Download: Readings and Song Lyrics for October 30, 2022
Pre-Service Song
Be Thou My Vision
Verse 1
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art:
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Verse 2
Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord:
Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son,
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Verse 3
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tow’r:
Raise Thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r.
Verse 4
High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heav’n’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Words by Mary E. Byrne & Eleanor H. Hull, Music: Traditional Irish Melody
©Public Domain
Call To Worship
We confess the supremacy of God in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Call to Worship
Isaiah 44:23 (NIV)
“Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this;
shout aloud, you earth beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees,
for the LORD has redeemed you.”
What gives us reason to worship?
We sing for joy because of who God is
and because of His grace towards us.
We shout aloud because he is the Maker of all things.
He has created us and redeemed us to praise his name.
Our Sung Call to Worship
All Creatures of Our God and King
Verse 1
All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam!
(Men) O praise Him, (Women) O praise Him!
(Men) Alleluia! (Women) Alleluia! (All) Alleluia!
Verse 2
Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
Ye clouds that sail in heaven along,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice!
(Men) O praise Him, (Women) O praise Him!
(Men) Alleluia! (Women) Alleluia! (All) Alleluia!
Verse 3
And all ye men of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part,
O sing ye! Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and on Him cast your care!
(Men) O praise Him, (Women) O praise Him!
(Men) Alleluia! (Women) Alleluia! (All) Alleluia!
Verse 4
Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!
(Men) O praise Him, (Women) O praise Him!
(Men) Alleluia! (Women) Alleluia! (All) Alleluia!
Words by William Draper & Thomas Ken, Music by Geistliche Kirchengesang & Ralph Vaughan Williams
©Public Domain
Confession
We confess our need for mercy through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Confession
Based on Isaiah 44, Ezekiel 36:26
We seek to worship you, but we are still in sin.
We seek to honor your name,
but who are we that we can do such a thing?
We have made idols in our lives and put other things before You.
We have chosen to treasure worthless things of this world
and worship them in our hearts.
Lord God, give us a new heart and put a new spirit in us.
Remove from us our hearts of stone and give us a heart of flesh
so that we may be pleasing in your sight and glorify your name.
Time of silent confession.
Assurance and Peace
We profess our assurance of salvation and peace in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Remember the Gospel
From The Worship Source Book (pg. 639)
This is the good news that we have received,
in which we stand,
and by which we are saved:
Christ died for our sins, was buried,
and was raised on the third day.
Jesus Christ is the hope of God’s world.
In his death, the justice of God is established,
forgiveness of sin is proclaimed.
On the day of his resurrection,
the tomb was empty,
death was defeated,
and new life had come.
On the day of his resurrection,
God’s purpose for the world was sealed.
Our Sung Profession of Assurance
It Is Well With My Soul (Distribution Song)
Verse 1
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
It is well, (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Verse 2
Tho’ Satan should buffet, tho’ trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
It is well, (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Verse 3
My sin oh, the bliss of this glorious tho’t:
My sin not in part, but the whole
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
It is well, (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Verse 4
And, Lord, haste the day when faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend,
“Even so,” it is well with my soul.
It is well, (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Words by Horatio Spafford, Music by Philip Bliss
©Public Domain
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Thank You Jesus For the Blood
Verse 1
I was a wretch; I remember who I was.
I was lost, I was blind, I was running out of time.
Sin separated, the breach was far too wide,
But from the far side of the chasm,
You held me in your sight.
Verse 2
So you made a way across the great divide,
Left behind heaven’s throne to build it here inside.
There at the cross, You paid the debt I owed.
Broke my chains, freed my soul,
For the first time, I had hope. (Chorus)
Chorus
Thank You, Jesus, for the blood applied.
Thank You, Jesus, it has washed me white.
Thank You, Jesus, You have saved my life,
Brought me from the darkness into glorious light.
Verse 3
You took my place, laid inside my tomb of sin.
You were buried for three days,
but then You walked right out again.
And now death has no sting, and life has no end.
For I have been transformed by the blood of the Lamb. (Chorus)
Bridge
There is nothing stronger, than
the wonder working power of the blood,
the blood that calls us sons and daughters.
We are ransomed by our Father through the blood, the blood. (Chorus)
Ending
Glory to His name,
Glory to His name!
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His name.
Words and Music by Charity Gayle, Ryan Kennedy, David Gentiles, Steve Musso, and Bryan McCleery
Glory to His Name—Words and Music by Elisha Albright Hoffman and John Hart Stockton
© 2021 Come Up Kings Publishing, ComissionMusic, Gather House Music, McCleery MSC, Steven Musso Music, Watershed Worship Publishing
Thanksgiving and Petition
We Give Thanks in Prayer and Offer Petitions to God
We express our gratitude to God our Father for Christ’s work on the cross for us and bring our requests before him. In bringing our requests, we confess that we believe God truly is a good father, who cares about our needs and gives us what he knows is best.
We Give Thanks by Giving
We give financial offerings to support the work of the church because of our gratitude to God. By giving we confess we are trusting in God’s provision for us as well.
On the first Sunday of each month we have a Mission Moment to highlight the different missions giving
opportunities we have at Grand. Members are encouraged to give to GABC Missions to support these missions.
You may give electronically at gabcames.org/giving/ or place your offering in the boxes at the back of the sanctuary or send a check in the mail.
Scripture Reading
Philippians 3:7-11 NASB
7 But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, 9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; 11 in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
This is the word of the Lord.
The grass withers, and the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord endures forever.
Sermon
Philippians 3:7-11 – God’s Global Gospel – Tim Lubinus
Sermon Discipleship Questions
1. What encouraged you?
2. What convicted you?
3. Is there anything in your life that needs to change?
Sending
Having heard and confessed the Gospel, we are sent into the world on mission in Christ, which we express in both song and spoken word.
Sending Song
A Mighty Fortress
Verse 1
A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing.
Our helper He amidst the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
Doth seek to work us woe.
His craft and pow’r are great
And, armed with cruel hate—
On earth is not His equal.
Verse 2
Did we in our own strength confide
Our striving would be losing,
Were not the right Man on our side,
The Man of God’s own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He!
The Lord of Hosts, His name!
From age to age the same!
And He must win the battle!
Verse 3
And though this world with devils filled
Should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us.
The Prince of Darkness grim,
We tremble not for him!
His rage we can endure
For lo, his doom is sure—
One little word shall fell him!
Verse 4
That word above all earthly pow’rs,
No thanks to them, abideth!
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
Through Him who with us sideth!
Let goods and kindred go,
This mortal life also.
The body they may kill—
God’s truth abideth still!
His kingdom is forever!
Words and Music by Martin Luther, Translation by Frederick Hedge
©Public Domain
Blessing
Worship Source Book
Go in the authority of Jesus the Messiah to make disciples of all nations!
And be strengthened in the task by the Risen King, who is with you always, even to the very end.
Scripture passage for next Sunday: Isaiah 42:18-43:21