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Gloria (Mejias & Byrd, 2009)

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::: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus (Charles Wesley, 1745)

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Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Liturgy of St. James, 4th century)

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::: In Christ Alone (Getty & Townend, 2002)

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O Come All Ye Faithful (John F. Wade, 1743)

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Preparation for Worship and Communion

Jesus, Deliverer,
Come Thou to me;
Soothe Thou my voyaging
Over life’s sea:
Thou, when the storm of death
Roars, sweeping by,
Whisper, O God of God,
“Peace! it is I.”

Anatolius of Constantinople (c.458AD)

Call to WorshipGloria (Mejias & Byrd, 2009)

Declaration of FaithThe Nicene Creed (325AD)

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by Whom all things were made; Who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; Who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.  Amen.

The Ministry of Prayer Luke 11:2-4

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 the evil one. For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.  Amen.

Old Testament Reading   Psalm 65:5-8

You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas, Who formed the mountains by Your power, having armed Yourself with strength, Who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations. Those living far away fear Your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades You call forth songs of joy.

Sermon — Mark 4:35-41

³⁵ On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” ³⁶ And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. ³⁷ And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. ³⁸ But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” ³⁹ And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” ⁴¹ And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Preparation for the Lord’s Supper — from the Book of Common Prayer

 Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of the faith:

 Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

 Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

 Therefore let us keep the feast.

 The gifts of God for the people of God.

 We Confess Our Sin Together

Lord, You alone are full of grace and truth. Our peace depends on Your coming, but we have not kept watch for You. We have occupied ourselves with our own concerns. We have sought our own glory above Yours. We have not waited to find Your will for us. Forgive us for our sins against You. Lord Jesus Christ, Word made flesh, all creation waits for Your peace, for Your pardon, and for Your grace. Even so: come, Lord Jesus. Amen.

God Declares Our Forgiveness — Zephaniah 3:14-15

Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel!  Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem!  The LORD has taken away the judgments against you, He has turned away your enemies.  The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more.

Benediction

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Be Thou My Vision (Irish Hymn, 8th century)  chart[bandcamp track=3137703094  bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]

Help My Unbelief (John Newton, 1779)  chart 

Gather Them In (Peter La Grand, 2008)  chart[bandcamp track=1336227612  bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]

Praise the Savior Now and Ever (V. Fortunatus, 6th century) chart [bandcamp track=381888658  bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]

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Preparation for Worship

“The Lord of the harvest must determine when, and what, and where the harvest shall be.”  —Charles Bridges

“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”  —Leonard Cohen

Call to WorshipPhilippians 2:5-11

Christ Jesus, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.  And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Covenant Baptism

The Ministry of Prayer

New Testament Reading  I Corinthians 1:26-31

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.  And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

We Confess Our Sin Together  Help my Unbelief (John Newton, 1779)

God Declares Our Forgiveness — Ephesians 1:7

In Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, according to the riches of his grace.

Children’s Sermon

Sermon — Mark 4:21-34

²¹ And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? ²² For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. ²³ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” ²⁴ And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. ²⁵ For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

²⁶ And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. ²⁷ He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. ²⁸ The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. ²⁹ But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? ³¹ It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, ³² yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”

³³ With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. ³⁴ He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

Benediction

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