Worship Service - July 25, 2010

Call to Worship - Pastor Dave, Leader

In Praise of Our Creator

Leader: Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.
People: Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are His – His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Leader: How countless are Your works, Lord! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number – living things both large and small.
People: All the earth will worship You and sing praise to You. They will sing praise to Your name.
(Psalms 66:4; 100:1-3; 104:24-25)

Stand Up and Bless the Lord (#65 vs. 1-2, 4)

Stand up and bless the Lord, Ye people of His choice;
Stand up and bless the Lord your God
With heart and soul and voice.

Though high above all praise, above all blessing high,
Who would not fear His holy name, and laud and magnify?

God is our strength and song, and His salvation ours;
Then be His love in Christ proclaimed
With all our ransomed pow’rs.
(by James Montgomery)

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Jesus, the name that calms my fears,
That bids my sorrows cease;
‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears; ‘tis life and health and peace.

He breaks the power of cancelled sin, He sets the pris’ner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean, His blood availed for me.
(by Charles Wesley)

Opening Prayer - Stu Johnson

God’s Word Read - Audrey Smith - Acts 4:32-37; 11:19-30

Personal Praise - Betty Ecklund - Massenet’s “Meditation”

Songs of Adoration

Salvation Belongs to Our God

Salvation belongs to our God, Who sits upon the throne.
And unto the Lamb, praise and glory, wisdom and thanks,
Honor and power and strength,

Chorus: Be to our God, forever and ever. (Sing 3 x’s.)
Amen.

And we the redeemed shall be strong, in purpose and unity.
Declaring aloud, praise and glory, wisdom and thanks,
Honor and power and strength, (Chorus twice)
(by Adrian Howard/Pat Turner ã1985 Restoration Music, Ltd. ARR, ICS, UBP)

From the Inside Out

A thousand times I’ve failed, still Your mercy remains.
And should I stumble again, still, I’m caught in Your grace.
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades.
Never-ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.

Pre-Chorus:
In my heart, in my soul, Lord, I give You control.
Consume me from the inside out, Lord.
Let justice and praise become my embrace,
To love You from the inside out.

Chorus:
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades.
Never-ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise,
From the inside out. Lord, my soul cries out.

Your will, above all else, my purpose remains.
The art of losing myself in bringing You praise.
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades.
Never-ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.
(Pre-Chorus, Chorus 2x.)
(by Joel Houston ©2005 Hillsong Publishing ARR)

Ministry Moment - Jason Lowe - VBS Highlights

Ancient Words

Words of life, words of hope, give us strength, help us cope;
In this world where e’er we roam, ancient words will guide us home.
Ancient words, ever true, changing me and changing you;
We have come with open hearts, O let the ancient words impart.
(by Lynn DeShazo ©2001 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music ARR)

Worship in Giving Alethea Funck – Offertory
Please sign the Fellowship Pad.
Children age 4 through kindergarten dismissed for Children’s Church.

God’s Word Taught - Pastor Dave - “The Power of Encouragement”
Available for this message:
Text-only sermon outline | pdf of PowerPoint notes
There is no audio file this week due to problem with the audio recorder.

Song of Affirmation

The Servant Song (#424 vs. 1-2, 4-5)

Brother, sister, let me serve you, let me be as Christ to you;
Pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant too.

We are pilgrims on a journey; we’re together on this road.
We are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load.

I will weep when you are weeping;
When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you.
I will share your joy and sorrow till we’ve seen this journey thro’.

When we sing to God in heaven, we shall find such harmony,
Born of all we’ve known together of Christ’s love and agony.
(by Richard Gillard ©1977 Scripture In Song ARR, UBP)

Closing Prayer - Stu Johnson

Postlude - Betty Ecklund - Ashokan Farewell (Ungar)

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