PROVIDENCE CHURCH

     March 5, 2023

 

Welcome

Passing of the Peace: Though we are separated by distance our hearts are one in Christ. The peace of Christ be with you!  And also with you!

 

Doxology

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

 

 

Call to Worship:   

Leader: The Lord be with you

 

People: And also with you

 

Leader: Lift up your hearts

 

People: We lift them up to the Lord

 

Leader: It is right to give thanks and praise

 

Leader: Eternal God, holy and mighty, it is truly right and our greatest joy to give you

thanks and praise and to worship you in every place where your glory abides. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with the heavenly choirs and with all the faithful of every time and place, who forever sing to the glory of your Name.

 

Songs of Praise:

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (Edward Perronet, 1779; tune Oliver Holden, 1793)

All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall;

Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all;

Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all.

 

Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race, ye ransomed of the fall,

Hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown him Lord of all;

Hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown him Lord of all.

 

Let every kindred, every tribe, on this terrestrial ball

To him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all;

To him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all.

 

O that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall;

We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all;

We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all.

 

Pastor Prayer

 

 

I Believe in Jesus (Marc Nelson, 1987  CCLI #61282)

I believe in Jesus, I believe He is the Son of God.

I believe He died and rose again, I believe He paid for us all.

And I believe that He’s here now, standing in our midst,

here with the power to heal now, and the grace to forgive.

 

I believe in Jesus, I believe He is the Son of God.

I believe He died and rose again, I believe He paid for us all.

And I believe that He’s here now, standing in our midst,

here with the power to heal now, and the grace to forgive.

 

I believe in You, Lord, I believe You are the Son of God

I believe You died and rose again, I believe You paid for us all.

And I believe that You’re here now, standing in our midst,

here with the power to heal now, and the grace to forgive,

here with the power to heal now, and the grace to forgive.

 

 

Amazing Love (You Are My King) (Billy James Foote, 1999)

I’m forgiven because You were forsaken

I’m accepted, You were condemned

I’m alive and well, Your Spirit is within me

Because You died and rose again (Repeat, first time only)

 

Chorus:

Amazing love, how can it be

That You my King would die for me?

Amazing love, I know it’s true—

And it’s my joy to honor You

In all I do, I honor You

(Repeat from top)

 

You—are my King

Jesus, You—are my King

Jesus, You—are my King

Jesus, You—are my King

 

Chorus:

Amazing love, how can it be,

That You my King would die for me?

Amazing love, I know it’s true—

And it’s my joy to honor You

In all I do, I honor You

In all I do, I honor You

In all I do, I honor You

Respond in Praise:

Be Still, My Soul (Katharina von Schlegel, 1752; tune, Jean Sibelius, 1899)

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side;

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;

Leave to your God to order and provide;

In every change he faithful will remain.

Be still, my soul: your best, your heavenly Friend

Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

 

Be still, my soul: your God will undertake

to guide the future as he has the past.

Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake;

All now mysterious shall be bright at last.

Be still, my soul: the waves and winds sill know

His voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.

 

Be still my soul: the hour is hast’ning on

When we shall be forever with the Lord,

When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,

Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.

Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,

All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

 

Apostles Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;

and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, dead and buried;

He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand

of God the Father Almighty.

From there he will come to judge the living and dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.   Amen

 

 

Scripture Reading:   Revelation 10

 

The Angel and the Little Scroll

 

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.   He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded.   And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”   And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay,  but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.

 

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”   So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”   And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter.   And I was told, “You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”

This is the Word of the Lord.   Thanks be to God!

Sermon:  “ His Word: Our Life”           

                                                                                  

Communion Hymn

 

How Deep the Father’s Love for Us (Stuart Townend, 1995; CCLI #1558110)

How deep the Father’s love for us, how vast beyond all measure,

That He would give His only Son to make a wretch his treasure.

How great the pain of searing loss; the Father turns His face away

As wounds which mar the Chosen one bring many sons to glory.

 

Behold the Man upon a cross, my sin upon His shoulders.

Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers.

It was his love that held him there, until it was accomplished;

His dying breath has brought me life; I know that it is finished.

 

I will not boast in anything, no gifts, no power, no wisdom.

But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection.

Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer.

But this I know with all my heart: His wounds have paid my ransom.

 

 

 

Communion

 

Lord’s Prayer:

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.

Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil:

for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory.  Amen

 

Hymn of Thanksgiving

Thank You Jesus, for the Blood (Bryan BcCleery, Charity Gayle, David Gentiles, Elisha Hoffman, John Hart Stockton, Ryan Kennedy, Steven Musso, CCLI #7172456)

I was a wretch, I remember who I was
I was lost, I was blind, I was running out of time.

Sin separated, the breach was far too wide,
But from the far side of the chasm You held me in your sight.

 

So You made a way across the great divide,
Left behind Heaven’s throne to build it here inside.

And there at the cross, You paid the debt I owed
Broke my chains, freed my soul; for the first time I had hope.

 

Chorus: Thank you Jesus, for the blood applied,
Thank you Jesus, it has washed me white;
Thank you Jesus, You have saved my life,
Brought me from the darkness into glorious light.

 

You took my place, laid inside my tomb of sin.
You were buried for three days, but then You walked right out again.

And now death has no sting, and life has no end,
For I have been transformed by the blood of the Lamb.

 

Chorus: Thank you Jesus, for the blood applied
Thank you Jesus, it has washed me white
Thank you Jesus, You have saved my life
Brought me from the darkness into glorious light

 

Bridge: There is nothing stronger
Than the wonder working power of the blood, the blood
That calls us sons and daughters
We are ransomed by our Father through the blood, the blood

 

There is nothing stronger,
Oh the wonder working power of the blood, the blood
That calls us sons and daughters
We are ransomed by the Father through the blood, the blood

 

Chorus: Thank you Jesus, for the blood applied
Thank you Jesus, it has washed me white
Thank you Jesus, You have saved my life
Brought me from the darkness into glorious light

 

 

Benediction 

 

KNOW

Welcome to Providence Church! We are glad that you are here, joining us in person or via Zoom!.

Sunday School:   Adult and Youth Sunday School is at 11:15. Paula Rhodarmer will be teaching.   Will/Christina are leading a study in Exodus.  Children’s Sunday School – boys meet downstairs and girls upstairs at the end of the hall.

Children of all ages are invited to participate in the entire service of worship.  Childcare for children up to 6 years of age, in our downstairs Christian Ed wing (on the left) at the end of the hallway.

 

 

GROW

Women’s Retreat “The God Who Restores”  – On March 10-11 Christ Community Church-Montreat is holding a women’s retreat on the study of Haggai.  Please join Glenda Brouwer in         attending this year.  If you are interested, please contact Glenda via text or email (828-713-6115 or glendajbrouwer@gmail.com) or contact Linda Wilson (901-230-7178, providencechurchassistant@gmail.com) no later than Tuesday, February 28.  Once we have an idea of how many are planning to attend, we can discuss whether to drive over there both days or if we want to find accommodations in Montreat for that Friday night  (preferred).   If you do plan to attend, in addition to letting us know, please go online and register at www.cccmontreat.org.

Women’s Prayer Group – 10:15am Tuesday mornings, contact Linda Roberts,  828) 506-3101

Men’s Prayer Group – 6:45am Thursday mornings, contact Sam Mitchell,        (828) 734-1392

 

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Prayer Requests

For Mercy and Grace:  Bill and Glenda White, Bill Silverthorne, Robbie Hargrove