GATHERING GROWING GLORIFYING 0 Purpose of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church (the why of the church) Gathering people in Houston and growing together in life in order to be glorifying Jesus Christ. Plan of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church (the what, the so what, the how, the when, the where, and the who of the church) Practices (What will accomplish the purpose of the church?) -Word (the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament) -Fellowship -Worship (prayer and sacrament) Goals (So what do we see if we are accomplishing the purpose of the church?) -Fruitfulness: conversions, Christian character, good deeds -Biblical world and life view -Fellowship and Service -Evangelism and Missions -Worship (corporate and individual) Presuppositions (How will we approach accomplishing the purpose of the church?) -Individual: there is both great commonality and diversity among individuals -Demographical: our ability to minister is affected by the character of the city -Pedagogical: there is a common learning process among all peoples -Theological: our ministry is carried out from a specific perspective that is for all peoples -Providential: God is at work accomplishing his purpose of the church in the world Avenues (Where and When will we accomplish the purpose of the church?) -Large Groups: community; gathering and binding the whole group together -Small Groups: friendship; relating an individual to other individuals -One on Ones: intimacy; personal conversation is where much of ministry happens organically *these avenues are both planned and unplanned, but all are purposeful Participants (Who is accomplishing the purpose of the church?) -God the Father the Architect-Builder, the Son the Cornerstone, and the Spirit the Paradigm and Power -God’s People-House the Church through fellowship, worship, and the Word 1 Order Of Worship September 29, 2019 1*Call to Worship | 1 Chronicles 16:8-10 | Rev. Blake Arnoult God invites and calls us into His presence to worship Him. He enters into our busy lives to speak to us. 8 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 9 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! 10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! *Song of Adoration | Shout to the Lord We sing praises to God and proclaim through song the good news of what He has done in Jesus’ death and resurrection. My Jesus, My Savior, Lord, there is none like You; All of my days I want to praise The wonders of Your mighty love. My comfort, my shelter, Tower of refuge and strength; Let every breath, all that I am Never cease to worship You. Shout to the Lord, all the earth, Let us sing Power and majesty, praise to the King; Mountains bow down and the seas will roar At the sound of Your name. I sing for joy at the work of Your hands, Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand, Nothing compares to the promise I have in You Music and Lyrics: Darlene Zschech * Congregation Stands 1 *Confession of Faith | Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q.42 We join the church in history by confessing this basic statement of what Christians believe. Leader: What is the sum of the ten commandments? People: The sum of the ten commandments is, To love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbor as ourselves. *Song of Confession | O Come To The Altar We lift our voices and our hands to give God glory for who he is and all that he has done. Are you hurting and broken within Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin Jesus is calling Have you come to the end of yourself Do you thirst for a drink from the well Jesus is calling O come to the altar The Father’s arms are open wide Forgiveness was bought with The precious blood of Jesus Christ Leave behind your regrets and mistakes Come today there’s no reason to wait Jesus is calling Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy From the ashes a new life is born Jesus is calling / Chorus / / Oh what a Savior Isn’t He wonderful Sing alleluia, Christ is risen Bow down before Him For He is Lord of all Sing alleluia, Christ is risen / / Chorus / 2 Bear your cross as you wait for the crown Tell the world of the treasure you’ve found Music and Lyrics: Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye Confession of Sin We fight the temptation to hide our sin and instead acknowledge it openly to God, but we do so in light of the grace offered in Jesus. Almighty and most merciful Father, we are thankful that your mercy is higher than the heavens, wider than our wanderings, deeper than all our sin. Forgive our careless attitudes toward your purposes, our refusal to relieve the suffering of others, our envy of those who have more than we have, our obsession with creating a life of constant pleasure, our indifference to the treasures of heaven, our neglect of your wise and gracious law. Help us to change our way of life so that we may desire what is good, love what you love, and do what you command, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Assurance of Pardon | Isaiah 25:8 | Blake Arnoult God reminds our forgetful hearts of the grace that is ours in Jesus. 8 He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. *Song of Response | My Jesus, I Love Thee We respond in repentance and praise for God’s redemptive work in Christ. My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine; For Thee all the follies of sin I resign. My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now. I love Thee because Thou hast first loved me, And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree. I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus ’tis now. 3 I’ll love Thee in life, and I’ll love Thee in death, I’ll praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath; And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow, If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus ’tis now. In mansions of glory and endless delight, I’ll ever adore Thee in Heaven so bright; And sing with the glittering crown on my brow; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus ’tis now. Music and Lyrics: William Featherstone, Adoniram Judson Gordon Prayer of Thanksgiving We offer our gratitude to God for his gifts and blessings to his people and ask that he make us faithful managers of these gifts. The Offering In gratitude, we offer our gifts to God. Song of Thanks | O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus As we offer our gifts we also offer up our thanks in song. You may remain seated during this song. O 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! O the deep, deep love of Jesus, Spread His praise from shore to shore! How He loveth, ever loveth, Changeth never, nevermore! How He watches o’er His loved ones, Died to call them all His own; How for them He intercedeth, Watcheth o’er them from the throne! 4 O the deep, deep love of Jesus, Love of every love the best! ’Tis an ocean vast of blessing, ’Tis a haven sweet of rest! O the deep, deep love of Jesus, ’Tis a heaven of heavens to me; And it lifts me up to glory, For it lifts me up to Thee! Music and Lyrics: Samuel Trevor Francis, Thomas John Williams Prayer for Christ’s Church We lift up our requests to God knowing that he hears us when we pray. *Reading of Scripture | Luke 10:25-37 God reveals himself and his work and speaks to us his people through his Word. 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine.