Bulletin - September 12th, 2021
NCPC Sunday Morning Worship Service
September 12, 2021
Agnus Dei
Alleluia, alleluia for the Lord God Almighty reigns! Alleluia, alleluia for the Lord God Almighty reigns! Alleluia.
Holy, holy are You, Lord God Almighty. Worthy is the Lamb; worthy is the Lamb. You are holy, holy are You, Lord God Almighty. Worthy is the Lamb; worthy is the Lamb. Amen.
Words and music by Michael W. Smith; 1990, Sony/ATV Milene Music, Inc., CCLI License #387777
Call to Worship/Prayer of Invocation
Lion of Judah
You’re the Lion of Judah, the Lamb Who was slain, You ascended to Heaven, and evermore will reign; at the end of the age when the earth you reclaim, You will gather the nations before You. And the eyes of all men will be fixed on the Lamb Who was crucified; with wisdom and mercy and justice You’ll reign at Your Father’s side.
Chorus: And the angels will cry, “Hail the Lamb Who was slain for the world, rule in pow’r.” And the earth will reply, “You shall reign as the King of all kings, and the Lord of all lords.”
There’s a shield in our hand, and a sword at our side, there’s a fire in our spirits that cannot be denied; ’cause the Father has told us, for these You have died, for the nations who gather before You. And the ears of all men need to hear of the Lamb Who was crucified; Who descended to hell, yet was raised up to reign at His Father’s side. Chorus
Words and music by Mark Robin; 1997, Daybreak Music, Ltd. and Song Solutions Daybreak; CCLI License # 387777
O Praise the Name (Anástasis)
I cast my mind to Calvary where Jesus bled and died for me. I see His wounds, His hands, His feet. My Savior on that cursed tree.
His body bound and drenched in tears, they laid Him down in Joseph’s tomb. The entrance sealed by heavy stone. Messiah still and all alone.
Chorus: O praise the Name of the Lord our God. O praise His Name forevermore. For endless days we will sing Your praise. Oh Lord, oh Lord our God.
Then on the third at break of dawn, the Son of heaven rose again. O trampled death, where is your sting? The angels roar for Christ the King. Chorus
He shall return in robes of white, the blazing sun shall pierce the night. And I will rise among the saints, my gaze transfixed on Jesus’ face. Chorus
Words and music by Benjamin Hastings, Dean Ussher, and Marty Sampson; 2015, Hillsong Music Publishing; CCLI License # 387777
Corporate Confession of Sin
Blair Allen, Ruling Elder
O God Whose will conquers all, there is no comfort in anything apart from You, and being engaged in Your service. You are our all in all, and all our enjoyments are from You. We rejoice to think that all things are at Your disposal, and it delights us to leave them there. Then prayer turns wholly into praise, and all we can do is to adore and to bless You. When we think of Your infinite greatness, goodness, faithfulness, we are ashamed at our insensibility. We blush to lift up our faces. We confess that You have not been in all our thoughts, and glorifying You has not been the chief end of our being. We confess our sins to You, worship You, and thank You for Your loving forgiveness. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Morning Prayer
Only a Holy God/Worship through Offering
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Who else commands all the hosts of heaven? Who else could make every king bow down? Who else can whisper and darkness trembles? Only a Holy God.
What other beauty demands such praises? What other splendour outshines the sun? What other majesty rules with justice? Only a Holy God.
Chorus: Come and behold Him, the One and the Only. Cry out, sing holy, forever a Holy God. Come and worship the Holy God.
What other glory consumes like fire? What other power can raise the dead? What other name remains undefeated? Only a Holy God. Come and behold Him, the One and the Only. Cry out, sing holy, forever a Holy God. Come and worship the Holy God.
Who else could rescue me from my failing? Who else would offer His only Son? Who else invites me to call Him Father? Only a Holy God. Only my Holy God.
Words and music by Michael Farren, Jonny Robinson, Dustin Smith, and Rich Thompson; 2016, Farren Love And War Publishing, Integrity's Alleluia! Music, Integrity's Praise! Music, and CityAlight Music; CCLI License # 387777
Hymn No. 731
Doxology
Scripture Reading
John 4:19-24 (Pew Bible pg. 889)
Sermon
God Seeks True Worshippers
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
New Covenant welcomes all baptized Christians who have forsaken their sin and trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation, and who are members of congregations that proclaim the Gospel, to receive the Lord’s Supper with us. Individuals pick up their elements from the tables in the sanctuary or in the fellowship hall and wait to eat together as a family meal. Gluten free bread is provided.
How Beautiful (During Communion)
How Great Is Our God
The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty; let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice. He wraps Himself in light, and darkness tries to hide, and trembles at His voice, and trembles at His voice.
Chorus: How great is our God! Sing with me: how great is our God! And all will see how great, how great is our God!
And age to age He stands, and time is in His hands; Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End. The Godhead three in one, Father, Spirit, Son, the Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb. Chorus
Name above all names, worthy of all praise. My heart will sing: how great is our God!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee: how great Thou art, how great Thou art! Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee: how great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Words and music by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, and Ed Cash; 2004, worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music, and Alletrop Music; CCLI License # 387777
Postlude
How Great Is Our God
Announcements
** Singtime Immediately After Worship, Preschool Through 5th grade, Learning Center in Children’s Ministry Wing.
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