Biblical Resources

WORSHIP + MUSIC

At The Village Chapel we desire that our Sunday morning musical worship be God-directed, Christ-centered and congregationally accessible. We want to be a church that sings well! The Apostle Paul directs us to do the same, “…teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” (Colossians 3:16). Musical worship is formative and helps to shape our understanding of the Gospel. We have the privilege of singing to one another, reminding each other of the matchless worth of Jesus.

THIS WEEK'S SONGS, READINGS & PRAYER

January 22, 2023

Songs:

“Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord)” by Matt Boswell & Matt Papa
© 2020 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, and Messenger Hymns
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690

“Almost Home” by Lauren Papa, Matt Boswell & Matt Papa
© 2021 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, and Messenger Hymns
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690

“How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” by Stuart Townend
© 1995 Thankyou Music
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690

“His Mercy is More” by Matt Boswell & Matt Papa
© 2018 Getty Music
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690

“Doxology” by Thomas Ken & Louis Bourgeois
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690

Call To Worship: Psalm 9

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of Your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

The Lord sits enthroned forever. He has established His throne for justice and He judges the world with righteousness; He judges the peoples with uprightness.

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble; and those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds! Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Amen!

Classic Prayer: Esther DeWaal

Uncrowd our hearts, O God, until silence speaks, in Your still, small voice; turn us from the hearing of words, and the making of words, and the confusion of much speaking, to listening, waiting, stillness, and blessed silence.

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Creed: What is our only hope?

LEADER: What is your only comfort in life and death?
PEOPLE: That I am not my own, but belong – body and soul, in life and in death – to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.

LEADER: What is the chief end of man?
PEOPLE: Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.

LEADER: What rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him?
PEOPLE: The Word of God, which is contained in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him.

SOURCE: Heidelberg Catechism, Question 1; Westminster Shorter Catechism, Questions 1 & 2