Songs:
“All Hail The Power of Jesus’ Name” by Oliver Holden, Edward Perronet & John Rippon
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“We Will Feast in the House of Zion” words and music by Sandra McCracken
© 2015 Drink Your Tea Music and joshmooreownsthismusic
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor” by Matthew Boswell & Matthew Papa
© 2014 Getty Music Publishing, Getty Music Songs LLC, Messenger Hymns and Love Your Enemies Publishing
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Jesus, Firm Foundation” by Bryan Brown, Jason Ingram & Tony Wood
© 2012 worshiptogether.com songs, All Essential Music, Open Hands Music, So Essential Tunes, Songs from Exit 71
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Doxology” by Thomas Ken & Louis Bourgeois
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
Call To Worship: We Bless You, God of All Mercies
ALL: We bless You, God of all mercies, for our creation, preservation and all the blessings of this life.
WOMEN: We praise You for Your boundless love revealed to us in Your Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ; for the means of grace and for the hope of glory.
MEN: Give us such an awareness of Your mercies that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth Your praise,
WOMEN: Not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to Your service and by walking before You in holiness and righteousness all our days;
ALL: Through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, to whom, with You and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen! Amen! Amen!
Classic Prayer: Zacharias Ursinus
Almighty God, heavenly Father, we ask you to work in us by your Holy Spirit, so that we may rightly know you, and sanctify, glorify, and praise you in all your works, in which shine forth your omnipotence, wisdom, goodness, righteousness, mercy, and truth. Grant us also that we may so direct our whole life-thoughts, words, and deeds–that your name is not blasphemed because of us, but honored and praised. Amen.
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Confession of Faith: The Providence of God
LEADER: What do you understand by the providence of God?
PEOPLE: Providence is the almighty and ever-present power of God by which God upholds, as with His hand, heaven and earth and all creatures, and so rules them that leaf and blade, rain and drought, fruitful and lean years, food and drink, health and sickness, prosperity and poverty — all things, in fact, come to us not by chance, but by His fatherly hand.
LEADER: How does the knowledge of God’s creation and providence help us?
PEOPLE: We can be patient in adversity, thankful in prosperity, and for the future we can have good confidence in our faithful God and Father that no creature will separate us from His love.
Source: Heidelberg Catechism, Questions 27 & 28