August 4, 2024

*Call to Worship | Romans 16:25-27 | Rev. Blake Arnoult

^{God invites and calls us into his presence to worship him.}

25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—27 to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.

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*Song of Adoration | Come Ye Sinners

^{We begin by responding with praise to God for who he is and for what he does.} 

Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched,

Weak and wounded, sick and sore;

Jesus, ready, stands to save you,

Full of pity, joined with power.

He is able, He is able;

He is willing; doubt no more.

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Come ye needy, come, and welcome,

God’s free bounty glorify;

True belief and true repentance,

Every grace that brings you nigh.

Without money, without money

Come to Jesus Christ and buy.

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Come, ye weary, heavy laden,

Bruised and broken by the fall;

If you tarry ’til you’re better,

You will never come at all.

Not the righteous, not the righteous;

Sinners Jesus came to call.

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Let not conscience make you linger,

Nor of fitness fondly dream;

All the fitness He requires

Is to feel your need of Him.

This He gives you, this He gives you,

’Tis the Spirit’s rising beam.

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Lo! The Incarnate God, ascended;

Pleads the merit of His blood.

Venture on Him; venture wholly,

Let no other trust intrude.

/None but Jesus, none but Jesus

Can do helpless sinners good./

_{Music and Lyrics: Joseph Hart, Brooks Ritter}

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*Confession of Faith | Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q.25 & Q.26

^{With the church in history we confess a basic statement of what Christians believe.}

Leader: How doth Christ execute the office of a priest?

People: Christ executeth the office of a priest, in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice, and reconcile us to God, and in making continual intercession for us.

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Leader: How doth Christ execute the office of a king?

People: Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself, in ruling and defending us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies.

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*Song of Confession | Jesus I My Cross Have Taken

^{Psalms, hymns, spiritual songs are simply prayers that are sung. We respond in repentance and praise for God’s redemptive work in Christ.}

Jesus, I my cross have taken, all to leave and follow Thee.

Destitute, despised, forsaken, thou from hence my all shall be. 

Perish every fond ambition, all I’ve sought or hoped or known. 

Yet how rich is my condition! God and heaven are still my own. 

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Let the world despise and leave me, they have left my Savior, too. 

Human hearts and looks deceive me; Thou art not, like them, untrue. 

O while Thou dost smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might, 

Foes may hate and friends disown me, 

show Thy face and all is bright.  

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Go, then, earthly fame and treasure, 

Come disaster, scorn and pain

In Thy service, pain is pleasure, 

With Thy favor, loss is gain

I have called Thee Abba Father, 

I have stayed my heart on Thee 

Storms may howl, and clouds may gather; 

All must work for good to me.

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Haste thee on from grace to glory,

Armed by faith, and winged by prayer. 

Heaven’s eternal days before thee,

God’s own hand shall guide us there. 

Soon shall close thy earthly mission, 

soon shall pass thy pilgrim days, 

Hope shall change to glad fruition, 

faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

_{Music and Lyrics: Henry Lyte, Bill Moore}

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Confession of Sin | Romans 3:9-12

^{We fight the temptation to hide our sin and instead acknowledge it openly to God, but we do so in light of the grace offered in Jesus.}

9 For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 

10 as it is written:

“None is righteous, no, not one;

11 no one understands;

no one seeks for God.

12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;

no one does good,

not even one.”

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Assurance of Pardon | Romans 5:9-12 | Rev. Blake Arnoult

^{The good news of the gospel is that we are forgiven in Jesus Christ. This assurance is based on God’s words of promise and it is therefore certain.}

9 As it is written,

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,

and sing to your name.”

10 And again it is said,

“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”

11 And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,

and let all the peoples extol him.”

12 And again Isaiah says,

“The root of Jesse will come,

even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;

in him will the Gentiles hope.”

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*Song of Response | It Is Well With My Soul

^{We respond in repentance and praise for God’s redemptive work in Christ.}

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, 

When sorrows like sea   billows roll; 

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, 

 “It is well, it is well with my soul” 

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It is well (it is well) with my soul (with my soul) 

It is well, it is well with my soul

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Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, 

Let this blessed assurance control, 

That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, 

And hath shed His own blood for my soul. 

Chorus

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My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought! 

My sin, not in part but the whole, 

Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, 

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! 

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Chorus

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And Lord haste the day when the faith shall be sight, 

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; 

The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, 

Even so, it is well with my soul. 

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Chorus

_{Music and Lyrics: Horatio Spafford, Philip Bliss}

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Prayer of Thanksgiving 

^{We offer our gratitude to God in prayer in response to his gifts and blessings to his people and ask that he make us faithful managers of these gifts.}

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Song of Thanks | Heal Us, Emmanuel

^{As we offer our prayers so we also offer up our thanks in song.}

Heal us, Emmanuel, here we are

We long to feel Thy touch

Deep wounded souls to Thee we fly

O Savior hear our cry

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Our faith is feeble, we confess.

We faintly trust Thy Word.

But, will You pity us the less?

Be that far from You Lord!

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Chorus

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Remember him who once applied,

With trembling for relief.

“Lord, I believe,” with tears he cried,

“O help my unbelief!"

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Chorus

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She, too, who touched you in the press,

And healing virtue stole,

Was answered, “Daughter, go in peace;

Thy faith has made thee whole.”

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Chorus

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Like her, with hopes and fears we come,

To touch You if we may.

O, send us not despairing home;

Send none unhealed away!

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//Chorus//

_{Music and Lyrics: Kevin Twit, Lucas Morton, Kevin Twit, Lucas Morton}

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Prayer for Christ’s Church

^{We lift up our requests to God knowing that he hears us when we pray.}

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*Reading of Scripture | Joshua 1:1-9; 5:13-15 | Rev. Blake Arnoult

^{God reveals himself and his work and speaks to us his people through his Word.}

1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”…

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5:13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the LORD’S army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

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Pastor: The Word of the Lord

People: Thanks be to God

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The Preaching of the Word | Rev. Blake Arnoult

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“Joshua: Conquest of the Nations”

Christ in the Old Testament

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Pastoral Prayer

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Sacrament of Communion

Sacraments are visible signs of the invisible grace of God - what Christ does by his Holy Spirit within us. Communion (also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist), as the distribution of the elements of bread and wine, symbolizes a meal. Communion is a sign of fellowship. That sign signifies more than just the future heavenly fellowship that is to come. The outward sign signifies the inner reality that sinners already experience fellowship with God in the Spirit because of Jesus. Communion is not a meal for good people. It functions as a renewing seal to desperate sinners of that fellowship we have with our holy and gracious God.

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You will be invited to come forward. If you are not a Christian we encourage you to spend this time in reflection on what you’ve seen and heard in the worship. Children who have not received their first communion are welcome and encouraged to come forward with their families to witness their partaking. We invite children who are ready to make a public profession of faith in Christ to arrange a meeting with the elders, and thus become “communicants” at the Lord’s Table. 

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Pastor: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Pastor: Lift up your hearts!

People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Words of Institution

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Pastor: Let us proclaim the mystery of the faith: 

People: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Hallelujah! 

Pastor: Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed for us. Hallelujah! 

People: Therefore, let us keep the feast. 

Pastor: The gifts of God for the people of God.

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Please let an usher know if it is difficult for you to come forward. We would be happy to serve you at your seat. All communion bread is gluten-free. All communion wine is made from  grape juice.

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A communion prayer for those searching for the truth:

Lord Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth and the life. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality of who you are. Give me the ability to follow you no matter what it might cost me. Give me an understanding for you that is coherent, convincing, and leads to the life that you promise. Amen.

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Communion Song | The Old Rugged Cross

^{We celebrate our communion in faith and song.}

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,

The emblem of suff'ring and shame;

And I love that old cross where the dearest and best

For a world of lost sinners was slain.

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So I'll cherish the old rugged cross.

Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged cross,

And exchange it some day for a crown.

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Oh that old rugged cross, so despised by the world.

Has a wondrous attraction for me,

For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above,

To bear it to dark Calvary.

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Chorus

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In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,

A wondrous beauty I see.

For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died

To pardon and sanctify me.

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Chorus

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To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true,

Its shame and reproach gladly bear,

Then He'll call me some day to my home far away,

Where His glory forever I'll share.

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Chorus

_{Music and Lyrics: George Bennard}

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Departing Song | Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)

^{We begin to end in faith and song.}

You hear me when I call, you are my morning song

Though darkness fills the night it cannot hide the light

Whom shall I fear

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You crush the enemy underneath my feet

You are my sword and shield though troubles linger still

Whom shall I fear

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I know Who goes before me. I know Who stands behind

The God of angel armies is always by my side

The One who reigns forever, He is a friend of mine

The God of angel armies is always by my side

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My strength is in Your name. For You alone can save

You will deliver me. Yours is the victory

/ Whom shall I fear /

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/ And nothing formed against me shall stand

You hold the whole world in Your hands

I'm holding on to Your promises

You are faithful

You are faithful /

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Chorus

_{Music and Lyrics: Scott Cash, Ed Cash, Chris Tomlin}

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*Benediction | Matthew 16:18 | Rev. Blake Arnoult

^{God sends us out with his blessing. A benediction is not a prayer. We don’t bow our heads. We lift them up and even lift up our hands to receive his blessing as we are sent out as participants in his mission to the city of man.}

“18 I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Fall Kick-Off Party

Sunday, August 25, 11:30am

Join us for our annual Fall Kick-Off Party on August 25! We will gather at Pickleball Social for fun and games, including a pickleball tournament! Anyone who is interested in playing in our pickleball tournament can sign up through our weekly email or on our website!

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Bible Studies

Women’s Morning Study: Wednesday, August 28

Our weekly women’s study on Prayer begins at 10am on Wednesday, August 28 at the Wade home!

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Women’s Evening Study: Thursday, September 5

Our women’s evening study on Prayer will meet on Thursday, September 5! Join us at the home of Susan Arnoult at 7pm. 

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Men’s Morning Study: Friday, September 6

Our men’s study on Prayer will meet on Friday, September 6 at 7am at Bean and Bottle! 9655 Katy Freeway Suite 100.

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Kids’ Sunday School

Begins Sunday, September 8, 9am

Cornerstone Kids’ Sunday School will begin on Sunday, September 8 for the first week of our 10-week series on Justification! 

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Youth Bible Study

Begins Sunday, September 8, 9am

Cornerstone Kids’ Sunday School will begin on Sunday, September 8 for the first week of our 10-week series on Justification!

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