Order of Worship

Sunday, October 5th, 2025

 

Call to Worship

Announcements

Opening Prayer

Scripture Reading: Psalm 118

Come Praise and Glorify Music and words by Tim Chester and Bob Kauflin

His Glory and My Good by Ben Fielding, Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson (CityAlight)

Scripture Reading: Zechariah 9:9-17

Pastoral Prayer

Corporate Giving

It is Well with My Soul Words and Music by Horatio G. Spafford and Phillip P. Bliss

HOM: I Asked the Lord that I Might Grow by John Newton

Sermon: Luke 2:8-20 Praiseworthy Pronouncement

Communion

Sing We the Song of Emmanuel by Matt Boswell, Matt Papa

Benediction

 

Come Praise and Glorify
Come praise and glorify our God
The Father of our Lord
In Christ He has in heav'nly realms
His blessings on us poured
For pure and blameless in His sight
He destined us to be

And now we've been adopted through
His Son eternally


To the praise of Your glory
To the praise of Your mercy and grace
To the praise of Your glory
You are the God who saves


Come praise and glorify our God
Who gives His grace in Christ
In Him our sins are washed away
Redeemed through sacrifice
In Him God has made known to us
The myst'ry of His will
That Christ should be the head of all
His purpose to fulfill


To the praise of Your glory
To the praise of Your mercy and grace
To the praise of Your glory
You are the God who saves


Come praise and glorify our God
For we've believed the Word
And through our faith we have a seal
The Spirit of the Lord
The Spirit guarantees our hope
Until redemption's done
Until we join in endless praise
To God, the Three in One


To the praise of Your glory
To the praise of Your mercy and grace
To the praise of Your glory
You are the God who saves


To the praise of Your glory
To the praise of Your mercy and grace
To the praise of Your glory
You are the God who saves

 

His Glory and My Good
I have seen my Father’s glory
Revealed in Jesus Christ
And the more that I behold Him
The more He satisfies
When I gaze upon His beauty

When I see Him as I should
Then my eyes are lifted upward
For His glory and my good


There is hope in every trial
For I can trust the Lord
He will turn my heart towards Him
And help me bear the thorn
So in faith I follow Jesus
On the road not understood
For I know that He is working
For His glory and my good


To our God be the glory
To our God be praise
He alone the name above all names
I will boast ever only in the Lord my God
For I know His glory is my good


See the open arms of Jesus
Upon the cross that day
What they understood as weakness
Deserves my every praise
For the charge that was against me
It was nailed into the wood
Yes I know that He has saved me
For His glory and my good


Would I gladly be made nothing
That Christ would be made more
Would I seek the only kingdom
That far outweighs them all
I will stand before my Father
Where the faithful saints have stood
And with joy my heart shall praise Him
For His glory and my good


To our God be the glory
To our God be praise
He alone the name above all names
I will boast ever only in the Lord my God
For I know His glory is my good
For I know His glory is my good

 

It Is Well With My Soul

When peace like a river

Attendeth my way

When sorrows like sea billows roll

Whatever my lot

Thou hast taught me to say

It is well

It is well with my soul

 

It is well with my soul

It is well

It is well with my soul

 

Though Satan should buffet

Though trials should come

Let this blest assurance control

That Christ hath regarded

My helpless estate

And hath shed His own blood

For my soul

 

My sin, O the bliss

Of this glorious thought

My sin not in part but the whole

Is nailed to the cross

And I bear it no more

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord O my soul

 

And Lord haste the day

When the faith shall be sight

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll

The trump shall resound

And the Lord shall descend

Even so it is well

With my soul

 


I Asked the Lord that I Might Grow

I asked the Lord that I might grow

In faith and love and ev'ry grace

Might more of His salvation know

And seek more earnestly His face

 

'Twas He who taught me thus to pray

And He, I trust, has answered prayer

But it has been in such a way

As almost drove me to despair

 

I hoped that in some favored hour

At once He'd answer my request

And by His love's constraining pow'r

Subdue my sins and give me rest

 

Instead of this, He made me feel

The hidden evils of my heart

And let the angry pow'rs of hell

Assault my soul in ev'ry part

 

Yea, more with His own hand He seemed

Intent to aggravate my woe

Crossed all the fair designs I schemed

Humbled my heart and laid me low

 

"Lord, why is this," I trembling cried;

"Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death?"

"'Tis in this way," the Lord replied,

"I answer prayer for grace and faith.

 

These inward trials I employ

From self and pride to set thee free

And break thy schemes of earthly joy

That thou may'st find thy all in Me."

 

Sing We the Song of Emmanuel
Sing we the song of Emmanuel
This the Christ who was long foretold
Lo in the shadows of Bethlehem
Promise of dawn now our eyes behold
God Most High in a manger laid
Lift your voices and now proclaim
Great and glorious Love has come to us
Join now with the hosts of heaven


Come we to welcome Emmanuel
King who came with no crown or throne
Helpless He lay the Invincible
Maker of Mary now Mary’s son
O what wisdom to save us all
Shepherds sages before Him fall
Grace and majesty what humility
Come on bended knee adore Him


Go spread the news of Emmanuel
Joy and peace for the weary heart
Lift up your heads for your King has come
Sing for the Light overwhelms the dark
Glory shining for all to see
Hope alive let the gospel ring
God has made a way He will have the praise

Tell the world His name is Jesus