Sulphur Grove Church
GREETING
L: I’m all in for Jesus! Is the church all in for Jesus?
C: SULPHUR GROVE IS ALL IN FOR JESUS!
L: Saints are you all in for Jesus?
C: I’M ALL IN FOR JESUS!
L: Because we are all in for Jesus we know that...
C: GROWING, THRIVING CHURCHES SAY YES TO THINGS THAT DECLINING CHURCHES SAY NO TO. (Bishop Robert Schnase)
L: Because we are a church that is committed to...
C: GROWING DISCIPLES, LIVING AND SHARING GOD’S LOVE.
THE PEACE
L: May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always!
C: AND ALSO WITH YOU!
PRELUDE | Bryon Dobbs
“You Are My King”
by Billy J. Foote, arr. by Lloyd Larson
CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Wonderful is the God of Christ, who gathers the poor of the earth.
C: Glorious is our God, who wipes away the tears of sorrow.
L: Wonderful is the God of Christ, who gives inheritance to the meek.
C: Glorious is our God, who satisfies the hunger of the just.
L: Wonderful is the God of Christ, who gives mercy to the merciful.
C: Glorious is our God, who gives vision to the pure in heart.
L: Wonderful is the God of Christ, who adopts the peacemakers.
C: Glorious is our God, who lifts high the persecuted.
L: Wonderful is the God of Christ, who finds the lost.
C: Glorious is our God, who awakens the dead.
L: Let us join together now in praise and worship of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
HYMN
"Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" #400
1. Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
mount of thy redeeming love.
2. Here I raise mine Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I'm come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
3. O to grace how great a debtor
daily I'm constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here's my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
UNISON PRAYER
Lord and Creator, let us embrace the costly blessings which You desire for us, blessings that confound the wisdom and strength of this world. Teach us to be Your agents of preservation in a world touched by death, and beacons of hope in a world shrouded in darkness. Transform us into Your image through the crucible of the cross, writing Your mandates upon our hearts, made pure by Your perfect love. Every moment we live, we live for Your glory—the glory of a loving Father and a just King. Free us of any distraction, craving, or anxiety that would keep us from fully following You. Keep us upon Your path of righteousness, bearing the good fruit of Your Spirit, for it is on You, Lord Jesus, that all hope is built.
We seek Your holy presence and humbly pray that You join us now. Free us to truly worship You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
HYMN (8:30)
"O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" #57
1. O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
2. My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honors of thy name.
3. Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life, and health, and peace.
4. He breaks the power of canceled sin,
he sets the prisoner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean;
his blood availed for me.
5. He speaks, and listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive;
the mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
6. Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,
your loosened tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your Savior come,
and leap, ye lame, for joy.
7. In Christ, your head, you then shall know,
shall feel your sins forgiven;
anticipate your heaven below,
and own that love is heaven.
ANTHEM (10:45) | Chancel Choir
“Total Praise”
by Richard Smallwood, arr. by Carol Cymbala
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Breakthrough Prayer:
Shine on us today, gracious God, for we need the light and salvation You offer. Come to each one gathered here, and to all who are part of this community of faith. Come to Huber Heights, our neighboring communities, and the world, to still the quarrels and dissolve the darkness that surrounds us. Come with Good News for everyone, O God! Amen.
Sharing our Prayer Requests
Silent Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Response
OFFERTORY | Charlie Garland
“Less Like Me”
by Zach Williams
The Doxology #94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow
Praise God, all creatures here below.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, The source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Prayer of Dedication
CHILDREN'S MOMENT (10:45)
Matthew 5:1-12 NRSV
MESSAGE | Pastor Barry
Signs of the Kingdom
"Happy Are Those Who..."
RESPONSE
"O Love that Wilt Not Let Me Go" #480
1. O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths
its flow may richer, fuller be.
2. O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine's blaze
its day may brighter, fairer be.
3. O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow thru the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain,
that morn shall tearless be.
4. O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms
red life that shall endless be.
SENDING FORTH
POSTLUDE | Bryon Dobbs
“Standing In The Need Of Prayer”
American Spiritual, arr. by Robert Vandall