JANUARY 31, 2021 AT-HOME WORSHIP GUDIE

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed James Montgomery (1821), Sandra McCracken (2012) Hail to the Lord’s anointed, great ’s greater Son! Hail in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun!

He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free, To take away transgression, and rule in equity.

He comes in succor speedy to those who suffer wrong, To help the poor and needy, and bid the weak be strong.

To give them songs for sighing, their darkness turn to light, Whose souls, condemned and dying, are precious in His sight.

He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth, Love, joy, and hope, like flowers, spring in His path to birth.

The tide of time shall never His covenant remove. His Name shall stand forever, that Name to us is Love.

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP // 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

3 Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

5 For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Our Great God Fernando Ortega and Mac Powell (2002) Eternal God, unchanging, mysterious, and unknown, Your boundless love, unfailing in grace and mercy shown. Bright seraphim in endless flight around Your glorious throne; They raise their voices day and night in praise to You alone.

Lord, we are weak and frail, helpless in the storm. Surround us with Your angels, hold us in Your arms. Our cold and ruthless enemy, His pleasure is our harm. Rise up, O Lord, and he will flee before our sovereign God.

Halleluiah! Glory be to our great God! Halleluiah! Glory be to our great God!

Let every creature in the sea and every flying bird, Let every mountain, every field, and valley of the earth Let all the moons and all the stars in all the universe Sing praises to the living God, Who rules them by His Word.

Halleluiah! Glory be to our great God! Halleluiah! Glory be to our great God!

CONFESSION OF SIN Merciful God, we have sinned. We have sinned in what we have thought and said, in the wrong we have done and the good we have not done.

We have sinned in ignorance; We have sinned in weakness; We have sinned through our own deliberate fault. We repent and turn to you.

Forgive us, for the sake of our merciful Savior , and renew our lives to the glory of your name: the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

** time for silent confession **

WORDS OF FORGIVENESS // Romans 8:38-39 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to sep- arate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

PASSING THE PEACE SONGS OF PRAISE You Are With Me Leslie Jordan, Sandra McCracken (2020) My heart is heavy and tired in this valley. Mountains grow higher and higher, but I can't find You. I'll keep lifting my eyes, I know You're with me.

I hear Your voice when You cry, "Comfort! Comfort!" Sorrow may last for a night, but in the morning Your joy breaks in with the night, I know You're with me.

I know You're with me and You are for me, You've been behind me, You go before. You walk beside me, through darkest valleys. I know You are with me.

You led me here where it's dry, out in the desert. You bring these bones back to life, You put together. You sing a song of delight, I know You're with me.

You will be praised, I will, I will wait!

Before the Throne of God Above Charitie Lees Bancroft (1863), Vikki Cook (1997) Before the throne of God above I have a strong, a perfect plea, A great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on His hands, My name is written on His heart; I know that while in heaven He stands no tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look and see Him there, Who made an end to all my sin. Because the sinless Savior died, My sinful soul is counted free; For God, the Just, is satisfied To look on Him and pardon me,

Behold Him there the risen Lamb, My perfect, spotless Righteousness, The great unchangeable I Am, The King of glory and of grace. One with Himself I cannot die, My soul is purchased with His blood; My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ, my Savior and my God! SCRIPTURE READING // Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my ; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Here is a video reading of the children’s book ‘Found’, which is Sally Lloyd Jones’ paraphrase of Psalm 23. It’s great for kids and adults alike!

Here are a few questions you could consider or talk about after reading Psalm 23:

- What does it mean to be a lamb? - What does a lamb need from it’s shepherd? - When you read the phrase, “when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death”, what circumstances come to mind? - Verse 4 says that the reason David fears no evil is because the shepherd is with him. Think of a time when you’ve experi- enced comfort from fear because of God’s presence. - David wrote this Psalm long before the time of Jesus. In John chapter 10, Jesus said to His friends, “I am the . The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” We know now the lengths that God would go to save and protect His sheep. How does that change the way you view your life cir- cumstances? SENDING SONG

All Must Be Well Mary Bowly Peters (1847), Matthew Smith (2007) Through the love of God our Savior, all will be well. Free and changeless is His favor, all is well. Precious is the blood that healed us, Perfect is the grace that sealed us, Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us, all must be well.

Though we pass through tribulation, all will be well. Ours is such a full salvation, all is well. Happy still in God confiding, fruitful if in Christ abiding, Steadfast through the Spirit’s guiding, all must be well.

We expect a bright tomorrow; all will be well. Faith can sing through days of sorrow, all is well. On our Father’s love relying, Jesus every need supplying, Yes in living or in dying, all must be well.