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The 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.
Invocation and Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Responsive Reading Isaiah 43:1-12
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
Hymn of Praise 224 – How Firm a Foundation (Words from Rippon’s Selection of Hymns; Tune Foundation, traditional American melody)
1. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
2. “Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.”
3. “When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.”
4. “When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply:
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.”
5. “The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!” Amen.
The 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 Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried:
the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost;
the holy catholic church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father,
And to the Son,
And to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning,
Is now, and ever shall be,
World without end.
Amen, Amen.
Minute for Mission – Needs in Northeast Brazil
Hymn of Meditation – Psalm 27, Part 1 (Paraphrased by Isaac Watts, Tune St. Anne)
1. The Lord of glory is my light,
And my salvation too;
God is my strength; nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.
2. One privilege my heart desires;
O! grant me mine abode
Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God.
3. There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy beauty still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there inquire thy will.
4. When troubles rise, and storms appear,
There may His children hide;
God is a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.
5. Now shall my head be lifted high
Above my foes around;
And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound.
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Silent Prayer and Meditation
The Pastoral Prayer
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Scripture Psalm 27
Sermon “Whom Shall I Fear”
Hymn of Dedication – Psalm 27, Part 2 (Paraphrased by Isaac Watts, Tune Amazing Grace)
6. Soon as I heard my Father say,
“Ye children, seek my grace,”
My heart replied without delay,
“I’ll seek my Father’s face.”
7. Let not thy face be hid from me,
Nor frown my soul away;
God of my life, I fly to thee
In a distressing day.
8. Should friends and kindred, near and dear
Leave me to want or die,
My God will make my life his care,
And all my need supply.
9. My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believed,
To see thy grace provide relief;
Nor was my hope deceived.
10. Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;
He’ll raise your spirit while it faints,
And far exceed your hope.
Benediction
