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©Order of Worship August 22, 2021
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost



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Text for hymns are found below each hymn.  Click on the hymn highlighted text for music.

Prelude: “He Hideth My Soul”, music by William Kirkpatrick, words by Fanny Crosby (public domain)….arr. by Gregory D.
 
Greetings…………………………………………Pastor Juan
 
Opening Prayer: …………….…………………Michael L.
 
Opening Hymn:Standing on the Promises” #374 UMH
Words: R. Kelso Carter, 1886 Music: R Kelso Carter, 1886
 
1.Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
through eternal ages let his praises ring;
glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
standing on the promises of God.
 
Refrain
Standing, standing, standing on the promises
of God my savior, standing, standing, I’m
standing on the promises of God.
 
2.Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
by the living Word of God I shall prevail,
standing on the promises of God.
 
Refrain
Standing, standing, standing on the promises
of God my savior, standing, standing, I’m
standing on the promises of God.
 
3.Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
bound to him eternally by love’s strong cord,
overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
standing on the promises of God.
 
Refrain
Standing, standing, standing on the promises
of God my savior, standing, standing, I’m
standing on the promises of God.
 
4.Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
listening every moment to the Spirit’s call,
resting in my Savior as my all in all,
standing on the promises of God.
 
Refrain
Standing, standing, standing on the promises
of God my savior, standing, standing, I’m
standing on the promises of God.
 
Psalm Lesson with Response: Psalm 84…..…Michael L.
 
Liturgist: How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!
 
All: My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
 
Liturgist: Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
 
All: Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. Selah
 
Liturgist: Happy are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
 
All: As they go through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.
 
Liturgist: They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
 
All: O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
 
Liturgist: Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed.
 
All: For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness.
 
Liturgist: For the LORD God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the LORD withhold from those who walk uprightly.
 
All: O LORD of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.
 
Hymn of Preparation:  “You Are My Hiding My Place” #2055 TFWS
Words: Michael Ledner (Ps. 32:7) Music: Michael Ledner © 1981 Maranatha! Music, admin. by The Copyright Co.
 
You are my hiding place.  You always fill
my heart with songs of deliverance, whenever
I am afraid, I will trust in you.  I will trust in
you.  Let the weak say, “I am strong in the
strength of the Lord.”
 
You are my hiding place.  You always fill
my heart with songs of deliverance, whenever
I am afraid, I will trust in you.  I will trust in
you.  Let the weak say, “I am strong in the
strength of the Lord.”  I will trust in you.
 
 
New Testament Lesson: Ephesians 6:10-20…………..Michael L.
 
Sermon….……….………………………….…Pastor Juan
 
Offertory Solo: “Take Me To The King”, Songwriter- Kirk Franklin, 2012……………………..Courtney Bailey
 
Giving of our tithes and offerings…………Michael L.
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Offertory Response:  The Doxology” #95 UMH
Words: Thomas Ken, 1674 Music: Attr. to Louis Bourgeois, 1551
 
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.
 
Prayer after receiving…………………….Pastor Juan
 
Prayers of The People……………………Pastor Juan
 
Closing Hymn: Lead On, O King Eternal” #580 UMH
Words: Ernest W. Shurtleff, 1887
Music: Henry T. Smart, 1835
 
1.Lead on, O King eternal, the day of march
has come; henceforth in fields of conquest
thy tents shall be our home.  Through days
of preparation thy grace has made us strong;
and now, O King eternal we lift our battle song.
 
2.Lead on, O King eternal, till sin’s fierce war
shall cease, and holiness shall whisper the sweet
amen of peace.  For not with swords loud clashing,
nor roll of stirring drums; with deeds of love
and mercy the heavenly kingdom comes.
 
3.Lead on, O King eternal, we follow, not with
fears, for gladness breaks like morning where’er
thy face appears. Thy cross is lifted o’er us, we
journey in its light; the crown awaits the conquest;
lead on, O God of might.
 
Dismissal with Blessing…….……………Pastor Juan
 
Postlude: “I Am Resolved”, music by James Filmore, words by Palmer Hartsough …………arr. by Gregory D.


 
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