Morning Worship Service
February 21, 2021 11:00 a.m.
First Sunday in Lent
Welcome
Announcements
Invocation
Genesis 9:8-17
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. 11 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
I Exalt Thee
For Thou, O Lord, art high above all the earth Thou art exalted far above all gods For Thou, O Lord, art high above all the earth Thou art exalted far above all gods And I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee I exalt Thee, O Lord And I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee I exalt Thee, O Lord For Thou, O Lord, art high above all the earth Thou art exalted far above all gods For Thou, O Lord, art high above all the earth Thou art exalted far above all gods And I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee I exalt Thee, O Lord And I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee I exalt Thee, O Lord
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
My faith looks up to thee Thou Lamb of Calvary Savior divine! Now hear me while I pray Take all my guilt away O let me from this day Be wholly thine!
May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart My zeal inspire! As thou hast died for me O may my love to thee Pure, warm, and changeless be A living fire!
While life's dark maze I tread And griefs around me spread Be thou my guide Bid darkness turn to day Wipe sorrow's tears away Nor let me ever stray From thee aside
When ends life's transient dream When death's cold, sullen stream Shall o'er me roll Blest Savior, then in love Fear and distrust remove O bear me safe above A ransomed soul!
1 Peter 3:18-22
18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, 20 who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. 21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.
Pastoral Prayer; Joys & Concerns
Mark 1:9-15
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.
14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”
He Never Has Failed Me Yet
When I travel the pathway so rugged and steep,
When I pass thro’ the valley so dark and so deep,
And when snares for my soul
by my foes have been set,
Jesus never has failed me yet
Refrain
He never has failed me yet.
He never has failed me yet.
I have proven Him rue;
What He says, He will do.
He never has failed me yet.
So I walk by His side
thro’ the heat of the day.
Where He leads me
I follow; His will I obey.
And He makes me to conquer
the ills that be-set,
For He never has failed me yet.
Refrain
He never has failed me yet.
He never has failed me yet.
I have proven Him rue;
What He says, He will do.
He never has failed me yet.
Then I’ll dread not the future,
And fear not the foe.
I am safe in His keeping
wherever I go;
For no soul that has trusted Him
Will He forget, For He never has failed me yet.
Refrain
He never has failed me yet.
He never has failed me yet.
I have proven Him rue;
What He says, He will do.
He never has failed me yet.
I Belong to the King
I belong to the King; I’m a child of His love, I shall dwell in His palace so fair, For He tells of its bliss in yon heaven above, And His children in splendor shall share.
Refrain
I belong to the King; I’m a child of His love, And he never forsaketh His own. He will call me some day
to His palace above;
I shall dwell by His glorified throne
I belong to the King,
and he loves me I know,
For His mercy and kindness so free
Are unceasingly mine
Where-so-ever I go,
And my Refuge unfailing is He.
Refrain
I belong to the King; I’m a child of His love, And he never forsaketh His own. He will call me some day
to His palace above;
I shall dwell by His glorified throne.
I belong to the King,
And His promise is sure
That we all shall be gathered at last
In His kingdom above,
By life’s waters so pure,
When this life with its trials is past.
Refrain
I belong to the King; I’m a child of His love, And he never forsaketh His own. He will call me some day
to His palace above;
I shall dwell by His glorified throne
Psalm 25:1-10
1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, in you I trust;
do not let me be put to shame;
do not let my enemies exult over me.
3 Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame;
let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all day long.
6 Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love,
for they have been from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for your goodness' sake, O Lord!
8 Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
Message: John Ashby Jr.
Benediction
Weekly budgeted need: $3,578.00
Monthly budgeted need: $14,312.00
February giving to date: $6,406.97
Stewardship Giving February 14, 2021
Tithe: $3,899.97
Building: 85.00
Faith Promise: 15.00
Food Pantry: 15.00
Teens: 10.00
Sunday School 0
Other: 310.00
Total: $ 4,334.97