by Pastoral Intern Aaron Philip
“A Voice Cries Out"
Isaiah 40:1-11
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9:30a Service
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GREETING AND CALL TO WORSHIP   Psalm 113:4–9
Leader: The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens!
People: : Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?

Leader: He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
People: To make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.

Leader: He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children.
All: Praise the Lord!

PRAYER OF ADORATION, ASSISTANCE, AND BLESSING

Hymnal #81   “O Love of God, How Strong and True”
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.

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.

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.

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.

REFLECTION ON GOD’S LAW
Leader: The Tenth Commandment is:
People: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s. (Exodus 20:17)

Leader: Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have,
People: For he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)

SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF GRACE   John 3:16

Hymnal #599   “Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us”
Savior, like a shepherd lead us,
much we need thy tender care;
in thy pleasant pastures feed us,
for our use thy folds prepare:
blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
thou hast bought us, thine we are;
blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
thou hast bought us, thine we are.

We are thine; do thou befriend us,
be the guardian of our way;
keep thy flock, from sin defend us,
seek us when we go astray:
blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
hear, O hear us when we pray;
blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
hear, O hear us when we pray.

Thou hast promised to receive us,
poor and sinful though we be;
thou hast mercy to relieve us,
grace to cleanse, and pow'r to free:
blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
let us early turn to thee;
blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
let us early turn to thee.

Early let us seek thy favor;
early let us do thy will;
blessed Lord and only Savior,
with thy love our bosoms fill:
blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
thou hast loved us, love us still;
blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
thou hast loved us, love us still.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH.   Elder Brad Tidwell

Psalm 128   “Blessed are All Who Fear the Lord's Name” 
Blessed are all who fear the LORD’s name,
And who walk within His ways.
When you eat of your hands’ labor,
You’ll be blessed throughout your days.
In your house your wife will prosper
Like a vine whose fruits abound;
And like olive plants, your children
At your table gather round.

So the man who fears the LORD shall
In this way great blessing know.
May the LORD from out of Zion
Blessings rich on you bestow.
May you see Jerus’lem prosper
All your days, until they cease.
May you see your children’s children.
On all Israel be peace!

GOD’S WORD READ   Is. 40:1-11
GOD’S WORD PREACHED.   “A Voice Cries Out” by Pastoral Intern Aaron Philip

Prayer of Application and the Lord’s Prayer
All: Our Father 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, and forgive us our debts, 
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.  Amen. 

Hymnal #279  "Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands”
Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands,
for our offenses given;
but now at God's right hand he stands
and brings us life from heaven;
therefore let us joyful be
and sing to God right thankfully
loud songs of hallelujah. Hallelujah!

It was a strange and dreadful strife
when life and death contended;
the victory remained with life,
the reign of death was ended;
Holy Scripture plainly saith
that death is swallowed up by death,
his sting is lost forever. Hallelujah!

Here the true Paschal Lamb we see,
whom God so freely gave us;
he died on the accursed tree —
So strong his love! — to save us.
See, his blood doth mark our door;
faith points to it, death passes o'er,
and Satan cannot harm us. Hallelujah!

So let us keep the festival
whereto the Lord invites us;
Christ is himself the Joy of all,
the sun that warms and lights us.
By his grace he doth impart
eternal sunshine to the heart;
the night of sin is ended. Hallelujah!

Then let us feast this joyful day
on Christ, the Bread of heaven;
the Word of grace hath purged away
the old and evil leaven.
Christ alone our souls will feed,
he is our meat and drink indeed;
faith lives upon no other. Hallelujah!

Hymnal p. 845   “Apostles’ Creed”
Minister: Christian, what do you believe? 
All:  I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. 
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. 
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 

Song   “Refiner's Fire "
Purify my heart,
Let me be as gold
And precious silver.
Purify my heart,
Let me be as gold,
Pure gold.

Chorus:
Refiner's fire:
My heart's one desire
Is to be holy,
Set apart for You, Lord.
I choose to be holy,
Set apart for You, my Master;
Ready to do Your will.

Purify my heart,
Cleanse me from within
And make me holy.
Purify my heart,
Cleanse me from my sin,
Deep within. [Chorus]

Hymnal #731:   “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.

CLOSING PRAYER
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