* Call to Worship: Psalm 134 Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.
* In the Presence In the presence of a holy God There’s new meaning now to grace. You took all my sins upon yourself; I can only stand amazed. Refrain Refrain:
* Opening Prayer * Congregational Favorites
Profession of Faith:
Heidelberg Catechism – Question & Answers #59-60 What good does it do you, however, to believe all this? In Christ I am right with God and heir to life everlasting. How are you right with God? Only by true faith in Jesus Christ. Even though my conscience accuses me of having grievously sinned against all God's commandments and of never having kept any of them, and even though I am still inclined toward all evil, nevertheless, without my deserving it at all, out of sheer grace, God grants and credits to me the perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ, as if I had never sinned nor been a sinner, as if I had been as perfectly obedient as Christ was obedient for me. All I need to do is to accept this gift of God with a believing heart.
Offering: Benevolence Evening Prayer * indicates to stand if able
pg. 886 (PH)
And I cry, holy, holy, holy God, How awesome is your name. Holy, holy, holy God, How majestic is your reign; And I am changed in the presence of a holy God.
In the presence of your glory All my crowns lie in the dust. You are righteous in your judgments, Lord; You are faithful, true, and just. Refrain * Scripture: Revelation 1:9–18 pg. 1286 9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.” 12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Message: Exalt – A Lifestyle of Worship
* Holy God, We Praise Thy Name #385:1,3 (HFG) Holy God, we praise Thy name; Lord of all, we bow before Thee; All on earth Thy scepter claim, all in heaven above adore Thee: Infinite Thy vast domain, everlasting is Thy reign. Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit: three we name Thee, Though in essence only one; undivided God we claim Thee, And adoring bend the knee, while we own the mystery. * God’s Blessing * The Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
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First Christian Reformed Church Lynden, Washington January 29, 2017 6:00 p.m. Worship Service
