Jesus, What A Friend For Sinners – Sunday Songs

Gary Ware

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August 4, 2019

Jesus, What A Friend For Sinners is one of J. Wilbur Chapman’s compositions.
He was quite prolific, but the fact that this set of words is associated with the tune HYFRYDOL makes it very singable.

The lyrics:
1.
Jesus! What a Friend for sinners!
Jesus! Lover of my soul;
Friends may fail me, foes assail me,
He, my Saviour, makes me whole.
Chorus.
Hallelujah! What a Saviour!
Hallelujah! What a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.
2.
Jesus! What a Strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in Him.
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my Strength, my victory wins.
Chorus.
3.
Jesus! What a help in sorrow!
While the billows over me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul.
Chorus.
4.
Jesus! I do now adore Him,
More than all in Him I find.
He hath granted me forgiveness,
I am His, and He is mine.
Chorus.

New City Catechism Question and Answer 31

Gary Ware

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August 4, 2019

Question 31
What do we believe by true faith?

Answer
Everything taught to us in the gospel. The Apostles’ Creed expresses what we believe in these words: We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

Worship As Witness Of Jesus Bringing People Together (via David P Barry at Tabletalk)

Gary Ware

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August 3, 2019

Worship on Sunday is Christ’s demonstration to the world that salvation is a corporate experience with individual responsibilities, not an individual experience with corporate responsibilities.
From Tabletalk Magazine:

Our worship is meant to be the chief place where we demonstrate love for God and for each other. It is the clearest place where Jesus’ prayer for us is illustrated: that we would be one (17:11, 21–23).
Every part of our worship should reflect the unity that Jesus prayed, lived, died, and rose to accomplish. But, Jesus’ promise that the way we love each other will demonstrate that we are His disciples cuts both ways. If we allow our worship to become reflective of our individuality instead of our unity, we are illustrating to the watching world that Jesus does not bring people together. An “outsider” (to use Paul’s term from 1 Cor. 14:16, 24) should be able to watch the gathered saints confess Christ as one, sing as one, pray as one, and actively listen with a unity in their devotion as Christ their Lord addresses them in the preached Word. He should be able to perceive that there is a singularity of purpose and worship. He should see the power of God to bring different people and personalities and unite them in a holy purpose and holy love.

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Render Unto Caesar (preparing for MGPC 4/8/19)

Gary Ware

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August 3, 2019

Song: I Will Glory In My Redeemer
Welcome:
Call to Worship
Song: Be Still For The Presence Of The Lord
Prayer Of Confession
Song: Man Of Sorrows
Affirming our Faith: New City Catechism 31
Song: May The Grace Of Christ Our Saviour
Bible Reading: Luke 8: 26-56 – Jesus heals the Gerasene demoniac, a woman with an affliction of 12 years duration, and raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead .
Bible Memorisation: Psalm 118: 22-24
Song: You Servants Of God
Bible Reading: Mark 12: 13-17
Sermon: Render Unto Caesar
Announcements:
Pastoral Prayer:
Closing Blessing
Song: Saved My Soul

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