by Assistant Pastor Jim Megchelsen
"Life in the Light - II"
I John 2:1-11
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Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit   “Christ Is Our Cornerstone”

GREETING AND CALL TO WORSHIP   Psalm 113:1–3
Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!
People: Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore!

Leader:  From the rising of the sun to its setting,
All: The name of the Lord is to be praised! 

PRAYER OF ADORATION, ASSISTANCE, AND BLESSING

Hymnal #457   “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Come, thou fount of ev'ry blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above;
praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
mount of God's unchanging love.

Here I raise my Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I'm come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wand'ring from the fold of God:
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.

O to grace how great a debtor
daily I'm constrained to be;
let that grace now, like a fetter,
bind my wand'ring heart to thee.
Prone to wander – Lord, I feel it –
prone to leave the God I love:
here's my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.

REFLECTION ON GOD’S LAW
Leader: The Ninth Commandment is: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16)
People: These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace. (Zechariah 8:16)

Leader: Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
People: And have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” (Colossians 3:9–10)

SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF GRACE   Acts 4:12

Hymnal #705   “I Know Whom I Have Believed
I know not why God's wondrous grace
to me he has made known,
nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
redeemed me for his own.

Refrain:
But "I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able 
to keep that which I've committed
unto him against that day."

I know not how this saving faith
to me he did impart,
nor how believing in his Word
wrought peace within my heart. [Refrain]

I know not how the Spirit moves,
convincing men of sin,
revealing Jesus through the Word,
creating faith in him. [Refrain]

I know not what of good or ill
may be reserved for me,
of weary ways or golden days,
before his face I see. [Refrain]

I know not when my Lord may come,
at night or noonday fair,
nor if I'll walk the vale with him,
or "meet him in the air." [Refrain]

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH.   Elder Brad Tidwell

Psalm 29   “You Sons of the Gods”
You sons of the gods, give the LORD as His right,
Ascribe to the LORD both great glory and might.
And unto the LORD’s name its glory accord;
In splendor of holiness worship the LORD.

The LORD’s voice is over the waters abroad;
And thunder proceeds from the glorious God.
Above the great waters the LORD from His height!
The LORD’s voice of splendor! The LORD’s voice of might!

The voice of the LORD splits the cedars in two;
The LORD shatters trees that in Lebanon grew.
Then Lebanon’s hills and Mount Sirion reeled
When He made them skip like young calves in the field.

The LORD’s voice in flashes of lightning exclaims,
The places it strikes all burst out into flames;
The voice of the LORD makes the wilderness quake;
The LORD makes the desert of Kadesh to shake.

The LORD’s voice induces the deer to give birth,
And strips bare the forests that cover the earth;
But inside His temple all things will exclaim,
And everything found there will “Glory!” proclaim.

The LORD ruled as King as the floodwaters raged,
And still shall the LORD rule throughout every age.
The LORD will the strength of His people increase;
The LORD gives his people the blessing of peace.

GOD’S WORD READ   I John 2:1-11
GOD’S WORD PREACHED.   “Life in the Light - II” by Assistant Pastor Jim Megchelsen

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 #255   “O Jesus, We Adore Thee”
O Jesus, we adore thee,
upon the cross, our King!
We bow our hearts before thee,
thy gracious name we sing.
That name hath brought salvation,
that name in life our stay,
our peace, our consolation,
when life shall fade away.

Yet doth the world disdain thee,
still passing by the cross;
Lord, may our hearts retain thee;
all else we count but loss.
Ah, Lord, our sins arraigned thee,
and nailed thee to the tree:
our pride, our Lord, disdained thee;
yet deign our hope to be.

O glorious King, we bless thee,
no longer pass thee by;
O Jesus, we confess thee,
the Son enthroned on high.
Lord, grant to us remission;
life through thy death restore;
yea, grant us the fruition
of life forevermore.

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. 

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Words of Institution and Warning
Minister: The Lord be with you;
People: And also with you.

Minister: Lift up your hearts;
People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Minister: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God;
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Communion Prayer
Approach the Table for the Lord’s Supper
Prayer of Thanksgiving

Song   “Across the Lands"
You're the Word of God the Father,
From before the world began;
Ev'ry star and ev'ry planet
Has been fashioned by Your hand.
All creation holds together
By the power of Your voice:
Let the skies declare Your glory,
Let the land and seas rejoice!

Chorus:
You're the author of creation,
You're the Lord of ev'ry man;
And Your cry of love rings out
Across the lands.

Yet You left the gaze of angels,
Came to seek and save the lost,
And exchanged the joy of heaven
For the anguish of a cross.
With a prayer You fed the hungry,
With a word You stilled the sea.
Yet how silently You suffered
That the guilty may go free. [Chorus]

With a shout You rose victorious,
Wresting vict’ry from the grave,
And ascended into heaven
Leading captives in Your wake.
Now you stand before the Father
Interceding for Your own.
From each tribe and tongue and nation
You are leading sinners home. [Chorus]
Keith Getty, Stuart Townend
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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.

THE BENEDICTION
Postlude