Fairlawn Christian Reformed Church. July 14, :30 A.M.

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1 Fairlawn Christian Reformed Church MORNING WORSHIP July 14, :30 A.M. PREPARATION AND PRAISE Upon entering the sanctuary please maintain silence and turn off all electronic devices for the sake of the congregation s preparation for worship. *Indicates congregation stands. Prelude: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19) Welcome and Announcements Silent Prayer and Preparation ENTER HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING Marcello * Call to Worship: Psalm 100 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who has made us and not we ourselves. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. * Hymn: PH 471 All Hail the Power of Jesus Name CORONATION * Prayer of the Day: Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of our sinful hearts. Give us grace to love what you command and desire what you promise, that among the swift and varied changes of this world, our hearts may be surely fixed where true joys are to be found, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen. Anthems: Grade K God Wants Us to Obey God wants us to obey each and every day; In all we do and all we say, God wants us to obey. God wants us to be kind, each and every day; In all we do and all we say, God wants us to be kind. Jesus Jesus, Jesus, Jesus in the morning, Jesus at the noontime. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus when the sun goes down. McMahan-Wilson/McBryde Love Him; love Him. Love Him in the morning; love Him at the noontime. Love Him; love Him. Love Him when the sun goes down. Thank Him; thank Him. Thank Him in the morning; thank Him at the noontime. Thank Him; thank Him. Thank Him when the sun goes down. Frey

2 Anthems: Grades 1-2 When I Am Afraid When I am afraid, I will trust in You, I will trust in you, I will trust in you. When I am afraid, I will trust in You, in God, whose Word I praise. (Repeat) In God I trust when I am afraid. In God I trust, in God, whose Word I praise. Come One, Come All, Come Follow Come one, come all, come follow the call, Of Jesus, Christ, the Lord of all. He ll teach you to walk, He ll teach you to talk, To share in his love eve ry day. Chorus: Come one, come all, come follow the call. Come one, come all come follow the call, To share in his love ev ry day. Come one, come all, come follow. Come one, come all, come follow. Come one, come all, come follow the call, Of Jesus, Christ, the Lord of all. He ll teach you to work, He ll teach you to play, To share in his love eve ry day. (Chorus) Hernandez Dietterich CONFESSION AND PRAYER Prayer of Confession: Lord God Almighty, who searches our hearts and knows our thoughts and intentions, we confess that we have not loved you with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. And we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have loved what we ought not to have loved, and we have coveted what is not ours. Our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has for us become a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past we cannot change and open to us a future in which we can be changed, and grant us grace to grow in the likeness of Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we pray. Silent Prayer and Confession Minister: Amen. Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 103 Anthems: Grades 3-4 Elijah I sing you about a contest bold in far off lands in ages old. Of mighty heat and water cold: I sing about Elijah. Chorus: O Elijah! O Elijah, mighty man of God! O Elijah! O Elijah, mighty man of God! I saw two altars side by side where two big oxen bled and died, Where men of Baal danced and cried and waited for his fire. I tell you of the priests of Baal and how they rave and why they wail. I say they try and yet they fail for Baal has no fire. (Chorus) Wood/Lazickui

3 I saw Elijah stand alone and watched him soak his heap of stone; He drenched his oxen to the bone, and asked his God for fire. (Chorus) And then there fell a flaming heat that charred the wood and fried the meat! It burned the sacrifice complete, and licked away the water. (Chorus) Jonah (Quit Your Belly-Achin!) Jonah was a mighty good man, a mighty good man was he. But when God called him to Nineveh, he ran away to the sea. Jonah cried, Why me? Why me? Why me, Lord? Just put me on a sinking ship and throw me overboard. In the belly of the whale with seaweed on his head, poor Jonah had a change of heart: he d rather be alive than dead. Jonah cried, Save me! Save me! Save me, Lord! I ll preach Your word in Nineveh and serve You ever more. Page/Shafferman Look on the bright side, give it your best when the Lord puts you to the test! Trust in God to see you through when God calls out to you. Remember Jonah, Jonah ran away, Just trust in God His will obey, and your faith will save the day! Congregational Prayer THE SERVICE OF THE WORD * Hymn: PH 548 When We Walk with the Lord TRUST AND OBEY [Children age 3 - grade Pre-K may leave during the hymn.] * Reading from the Old Testament: I Samuel 3:1-10; Sermon: Listening and Obeying * Hymn: Here I Am, Lord I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry. All who dwell in dark and sin, my hand will save. I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send? Refrain: Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart. I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people's pain. I have wept for love of them. They turn away. I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone. I will speak my Word to them. Whom shall I send? (Refrain) I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame. I will set a feast for them; my hand will save. Finest bread I will provide 'til their hearts be satisfied. I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send? (Refrain) Dan Schutte, 1981, New Dawn Music, CCLI

4 THE OFFERING OF TRIBUTE * Offertory Prayer Offering: Fairlawn General Fund Anthems: Grades 5 8 Where You Lead Me, I Will Go Lead me, Lord, I will follow. Send me Lord, I will go. Lead me, Lord, teach me, Lord, where you need me I will go. Teach me to seek after righteousness. Teach me to hunger for truth. Help me forgive, Lord, as you have forgiven that I may learn to show your love. Patterson Lead me, Lord, I will follow. Send me, Lord, I will go. Lead me, Lord, teach me, Lord, where you need me I will go. Like a lamb, I will follow you. Shepherd, lead me on. I can hear your voice calling me, Lord, I hear your song. Lord, I hear your song. Lead me, Lord, I will follow. Send me, Lord, I will go. Lead me, Lord, where you send me I will go. I will go. Lead Us On Let us keep in step with your Spirit, Let us live by the Spirit s law. Let us crucify, our nature must die And be raised again in You. Marshall Lead us on, O God, we will follow We desire to be more like You. May your fruit increase, our old nature will cease When we re led again by You. Chorus: For we were called to be, a family pure and free. Let us serve one another in love. God grant us unity, so that the world may see A priesthood built for heaven above. We are purified by obedience to your truth which lives and will endure. From the heart we love, a Love that comes from above For we re born again in You. (Chorus) We re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion! We re marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city of God.

5 Theme Song: Grades 1-8 BLESSING AND DISMISSAL He Knows My Name Walker I have a Maker. He formed my heart Before even time began, my life was in His hands. He knows my name. He knows my every thought. He sees each tear that falls, and He hears me when I call. I have a Father. He calls me His own. He'll never leave me no matter where I go. He knows my name. He knows my every thought. He sees each tear that falls, and He hears me when I call. * Blessing: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you peace. Amen. * Doxology: PH 638 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow OLD HUNDREDTH 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. Postlude: For the Beauty of the Earth Kocher/ arr. Taekema * indicates congregation stands