January 2, 2022

*Call to Worship | Isaiah 6:3 | Jaime Jimenez

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

“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;

the whole earth is full of his glory!”

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*Song of Adoration | All Hail The Power of Jesus’ Name

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

All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Let angels prostrate fall.

Bring forth the royal diadem,

And crown Him Lord of all.

Bring forth the royal diadem,

And crown Him Lord of all.

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Ye chosen seed of Israel's race,

Ye ransomed from the fall,

Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,

And crown Him Lord of all.

Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,

And crown Him Lord of all.

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Let every kindred, every tribe

On this terrestrial ball

To Him all majesty ascribe,

And crown Him Lord of all.

To Him all majesty ascribe,

And crown Him Lord of all.

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O that with yonder sacred throng

We at His feet may fall

We'll join the everlasting song,

And crown Him Lord of all.

We'll join the everlasting song,

And crown Him Lord of all.

_{Music and Lyrics: Oliver Holden, Edward Perronet, John Rippon}

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*Confession of Faith | Heidelberg Catechism Q.1

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

Minister: What is thy only comfort in life and death?

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All: That I with body and soul, both in life and death, 1 am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.

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*Song of Confession | Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

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

Come Thou Fount of every blessing

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;

Streams of mercy, never ceasing,

Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet,

Sung by flaming tongues above.

Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,

Mount of Thy redeeming love.

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Here I raise my Ebenezer;

Hither by Thy help I’m come;

And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,

Safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger,

Wandering from the fold of God;

He, to rescue me from danger,

Interposed His precious blood.

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O to grace how great a debtor

Daily I’m constrained to be!

Let Thy goodness like a fetter,

Bind my wandering heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,

Prone to leave the God I love;

Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,

Seal it for Thy courts above

_{Music and Lyrics: Robert Robinson}

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Confession of Sin | Psalm 51:1-5 | Jaime Jimenez

^{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.}

1 Have mercy on me, O God,

according to your steadfast love;

according to your abundant mercy

blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

and cleanse me from my sin!

3 For I know my transgressions,

and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against you, you only, have I sinned

and done what is evil in your sight,

so that you may be justified in your words

and blameless in your judgment.

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Assurance of Pardon | Psalm 32:5 | Jaime Jimenez

^{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.}

I acknowledged my sin to you,

and I did not cover my iniquity;

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”

and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.

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*Song of Response | Great Is Thy Faithfulness

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

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father

There is no shadow of turning with Thee

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not

As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be

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Great is Thy faithfulness, great is Thy faithfulness

Morning by morning new mercies I see

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided

Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me

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I could not love Thee, so blind and unfeeling;

Covenant promises fell not to me.

Then without warning, desire, or deserving,

I found my Treasure, my pleasure, in Thee.

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Chorus

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I have no merit to woo or delight Thee,

I have no wisdom or pow’rs to employ;

Yet in thy mercy, how pleasing thou find’st me,

This is Thy pleasure: that Thou art my joy.

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Chorus

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Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow

Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.

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Chorus

_{Music and Lyrics: Thomas O. Chisholm, John Piper, William M. Runyan}

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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 | All Glory Be To Christ

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

Should nothing of our efforts stand

No legacy survive

Unless the Lord does raise the house

In vain its builders strive

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To you who boast tomorrow's gain

Tell me what is your life

A mist that vanishes at dawn

All glory be to Christ!

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All glory be to Christ our King!

All glory be to Christ!

His rule and reign we'll ever sing,

All glory be to Christ!

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His will be done, His kingdom come

On earth as is above

Who is Himself our daily bread

Praise Him the Lord of love

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Let living water satisfy

The thirsty without price

We'll take a cup of kindness yet

All glory be to Christ!

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Chorus

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When on the day the great I am

The faithful and the true

The Lamb who was for sinners slain

Is making all things new

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Behold our God shall live with us

And be our steadfast light

And we shall ere his people be

All glory be to Christ!

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/Chorus/

_{Music and Lyrics: Dustin Kensrue, Robert Burns}

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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 | Habakkuk 2:14 | Jaime Jimenez

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

For the earth will be filled

with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD

as the waters cover the sea.

Pastor: The Word of the Lord

People: Thanks be to God

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The Preaching of the Word |Rev. Jaime Jimenez

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“God’s Story and Our Story”

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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.

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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 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 | Grace Alone

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

I was an orphan lost at the fall;

Running away when I'd hear your call.

But Father, you worked your will.

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I had no righteousness of my own.

I had no right to draw near your throne.

But Father, you loved me still.

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And in love before you laid the world's foundation,

You predestined to adopt me as your own.

You have raised me up so high above my station.

I'm a child of God by grace and grace alone.

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You left your home to seek out the lost;

You knew the great and terrible cost.

But Jesus, your face was set.

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I worked my fingers down to the bone;

Nothing I did could ever atone.

But Jesus, you paid my debt.

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By your blood I have redemption and salvation.

Lord, you died that I might reap what you have sown.

And you rose that I might be a new creation.

I am born again by grace and grace alone.

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I was in darkness all of my life.

I never knew the day from the night.

But Spirit, you made me see.

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I swore I knew the way on my own,

Head full of rocks, a heart made of stone.

But Spirit, you moved in me.

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At your touch my sleeping spirit was awakened;

On my darkened heart the light of Christ has shone;

Called into a kingdom that cannot be shaken;

Heaven's citizen by grace and grace alone.

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So, I'll stand in faith by grace and grace alone.

I will run the race by grace and grace alone.

I will slay my sin by grace and grace alone.

I will reach the end by grace and grace alone.

_{Music and Lyrics: Dustin Kensrue}

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Departing Song | Revive Us Again

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

We praise Thee, O God!

For the Son of Thy love,

For Jesus Who died,

And is now gone above.

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We praise Thee, O God!

For Thy Spirit of light,

Who hath shown us our Savior,

And scattered our night.

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Hallelujah! Thine the glory.

Hallelujah! Amen.

Hallelujah! Thine the glory.

Revive us again.

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All glory and praise

To the Lamb that was slain,

Who hath borne all our sins,

And hath cleansed every stain.

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All glory and praise

To the God of all grace,

Who hast brought us, and sought us,

And guided our ways.

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Chorus

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/Revive us again;

Fill each heart with Thy love;

May each soul be rekindled

With fire from above./

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/Chorus/

_{Music and Lyrics: W. P. Mackay}

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*Benediction | 2 Peter 1:2 | Jaime Jimenez

^{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.}

May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

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