March 11, 2012 Worship Service

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The Lord’s Day Worship ServiceMarch 11, 2012 ~ Third Sunday of Lent ~ New City Church Calgary

WelcomeWe are glad you have joined us today. Whether you are a Christian seeking to grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ, or a skeptic looking for answers, or someone who is struggling to makesense of life and are looking for a caring community, you are warmly welcome here. We’re glad youcame. There is a nursery available for kids aged 0-2 years. Kids are always welcome in the servicewith us too.

After the ServicePlease stay around for some refreshments after the service and meet someone new. If we haven’tmet you before, please come say “Hello.” We’d like to make that connection.

Pastors John Ferguson & Mike Ivancic

God Calls Us To Worship Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. ~ Psalm 150:6

The Call to Worship ~ from Psalm 118:24; 113:1-4

Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made…People: …let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

People: Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore!

Leader: From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord be praised!Unison: The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens!

Hymns of Praise & Worship

“Forever”

Give thanks to the Lord, Our God and KingHis love endures forever

For He is good, He is above all things

His love endures forever Sing praise, sing praise

With a mighty hand and outstretched armHis love endures forever

For the life that's been rebornHis love endures forever Sing praise, sing praiseSing praise, sing praise

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chorus Forever God is faithful / Forever God is strong

Forever God is with usForever and ever, forever (2X)

From the rising to the setting sun

His love endures forever By the grace of God we will carry on

His love endures forever Sing praise, sing praiseSing praise, sing praise

“Crown Him with Many Crowns”

1. Crown Him with many crownsThe Lamb upon His throne

Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own

Awake, my soul and sing Of HimWho died for thee

And hail Him as thy matchless KingThrough all eternity

2. Crown Him the Lord of loveBehold His hands and side

Rich wounds, yet visible aboveIn beauty glorified

No angel in the skyCan fully bear that sight

But downward bends His wond'ring eye

At mysteries so bright

3. Crown Him the Lord of lifeWho triumphed o'er the grave

Who rose victorious to the strifeFor those He came to save

His glories now we singWho died, and rose on high

, Who died eternal life to bring And lives that death may die

4. Crown Him the Lord of heav'nOne with the Father known

One with the Spirit through Him giv'nFrom yonder glorious throneTo Thee be endless praiseFor Thou for us hast died

Be Thou, O Lord, through endless days

Adored and magnified

“How Great Is Our God”

The splendor of the King, clothed in majestyLet all the earth rejoice, Let all the earth rejoice

He wraps himself in Light, and darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice, and trembles at His voice

chorus:

How great is our God, sing with meHow great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Age to age He stands, and time is in His handsBeginning and the end, beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One: Father, Spirit, SonThe Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb

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(repeat chorus)

Name above all names, worthy of all praiseMy heart will sing how great is our God

(repeat chorus)

God Graciously Renews Us in Christ Have mercy on me, O God, in Your faithful love, in Your great tenderness wipe away my offenses; wash

me thoroughly from my guilt, purify me from my sin. ~ Psalm 51:1-2

Call to Confession ~ from Psalm 33:13-14

Leader: The Psalmist tells us,

“The Lord looks down from heaven; He sees all the children of man;

from where He sits enthroned He looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,He who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.”

Prayer of Confession ~ based on Psalm 51:1-12

Leader: Merciful and holy GodYou pardon all who truly turn from their sins and look to You in faith.We humbly confess our sins and ask for Your mercy:we have not loved You with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves.We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with You, our God.

Unison: ~ Silent confession & reflection

Leader: Have mercy on us, O God. In Your loving-kindness and great compassion,Cleanse us from all our sins in thought, word, and deed.Create in us clean hearts, O God, and renew a right spirit within us.Do not cast us from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from us.Restore to us the joy of Your salvation and sustain us with a willing spirit,Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.

The Words of the Gospel ~ from 1 Timothy 1:15

Leader: Here are words that you may fully trust, words that deserve full acceptance:“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”

To all who confess their sins and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ,He says, “Your sins are forgiven.” He also says, “Follow me.”

Songs of Response“How Deep”

You were broken that I might be healedYou were cast off that I might draw near

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You were thirsty that I might come drinkCried out in anguish that I might sing

How deep is Your loveHow high and how wide is Your mercy

How deep is Your graceOur hearts overflow with praise to You

You knew darkness that I might know lightWept great tears that mine might be driedStripped of glory that I might be clothed

Crushed by Your Father to call me Your own

“Be Unto Your Name”

We are a moment, You are forever Lord of all ages, God before timeWe are a vapor, You are eternalLove everlasting reigning on high

Holy, holy, Lord God AlmightyWorthy is the Lamb who was slainHighest praises, honour and glory

Be unto Your nameBe unto Your name

We are the broken, You are the healer Jesus Redeemer, mighty to save

You are the love song we’ll sing forever Bowing before You blessing Your name

Holy, holy, Lord God AlmightyWorthy is the Lamb who was slainHighest praises, honour and glory

Be unto Your nameBe unto Your name

God Gives Us His Words of Eternal Life Lord Jesus, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life! Let Your word dwell in us richly,

that whatever we do, in word or deed, we may do everything in Your name, giving thanks to the Father through You. ~ based on John 6:68, Colossians 3:16-17

Today’s Scripture Lesson: Rev. Frank Lanting

“The Supremacy of Christ” Woodgeen Presbyterian Church Calgary

COLOSSIANS 1: 13-23

13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things werecreated, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities

—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things

hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from thedead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to

dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace

by the blood of his cross.

21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in

his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,

23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel thatyou heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a

minister.

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.Unison: Thanks be to God!

(notes)

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God Feeds Us His Covenant Meal From the east and the west, from the north and the south, people will come

and take their places at the banquet in the Kingdom of God. ~ based on Luke 13:29

A Word About Participating in The Sacrament of The Lord’s Supper

The Lord’s Supper is a special family meal that Christ gave to His Bride, the Church. For Christians, this meal is a time to receive these signs and seals of the New Covenant which Christhas established with them. Believers come to this Table to meet with their Lord and Saviour byfaith, to be renewed by Him and strengthened in their callings and mission as they eat the breadand drink the wine.

Therefore, all baptized Christians who trust in Christ alone as their Lord and Saviour, who areconnected to a church that proclaims His Gospel, and who are at peace with their fellow believers,are invited to come to the Table.

If you are not yet a Christian, or if for whatever reason you are not prepared to share in this meal,we would encourage you to spend this time in prayer (perhaps using one of the prayers listedbelow). Consider the invitation of Jesus, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall nothunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst…for my Father’s will is that everyone wholooks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day”(John 6:35, 40).

We would ask that children who have not yet professed belief in the Lord Jesus also refrain frompartaking until doing so. The pastor would be delighted to speak to families about what it means toparticipate in the Lord’s Supper.

The Words of Institution

“The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it,and said, ‘This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way also he

took the cup, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, do this as often as you

drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaimthe Lord’s death until he comes.”

~ 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

The Sacrament of The Lord’s Supper

Please come forward by rows to the center aisle and form a semi-circle in front of the Table toreceive the bread and the wine. When finished, place your cup at the side tables and proceed toyour seat via the outer isles. If you are unable to come forward, we would be delighted to serve youat your seat.

New City Church uses wine in serving the Lord’s Supper . We would encourage you to take of the wine since it is a symbol of joy and celebration in Scripture. However, juice is also provided if you cannot drink wine due to health reasons or issues of conscience.

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Prayers for Those Not Communing

A Prayer Searching for the Truth: Jesus, You claim to be the way, the truth, and the life, and thatno one comes to the Father except by You. If what you claim is true, please guide me and teachme. Open to me the reality of who You are. Grant that I might be undaunted in following You as Iconsider the reasons for doing so. Give me an understanding of You that is coherent, convincing,

and leads to the eternal life that You promise. Amen.

A Prayer of Trust in the Lord Jesus: Jesus, I confess that I am more broken, flawed, and sinfulthan I had ever before dared to admit. Yet You tell me that I am more loved than I ever dared tohope, and that You accept all who turn to You in simple faith. I am doing that right now. I thankYou for taking the justice that my sins deserved when You died on the Cross. I eagerly trust Youfor the forgiveness for my sins, and I receive from You now the eternal life that You promise to allwho come to You. Amen.

A Prayer for Those Struggling with Sin: Lord Jesus, You know the battle that rages within myheart. Grant that in my battles with sin, I may see in You the fulfillment of all my needs. Give mestrength to turn from every false satisfaction to find my ultimate joy in You. Enable me to lay aside

the sin that clings so closely to me, and fill me with your Spirit to run with perseverance the race youhave set before me, looking to You, the pioneer and champion of my faith. Amen.

A Prayer for Children (who have yet to profess faith): Jesus, the Bible tells me that You blessedkids like me. Help me to know who You are and to understand what You have done for me. Amen.

Communion Hymns

“Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners”

Jesus! What a Friend for sinnersJesus! Lover of my soul

Friends may fail me, foes assail meHe, my Savior, makes me whole

chorus:Hallelujah! What a Savior Hallelujah! What a Friend

Saving, helping, keeping, lovingHe is with me to the end

Jesus! What a Strength in weaknessLet me hide myself in Him

Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing

He, my Strength, my vict’ry wins

(repeat chorus)

Jesus! What a Help in sorrowWhile the billows o’er me roll

Even when my heart is breakingHe, my Comfort, helps my soul

(repeat chorus)

Jesus! What a Guide and Keeper While the tempest still is high

Storms about me, night o’er takes meHe, my Pilot hears my cry

(repeat chorus)

Jesus! I do now receive HimMore than all in Him I findHe hath granted me forgiveness

I am His, and He is mine

“Jesus, All For Jesus”

Jesus, all for Jesus / All I am and have and ever hope to beJesus, all for Jesus / All I am and have and ever hope to be

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All of my ambitions, hopes and plansI surrender these into Your hands

All of my ambitions, hopes and plansI surrender these into Your hands

For it's only in Your will that I am freeFor it's only in Your will that I am free

Jesus, all for Jesus All I am and have and ever hope to be

God Receives Our Offerings “…lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do

not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” ~ Jesus, in Matthew

6:20-21

The Prayers of the People

Leader: “Let us pray…”(The leader prays for specific requests as the assembly prays along with him).

Unison: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done,On earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,And forgive us our debts

As we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,

Now and forever. Amen.

The Presentation of our Tithes and Offerings

This collection of our tithes and offerings is for those who consider New City Church their churchfamily and regularly benefit from her ministry. If you are visiting with us, please feel no obligation togive.

Hymn of Praise & Worship

“In Christ Alone”

In Christ alone my hope is foundHe is my light, my strength, my songThis cornerstone, this solid ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and stormWhat heights of love, what depths of peace

The language of debt/debtor is not to be understood primarily in a financial sense but in the moral/ theological sense of our

indebtedness due to our sins against God and others, or the sins others may have committed against us.

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When fears are stilled, when strivings ceaseMy comforter, my All in all

Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone who took on fleshFullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save‘Til on that cross as Jesus diedThe wrath of God was satisfiedFor every sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body layLight of the world by darkness slainThen bursting forth in glorious dayUp from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victorySin’s curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mineBought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in deathThis is the power of Christ in meFrom life’s first cry to final breath

Jesus commands my destinyNo power of hell, no scheme of man

Can ever pluck me from His hand‘Til he returns or calls me home

Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

Our Confession of Faith ~ from Romans 8:1, 28, 38-39; 1 Timothy 1:17

Leader: Let us together profess our faith by saying…

Unison: We believe there is no condemnationfor those who are in Christ Jesus;for we know that all things work together for goodfor those who love God,who are called according to God’s purpose.

We are convinced that neither life, nor deathnor angels, nor rulersnor things present, nor things to come,

nor powers, nor height, nor depth,nor anything else in all creation,will be able to separate us from the love of God

in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.

Leader: Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only Godbe honour and glory forever and ever.

Unison: Amen.

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God Sends Us Out Into The World With His Blessing “God has shown you what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” ~ from Micah 6:8

Leader: “Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The

Lord be with you all” (2 Thessalonians 3:16).

People: Amen!

Community Life

New City Church Welcomes Rev. Frank LantingThe Rev. Frank Lanting is our guest preacher today. Pastor Frank is the minister at our sister church, Woodgreen Presbyterian, in south Calgary. Pastor John is preaching at Woodgreen in apulpit exchange on presbytery weekend.

Newcomer’s ClassNew City Church is offering a class orienting you to the beliefs, values, & goals of the church. Opento everyone, this class will take place immediately after the worship service for about 45 minutes.The next class will be held on Sunday, March 18th . Feel free to come with your questions &thoughts! If you are thinking of hitching your wagon to New City Church through membership, youwon’t want to miss this class.

Downtown Study: Grace on the BowGrace on the Bow is a weekly gathering every Thursday for those in the downtown area exploringkey and relevant areas to life from a Christian perspective and in a non-threatening environment.New location: We meet at the Bank of Montreal Head office located at 350 - 7th Avenue SW. Wemeet in the lobby off of 3rd Street, in front of the information desk at 12:00 and end at 1:00promptly. As always, all are welcome. For more information please contact Mike Ivancic at403.828.2241.

Attn. Ladies: Mark your calendars for Story PeopleLadies, come join us each month for a time of connecting more deeply with one another as weshare our stories of life together. We will meet the second Monday of each month at the home of Catherine Gordon, 3508 Varal Road, NW at 7pm . Our first get-together will be March 12. At thisfirst meeting we will be sharing stories of "deepening" - a time when you learned something new or deeper about yourself or in your relationship with God and you were changed by it. There is noobligation to share - just to encourage and build up one another in the Lord. Please join us andbring a finger food to share. Contact Heather Ferguson for more information: 208-6644 or [email protected].

Men’s Discipleship: Basic Training, March 15The men’s discipleship group will meet again on Thursday, March 15, 7-9pm in the Board Room

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here at the Confederation Park Activity Centre. Revamped for the home stretch, we are workingthrough “Journey in Prayer.” Feel free to join us or stop by and check out what we are doing.

Next Kids Club: Saturday, March 17Our next Kids club is Saturday, March 17th. 4:00-5:30. Parents and volunteers: kindly take the timeto RSVP BY TODAY if your children will or will not be attending. Thanks so much! Email Lori [email protected]. Make sure you mark your calender for April 21st when Woodgreen

Church's Puppeteers Hearts and Hands Group will be returning for our special year in review event.

Jr./Sr. High Retreat: April 13-15 A handful of sister churches in Alberta are combining for a retreat for students on April 13-15 at GullLake. Cost is $115 before March 22 & $125 after ($105 for siblings). Scholarships are available.See pastor John for more details.

The Second Calgary Reformed ConferenceThe date has been set for April 13-14, 2012 with Dr. Derek Thomas as our guest speaker. Thetheme will be “When the Storm Breaks: Suffering the Christian Life (An overview of the book of Job)” with one session on Friday evening and two on Saturday morning. The conference will beheld at Woodgreen Presbyterian Church. See www.calgaryreformedconference.ca.

New City Church Summer Carnival to Benefit Servants AnonymousCalling all clowns, trapeze artists and hotdog vendors … or just anyone who has a heart for familiesand for people in the community! New City Church is planning a Family Summer Carnival insupport of Servants Anonymous Foundation and we need you! This is a great opportunity to reachinto your community in a fun, non-threatening way and support a great cause at the same time.Call Lise Daumler 403-978-9696 or [email protected] to find out more.

Coffee with a Pastor?If you have any questions about Christianity, or would simply like to get together and talk about theissues of life, pastors John and Mike are available to you. You can contact him at

[email protected] or call 403.991.5555. If you work in the downtown area, touch base with

pastor Mike Ivancic who also works in downtown. You can contact him at [email protected] call 403.828.2241.

Weekly Servants Schedule

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Giving Update

*Non-NCC indicates funds raised outside the congregation of New City Church to aid in this church planting project.

All songs used by permission CCLI license # 273300. Parts of the worship service are adapted from or reprinted by permission

from The Worship Sourcebook , c. 2004, CRC Publications.

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