Order of Worship

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July Scripture Memory

Colossians 1:12–14

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Welcome & Greetings

ROMANS 15:7

Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

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Community Life

Opening Prayer

Call to Worship

Jeremiah 31:31–34

Elder: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
Congregation: not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord.
Minister: For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. 
Congregation: And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. 
All: For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” 

O Love of God, How Strong and True

1. O love of God, how strong and true!
   eternal and yet ever new,
   uncomprehended and unbought,
   beyond all knowledge and all thought!
   O love of God, how deep and great,
   far deeper than man's deepest hate;
   self-fed, self-kindled like the light,
   changeless, eternal, infinite.

2. O heav'nly love, how precious still,
   in days of weariness and ill,
   in nights of pain and helplessness,
   to heal, to comfort, and to bless!
   O wide-embracing, wondrous love!
   We read you in the sky above,
   we read you in the earth below,
   in seas that swell, and streams that flow.

3. We read you best in him who came
   to bear for us the cross of shame;
   sent by the Father from on high,
   our life to live, our death to die.
   We read your pow'r to bless and save,
   e'en in the darkness of the grave;
   still more in resurrection light
   we read the fulness of your might.

4. O love of God, our shield and stay
   through all the perils of our way!
   Eternal love, in you we rest,
   forever safe, forever blest.
   We will exalt you, God and King,
   and we will ever praise your name;
   we will extol you ev'ry day,
   and evermore your praise proclaim.

Affirmation of Faith

The Westminster Shorter Catechism

98. Q. What is prayer?
    A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.
99. Q. What rule hath God given for our direction in prayer?
    A. The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but the special rule of direction is that form of prayer which Christ taught his disciples, commonly called The Lord’s Prayer.
100. Q. What doth the preface of the Lord’s prayer teach us?
     A. The preface of the Lord’s prayer (which is, Our Father which art in heaven) teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us; and that we should pray with and for others.

Corporate Prayer of Confession

Heavenly Father, we thank you for your gift of prayer. We are grateful for your Holy Scriptures that teach us how to pray, confess our sins and rest in your mercies.

Merciful God, we confess that we often neglect to pray. We are prone to ponder and slow to pray. Our prayers are filled with our own petitions and short on thanksgiving and praise of your great name. Forgive us for not being faithful in prayer.

Faithful Savior, we acknowledge that we fail to be reverent of your grandeur and holiness as we pray. We confess that we often don’t pray with expectation of that our heavenly Father is ready to help us. Teach us to be expectant of your goodness and guidance as we pray individually and corporately.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Silent Confession

Assurance of Pardon

Psalm 51:1–2

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!

All: Thanks be to God

And Can It Be That I Should Gain

1. And can it be that I should gain
   an int'rest in the Savior's blood?
   Died he for me, who caused his pain?
   For me, who him to death pursued?
   Amazing love! How can it be
   that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

   Refrain:
   Amazing love! How can it be
   that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

2. 'Tis myst'ry all! Th'Immortal dies:
   who can explore his strange design?
   In vain the firstborn seraph tries
   to sound the depths of love divine.
   'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore,
   let angel minds inquire no more.

   Amazing love! How can it be
   that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

3. He left his Father's throne above
   (so free, so infinite his grace!),
   humbled himself (so great his love!)
   and bled for all his chosen race!
   'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
   for, O my God, it found out me!

   Amazing love! How can it be
   that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

4. Long my imprisoned spirit lay
   fast bound in sin and nature's night;
   thine eye diffused a quick'ning ray;
   I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
   my chains fell off, my heart was free;
   I rose, went forth, and followed thee.

   Amazing love! How can it be
   that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

5. No condemnation now I dread;
   Jesus, and all in him, is mine!
   Alive in him, my living Head,
   and clothed in righteousness divine,
   bold I approach th'eternal throne,
   and claim the crown, through Christ, my own.

   Amazing love! How can it be
   that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Pastoral Prayer

IPC FAMILY

Allie Kurtz
Bob & Nancy Maynard

Christ’s Church in our Community

First Assembly
Rev. Michael Modica 

Nations

New Providence Bible Institute,
Medellin Colombia

Still, My Soul, Be Still

1. Still my soul be still
   And do not fear
   Though winds of change may rage tomorrow
   God is at your side
   No longer dread
   The fires of unexpected sorrow

   Refrain:
   God You are my God
   And I will trust in You and not be shaken
   Lord of peace renew
   A steadfast spirit within me
   To rest in You alone

2. Still my soul be still
   Do not be moved
   By lesser lights and fleeting shadows
   Hold onto His ways
   With shield of faith
   Against temptations flaming arrows

   God You are my God
   And I will trust in You and not be shaken
   Lord of peace renew
   A steadfast spirit within me
   To rest in You alone

3. Still my soul be still
   Do not forsake
   The Truth you learned in the beginning
   Wait upon the Lord
   And hope will rise As stars appear when day is dimming

   God You are my God
   And I will trust in You and not be shaken
   Lord of peace renew
   A steadfast spirit within me
   To rest in You alone

Prayer of Thanksgiving

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Reflection & Preparation

Doxology 

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host:
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Reading of Sermon Text

Colossians 1:24–2:5

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. 5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord, 
Congregation: thanks be to God.

Prayer

Sermon

Rejoice in Suffering: The Plight of a Georgia Bulldog Fan
Rev. Tim Weldon

We Will Feast In The House Of Zion

We will feast in the house of Zion
We will sing with our hearts restored
He has done great things, we will say together
We will feast and weep no more

1. We will not be burned by the fire
   He is the LORD our God
   We are not consumed, by the flood
   Upheld, protected, gathered up

   We will feast in the house of Zion
   We will sing with our hearts restored
   He has done great things, we will say together
   We will feast and weep no more

2. In the dark of night, before the dawn
   My soul, be not afraid
   For the promised morning, oh how long?
   Oh God of Jacob, be my strength

   We will feast in the house of Zion
   We will sing with our hearts restored
   He has done great things, we will say together
   We will feast and weep no more

3. Every vow we’ve broken and betrayed
   You are the Faithful one
   And from the garden to the grave
   Bind us together, bring shalom.

   We will feast in the house of Zion
   We will sing with our hearts restored
   He has done great things, we will say together
   We will feast and weep no more

Benediction

Be Thou My Vision

1. Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
   naught be all else to me, save that thou art
   thou my best thought, by day or by night,
   waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

2. Be thou my battle shield, sword for my fight;
   be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
   thou my soul's shelter, thou my high tow'r;
   raise thou me heav'n-ward, O pow'r of my pow'r.

Postlude