Sunday, May 21, 2023

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#32) "How Firm a Foundation"

Praise Songs

Message for Children & Youth

Confess, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Shout For Joy" (I Peter 4:12–14; 5:6–11) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#466) "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"

Giving Thanks for Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#377) "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"

Benediction

Postlude

How Firm a Foundation

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 

Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! 

What more can He say than to you He hath said, 

To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

"Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed, 

For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; 

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, 

Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand. 

"When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, 

My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply: 

The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design 

Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine. 

"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose 

I will not, I will not desert to its foes; 

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, 

I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake!"

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus, 

All our sins and griefs to bear! 

What a privilege to carry 

Everything to God in prayer! 

O what peace we often forfeit, 

O what needless pain we bear, 

All because we do not carry 

Everything to God in prayer. 

Have we trials and temptations? 

Is there trouble anywhere? 

We should never be discouraged—

Take it to the Lord in prayer! 

Can we find a friend so faithful, 

Who will all our sorrows share? 

Jesus knows our every weakness—

Take it to the Lord in prayer! 

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, 

God of glory, Lord of love; 

Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, 

Opening to the sun above. 

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, 

Drive the dark of doubt away; 

Giver of immortal gladness, 

Fill us with the light of day. 

All Thy works with joy surround Thee, 

Earth and heaven reflect Thy rays, 

Stars and angels sing around Thee, 

Center of unbroken praise. 

Field and forest, vale and mountain, 

Flowery meadow, flashing sea, 

Chanting bird and flowing fountain, 

Call us to rejoice in Thee. 

Thou art giving and forgiving, 

Ever blessing, ever blest, 

Wellspring of the joy of living, 

Ocean depth of happy rest! 

Thou our Father, Christ our Brother— 

All who live in love are Thine; 

Teach us how to love each other, 

Lift us to the joy divine. 

Mortals, join the happy chorus 

With the morning stars began; 

Father love is reigning o'er us, 

Brother love binds man to man. 

Ever singing, march we onward, 

Victors in the midst of strife, 

Joyful music leads us sun-ward 

In the triumphs song of life. 

Amen. 

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