PROVIDENCE CHURCH

      August 14, 2022

 

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:   Psalm 136: 1-4, 26

 

Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

Congregation: His steadfast love endures forever.

Leader: Give thanks to the God of gods;

Congregation: His steadfast love endures forever.

Leader: Give thanks to the Lord of lords;

Congregation: His steadfast love endures forever.

Leader: to Him who does great wonders;

Congregation: His steadfast love endures forever.

All: Give thanks to God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever.

 

Songs of Praise:

Come, Thou Almighty King (Anon., ca 1757; tune Felice de Giardini, 1769)

Come, thou Almighty King, help us thy name to sing,

help us to praise.

Father, all glorious, o’er all victorious,

come and reign over us, Ancient of Days.

 

Come, thou Incarnate Word, gird on thy mighty sword,

our prayer attend.

Come, and thy people bless, and give thy Word success;

Spirit of holiness, on us descend.

 

Come, Holy Comforter, thy sacred witness bear

in this glad hour.

Thou who almighty art, now rule in every heart,

and ne’er from us depart, Spirit of power.

 

To the great One in Three eternal praises be,

hence evermore.

His sovereign majesty may we in glory see,

and to eternity love and adore.

 

Holy is the Lord (Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio, 2003 CCLI 4158039)

We stand and lift up our hands

For the joy of the Lord is our strength

We bow down and worship Him now

How great, how awesome is He

And together we sing…

Holy is the Lord God Almighty

The earth is filled with His glory

Holy is the Lord God Almighty

The earth is filled with His glory, the earth is filled with His glory

We stand and lift up our hands

For the joy of the Lord is our strength

We bow down and worship Him now

How great, how awesome is He

And together we sing—Everyone sing…

 

(Holy is the Lord , con’t)

Holy is the Lord God Almighty

The earth is filled with His glory

Holy is the Lord God Almighty

The earth is filled with His glory, the earth is filled with His glory

It's rising up all around

It's the anthem of the Lord's renown

It's rising up all around

It's the anthem of the Lord's renown

Together we sing—and everyone sing…

Holy is the Lord God Almighty

The earth is filled with His glory

Holy is the Lord God Almighty

The earth is filled with His glory

The earth is filled with His glory

The earth is filled with His glory

 

You Are My All in All (Dennis Jernigan, 1991 CCLI #825356)

You are my strength when I am weak, You are the treasure that I seek;

You are my all in all.

Seeking You as a precious jewel, Lord, to give up, I’d be a fool.

You are my all in all.

Chorus: Jesus, Lamb of God, worthy is your name!

Jesus, Lamb of God, worthy is your name!

Taking my sin, my cross, my shame, rising again, I bless Your name;

You are my all in all.

When I fall down You pick me up, when I am dry You fill my cup.

You are my all in all. (Chorus)

You are my strength when I am weak, You are the treasure that I seek;

You are my all in all.

Seeking You as a precious jewel, Lord, to give up, I’d be a fool.

You are my all in all. (Chorus 2X)

 

Confession/Assurance   

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Respond in Praise: 

There is A Fountain (William Cowper, 1771; tune Lowell Mason, 1838)

There is a fountain filled with blood, drawn from Immanuel’s veins;

And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, lose all their guilty stains:

Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains,

And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, lose all their guilty stains.

The dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day;

And there have I, as vile as he, washed all my sins away:

Washed all my sins away, washed all my sins away;

And there have I, as vile as he, washed all my sins away.

Dear dying Lamb, your precious blood shall never lose its power,

Till all the ransomed church of God be saved to sin no more:

Be saved to sin no more, be saved to sin no more,

Till all the ransomed church of God be saved to sin no more.

Ever since by faith I saw the stream your flowing wounds supply,

Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die:

And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die,

Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.

 

Your Will Be Done (Jonny Robinson and Rich Thompson, 2020 CCLI #7149566)

Musical Offering

Your will be done my God and Father
As in heaven so on earth
My heart is drawn to self-exalting
Help me seek Your kingdom first
As Jesus walked so shall I walk
Held by Your same unchanging love
Be still my soul O lift your voice and pray
Father not my will but Yours be done

How in that garden he persisted
I may never fully know
The fearful weight of true obedience
It was held by him alone
What wondrous faith to bear that cross
To bear my sin what wondrous love
My hope was sure when there my Saviour prayed
Father not my will but Yours be done

When I am lost when I am broken
In the night of fear and doubt
Still I will trust in my good Father
Yes to the one great King I bow
As Jesus rose so I shall rise
In ransomed glory at the throne
My heart restored with all Your saints I sing
Father not my will but Yours be done

As we go forth our God and Father
Lead us daily in the fight
That all the world might see Your glory
And Your Name be lifted high
And in this Name we overcome
For You shall see us safely home
Now as Your church we lift our voice and pray
Father not my will but Yours be done

And in this Name we overcome
For You shall see us safely home
Now as Your church we lift our voice and pray
Father not my will but Yours be done
Father not my will but Yours be done
Father not my will but Yours be done

 

 

 

Scripture Reading:   Matthew 8:18-34

 

Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.   And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”   And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”   Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”   And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

 

And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.   And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.   And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”   And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.   And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

 

And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.   And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”   Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.   And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.   The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.   And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

 

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

Sermon:  “ The Word in Action”                                                                                                     

 

Hymn of Dedication

 

My Worth is Not in What I Own (Keith & Kristyn Getty, Graham Kendrick, 2017 CCLI #7024758)

My worth is not in what I own,

not in the strength of flesh and bone,

but in the costly wounds of love

at the Cross.

My worth is not in skill or name,

in win or lose, in pride or shame,

but in the blood of Christ that flowed

at the Cross.

Chorus:

I rejoice in my Redeemer,

Greatest Treasure, Wellspring of my soul.

I will trust in Him, no other;

My soul is satisfied in Him alone.

As summer flowers we fade and die;

fame, youth and beauty hurry by.

But life eternal calls to us

at the Cross

I will not boast in wealth or might,

or human wisdom’s fleeting light.

But I will boast in knowing Christ

at the Cross. (Chorus)

 

(My Worth is Not in What I Own, con’t)

Two wonders here that I confess:

my worth and my unworthiness.

My value fixed, my ransom paid

at the Cross (Chorus 2x)

 

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

Be Thou My Vision (Irish poem and trad. Irish melody, 8 th century, tr. Mary Byrne, Eleanor Hull)

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;

Naught be all else to me, save that thou art—

Thou my best thought by day or by night,

Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom and thou my true word;

I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;

Thou my great Father, I thy true son;

Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.

Be thou my battle shield, sword for my fight;

Be thou my dignity, thou my delight,

Thou my soul’s shelter, thou my high tower:

Raise thou me heav’n-ward, O Pow’r of my pow’r.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,

Thou mine inheritance, now and always:

Thou and thou only, first in my heart,

High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won,

May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heav’n’s Sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

 

Benediction 

 

Welcome Dan and Iara Pinckney!  Dan Pinckney is an ordained Presbyterian minister, married to Iara from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and they have an adult son. They have served as missionaries in Quito, Ecuador, Rome, Italy and Munich, Germany. Dan has been on pastoral staffs in Miami, FL, Bethesda, MD and Naples, FL where he also ministered as Spiritual Director and CEO of the Christian Healing Center of Naples. He is currently the Founder and Director of Sozo Chattanooga, Inc., a registered charitable non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation dedicated to bring, free of charge, Christ’s healing to the whole person -spirit, soul, and body – through prayer. If you would like prayer for any reason, feel free to make an appointment. You can call Dan Pinckney at 423-648-SOZO (7696) or mobile phone 239-860-1358 and he and one or two others will pray for you.

 

 

 

 

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 Genesis.  Bill/Jerry are leading the Youth SS in a classic book by CS Lewis.

Fellowship Time: Between the end of our worship service and before SS

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.

Nursery Worker Needed –     Providence is looking to hire a part time nursery worker for each Sunday from 9:45 to 12noon.  Please contact Edward Brouwer 828-550-4615, or Linda Wilson, 901-230-7178, providencechurchassistant@gmail.com, if you are interested or know of anyone that might be.  Also, please be in prayer that God will guide this process. Thank you!

Mark your Calendars!  Baseball, hot dogs, fellowship and fun for the whole family!  Providence Church is going to an Asheville Tourists baseball game August 12th, 6:30pm.  Tickets are $9 if we get at least 20 fans to join us.  There will be a sign-up sheet in the Narnex for RSVP so we can get a head count.  Please be sure to let us know who can go and how many.

 

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Women’s Prayer Group – NO PRAYER GROUP MTG THIS WEEK

Men’s Prayer Group – 6:45am Thursday mornings, contact Sam Mitchell for more info.

 

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Prayer Requests:    For Mercy and Grace:  Bill Silverthorne, Glenda White, Judd and       Susanne Heriot, Robbie Hargrove, Mike and Rhonda Lear, Chuck & Carole Torpy; Lisa Rhodarmer’s mother Ruth