Knowing Jesus Christ Growing in grace
Going into the world with hope
"For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people."
I Timothy 4.10
Sunday Service Times:
Adult & Children’s Sunday School: 9:15 – 10:05am
Worship Service: 10:30 – 11:45am
Song of Gathering November 9, 2008
O Worship the King
Words by Robert Grant, 1833; Music by Chris Tomlin, 2004
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.
(Chorus)
You alone are the matchless King,
To You alone be all majesty.
Your glories and wonders, what tongue can recite?
You breathe in the air, You shine in the light.
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!
Chorus
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.
Welcome and Announcements
Meditation Psalm 122:1
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Call to Worship Psalm 84
Leader: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
People: My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Leader: 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.
People: 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.
Leader: 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.
People: O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!
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Songs of Praise
Everlasting God
Music and Lyrics by Brenton Brown, 2005
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord,
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord (2X)
(Chorus)
Our God, you reign forever
Our hope, our strong deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint, You won't grow weary
You're the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles
Better is One Day
Words and Music by Matt Redman, 1995
How lovely is Your dwelling place, oh Lord Almighty
My soul longs and even faints for You
For here my heart is satisfied, within Your presence
I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings
(Chorus)
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
One thing I ask and I would seek, to see Your beauty
To find You in the place Your glory dwells
One thing I ask and I would seek, to see Your beauty
To find You in the place Your glory dwells
Chorus
My heart and soul cry out for You, the living God
Your Spirit’s water for my soul
I’ve tasted and I’ve seen
Come once again to me
I will draw near to You; I will draw near to You
Chorus
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Prayer of Confession from 1 Cor 13
Leader: Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
People: Forgive us Lord for the way we have failed to love others. Forgive our unkindness, jealousy, and bragging about our own achievements.
Leader: Love does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, not provoked, thinks no evil;
People: Forgive us Lord for the way we have loved ourselves and blinded ourselves to the needs of others.Forgive us for being rude,self-centered, easily angered,and evil-thinking.
Leader: Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
People: Forgive us Lord for the way we have found comfort in sin.Forgive us for encouraging others in sin, and failing to show them your ways.
Leader: Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,endures all things.
People: Forgive us Lord for the way we quit in the face of conflict.Forgive our quickness to judge.
Leader: Love never fails.
People: Your love never fails. We plead Your forgiveness through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Cleanse us through His sacrifice.Take away our sin and teach us to love. Help us to show a Christ-like love to others.
Assurance of Pardoning Grace Romans 5:6-8
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Song of Assurance
Love Me Freely
Words by Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, Music by Robert Turner, 2008
Jesus, Friend of sinners hear
A feeble creature pray
From my debt of sin set clear
For I have naught to pay
Speak O speak my kind release
A poor backsliding soul restore
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And let me rove no more
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Though my sins as mountains rise
And swell and reach to heaven
Mercy is above the skies
And I shall stand forgiven
Mighty is my guilt’s increase
But greater is Thy mercy’s store
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And let me rove no more
From the oppressive weight of sin
My struggling spirit free
Blood and righteousness divine
Can rescue even me
Holy Spirit shed Thy grace
And let me feel the softening shower
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And let me rove no more
Giving of God’s Tithes and Our Offerings
Song of Thanksgiving
The Church’s One Foundation
Words by Samuel Stone, 1866; Music: Brian Moss, 1996
The church's one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord,
She is His new creation by water and the Word.
From heaven He came and sought her to be His holy bride;
With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died.
Elect from every nation, yet one over all the earth;
Her charter of salvation, one Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy Name she blesses, partakes one holy food,
And to one hope she presses, with every grace endued.
Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation of peace forevermore;
'Til, with the vision glorious, her longing eyes are blessed,
And the great church victorious shall be the church at rest.
Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won.
O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we
Like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with Thee
Prayer for the Kingdom
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Sermon Pastor Leonard Bailey
Acts 20.1-16 Page 928
More Ingredients of a Healthy Church
Genuine Love
Supporting Fellowship
Living Worship
New Life in Christ
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Song of Response
O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
Words by Samuel Trevor Francis, 1875
Music by Thomas John Williams, 1890
O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me,
Is the current of Thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward
To Thy glorious rest above!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He loveth, ever loveth,
Changeth never, nevermore!
How He watches o’er His loved ones,
Died to call them all His own;
How for them He intercedeth,
Watcheth o’er them from the throne!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Love of every love the best!
’Tis an ocean vast of blessing,
’Tis a haven sweet of rest!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
’Tis a heaven of heavens to me;
And it lifts me up to glory,
For it lifts me up to Thee!
Benediction
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Calendar for this Week:
Today 9:15am Sunday School
10:05am Fellowship & Refreshments
10:30am Worship Service
6:00pm Berkshire Care Group at the Wood’s home
(Rob Woods, 540-659-3248)
Monday 7:00pm Stafford Lakes Care Group at the Murphy’s home
(James Murphy, 540-752-6118)
Thursday 7:00pm Prayer & Praise at the Griffin’s (Pete Griffin, 540-286-1821)
Friday 7:00pm Edinburgh Care Group at the Jany’s home
(Paul Jany, 540-891-1118)
Upcoming Events:
Last Sunday Communion Sunday followed by a potluck lunch at H.H. Poole. Please
Of Month bring food to share. Drinks provided.
November 18 Women’s Discipleship. Meets every other Tuesday at 7pm at the
Home of Anna Best. Read Chapter5 of By Design.
(Amy Bailey, 540-720-4089)
Nursery Schedule: Katie Murphy, 540-752-6118
Nov. 9 Sunday School: J. Jany/ S. Leino/W. Turner
Worship: J. Jany/M. Wright/M. Turner
Nov. 16 Sunday School: J. Jany/S. Gensimore/A. DiDomenico
Worship: A. Best/G. DiDomenico
Anniversaries this week:
Justin & Anna Best-11/10
Hope of Christ on the web:
Website: HopeofChrist.net
Google Groups: groups.google.com/group/hope-of-christ
Sermons online: sermoncloud.com/hope-of-christ-presbyterian-church
Podcast: phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=284700005
Pastor’s Blog: revlen.wordpress.com
Contact Information:
Pastor Leonard Bailey Home Phone: 540-720-4089
Email: Mobile Phone: 540-645-2880
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