“Strength Training”—Everything for the Glory of God & Our Enjoyment of Him, Citizenship Strong

CALL TO WORSHIP:
“You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify Him, and stand in awe of Him, all you offspring of Israel!” (Ps. 22:23)
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” (Is.6:3)
“For God, Who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Cor.4:6)
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “And this is eternal life, that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom You have sent. I glorified You on earth, having accomplished the work that You gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify Me in Your Own presence with the glory that I had with You before the world existed.”  (John 17:3-5)
Our Savior and King Jesus Christ also said, “I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those Whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. All Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them”.  (John 17:9-10)
“The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies Me,” says the Lord.” (Ps. 50:23a)

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SONG OF PRAISE: “God of Our Fathers”

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INVOCATION:
Most holy and exalted God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; we gather to worship and give You the praise that You so richly deserve. Make Yourself manifest in our midst. Strengthen us that we may see You with eyes of faith and hear You speaking through Your Word. Fill our hearts with Your joy that we delight in You above all else. We ask it to the glory of Your name. Amen.

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HYMN OF WORSHIP: “Eternal Father, Strong to Save”

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CONFESSING OUR SIN TOGETHER:
Father, You are the God of all hope, yet we frequently wallow in hopelessness! Too often we focus on temporal things, rather than fixing our gaze on You and Your Son, Jesus Christ. Help us to rest our hope on the gift of Your Son, the King of Kings, the One who came into this world, Who alone can bring us real hope. We ask this in Jesus’ Name and for His honor and glory. Amen. Use the next few moments for quiet confession of sins to God.

WORDS OF COMFORT:
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9)

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THE READING OF GOD’S WORD: Psalm 2, Acts 5:27-29, Romans 13:1-7

PSALM 2:1-12 (ESV)
The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?

2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,

3 “Let us burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”

4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.

5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,

6 “As for me, I have set my King
on Zion, my holy hill.”

7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.

8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.

9 You shall break them with a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.

11 Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son,lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him. (Psalm 2:1-12)

Acts 5:27-29 (ESV)
27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, 28 saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. (Acts 5:27-29)

Romans 13:1-7 (ESV)
Submission to the Authorities
13 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. (Rom 13:1-7)

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OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS TO GOD FOR RPC MINISTRY & MISSION
Those wanting to continue their tithes and offerings during this government-mandated closure may mail their checks to: Roslyn Presbyterian Church, PO Box 247, Roslyn, WA 98941.

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HYMN OF ADORATION: “Battle Hymn of The Republic”

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SERMON

THE WORD SPEAKS TO OUR LIVES: Dr. Rev. R. Geoffrey Brown

“Strength Training”—Everything for the Glory of God & Our Enjoyment of Him
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CLOSING SONG: “America The Beautiful”

TRIBUTE FOR THE FALLEN:

Special note: at the 1:25 mark the grave that is shown is that of Douglas Munro, a United States Coast Guardsman,  posthumously decorated with the Medal of Honor, who is honored with the Douglas Munro Memorial Site located in the Laurel Hill Memorial Park, Cle Elum, WA.

Douglas Albert Munro (October 11, 1919 – September 27, 1942) was a United States Coast Guardsman who was posthumously decorated with the Medal of Honor for an act of “extraordinary heroism” during World War II. He is the only person to have received the medal for actions performed during service in the Coast Guard.

Munro was born in Canada to an American father and a British mother, and his family moved to the United States when he was a child. He was raised in South Cle Elum, Washington, and attended Central Washington College of Education before volunteering for military service shortly before the United States entered World War II. Munro and his shipmate Raymond Evans were known as the Gold Dust Twins, so-called because they were inseparable. During the Guadalcanal Campaign, Munro was assigned to Naval Operating Base Cactus at Lunga Point, where small boat operations were coordinated. At the Second Battle of the Matanikau in September 1942, he led the extrication of a force of Marines whose position had been overrun by Japanese forces. He died of a gunshot wound at age 22 while using the Higgins boat that he was piloting to shield a landing craft filled with Marines from Japanese fire.

Several ships, buildings, and monuments have been dedicated to Munro, and a street in his hometown is named after him in his honor. The anniversary of his death is annually observed in Cle Elum, WA and at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. His grave has been designated a historical site by Washington state. He is the namesake of the “Douglas Munro March”, the Navy League’s Douglas A. Munro Award, the Coast Guard Foundation’s Douglas Munro Scholarship Fund, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Douglas Munro-Robert H. Brooks Post. He is the only non-Marine to have his name enshrined on the Wall of Heroes of the National Museum of the Marine Corps.