Time of Meditation & Preparation Revelation 4:8
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty.
The Call to Worship& Lord’s Prayer
The Opening Hymn 556* “Now Thank We All Our God”
1. Now thank we all our God With heart and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done, In whom His world rejoices;
Who, from our mother’s arms, Hath blest us on our way
With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today.
2. O may this bounteous God Thro’ all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us in His grace, And guide us when perplexed,
And free us from all ills In this world and the next.
3. All praise and thanks to God The Father now be given,
The Son, and Him who reigns With them in highest heaven,
The one eternal God, Whom earth and heav’n adore;
For thus it was, is now, And shall be evermore.
The Corporate Reading of God’s Word Psalm 1
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is I the law or the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Praise Hymn 560* “For the Beauty of the Earth”
1. For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise.
2. For the wonder of each hour Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale and tree and flower, Sun and moon and stars of light:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise.
3. For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child;
Friends on earth and friends above; For all gentle thoughts and mild:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise.
4. For Thy Church that evermore Lift-eth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore Her pure sacrifice of love:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise.
5. For Thy-self, best gift divine, To our race so freely given;
For that great, great love of Thine, Peace on earth and joy in heaven:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise.
The Old Testament Reading Ezra 8:1-3
Worship Through Tithes & Offerings
The Doxology * to the tune of “The Risen Christ”
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.
Children’s Time
The Prayer for Spiritual Needs
The Scripture Reading
The Sermon “Discerning Spiritual Maturity”
Selah A Time for Meditation
Prayer
The Closing Hymn 538* “When I Can Read My Title Clear”
1. When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies,
I’ll bid farewell to every fear And wipe my weeping eyes.
And wipe my weeping eyes, And wipe my weeping eyes,
I’ll bid farewell to every fear And wipe my weeping eyes.
2. Should earth against my soul engage And fiery darts be hurled,
Then I can smile at Satan’s rage And face a frowning world.
And face a frowning world, And face a frowning world,
Then I can smile at Satan’s rage And face a frowning world.
3. Let cares like a wild deluge come And storms of sorrow fall!
May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all.
My God , my heaven, my all, My God, my heaven, my all,
May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all.
The Benediction*
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