WORSHIP TOGETHER

---

 

GATHERING & WELCOME

CALL TO WORSHIP

PSALM 2:10–12

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

O WORSHIP THE KING

O worship the King, all glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power 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 thunderclouds form,
And dark is his path on the wings of the storm.

Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light,
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail.
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

Words: Robert Grant; Music: Johann Haydn; Arr. Will Milks; CCLI License 11029770

JESUS PAID IT ALL

I hear the Savior say,
“Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
find in me thine all in all.”

Jesus paid it all,
all to him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain, he
washed it white as snow.

Lord, now indeed I find
thy power and thine alone
Can change the leper’s spots,
and melt the heart of stone.

Jesus paid it all,
all to him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain, he
washed it white as snow.

And when, before the throne,
I stand in him complete;
“Jesus died, my soul to save.”
My lips shall still repeat.

Jesus paid it all,
all to him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain, he
washed it white as snow.

Oh praise the One who paid my debt
And raised this life up from the dead!
Oh praise the One who paid my debt
And raised this life up from the dead!
Oh praise the One who paid my debt
And raised this life up from the dead!

Words: Elvina M. Hall, 1865; Music: John T. Grape, 1868; PD; CCLI License 11029770

NEW TESTAMENT READING

EPHESIANS 4:25–32

²⁵ Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. ²⁶ Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, ²⁷ and give no opportunity to the devil. ²⁸ Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. ²⁹ Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. ³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ³¹ Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. ³² Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

PASTORAL PRAYER

GIVING

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning
our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns
around the glassy sea.
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee
Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be!

Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide thee;
Though the eye of sinful man
thy glory may not see.
Only thou art holy–there is none beside thee–
Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity!

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name
in earth, and sky, and sea!
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Words: Reginald Heber; Music: John Dykes; CCLI License 11029770

SERMON

PROVERBS 18:19

¹⁹ A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

LOVING ANGER

CONFESSION OF FAITH

FROM 1 TIMOTHY 1:15–17

The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

LORD’S SUPPER

JESUS, CAST A LOOK ON ME

Jesus, cast a look on me,
Give me sweet simplicity,
Make me poor and keep me low,
Seeking only Thee to know

All that feeds my busy pride
Cast it evermore aside!
Bid my will to Thine submit,
Lay me humbly at Thy feet.

Make me like a little child:
Of my strength and wisdom spoiled,
Seeing only in Thy light,
Walking only in Thy might.

Leaning on Thy loving breast,
Where a weary soul can rest,
Feeling well the peace of God
Flowing from His precious blood.

In this posture let me live,
And hosannas daily give!
In this temper let me die,
And hosannas ever cry!

Words: John Berridge, 18th cent.; Music: Matthew Perryman Jones; © MPJ Music; CCLI License 11029770

HIS MERCY IS MORE

What love could remember no wrongs we have done?
Omniscient, all knowing–he counts not their sum!
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore–
Our sins, they are many; his mercy is more!

Praise the Lord! His mercy is more!
Stronger than darkness, new every morn;
Our sins, they are many; his mercy is more!

What patience would wait as we constantly roam?
What Father, so tender, is calling us home?
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor–
Our sins, they are many; his mercy is more!

Praise the Lord! His mercy is more!
Stronger than darkness, new every morn;
Our sins, they are many; his mercy is more!

What riches of kindness he lavished on us!
His blood was the payment, his life was the cost;
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford–
Our sins, they are many; his mercy is more!

Praise the Lord! His mercy is more!
Stronger than darkness, new every morn;
Our sins, they are many; his mercy is more!

Music/Words: Matt Boswell and Matt Papa; © 2016 Messenger Hymns; CCLI License 11029770

BENEDICTION