07-21-2013 Sunday Evening Bulletin.pub

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The Lord’s Day Evening

Call to Worship .............................................................. Romans 5:2-5

July 21, 2013 Six O’clock

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Welcome and Announcements Prelude .................................. O Happy Day! ........................... Joel Eymard Bill Rose, Trumpet

Gracious Father, we bring our church families before you today, with all their brokenness and beauty. It’s not only a privilege but a central calling to pray without ceasing for one another in the body of Christ. For until the day Jesus returns, the church is your chosen means for revealing your glory, lavishing your grace, and advancing your kingdom…

Invocation

We ask you to inundate, saturate, and liberate our churches by the gospel of your incomparable grace… There’s no other power sufficient for the task. There’s no other story, motivation, or resources adequate for the calling you’ve given your beloved people.

Gift of Music...................................................................... Cody Laun

By the glorious gospel, bear great fruit in our midst, Father. Deepen and strengthen our faith in Jesus. It’s not the size of our faith but the object of our faith that matters most, so keep revealing more and more of the beauty and bounty of Jesus to us. Let us boast in his work, not ours. May the name of Jesus be the most heard, loved, and trusted name in our churches. By your mercy and grace, give us love for all the saints. Help us to love one another as Jesus loves us – the surest and most necessary mark of our discipleship. Tear down our divisions. Rescue us from our prejudices. Eradicate our petulance and pettiness. Demonstrate the difference the gospel makes in our worship, in our conflicts, in seasons of disconnect and delight. Don’t let us ever get used to loving poorly. By the hope-filled gospel, liberate our hands, hearts, and resources for the work of your kingdom in our cities and among the nations. With us or without us, the gospel will continue to bear fruit and grow throughout the world. We want it to do so with us, Father. By the gospel, revive us, transform us, and free us for your sovereign and saving purposes. We pray with longing hearts, in Jesus’ exalted name. Amen. (Everyday Prayers, Scotty Smith)

Songbook 65 .......................................... O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

Greetings and Music from Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church Reading of the Word Prayer for Illumination Sermon ................................................................... Rev. Carlos Wilson Songbook 72 .......................................... From Depths of Woe (Psalm 130) Benediction

Joint Worship Service with Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

July 21, 2013 6:00 p.m. Presbyterian Church in America Hattiesburg, Mississippi