The Lord’s Day—March 29, 2020


Order of Worship


CALL TO WORSHIP (Lamentations 3)


The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
His mercies never come to an end;
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.




INVOCATION




HYMNS OF PRAISE




Your Love is Greater Still
Words & Music:  Ben Morrison, 2011


Your Love is greater still
than the turmoil of the earth
When islands shake and waves o'ertake
Your Love is greater still.


Though fire and conflict grim
and wars surround the globe
and the ancient towns are burning down
Your Love is greater still.


Instrumental Bridge


All those who love the Lord
are set against this world.
When their hopes grow dim You weep with them,
Your Love is greater still.


The Darkness of this age
Is the darkness in my heart.
I turn away, I go astray
Your Love is greater still.


Where can I run from You?
Can I go across the sea?
In the darkest places, You are there.
Your Love is greater still.


In the darkest places, You are there
Your Love is greater still.




I Will Sing of My Redeemer
Phillip P. Bliss, 1876, James McGran­han, 1877


I will sing of my Redeemer, And His wondrous love to me;
On the cruel cross He suffered, From the curse to set me free


Refrain:
Sing, oh sing, of my Redeemer, With His blood, He purchased me.
On the cross, He sealed my pardon, Paid the debt, and made me free.


I will tell the wondrous story, How my lost estate to save,
In His boundless love and mercy, He the ransom freely gave.
Refrain


I will praise my dear Redeemer, His triumphant power I’ll tell,
How the victory He giveth Over sin, and death, and hell.
Refrain


I will sing of my Redeemer, And His heav’nly love to me;
He from death to life hath brought me, Son of God with Him to be.
Refrain
 


Near the Cross
Words: Fanny Crosby, in Bright Jewels, by William B. Bradbury (New York, Biglow & Main, 1869).
Music:   W. Howard Doane


Jesus, keep me near the cross, There a precious fountain
Free to all, a healing stream flows from Calvary’s mountain.


Refrain
In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever;
Till my ransomed soul shall find rest beyond the river.


Near the cross, a trembling soul, Love and mercy found me;
There the bright and morning star sheds its beams around me.
Refrain


Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day, with its shadows o’er me.
Refrain


Near the cross I’ll watch and wait hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand, just beyond the river.
Refrain
 


My Shepherd will Supply My Need
Words: Isaac Watts, The Psalms of David, 1719
Traditional American Melody


My Shepherd will supply my need:
Jehovah is His Name;
In pastures fresh He makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.
He brings my wandering spirit back
When I forsake His ways,
And leads me, for His mercy’s sake,
In paths of truth and grace.


When I walk through the shades of death
Thy presence is my stay;
One word of Thy supporting breath
Drives all my fears away.
Thy hand, in sight of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.


The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days;
O may Thy house be my abode,
And all my work be praise.
There would I find a settled rest,
While others go and come;
No more a stranger, nor a guest,
But like a child at home.


No more a stranger, nor a guest,
But like a child at home.
 


CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER (Jon North)


 
HIS TITHES & OUR OFFERINGS
https://faithpcachurch.churchcenter.com/giving/to/general
 
 
SCRIPTURE READING


Exodus 5:1-23
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=exodus+5%3A1-23&version=ESV




SERMON (Nathan Parker, Senior Pastor)
“One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”




BENEDICTION