The Lord’s Day in Worship COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 16, 2017 No Christian can read this Psalm without being vividly confronted with the crucifixion. It is not only a matter of prophecy minutely fulfilled, but of the sufferer’s humility—there is no plea for vengeance—and of his vision of a world-wide ingathering of the Gentiles. —Derek Kidner, Psalms 1-71
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The Lord’s Day in WorshipC O V E N A N T P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H
S i x t h S u n d a y a f t e r P e n t e c o s tJ u l y 1 6 , 2 0 1 7
No Christian can read this Psalm without being vividly confronted with
the crucifixion. It is not only a matter of prophecy minutely fulfilled,
but of the sufferer’s humility—there is no plea for vengeance—and of
his vision of a world-wide ingathering of the Gentiles.
—Derek Kidner, Psalms 1-71
7 OPENINg HYmN
“Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy pow’rful hand.
Bread of heaven, feed me now and evermore;
Bread of heaven, feed me now and evermore.
Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the firey, cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, be Thou still my Strength and Shield;
Strong Deliverer, be Thou still my Strength and Shield.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side.
Songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee;
Songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee.
Land me safe on Canaan’s side,
Bid my anxious fears goodbye…
Words: William Williams, 1745; alt. Jeremy Casella. Music: Jeremy Casella, 2002.
7 CALL TO WORSHIP
Pastor: O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples.
People: Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wonderful works.
Pastor: Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
People: Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually.
Pastor: O offspring of his servant Abraham, children of Jacob,
his chosen ones.
Remember the wonderful works he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he has uttered,
People: He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
Pastor: He is mindful of his covenant forever,
of the word that he commanded,
for a thousand generations.
ALL: Amen.
Psalm 105:1-8
7 PRAYER OF INVOCATION
Enlighten, O our Lord and God, the movements of our meditations
to hear and understand Your life-giving and divine commands; and
grant unto us through Your grace and mercy to gather from them
the assurance of love, and hope, and salvation suitable to soul and
body, and we will sing to You everlasting glory without ceasing
and always, O Lord of all. Amen
from “The Liturgy of the Blessed Apostles” (sixth century, AD)
7 SECOND HYmN
“Come thou Fount”
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.
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.
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.
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it;
Seal it for Thy courts above.
Words: Robert Robinson, 1758. Music: NETTLETON; Asahel Nettleton, 1825.
gOSPEL READINg
Matthew 27:32-46
As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name.
They compelled this man to carry his cross. 33And when they came
to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34they
offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it,
he would not drink it. 35And when they had crucified him, they
divided his garments among them by casting lots. 36Then they
sat down and kept watch over him there. 37And over his head they
put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of
the Jews.” 38Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the
right and one on the left. 39And those who passed by derided him,
wagging their heads 40and saying, “You who would destroy the
temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son
of God, come down from the cross.” 41So also the chief priests, with
the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42“He saved others; he
cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down
now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God;
let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the
Son of God.’” 44And the robbers who were crucified with him also
reviled him in the same way.
45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land
until the ninth hour. 46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? that is, “My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise be to you, O Christ.
CONFESSION OF SIN
Pastor: We ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves
to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice
and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
Titus 3:3
ALL: If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins,
O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness;
therefore you are feared.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
My soul waits for the Lord
more than the watchmen wait for the morning,
more than the watchmen wait for the morning.
Almighty God, our Redeemer,
in our weakness we have failed
to be your messengers of forgiveness and hope.
Renew us by your Holy spirit,
that we may follow your commands
and proclaim your reign of love,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.
based on Psalm 130:3-6 NIV
7ASSURANCE OF PARDON Pastor: But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our
Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done
by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy,
by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy
Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus
Christ our Savior.
Titus 3:4-6
The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and
remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of
life, and the grace and consolation of His Holy Spirit.
ALL: Amen.
7HYmN OF RESPONSE
“Oh the Deep, Deep Love”"
Oh, the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me,
Is the current of Thy love—
Leading onward, leading homeward,
To Thy glorious rest above!
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus—
‘Tis a heav’n of heav’ns to me;
And it lifts me up to glory,
For it lifts me up to thee!
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus—
Spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He loveth, ever loveth,
Changeth never, nevermore!
Words: Samuel Trevor Francis, 1834-1925. Music: traditional Gaelic melody;
arr. by Audrey Assad.
gIVINg OF FIRST FRUITS
“For the Beauty of the Earth”
featured instrumentalists:
Bonnie Furuto, violin
Marianne Griffin, violin
Patti Pilon, cello
Nancy Watson, viola
FINANCIAL UPDATE through July 7, 2017
GENERAL FUND GIVING (181 commitments totaling $2,306,030)
If you have questions regarding the budget, please contact Marty Crawford
in the church office or members of the Joint Finance Committee:
Ty Dedmon Lee Sheppard
Gary Gorham Todd Sitton
Merrill Johnston Darrell Tucker
Mark Miller John Wood
Pledges (252 commitments): $3,506,682
Receipts: $2,728,840
Funds from sale of building: $1,987,385
Total funds provided: $4,716,225
Funds used for debt: ($1,983,644)
Funds available: $2,732,581
Costs to date: ($2,635,035)
Net funds available: $97,546
7 PASSINg OF THE PEACE
Pastor: The peace of the LORD be with you.
People: And also with you.
Greet one another with words of peace and reconciliation such as
those above.
PREPARATION FOR COmmUNION
The “passing of the peace” precedes the Lord’s Supper as a liturgical reminder
of our unity as members of Christ’s body. 1 Corinthians 11:18-19 implores us
to not let factions and divisions remain in our midst. Thus, the peace calls us
to move toward our brothers and sisters as Christ moves toward us.
All who are united in Christ Jesus by faith and are baptized, communing
members of His visible Church are invited to come to the Lord’s Table. If you
are not communing but would like to participate, come forward and fold
your hands, and you will receive a prayer of blessing from the server.
mINISTRY ANNOUNCEmENTS Visitors, please take a moment to fill out the attendance cards
located in the pew racks.
You may read all of our ministry announcements on page 14.
Children are dismissed at this time.
THIS WEEK AT COVENANT: July 16-22, 2017
SUNDAY, July 168:30 a.m.9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
mONDAY, July 179:00 a.m.-1:30 pm
TUESDAY, July 189:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, July 199:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
6:00-7:15 p.m.
THURSDAY, July 209:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, July 219:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Coffee Fellowship (Commons)Gathered Worship (Sanctuary)Children's Worship | 3 years through 3rd gradeSunday School for all ages and stages (see page 22)
Created for a Purpose*
CDS Summer Fun* and MDO Summer Program*Created for a Purpose*Women's Ministry: Summer Salad Supper Sissy Flynn will be sharing at the home of Kathy Girardeau (1808 Indian Creek Circle, 35243)
Created for a Purpose* Summer Chancel Choir Rehearsal
CDS Summer Fun* and MDO Summer Program*Created for a Purpose*
Created for a Purpose*
*pre-registration required
Should you need pastoral assistance after our regular office hours, please contact our pastor on call at 205-874-3559 (Marty Crawford, July 17-23).
mINISTRIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Children's Worship Information. Following the Sunday morning worship
service, parents will find their children attending Children's Worship in the
following rooms:
Rising 4K-Kindergarten b C221 (available during the entire worship hour)
Rising 1st-4th grades b C316 (dismissed during Passing of the Peace)
These readings are provided as a personal, family or group worship resource. Use them along with your worship guide as resources for readings, prayers and hymns. Set in the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), a schedule of daily Bible readings in accord with the Church year, these scripture readings are designed around a three-year cycle that will take you through the Old Testament once, the New Testament twice, and the Psalms frequently.
SUNDAY, THE LORD’S DAY • SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Morning Psalm 148, 149, 150 1 Samuel 17:50-18:4 Matthew 23:29-39
Evening Psalm 114, 115 Romans 10:4-17
mONDAY
Morning Psalm 25 1 Samuel 18:5-16, 27b-30 Mark 1:29-45
Evening Psalm 9, 15 Acts 11:19-30
TUESDAY
Morning Psalm 26, 28 1 Samuel 19:1-18 Mark 2:1-12
Evening Psalm 36, 39 Acts 12:1-17
WEDNESDAY
Morning Psalm 38 1 Samuel 20:1-23 Mark 2:13-22
Evening Psalm 119:25-48 Acts 12:18-25
THURSDAY
Morning Psalm 37:1-18 1 Samuel 20:24-42 Mark 2:23-3:6
Evening Psalm 37:19-42 Acts 13:1-12
FRIDAY
Morning Psalm 31 1 Samuel 21:1-15 Mark 3:7-19a
Evening Psalm 35 Acts 13:13-25
SATURDAY
Morning Psalm 30, 32 1 Samuel 22:1-23 Mark 3:19b-35
Evening: Psalm 42, 43 Acts 13:26-43
SUNDAY, THE LORD’S DAY • SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Morning Psalm 63, 98 1 Samuel 23:7-18 Matthew 24:14-30