Sunday Order of Service

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"
has shone in our hearts to give
the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6 ESV

The Lord’s Day
September 5, 2010

Welcome and Announcements Eric Kessler

Prayer of Invocation Pastor David Brady

Call to Worship in Song COME, THOU FOUND OF EVERY BLESSING

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy, never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it
Mount of Thy redeeming love

Here I raise mine Ebenezer
Hither by Thy help I’m come
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home

Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wand’ring from the fold of God
He, to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood

O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be
Let Thy grace, Lord, like a fetter
Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart, Lord, take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above

Here’s my heart, Lord, take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above

Child Dedication Timothy Isaiah Bowman by Blake and Amber Bowman

Song of Dedication GOOD SHEPHERD,

TAKE THIS LITTLE CHILD

Good Shepherd, take this little child

into Your loving hands
And in the days that lie ahead
protect this little lamb

Good Shepherd, we commit ourselves

in ev’rything we do
To be Your fam’ly here on earth
and love this child for You

Good Shepherd, now we place this child

into Your gentle trust
This precious gift we give to You
is one You’ve given us

Words by Claire Cloninger

Music by Ken Barker

CCLI #3146099

New Testament Scripture Reading Matthew 15:21-39 Ed McIntyre

Giving of Our Tithes and Offerings

…we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said,

'It is more blessed to give than to receive…’

Singing Praise to Our Wonderful Savior
WONDERFUL, MERCIFUL SAVIOR

Wonderful, merciful Savior
Precious Redeemer and Friend

Who would have thought that a Lamb
could rescue the souls of man
Oh, You rescue the souls of man

Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace

You offer hope when our hearts
have hopelessly lost our way
Oh, we’ve hopelessly lost the way

You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore

You give the healing and grace
our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for

Almighty, infinite Father
faithfully loving Your own

Here in our weakness You find us
falling before Your throne
Oh, we're falling before Your throne

You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore

You give the healing and grace
our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for

You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore

You give the healing and grace
our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for

Oh, our hearts always hunger for

Words and Music by Dawn Rodgers and Eric Wyse

CCLI #3146099

Old Testament and Sermon Text Scripture Reading

Esther 10:1-3 & Ephesians 6:10-24

Prayer for the Holy Spirit’s Assistance (Illumination of our Hearts)

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God,

that we might understand the things freely given us by God.

1 Corinthians 2:12

Message "The Christian Life is War!" Pastor David

Song of Invitation O CHURCH, ARISE

O church, arise
and put your armor on
Hear the call of Christ our captain

For now the weak
can say that they are strong
in the strength that God has given

With shield of faith and belt of truth
We’ll stand against the devil’s lies

An army bold
whose battle cry is Love
Reaching out to those in darkness

Our call to war,
to love the captive soul
But to rage against the captor

And with the sword
that makes the wounded whole
We will fight with faith and valor

When faced with trials on ev’ry side
We know the outcome is secure

And Christ will have
the prize for which He died
An inheritance of nations

Come, see the cross
where love and mercy meet
As the Son of God is stricken

Then see His foes
lie crushed beneath His feet
for the Conqueror has risen

And as the stone is rolled away
And Christ emerges from the grave

This vict’ry march
continues till the day
Ev’ry eye and heart shall see Him

So Spirit, come
put strength in ev’ry stride
Give grace for ev’ry hurdle

That we may run
with faith to win the prize
Of a servant good and faithful

As saints of old still line the way
Retelling triumphs of His grace

We hear their calls
and hunger for the day
When, with Christ, we stand in glory

Words and Music by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

CCLI # 3146099

Prayer

Sending Out Song AS WE GO

As we go, may Your Spirit
go before us
As we go, may we follow
where You lead

May we live what we have learned
share the message we have heard
and be a light unto the world as we go

Words and Music by Jeremy Johnson

CCLI #3146099

Benediction Pastor David

But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, ²¹keep yourselves
in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
²²And have mercy on those who doubt; ²³save others by snatching them out of the fire;
to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.
²⁴Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence
of his glory with great joy, ²⁵to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord,
be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.
Amen.

Jude 1:20-25

UPCOMING EVENTS

               Thanks to everyone for their generous donations for LIFELINE PREGNANCY HELP CENTER. Our liaison, Sallie Rumer
                         will be delivering these items to the Center tomorrow, and will be happy to receive any items that may be brought
                         in today.

ELDERS TRAINING this Week 6:30 PM at the Watson’s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SERVICE at 6PM. The message from Exodus 26:1-37 is entitled: Veiling God’s Presence.

CHURCHWIDE PICNIC at the Brady’s Farm next Sunday, September 12th from 4-7 PM. Bring a portable chair, a dish of
food and a game to play. Everyone’s Invited!

Next MONTHLY LADIES LUNCHEON Tuesday, September 14th at 11 AM.

Next LADIES PRAYER GROUP meeting Thursday, September 16th. Place TBA.

Next LORD’S SUPPER Sunday Morning, September 26th.

               LIFELINE's ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BANQUET is scheduled for Thursday, October 7, 2010. It will be held at the First
                         Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain, in their new fellowship hall. If you are interested in sponsoring or hosting a
                         table, please contact Brooke at 783-0011. If you have questions, see Sallie Rumer.

~~~~~N U R S E R Y~~~~

Today: Ralph & Sallie Rumer

Next Week: Pam Watson & Merry Kessler