WORSHIP TOGETHER

WELCOME AND CALL TO WORSHIP

FROM 1 CHRONICLES 16:22–27

Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Tell of his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and he is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.

Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his place.

JESUS SHALL REIGN

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Does its successive journeys run;
His kingdom spread from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.

Blessings abound where’er he reigns;
The prisoner leaps to lose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blessed.

Where he displays his healing power,
Death and the curse are known no more:
In him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.

Let every creature rise and bring
His grateful honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud “Amen!”

Words: Isaac Watts; Music: John Hatton; PD; CCLI License #11029770

ARISE, O GOD, AND SHINE

Arise, O God, and shine
in all thy saving might,
And prosper each design
to spread thy glorious light;
Let healing streams of mercy flow
that all the earth thy truth may know.

Bring distant nations near
to sing thy glorious praise;
Let every people hear
and learn thy holy ways.
Reign, mighty God, assert thy cause,
and govern by thy righteous laws.

Put forth thy glorious power,
that everyone may see
And earth present her store,
in converts born to thee.
God, our own God, his church will bless,
And fill the world with righteousness.

To God, the only Wise,
the one immortal King,
Let hallelujahs rise,
from every living thing;
Let all that breathe, on every coast,
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Words: William Hurn; Music: Chris Miner; © 2004 Christopher Miner Music; CCLI License #11029770

CONFESSION OF SIN

FROM THE BOOK OF COMMON WORSHIP

Almighty and most merciful God, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed; that we have not loved you with all our heart and soul, nor with all our mind and strength; and that we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. We ask you, O God, to forgive what we have been, to help us amend what we are, and by your mercy to direct what we shall be; so that we may walk in the way of your commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in your sight, all the days of our sojourn here as pilgrims and strangers, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PASTORAL PRAYER

GIVING

JESUS, CAST A LOOK ON ME

O FATHER, YOU ARE SOVEREIGN

O Father, you are sovereign
in all the worlds you made;
Your mighty word was spoken,
and light and life obeyed.

Your voice commands the seasons
and bounds the ocean’s shore,

Sets stars within their courses
and stills the tempest’s roar.

O Father, you are sovereign
in all affairs of man;

No pow’rs of death or darkness
can thwart your perfect plan.

All chance and change transcending,
supreme in time and space,

You hold your trusting children
secure in your embrace.

O Father, you are sovereign,
the Lord of human pain,
Transmuting earthly sorrows
to gold of heav’nly gain.

All evil overruling,
as none but Conqu’ror could,

Your love pursues its purpose—
our souls’ eternal good.

O Father, you are sovereign!
We see you dimly now,
But soon before your triumph
earth’s every knee shall bow.

With this glad hope before us
our faith springs up anew:

Our sovereign Lord and Savior,
we trust and worship you!

Words: Margaret Clarkson, 1982; Music: Melchoir Teschner, ca. 1615; PD; CCLI License #11029770

SERMON

SERIES: THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS

SERMON: LET LOVE BE GENUINE

SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 12:1-2; 13:1-7

12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

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CONFESSION OF FAITH

FROM 1 CHRONICLES 16:28–31

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him!

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth;

Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations,

“The LORD reigns!”

LORD’S SUPPER

WHO IS THIS

Who is this, so weak and helpless,
child of lowly Hebrew maid,
Rudely in a stable sheltered,
coldly in a manger laid?
‘Tis the Lord of all creation
who this wondrous path has trod;
He is Lord from everlasting
and to everlasting God.

Who is this, a Man of Sorrows,
walking sadly life’s hard way,
Homeless, weary, sighing, weeping
over sin and Satan’s sway?
‘Tis our God, our glorious Savior,
who above the starry sky
Is for us a place preparing,
where no tear can dim the eye.

Who is this? Behold him shedding
drops of blood upon the ground!
Who is this, despised, rejected,
mocked, insulted, beaten, bound?
‘Tis our God, who gifts and graces
on his church is pouring down;
Who shall smite in holy vengeance
all his foes beneath his throne.

Who is this that hangs there dying
while the rude world scoffs and scorns,
Numbered with the malefactors,
torn with nails, and crowned with thorns?
‘Tis our God who lives forever
‘mid the shining ones on high,
In the glorious golden city,
reigning everlastingly.

Words: William How, 1867; Music: Christopher Miner; © 1997 Christopher Miner Music; CCLI License #11029770

BEHOLD OUR GOD

Who has held the oceans in his hand?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at his voice;
All creation rises to rejoice.

Behold our God, seated on his throne;
come, let us adore him!
Behold our King, nothing can compare;
come, let us adore him!

Who has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of his words?
Who can teach the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all his wondrous deeds?

Behold our God, seated on his throne;
come, let us adore him!
Behold our King, nothing can compare;
come, let us adore him!

Who has felt the nails upon his hands,
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?
God eternal, humbled to the grave;
Jesus, Savior, risen now to reign!

Behold our God, seated on his throne;
come, let us adore him!
Behold our King, nothing can compare;
come, let us adore him!

You will reign forever! You will reign forever!

You will reign forever! (Let your glory fill the earth!)
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Behold our God, seated on his throne;
come, let us adore him!
Behold our King, nothing can compare;
come, let us adore!

Behold our God, seated on his throne;
come, let us adore him!
Behold our King, nothing can compare;
come, let us adore him!

Words/Music: Ryan & Meghan Baird; © 2011 Sovereign Grace Worship; CCLI License #11029770

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