THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP JULY 14, 2024
THE SANCTUARY TEN-FIFTEEN A.M.
“Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up. O ancient doors.
That the King of Glory may come in! Who is the King of Glory?
The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your Heads, O gates, and lift them up, O ancient doors.
That the King of Glory may come in! Who is this King of Glory?
The Lord of hosts, He is the King of Glory.”
— Psalm 24:7-10
CHIMES OF THE TRINITY
PRELUDE — “In Babilone” ……..………………………………………………………………………………. arr. Callahan
WELCOME TO WORSHIPERS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: All are welcome in the house of the Lord.
People: Find here the hospitality of radical fellowship.
Leader: Worship with clean hands and pure hearts.
People: We are lifted up by the King of Glory.
Leader: We are adopted into the family of Christ.
People: We will leap with joy before our God!
*HYMN OF PRAISE ………………………………………………………………………………………………… No. 349
“To God Be the Glory” — Crosby-Doane
To God be the glory, great things He hath done; so loved He the world that He gave us His Son, who yielded His life an atonement for sin, and opened the lifegate that all may go in.
Chorus: Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear His voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice! O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, and give Him the glory, great things He hath done.
O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, to every believer the promise of God; the vilest offender who truly believes, that moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
Chorus
Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; but purer, and higher, and greater will be our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
Chorus
*THE INVOCATION AND LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name!
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
THE CHILDREN’S SERMON
*OFFERTORY HYMN ………………………………………………………………………………………….. No. 262
“I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord” — Dwight-Williams
I love Thy kingdom, Lord, the house of Thine abode, the church our blest Redeemer saved with His own precious blood.
I love Thy church, O God! He walls before Thee stand, dear as the apple of Thine eye, and graven on Thy hand.
For her my tears shall fall; for her my prayers ascend; to her my cares and toils be given till toils and cares shall end.
Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, her sweet communion, solemn vows, her hymns of love and praise.
Sure as Thy truth shall last, to Zion shall be given the brightest glories earth can yield, and brighter bliss of heaven.
*OFFERTORY SENTENCES
The earth is Yours, O Lord, and all that is in it. All we have comes from the richness of Your grace.
As You have blessed us, so may we bless others. May these offerings bind us to Your love for us and to Your love for all the world’s people.
OFFERTORY — “Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine” …………………………………………………. arr. Baek
*GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.
ANTHEM — “The King of Glory” …………..…………………………………………………………….…… Lovelace
The Sanctuary Choir
INTRODUCTION OF REV. MELISSA WILLIS
PRAYER
SERMON — Chosen and Enough …………………………………………………………………….. Rev. Melissa Willis
Ephesians 1:3-14
(Page 153 in the New Testament of Pew Bibles)
INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP
*HYMN OF COMMITMENT …………………………………………………………………………………. No. 504
“I Am Thine, O Lord” — Crosby-Doane
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, and it told Thy love to me; but I long to rise in the arms of faith, and be closer drawn to Thee.
Chorus: Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to the cross where Thou has died; draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to Thy precious, bleeding side.
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord, by the power of grace divine; let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, and my will be lost in Thine.
Chorus
O the pure delight of a single hour that before Thy throne I spend; when I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God, I commune as friend with friend!
Chorus
There are depths of love that I cannot know till I cross the narrow sea; there are heights of joy that I may not reach till I rest in peace with Thee.
Chorus
PRESENTATION OF NEW MEMBERS
OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK
*BENEDICTION RESPONSIVE READING
Leader: Dance before the Lord.
People: Go to share God’s blessings with others.
Leader: As you journey forth,
People: express Christ’s love with the world.
Leader: Go and claim the inheritance of Christ.
*CLOSING PRAYER
*POSTLUDE — “The Awakening” …………………………………………………………… Broughton
*The Congregation is invited to stand as they are able.
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