Order of Service 28/11

…It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgement – Hebrews 9:27. No one can escape death in this life, nor could King David, who sadly comes to the end of his life in our series. We study his final moments in our texts of 1 Kings 2 & 2 Samuel 23.

A responsive reading from Psalm 138 begins the worship service and after the prayer of invocation we stand and sing Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.

Paul and Peter in  Acts 2 & 13 were quoting David’s Psalm 16. David there predicted his own death, but saw beyond his own burial to see Messiah’s Resurrection. We read Psalm 16 whereafter we sing the hymn of the month, Safely Through Another Week and then read the Acts 2 account.

David, a man after God’s own heart was humble, Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me is a hymn that captures Christian humility.  This we sing and then quiet our souls as we unite in prayer before God Almighty.

Taking the offering, we sing an Advent hymn, The King Shall Come, as we prepare our hearts for the last message on the life of David.

When life is fading and like David we near life’s end, there is no other comfort like the peace of knowing that we are secure in Christ. We sing this in our closing hymn Abide With Me. 

The Benediction is the good word upon which we depart.

Call To Worship Psalm 138:1-8 (Responsive reading)

Prayer of Invocation

Opening Hymn 255 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Scripture reading Psalm 16:1-11

Hymn 47 Safely Through Another Week

Scripture Reading Acts 2:22-36

Hymn Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me

Pastoral Prayer

Offering – Hymn 101 The King Shall Come

Sermon 1 Kings 2:1-12; 2 Sam 23:1-7: “The Last Works and Words of David”

Closing Hymn 328 Abide With Me

Benediction Psalm 104:31

Order of Service 24/11

Tonight, from Philippians 4, we learn of “The Reward of the Missions-Minded Church”.

The Call to Worship comes from Psalm 24 and after praying for divine intervention, we sing Am I A Soldier Of The Cross.

In Genesis 30, we read of Rachel’s great sorrow for not being able to bear children. But God had mercy on her and opened her womb and she conceived a son, and she called him Joseph. We then pray for our church, interceding for fellow brothers and sisters.

Our attention then focuses on Philippians 4:14-23, as God speaks His truth to our hearts.

We conclude the service, with the Evening Prayer and then the Benediction.

Call To Worship Psalm 24:3-5

Prayer of Invocation

Opening Hymn 260 Am I a Soldier of the Cross

Scripture Reading Genesis 30:1-24

Prayer

Sermon Philippians 4:14-23: “The Reward of the Missions-Minded Church”

Closing Hymn 2 Evening Prayer

Benediction. Colossians 3:23-24

Order of Service 21/11

As we are nearing the end in the series of the life of David, we meet him in 1 Kings 1:1-52 as an elderly and fragile man. And here, the drama over succession as king teaches us valuable lessons about pride, submission, parenting and enthroning the rightful king.

We start with the Call To Worship from Psalm 62 and after praying, our response to God’s revelation is praise and adoration, singing We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer.

In Genesis 3, we read of the tragic event where the kingdom of darkness usurped authority and took the reigns of this world. This, however, is just temporary since God promised restoration by the second Adam.

Our desire is to witness a glimpse of heaven, by seeing God’s glory in corporate worship . And so we sing Safely Through Another Week which brings us to our second Scripture reading. The future battle for the throne continues in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, as the antichrist aims to counterfeits the Lord Jesus Christ but without success.

The mystery of God is revealed in His Son, this we sing in Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery and then we unite in prayer, with thanksgiving and supplication. Before opening the Scriptures and hear the Word of God, we take the offering and sing O The Deep. Deep Love of Jesus.

My Shepherd Will Supply My Need is our closing hymn and after the reading of the Benediction we are dismissed.

Call To Worship Psalm 62:5-8

Prayer of Invocation

Opening Hymn 65 We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer

Scripture Reading Genesis 3:1-24

Hymn 47 Safely Through Another Week 

Scripture Reading 2 Thessalonians. 2:1-15

Hymn Come Behold The Wonderous Mystery

Pastoral Prayer

Offering-Hymn 208 O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus

Sermon 1 Kings 1:1-52 – “One More Insurrection” 

Closing Hymn 320 My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

Benediction Revelation 17:14

Order of Service 17/11

Call To Worship Revelation 1:7-8

Prayer of Invocation

Opening Hymn 96 Christ Is Coming! Let Creation

Chronological Reading – Genesis 29:1-35

Prayer

Sermon Phil 4:10-13 – The Secret of Contentment

Closing Song 36 What God Ordains Is Always Good

Benediction Revelation 5:12

Order of Service 14/11

Our creation purpose is to worship God and enjoy Him forever. But how must we worship? Does God only see our intentions or is inordinate worship a serious offense?

We find our answer in chapters 22-29 of 1 Chronicles.

Responding to the Call to Worship, we corporately pray for God’s divine intervention in enabling us to worship in spirit and truth. Singing Praise To The Lord, The Almighty we think upon the Lord’s wonderful benefits such forgiveness of sin, recovery of sickness, deliverance of death, and an abundance of lovingkindness and mercy.

The prophet Isaiah brings God’s message to a wicket and evil Judah, whose worship was an abomination in the Lord’s sight. But God extends His hand of forgiveness and cleansing to a repentant heart.

We then sing Safely Through Another Week, where we seek God’s presence and blessing after being cleansed for ordinate worship on the Lord’s Day.

In Jesus’ interaction with the woman at the well in John 4, He reveals how God is to be worshiped, in spirit and in truth.

Singing Jesus, the Name High Over All we proclaim this truth and affirm the object of our worship, the worthiest Person, Jesus Christ. It is through Him that we come to the Father, pleading for the wellbeing of His people and for the nations. We bring our offerings to the Lord as we reverently sing Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, preparing our hearts for the Word.

It is God’s revealed truth in the Scriptures that teaches us what true worship means, so we submit to its authority as we hear it being preached. Our closing hymn concurs with the truth that worship belongs to God for He is worthy. God’s blessing from 1 Timothy 6 dismisses us with hope and strength for the week.

Call To Worship Psalm 96:1-13

Prayer of Invocation

Opening Hymn 57 Praise To The Lord The Almighty

Scripture Reading Isaiah 1:10-20

Hymn 47 Safely Through Another Week (Hymn of the Month)

Scripture Reading John 4:1-24

Hymn 195 Jesus, the Name High Over All

Pastoral Prayer

Offering-Hymn 107 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Sermon Worship: Decent and in Order – 1 Chronicles 22-29

Song 33 Thou Art Worthy

Benediction 1 Timothy 6:15-16

Order of Service 10/11

Call To Worship Psalm 21:13 

Prayer of Invocation

Opening Hymn 54 Give Praise To God

Chronological Reading – Genesis 28: 1-22

Prayer

Sermon Philippians 4:8-9 – “Godly Meditation and Imitation”

Closing Hymn 250 May The Mind Of Christ My Savior

Benediction Psalm 19:7-10,14

Lord’s Supper 07/11

Call to Worship: Revelation 22:17

Prayer of Invocation

Hymn 202 How Sweet and Awful is the Place

Scripture Reading: Exodus 20:1-17

Prayer of Confession & Silent Prayer

Hymn 76 How Sad Our State

Membership Testimonies

Hymn 47 Safely Through Another Week

Taking Into Membership

Apostles Creed

Homily

Hymn 273 Credo

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32

Hymn 278 Thy Broken Body Gracious Lord

Distribution of Elements

Prayers of Consecration & Partaking

Hymn 345 May the Grace of Christ Our Savior

Benediction: Revelation 22:20-21

Order of Service 07/11

If God were to do a performance review for humanity, what would it look like? We find the answer in Psalm 14.

After reading the Call To Worship from Psalm 47, we submit ourselves to God in prayer asking for His special blessing. We stand while singing I Sing The Mighty Power of God. Psalm 53 is almost a replica of Psalm 14, the sermon text, and confirms the same truth, the total depravity of the human race.

Sin promises joy and life, but ultimately leads us to the grave. If it was not for Christ and His gracious intervention, there would be no hope for us. We sing with grateful praises, All I Have Is Christ.

Paul is the New Testament voice, in Romans 3, concurring with David that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. But what grace are bestowed on those, repenting from their wicked ways, and placing their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ!

O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing can be sung with great joy for those who experienced the grace found in Jesus Christ alone.

It is in Jesus Name that we come with our requests and thanksgiving, before our loving Father. We then take the offering while singing How Deep The Father’s Love For Us and then turn to Psalm 14 as God’s word is expounded with the theme: “What God Sees When He Looks at Us”.

We sing Come Ye, Sinners Poor And Needy, extending the invitation to those not yet under grace. We are dismissed with Lord’s blessing on His church from Ephesians 6.

Call To Worship Psalm 47:1-9

Prayer of Invocation

Hymn 53 I Sing The Mighty Power of God

Scripture Reading. Psalm 53:1-6

Song 4 All I Have Is Christ

Scripture Reading Romans 3:1-28

Hymn 219 O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing

Pastoral Prayer

Offering-Song 19 How Deep The Father’s Love For Us

Sermon Psalm 14 – “What God Sees, When He Looks at Us”

Hymn 75 Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

Benediction Ephesians 6:23-24

Order of Service 03/11

For the Christian, the ideas of rejoicing, gentleness, gratitude and peace are essential, but what does that mean practically? We find our answer in Philippians 4:4-7.

“Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous” is the call to worship followed by our prayer of invocation. We then rise and praise our Lord (Who is King) with shouts of joy, singing Rejoice, The Lord Is King.

Reading further through the Bible, Esau came to the startling realization that he was betrayed by his brother who stole his blessing from Isaac, his father. Then we turn to prayer and interceding for the saints. We then behold the Word from Philippines 4:4-7 before we sing  Jesus, Thy Joy of Loving Hearts. God’s blessing on His saints, is the last good word as we close with the Benediction.

Call To Worship Psalm 33:1-5 (Responsive reading)

Prayer of Invocation

Hymn 184 Rejoice The Lord is King

Chronological Reading Genesis 27:30-46

Prayer

Sermon Philippians 4:4-7 – “The Christian’s Affections”

Hymn 287 Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts

Benediction 1 Samuel 2:1