August 22, 2021 9 & 10:45am

Worship ServiceAugust 22, 20219 & 10:45amAmplification devices are available from ushers at the rear of the sanctuary.

Order of WorshipLiturgist is Matt WoodsonThemes and Keywords: presence, purity, purposePreludeCome, Thou Fountarr. J. MartinCathy Benton, pianoSTANDING (IF ABLE)God Calls Us To Worshipfrom Psalm 50:15; 34:3, 8-10The sovereign Lord says,“Call upon me in the day of troubleand I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”So come, magnify the Lord with me,and let us exalt his name together;blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.Fear the Lord, you his saintsfor those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.We Praise GodA Mighty Fortress is Our GodText: Martin Luther, Tr. F. HedgeText: Martin Luther, 1529(based on Psalm 46)trans. Frederick Hedge, 1852Music: EIN' FESTE BURG, Martin LutherTune: Martin Luther, 1529A Mighty Fortress 4œ œ œ24& 4 œ œ œ œœ œ œœ 4 œœ œ œœ œ 4 might - y1. Ain2. Did we3. And though this4. That word a -for - tressourownworld, withboveall? 44 œœ œœ œœ œœ œ& œœœ 2 œ4œourconilsly#œœ-a heright manfear, forand theœœ œœ œœmid theonourGod hathgi s areœœ 2 œ #œœ4œAbul - wark nev - erGod,our striv - ing would befide,filled, should threat - en to un pow'rs,No thanks to them, a -floodside,willedours4 4 faillosdobidœ œ 2œœœ œœ œœ œœ 4œ4 4 œ œ œ œ œœ 42 œ œ œ 44 œ œ œœ œ œ Our help - erwere not thewill notweThe Spir - it? œ œisstrengthdev earth -œ œ œ œ œ 42œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœœœœœ œ œœ œœ 42 œ œœ œ œœœmor - tal ills pre ofthe man of God's ownhis truth to tri - umphThrough him who with usœœpage 144 -ing;ing,us,eth.œ œ 4 œ 4 vailchoosthroughsid-44 ing.ing.us.eth.œœ œœ œœSongs ofœworship2 œare usedœwithœpermission.4 CCLI #100150œ 4 œ œ 4

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SEATEDGod Calls Us To Confess Our Sinfrom Isaiah 30:15, 18For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In repentance and rest you shall besaved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” The Lord waits to be graciousto you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God ofjustice; blessed are all who wait for him.We Confess Our SinOur faithful Father, you call us to walk with you,abiding and trusting in your constant presence and power.But our faith withers when we walk through trials.We forget that you are an ever-present help in trouble,and we turn away from sufferingand from your eternal purpose and mission for uswhen sin offers no resistance and easy comfort.Lord Jesus, you trusted the Father so completely that you lived with purity of heartand constant obedience to the Father’s good will and purpose.But we are prone to fear the world’s opposition.We often compromise with evil in silencerather than bear witness boldlyby walking with you in purity and integrity.Lord, we are sorry, and we humbly repent.Have mercy on us.(silent prayers of confession)Gracious Father, lead our faltering hearts back to you, and help us abide in Christ so thatyour presence gives us peace and strength to stand firm in patient faith. By the power ofyour Spirit, help us walk with you in purity and holiness that reveals the wisdom andgoodness of your purpose and design for us.STANDING (IF ABLE)God Declares Our Forgivenessfrom 2 Timothy 1:9-10God saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because ofhis own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, andwhich now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, whoabolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.page 3

For all who have turned from sin in sorrow and look to God for mercy, this is God’s gift.In Jesus Christ, God loves you, God forgives you, God accepts you,and God rejoices over you as beloved daughters and sons.Hallelujah, Amen!We Praise GodChildren ages 3 - 1st grade are invited to Children’s Church during the song and will return during the offering.Grace& rincegracej& œœChorusByj& œœ nowner homeand wideex - plain,ver - flow,œ œœœœ œœ Iamœœ Ifreejœœ œ œœly walkin - toœ œœ bythewastore - deemed,-œ œ œ œœ from death to life for toev - ery tribe andnotby my earth - lymy song re - sound for -the song of righ - teous - nessinmy heart to en - terstainoflife with - outawill seeme wel - comed homegraceœandthat leads the sin that reach - es farthat Ican - notrise upand o -œjœœ œ œ œœ œ œ 1. Your2. Your3. Your4. Let& œjText and Tune: Niki Shepherd, Johnny Robinson,and Rich Thompson 2016 Getty Music Songsœœœ blood and not by mer - it.joyof your sal - va - on. Chorustrad - ed for this sin - ner. Choruswalkbe - side my sav - ior. Chorusjœœœœ bygraceIamœ œ ev erna - onwis - dom,ev er,œœthearmsœofœ œ re - stored,œ Christ,œ my Lord.SEATEDGod Instructs Us In Scripture ReadingDaniel 1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king ofBabylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judahinto his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to theland of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.1page 4

But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with thewine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defilehimself. 9 And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of theeunuchs.8As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom,and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.1721And Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.“Where Are You, God?”Rev. Dr. Clay SmithGod Instructs Us In PreachingWe Offer Ourselves in Gifts and SongIf you prefer to give electronically, you can give by texting CENTRALPRES to 77977,or visit www.centralpres.com/give.He Will Hold Me FastText: Text:Ada Habershon1 , 2), MattMerker(v. 3)vv. 1-2, Ada(v.Habershon,v. 3,Matt MerkerTune:MattMerker,2Tune:MattMerker,2012013 2013 MusicGetty PublishingMusic Publishingand MerkerMatt Merker/BMI 2013Getty(BMI), MattMusic (BMI)He Will Hold Me Fast#3& 2œ22wœ œ œ œœ1. When I fear my faith willfail,2. Those he saves are his de - light.3. Formy life he bled and died.#2& 2wvail,sight,fied.#& wpath,last.fast,chorusjjœ œ œ œ jjœ œ œ œ Christ will hold me fast.Christ will hold me fast.Christ will hold me fast.I could nev - er keep myHe'll not let my soul beRaised with him to end - lessj232 œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 for my love is o - enBought by him at such a' ll our faith is turned toWhen the tempt - er would pre Pre - cious in his ho - lyJust - ice has been sat - is -œ œ œ œ œj 22 Œ 23 œhe will hold me fast.he will hold me fast.He will hold me fast.2Œ 23œœœœœ œ 2Œcold.cost,sightholdlost.life,‰ j œj œ œje œje ee%œ œ œ œ wthrough life's fear - fulHis prom - is - es shallhewill hold meHe must hold me fast.he will hold me fast.when he comes at last!E Ó22#2jjj32& 2 œ œj œ œ w œ œ œ œJ w 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 Œ œ œ œ œ wHe will hold me fast.He will hold me fast,for my sa - vior loves meWe Hear Testimony of God’s Missionpage 5so.He will hold me fast.Bridget Van Means, ThriVe

STANDING (IF ABLE)We Pray For The Church And The World(prayers for the church and the world)Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.We Praise GodPsalm 67&c œ1.O2.Let3.Let& œ œ œ œGod, tous showall the peo - ‐ plesall the peo - ‐ plesœ œonus the bright- ‐ness of your face,prais - ‐ es and songs of glad - ‐ ness ring;bun - ‐ dance, to usher fruit will bring.& known,ness,send,œ œandandandœœmer - ‐ cy andpraise you, letpraise you, letœ œ #œ œ œœœœœun - ‐ toev - ‐ 'ryonthe earth allallthe earth willText: Psalm 67trans. James McGranahan, 1890, alt.Tune: Henry T. Smart, 1836œ œ œŒ œ bless us in your grace,all the na - ‐ ons sing;all the na - ‐ ons sing.Œ œ œ œœœœ œ œand cause to shine up - ‐ev - ‐ 'ry land letinThen earth, in right a - ‐œœ œ . œj œ œ œ # œœso that your way most ho - ‐ ly on earth may soon befor you will judge the peo - ‐ ples in truth and right - ‐ eous - ‐The Lord our God will blessus, our God will bless - ‐ ing œœpeo - ‐ ple yourna - ‐ ons willfearhim toœœœ œŒsav - ‐ ing grace beshown.your just rule con - ‐ fess. (chorus)itsre - ‐ mot - ‐ estend. (chorus)œ . œj œ . œ œ œ œJ œJ œ œj œ . œj œ œ œ œj œj œj œ jJ Jœœ œ . œj œœGodBlesses Us AndSends Us Outon King of heav - ‐ en.My lightand mysal - ‐ va - ‐ on,Chorus: So lead on, leadjj peoplej œ œjsaid.œ allœ œGod’sœ . œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œj œ . jÓ.& œ Andwœœœ œJJ J J JœHallelujah! Amen.&Your faith - ‐ ful - ‐ ness&œœThrough joyen - ‐ dures.O lead on!Leadus toYour king- ‐dom.œ œ œ œ j ‰ œ œ œ œ j j œ œj Ój j jœ œ œ œ œ œj œ . œj œJ œ œJ œ œor tri - ‐ bu - ‐ la- ‐ on,we fol - ‐ low You.page 6We fol - ‐ low Youa - ‐ lone.