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Bulletin 3/5/2023 10:45AM Worship Service

Second Sunday in Lent


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Invocation


Scripture: Psalm 121


1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come?

2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

4 He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand.

6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.

8 The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.


“We Have Come Into His House”

Hymn #113


We have come into His house and gathered in His name to worship Him.​

We have come into His house and gathered in His name to worship Him.​

We have come into His house ​

and gathered in His name ​

to worship Christ the Lord. ​

Worship Him-​

Christ the Lord.​


So forget about yourself and ​

concentrate on Him and worship Him.​

So forget about yourself and ​

concentrate on Him and worship Him.​

So forget about yourself and ​

concentrate on Him and worship ​

Christ the Lord,​

Worship Him – Christ the Lord.​

“Sunlight, Sunlight”

Hymn #427


I wandered in the shades of night​

Till Jesus came to me,​

And with the sunlight of His love​

Bid all my darkness flee.​

Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today!​

Sunlight, sunlight all along the way!​

Since the Savior found me,​

Took away my sin,​

I have had the sunlight​

Of His love within.​


Tho’ clouds may gather in the sky,​

And billows round me roll,​

However dark the world may be,​

I’ve sunlight in my soul.​


Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today!​

Sunlight, sunlight all along the way!​

Since the Savior found me,​

Took away my sin,​

I have had the sunlight​

Of His love within.


While walking in the light of God,​

I sweet communion find;​

I press with holy vigor on,​

And leave the world behind.​


Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today!​

Sunlight, sunlight all along the way!​

Since the Savior found me,​

Took away my sin,​

I have had the sunlight​

Of His love within.​


I cross the wide-extended fields;​

I journey o’er the plain,​

And in the sunlight of His love​

I reap the golden grain.​


Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today!​

Sunlight, sunlight all along the way!​

Since the Savior found me,​

Took away my sin,​

I have had the sunlight​

Of His love within.​


Soon I shall see Him as He is,​

The Light that came to me,​

Behold the brightness of His face​

Thro’out eternity.​


Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today!​

Sunlight, sunlight all along the way!​

Since the Savior found me,​

Took away my sin,​

I have had the sunlight​

Of His love within.​


“Arise My Soul, Arise”

Hymn #432


Arise, my soul, arise.​

Shake off thy guilty fears.​

The bleeding Sacrifice​

In my behalf appears.​

Before the throne my Surety stands,​

Before the throne my Surety stands;​

My name is written on His hands.​

He ever lives above​

For me to intercede,​

His all redeeming love,​

His precious blood to plead.​

His blood atoned for all our race,​

His blood atoned for all our race,​

And sprinkles now the throne of grace.​

Five bleeding wounds He bears,​

Received on Calvary.​

They pour effectual prayers;​

They strongly plead for me.​

“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry.​

“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,​

“Nor let that ransomed sinner die.”​

The Father hears him pray,​

His dear Anointed One;​

He cannot turn away​

The presence of His Son.​

His Spirit answers to the blood,​

His Spirit answers to the blood,​

And tells me I am born of God.​

My God is reconciled;​

His pard’ning voice I hear.​

He owns me for His child;​

I can no longer fear.​

With confidence I now draw nigh,​

With confidence I now draw nigh,​

And, “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.​


Scripture: Romans 4:1-5, 13-17


1 What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?

2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

3 For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."

4 Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due.

5 But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.


13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

14 If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.

15 For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.

16 For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us,

17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations")—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.



Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,​ who earnestly repent of their sin​ and seek to live in peace with one another.​ Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.​


Merciful God, We confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church.​

We have not done your will, we have broken your law,we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy.​


We have not done your will, we have broken your law,we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy.​

Offering


Hear the good news, Christ died for us while we were still sinners, which proves God’s love for us. ​In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven​.


In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven​ Glory to God, Amen. ​


Offering


Doxology


Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise Him all creatures here below.

Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen


Pastoral Prayer-Joys & Concerns”


Scripture: John 3:1-17


1 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God."

3 Jesus answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above."

4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?"

5 Jesus answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.

6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, "You must be born from above.'

8 The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

11 "Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony.

12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

17 "Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.


“I am Who You Say I Am”


Who am I that the highest King would welcome me?​ I was lost, but He brought me in​ Oh His love for me​ Oh His love for me​


Who the Son sets free​ Oh, is free indeed​ I'm a child of God, yes, I am​


Free at last, He has ransomed me​ His grace runs deep​ While I was a slave to sin, Jesus died for me​ Yes, He died for me​


Who the Son sets free​ Oh is free indeed​ I'm a child of God, yes, I am​ In my Father's house​ There's a place for me​ I'm a child of God, yes, I am​


I am chosen, not forsaken​ I am who You say I am​ You are for me, not against me​ I am who You say I am​


I am chosen, not forsaken​ I am who You say I am​ You are for me, not against me​ I am who You say I am​ I am who You say I am​


Who the Son sets free​ Oh is free indeed​ I'm a child of God, yes, I am​ In my Father's house​ There's a place for me​ I'm a child of God, yes, I am​


In my Father's house​ There's a place for me​ I'm a child of God, yes, I am​


I am chosen, not forsaken​ I am who You say I am​ You are for me, not against me​ I am who You say I am​


I am chosen, not forsaken​ I am who You say I am​ You are for me, not against me​ I am who You say I am​


I am chosen, not forsaken​ I am who You say I am​ You are for me, not against me​ I am who You say I am​ Oh I am who You say I am​ Yes, I am who you say I am​


Who the Son sets free​ Oh is free indeed​ I'm a child of God, yes, I am​ In my Father's house​ There's a place for me​ I'm a child of God, yes, I am​


“How Long”


How long, will you turn your face away? How long, do you hear us when we pray? On and on, still we walk this pilgrim way How long?


[Verse 2] How long, till your children find the rest? How long, till you draw them to your breast? We go on, holding to your promises How long?


[Chorus] Till you wipe away the tears from every eye Till we see our home descending from the sky Do we wait in vain? Jesus, give us hope again [Verse 3] How long, till your word will still the storm? How long, till you bare your mighty arm? How we grow, till you snatch us from the thorns How long? [Chorus] Till you wipe away the tears from every eye Till we see our home descending from the sky Do we wait in vain? Jesus, give us hope again [Outro] Amen, Jesus, Come Amen, Jesus, Come Amen, Jesus, Come Amen, Jesus Come Amen, Jesus Come


Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7


15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die."


1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, "You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;

3 but God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.' "

4 But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die;

5 for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.

7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.


Message: Pastor Ryan

“Lies we believe: Belonging”


Communion


The Communion Supper, instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is a sacrament, which proclaims His life, His sufferings, His sacrificial death and resurrection, and the hope of His coming again. It shows forth the Lord’s death until His return. The Supper is a means of grace in which Christ is present by the Spirit. ​

It is to be received in reverent appreciation and gratefulness for the work of Christ. All those who are truly repentant, forsaking their sins, and believing in Christ for salvation are invited to participate in the death and resurrection of Christ. We come to the table that we may be renewed in life and salvation and be made one by the Spirit. ​

It is to be received in reverent appreciation and gratefulness for the work of Christ. All those who are truly repentant, forsaking their sins, and believing in Christ for salvation are invited to participate in the death and resurrection of Christ. We come to the table that we may be renewed in life and salvation and be made one by the Spirit. ​

In unity with the Church, we confess our faith: ​ Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. ​

Holy God, We gather at this, your table, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, who by your Spirit was anointed to preach good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, set at liberty those who are oppressed.​

Christ healed the sick, fed the hungry, ate with sinners, and established the new covenant for forgiveness of sins. We live in the hope of His coming again. ​

On the night in which He was betrayed, He took bread, gave thanks, broke the bread, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.​ Likewise, when the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Drink from this, all of you, this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in remembrance of me.” Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ​ And so, we gather as the Body of Christ to offer ourselves to you in praise and thanksgiving. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these your gifts. Make them by the power of your Spirit to be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the Body of Christ, redeemed by His blood. ​ By your Spirit make us one in Christ, one with each other, and one in the ministry of Christ to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, let us pray:

​Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen​


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