BIBLE SENTENCE & PRAYER: Pastor Geoffrey Brown
PRELUDE: “You Are My Hiding Place,” arr. Teresa Patterson Wilhelmi
Musicians today: Robin Phillips, piano; Shannon Lewis, violin
PLEASE NOTE: This music provides an opportunity for us to meditate, prepare our hearts, and reverently worship God the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit.
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CALL TO WORSHIP: Elder Marylou Rossman
I am the person who has seen affliction under the rod of His wrath.
Remember my affliction and wanderings, the wormwood and gall!
My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me.
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
For the LORD will not cast off forever, but, though He cause grief, He will have compassion according to the abundance of His steadfast love. Great is Your faithfulness! (Lamentations 3)
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SONG OF PRAISE: “For All the Saints”
1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
3 O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win with them the victor’s crown of gold.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
4 O blest communion, fellowship divine,
we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
5 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
the saints triumphant rise in bright array;
the King of glory passes on his way.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
6 From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
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INVOCATION In Unison
O LORD God of hosts, fulfill the longings of our souls for Your glory and strengthen our hearts in which the highways to Zion bring us home to dwell in Your house, for a day in Your courts are better than a thousand elsewhere. Extend the scepter of Your grace to us who trust in You and bless the ministry of Your people as we worship You, extolling the name of our triune God in our corporate singing, confession, prayers and reception of Your word. Renew us in the beauty of holiness that we may be radiant in Your presence. For to You belong all glory, laud and honor, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three persons and one God, world without end. Amen.
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HYMN OF WORSHIP: “Sweet By and By”
1 There’s a land that is fairer than day,
and by faith we can see it afar;
for the Father waits over the way
to prepare us a dwelling place there.
Refrain:
In the sweet by and by,
we shall meet on that beautiful shore.
In the sweet by and by,
we shall meet on that beautiful shore.
2 We shall sing on that beautiful shore
the melodious songs of the blest;
and our spirits shall sorrow no more,
not a sigh for the blessing of rest. [Refrain]
3 To our bountiful Father above
we will offer our tribute of praise,
for the glorious gift of his love
and the blessings that hallow our days. [Refrain]
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CONFESSING OUR SIN TOGETHER In Unison
Creator God, forgive our moments of ingratitude, the spiritual blindness that prevents us from appreciating the wonder that is this world, the endless cycle of nature, of life and death and rebirth. Forgive us for taking without giving, reaping without sowing. Open our eyes to see, our lips to praise, our hands to share. Forgive us, we pray, and grant us grace to live in the power of Jesus’ resurrection life. We ask this in His name. Amen. Use the next few moments for quiet reflection and confession of sins to God.
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WORDS OF COMFORT:
Jesus said, “I do not condemn you. Go and sin no more.” Friends, in Jesus Christ we are forgiven and set free to live for Him.
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*THE READING OF GOD’S WORD: Pastor Geoffrey Brown
Psalm 27; Philippians 1:18c−26
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OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS TO GOD FOR RPC MINISTRY & MISSION
Offertory: “My Savior’s Love,” arr. Carol McMillen
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*DOXOLOGY: On Screen
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*HYMN OF ADORATION: “I’ll Fly Away”
1 Some glad morning when this life is o’er,
I’ll fly away;
To a home on God’s celestial shore,
I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away).
Refrain:
I’ll fly away, Oh Glory
I’ll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away).
2 When the shadows of this life have gone,
I’ll fly away;
Like a bird from prison bars has flown,
I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away) [Refrain]
3 Just a few more weary days and then,
I’ll fly away;
To a land where joy shall never end,
I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away) [Refrain]
SERMON
THE WORD SPEAKS TO OUR LIVES: Pastor Geoffrey Brown
Philippians Summer Series―Part 3:
“We’ll Understand It Better By and By”
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*CLOSING SONG: “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder”
1 When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound,
and time shall be no more,
and the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
when the saved of earth shall gather
over on the other shore,
and the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Refrain:
When the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
2 On that bright and cloudless morning
when the dead in Christ shall rise,
and the glory of his resurrection share;
when his chosen ones shall gather
to their home beyond the skies,
and the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there. [Refrain]
3 Let us labor for the Master
from the dawn till setting sun,
let us talk of all his wondrous love and care;
then when all of life is over,
and our work on earth is done,
and the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there. [Refrain]
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