Worship Service - March 7, 2010

Communion Service: "Behold the Lamb"

Call to Worship - Pastor Dave
There is no man that goeth to heaven but he must go by the cross. The cross is the standing way-mark which all they that go to glory must pass by. (James Aughey)

Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know (#535 vs. 1, 3-4)

Ask ye what great thing I know that delights and stirs me so?
What the high reward I win? Whose the name I glory in?
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.

Who is life in life to me? Who the death of death will be?
Who will place me on His right with the countless hosts of light?
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.

This is that great thing I know; this delights and stirs me so:
Faith in Him who died to save, Him who triumphed o’er the grave:
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.
(Johann C. Schwedler; translated by Benjamin H. Kennedy, altered)

Opening Prayer - Mike Wagers

God’s Word Read - Sarah Andersen - Genesis 22:1-14; Hebrews 11:17-19

Song of Adoration

The Risen Christ

O breath of God, come fill this place;
Revive our hearts to know Your grace;
And from our slumber make us rise
That we may know the Risen Christ.

O Word of God, so clear and true,
Renew our minds to trust in You;
And give to us the bread of life
That we may know the Risen Christ.

O love of God, so unrestrained,
Refresh our souls in Jesus’ name.
Let us reflect Your sacrifice
That we may know the Risen Christ.

May God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit make us one.
In holiness let us unite
That we may know the Risen Christ.
(by Keith Getty & Phil Madeira ©2005 Thankyou Music ARR, UBP)

Choral Praise - “Behold the Lamb”
(Congregation joins choir on “Crown Him with Many Crowns.”)

Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne;
Hark! How the heav’nly anthem drowns all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing, sing of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.
(by Matthew Bridges 1800-1894)

Worship in Giving - Ginnie Heck, Offertory
Please sign the Fellowship Pad.
Children age 4 through kindergarten dismissed for Children’s Church.

God’s Word Taught - Pastor Dave - “Learning About the ‘Lamb of God’” (audio available as well as a pdf of the PowerPoint notes)

Song of Preparation

The Power of the Cross

Oh to see the dawn of the darkest day.
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men, torn and beaten
Then nailed to a cross of wood.
This the pow’r of the cross. Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath. We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh to see the pain written on Your face,
Bearing the awesome weight of sin.
Ev’ry bitter thought, ev’ry evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow.
This the pow’r of the cross. Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath. We stand forgiven at the cross.
(by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend ©2005 Thankyou Music ARR)

Observance of the Lord’s Table

The Power of the Cross

Now the daylight flees, now the ground beneath quakes
As its Maker bows His head.
Curtain torn in two, dead are raised to life.
“Finished!” the vict’ry cry.
This the pow’r of the cross. Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath. We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh to see my name written in the wounds,
For through Your suff’ring I am free.
Death is crushed to death, life is mine to live
Won through Your selfless love!
This the pow’r of the cross. Son of God slain for us.
What a love, what a cost. We stand forgiven at the cross.
(by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend ©2005 Thankyou Music ARR)

Fellowship Offering

Song of Affirmation

For the Glory of My God

Why would I worship any other?
How could I exalt another name?
There’s no other who’s done for me all the things You do.
There’s nothing, Lord, that compares to You.
You’ve captured me, You’ve broken the chains away.
(Repeat this verse.)

Chorus:
If the rocks cry out, I will sing along.
Every knee will bow, I will be among them,
For the glory of my God.
When creation speaks of Your mighty name,
I will join in voice and there proclaim,
For the glory of my God.
(Repeat verse once and chorus twice.)

For the glory of my God. (2x)
(by David Chumchal ©1999/2001 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing ARR)

Closing Prayer - Mike Wagers

Music lyrics printed under CCLI license #575345