for June 1, 2014

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called to come in

God comes near and calls his people out of the world, and takes hold of us and brings us into the community of Himself.

SONG: All Creatures of Our God and King

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

O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia Alleluia Allelu-u-ia

Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in heav’n along
O praise Him! Alleluia

Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice
Ye lights of evening, find a voice

O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia Alleluia Allelu-u-ia

Thou flowing water pure and clear
make music for thy Lord to hear
Alleluia Alleluia

Thou fire so masterful and bright
That givest man both warmth and light
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia Alleluia Allelu-u-ia

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

O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia Alleluia Allelu-u-ia

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

O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia Alleluia Allelu-u-ia

we hear | Titus 1:2; Psalm 118:29

(leader) Come, worship the Father, Son and Spirit! Come, in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began!

(people) Let those who fear the Lord say: His steadfast love endures forever!

(all) We give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His steadfast love endures forever!

SONG: Arise, My Soul, Arise

Arise, my soul, arise
shake off your guilty fears
The bleeding sacrifice
in my behalf appears

Before the throne my Surety stands
Before the throne my Surety stands
My name is written on His hands

Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise

Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Shake off your guilty fears and rise

He ever lives above
for me to intercede
His all redeeming love
His precious blood, to plead

His blood atoned for every race
His blood atoned for every race
And sprinkles now the throne of grace

Five bleeding wounds He bears
received on Calvary
They pour effectual prayers
they strongly plead for me

Forgive him, O forgive, they cry
Forgive him, O forgive, they cry
Nor let that ransomed sinner die

The Father hears Him pray
His dear anointed One
He cannot turn away
the presence of His Son

The Spirit answers to the blood
The Spirit answers to the blood
And tells me I am born of God

My God is reconciled
His pardoning voice I hear
He owns me for His child
I can no longer fear

With confidence I now draw nigh
With confidence I now draw nigh
And Father, Abba, Father, cry

confessing our sin

God the Spirit reminds us that God the Father has saved us through the righteous life and sacrificial death of Christ the Son – and in faith we rest on his gracious interest to renew us yet again.

we hear | Psalm 32:5-7

(leader) I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.

we confess | from Valley of Vision, book of Puritan Prayers

O blessed Spirit, author of grace and comfort, come and work repentance in my soul. Represent sin to me in its odious colors that I may hate it. Melt my heart by the majesty and mercy of God; show me my ruined self and the help there is in him. Teach me to behold my Creator, his ability to save, his arms outstretched. Make me willing to be saved in this way, perceiving nothing in myself, but all in Jesus. Help me not only to receive him, but to walk in him, depend upon him, commune with him, be conformed to him, follow him. May I be saved by grace through faith, live by faith, feel the joy of faith, do the work of faith. Perceiving nothing in myself, may I find in Christ wisdom, righteousness and redemption. Amen.

we rest | SONG: Blessed is the One

Blessed is the one
Whose sins are overcome
Whom God has sheltered
Deep within His grace

Blessed is the one
Who trusts in God the Son
His steadfast love
The sinner’s hiding place

Jesus,Your blood covers all my sin
Jesus, Your love draws my heart to sing
What a Savior, Jesus

I will always hide
At my Savior’s side
I find my refuge
In His sovereign care

When the waters rise
God will hear my cries
His steadfast love
Will hold me safely there

Jesus,Your blood covers all my sin
Jesus, Your love draws my heart to sing

Jesus,Your blood covers all my sin
Jesus, Your love draws my heart to sing
What a Savior, Jesus

declaration | Psalm 32:1-2

(leader) Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

(all) Blessed is the one against whom the Lord counts no iniquity!

consecrated by the Word

God declares the finished gospel of his Son, and continues his powerful, internal work of change/consecration by his Spirit.

sermon | Joy Through Confession • Psalm 51

we respond | SONG: Thy Mercy My God

Thy mercy my God is the theme of my song
The joy of my heart and the boast of my tongue

Thy free grace alone from the first to the last
Hath won my affection and bound my soul fast

Without Thy sweet mercy I could not live here
Sin would reduce me to utter despair

But through Thy free goodness my spirit revive
And He that first made me still keeps me alive

Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart
Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart

Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground
And weep to the praise of the mercy I’ve found

Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own
And the covenant love of Thy crucified Son

All praise to the Spirit whose whisper divine
Seals mercy and pardon and righteousness mine

SONG: Mercy Speaks