the heav’nly prize.
Salvation by His death He wrought, His grace alone my pardon bought.
By grace! These precious words remember when sorely by thy sins oppressed,
When Satan comes to vex thy spirit, when troubled conscience sighs for rest;
What reason cannot comprehend, God doth to thee by grace extend.
By grace! Be this in death my comfort; despite my fears, ‘tis well with me.
I know my sin in all its greatness, but also Him who sets me free.
My heart to naught but joy gives place since I am saved by grace, by grace.
III. How Is Christ the Quintessential Sacrament? (Colossians 1:15)
A. The image of the invisible God
B. Everything that happens to Christ happens for us
IV. How Do the Sacraments Work?
A. We are united with Christ in the sacraments through the work of the Holy Spirit
B. God imparts His gracious salvation in Christ to us through the physical elements
and ritual actions of the sacraments
C. Sacraments impart God’s grace in Christ to us when these physical elements are
joined to the world
D. The sacraments are received through faith
Conclusion:
Receiving of Tithes and Offerings
Song of Response
Mighty to Save
Everyone needs compassion, love that’s never failing; let mercy fall on me.
Everyone needs forgiveness, the kindness of a Savior, the Hope of nations. (chorus)
Chorus: Savior, He can move the mountains;
My God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save!
Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave!
So take me as You find me, all my fears and failures, fill my life again;
I give my life to follow, everything I believe in; now I surrender. (chorus)
Bridge: Shine your light and let the whole world see:
We’re singing for the glory of the risen King, Jesus!
Shine your light and let the whole world see:
We’re singing for the glory of the risen King!
(repeat chorus twice)
Benediction