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Listen and watch previously recorded services here.
Services beginning after April 19th can be found on our YouTube channel: Covenant PCA Fayetteville.
We send the order of worship, which includes the hymn lyrics, via email in our Covenant Weekly each Friday. To sign up, email office@covenantpres.net.

Evening Worship Service for June 21, 2020
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CovenantPres · Home for the Needy
The Call to Worship: Read Matthew 11:28-30

The Invocation
leader asks God to bless this time of worship

A Suggested Hymn:  O God, We Praise Thee (Trinity Hymnal 105)
sing these a cappella or find an accompaniment online

The Reading of the Law
read together or responsively
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I. You shall have no other gods before Me. 
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them. 
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
V. Honor your father and your mother. 
VI. You shall not murder. 
VII. You shall not commit adultery. 
VIII. You shall not steal. 
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 
X. You shall not covet.

The Confession of Sin
all offer silent prayers of confession for a minute or so; the leader ends the silence by reading the assurance of pardon

The Assurance of Pardon: John 3:16-17
the leader prays thanking God for pardoning our sin

A Suggested Hymn: O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go (Trinity Hymnal 708)

The Scripture Reading, Sermon, and Benediction
Psalm 113 – Home for the Needy
 
A Suggested Hymn: The Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731)

The video for this sermon will be posted Sunday on YouTube and can be found on Covenant’s website

Morning Worship Service for June 21, 2020​

CovenantPres · Do Not Fear, Only Believe
View the livestream here at 11:00 a.m.
Chiming of the Hour – Prepare your hearts for worship
 
Prelude – I Am Thine, O Lord
Piano Duet, Marty Alexander and Kay McWatters

Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the 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, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
and sits on the right hand of God,
the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead. 
I 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.  Amen.   
 
Hymn 75 – O Father, You Are Sovereign          
         
O Father, you are sovereign  in all the worlds you made;
your mighty word was spoken and light and life obeyed.
Your voice commands the seasons and bounds the ocean’s shore,
sets stars within their courses and stills the tempests’ roar.


O Father, you are sovereign in all affairs of man;
no pow'rs of death or darkness can thwart Your perfect plan.
All chance and change transcending, supreme in time and space,
you hold your trusting children secure in your embrace.


O Father, you are sovereign the Lord of human pain,
transmuting earthly sorrows to gold of heav'nly gain.
All evil over-ruling, as none but Conqu'ror could,
your love pursues its purpose — our souls’ eternal good.

O Father, you are sovereign! We see you dimly now,3
but soon before your triumph earth’s every knee shall bow.
With this glad hope before us our faith springs up anew:
our sovereign Lord and Savior, we trust and worship you! Amen.


Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Doxology
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye Heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.


Scripture Reading – Luke 8:40-56        
        
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.          
                                                      
Anthem – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Sermon - Do Not Fear, Only Believe          
Rev. Jamie Lambert

Hymn 585 – Take My Life, and Let It Be

Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.


Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.


Take my voice, and let me sing, always, only, for my King.
Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.


Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect, and use ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose,
ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose.


Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne,
it shall be thy royal throne.


Take my love; my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure store.
Take my self, and I will be ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee. Amen.


Benediction

Postlude – Postlude on ST. THEODULPH

​Evening Worship Service, June 14, 2020

CovenantPres · The ABCs of Godliness

Morning Worship Service, June 14, 2020

CovenantPres · AM-Morning Worship Service-Declare What God Has Done
Prelude -  The Lord’s My Shepherd
Kay McWatters
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Welcome - Rev. Jamie Lambert 

Call to Worship and Invocation - Marcus Dorsey

Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the 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, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
and sits on the right hand of God,
the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead. 
I 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.  Amen.
    
Hymn 100 - Holy, Holy, Holy! 
            
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!


Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.


Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee
perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity.


Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!


Reading of the Law                                                   
I. You shall have no other gods before Me.
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol.
    You shall not worship them or serve them.
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
V. Honor your father and your mother.
VI. You shall not murder.
VII. You shall not commit adultery.
VIII. You shall not steal.
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
X. You shall not covet.

Pastoral Prayer - Rev. John Sutton

Doxology
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye Heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.


Scripture Reading from Luke 8:26-39 (page 865 & 866)         
        

This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.         
                                                       
Sermon - Declare What God Has Done     
Rev. Jamie Lambert

Hymn 164 - O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace.


My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad the honors of thy name.

 
Jesus, the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life and health and peace.


He breaks the pow'r of reigning sin, he sets the pris'ner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean, his blood availed for me.


He speaks and, list'ning to his voice, new life the dead receive;
the mournful, broken hearts rejoice; the humble poor believe.


Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, your loosen'd tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your Savior come; and leap, ye lame, for joy.
         
                  
Benediction
Postlude - Give to Our God Immortal Praise
Kay McWatters    

Evening Worship Service for June 14, 2020

CovenantPres · The ABCs of Godliness
The Call to Worship: Read Psalm 122:1

The Invocation
leader asks God to bless this time of worship

A Suggested Hymn:  Though Troubles Assail Us (Trinity Hymnal 95)
sing these a cappella or find an accompaniment online

The Reading of the Law
read together or responsively
I. You shall have no other gods before Me. 
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them. 
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
V. Honor your father and your mother. 
VI. You shall not murder. 
VII. You shall not commit adultery. 
VIII. You shall not steal. 
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 
X. You shall not covet.

The Confession of Sin
all offer silent prayers of confession for a minute or so; the leader ends the silence by reading the assurance of pardon
The Assurance of Pardon: Micah 7:18-19
the leader prays thanking God for pardoning our sin

A Suggested Hymn: The Beatitudes (Trinity Hymnal 527)

The Scripture Reading, Sermon, and Benediction
Psalm 112 – The ABCs of Godliness
 
A Suggested Hymn: The Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731)

Morning Sermon, June 7, 2020

CovenantPres · Should We Ever Fear

Evening Sermon for June 7, 2020

CovenantPres · The ABCs of Praise

​Morning Worship Service for May 31, 2020

Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – Deep River/Shall We Gather at the River? 
Marty Alexander and Kay McWatters
Piano Duo

Deep River, my home is over Jordan,
Deep River, Lord, I want to cross over into campground.
 
Shall we gather at the river
Where bright angel feet have trod?
With it's crystal tide forever Flowing by the throne of God.
Yes, we'll gather at the river.
The beautiful, the beautiful river.
Gather with the saints at the river
That flows by the throne of God.
 
Call to Worship and Invocation – Marcus Dorsey

Trinity Hymnal 10: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
​Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
In his temple God be praised;
in the high and heav'nly places
be the sounding anthem raised.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.


Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
for his mighty acts of fame;
excellent his mght and greatness,
fitting praises then proclaim.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.


Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
with the trumpet's joyful sound;
praise with harp and praise with organ,
let his glorious praise abound.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.


Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
All that breathe, Jehovah praise;
let the voices God has given
joyful anthems to him raise.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.

 
Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Anthem – Fairest Lord Jesus (CRUSADER'S HYMN) – Sanctuary Choir

Scripture Reading from Luke 8: 1-21 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: All About the Word – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 679: 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale    
                                                                              
 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take him at his word;
just to rest upon his promise; just to know, "Thus saith the Lord."

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!


O how sweet to trust in Jesus, just to trust his cleansing blood;
just in simple faith to plunge me 'neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!


Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus, just from sin and self to cease;
just from Jesus simply taking life and rest, and joy and peace.

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!
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I'm so glad I learned to trust thee, precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
and I know that thou art with me, wilt be with me to the end.

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!


Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Postlude – Come, Thou Almighty King (ITALIAN HYMN)
Marty Alexander

Evening Worship Service for May 31, 2020

​The Call to Worship: Read Psalm 100

The Invocation
leader asks God to bless this time of worship

A Suggested Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name! (Trinity Hymnal 296)
sing these a cappella or find an accompaniment online

The Reading of the Law
read together or responsively
I. You shall have no other gods before Me. 
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them. 
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
V. Honor your father and your mother. 
VI. You shall not murder. 
VII. You shall not commit adultery. 
VIII. You shall not steal. 
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 
X. You shall not covet.

The Confession of Sin
all offer silent prayers of confession for a minute or so; the leader ends the silence by reading the assurance of pardon
The Assurance of Pardon: Read Isaiah 53:5-6
the leader prays thanking God for pardoning our sin

A Suggested Hymn: How Great Thou Art (Trinity Hymnal 44)

The Scripture Reading, Sermon, and Benediction
Psalm 110 – Jesus in the Psalms
Play the video above.

A Suggested Hymn: The Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731)

Morning Worship Service for May 24, 2020

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CovenantPres · Morning Worship - May 24, 2020
Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Arr. by Albin Whitworth
Marty Alexander, Organ

Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 55: To God Be the Glory
​Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale

To God be the glory, great things he has done!
So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,
who yielded his life an atonement for sin,
and opened the life-gate that we may go in.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thro' Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory, great things he has done!


O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood!
To ev'ry believer the promise of God;
the vilest offender who truly believes,
that moment from Jesus forgiveness receives.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thro' Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory, great things he has done!


Great things he has taught us, great things he has done,
and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
but purer and higher and greater will be
our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thro' Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory, great things he has done!


Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Solo – My Jesus, I Love Thee – Erin Barksdale, Soprano

Scripture Reading from Luke 7: 36-50 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: Jesus Forgives – Rev. Jamie Lambert
 
Trinity Hymnal 642: Be Thou My Vision
Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale 
                                                                                 
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art -
thou my best thought, by day or by night,
​waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.


Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;
thou my great Father, I thy true son;
thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.


Be thou my battle shield, sword for my fight;
be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
thou my soul's shelter, thou my high tow'r;
raise thou me heav'n-ward, O Pow'r of my pow'r.


Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
thou mine inheritance, now and always:
thou and thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art.


High King of heaven, my victory won,
may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all.


Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Postlude – Lead On, O king Eternal – Arr. by Alice Jordan
Marty Alexander

Evening Worship Service for May 24, 2020

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CovenantPres · Justice, Judas, and King Jesus
The Call to Worship: Read Psalm 95:1-3

The Invocation
leader asks God to bless this time of worship

A Suggested Hymn: Fairest Lord Jesus (Trinity Hymnal 170)
sing these a cappella or find an accompaniment online

The Reading of the Law
read together or responsively

I. You shall have no other gods before Me. 
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them. 
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
V. Honor your father and your mother. 
VI. You shall not murder. 
VII. You shall not commit adultery. 
VIII. You shall not steal. 
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 
X. You shall not covet.

The Confession of Sin
all offer silent prayers of confession for a minute or so; the leader ends the silence by reading the assurance of pardon
The Assurance of Pardon: Read Isaiah 1:18
the leader prays thanking God for pardoning our sin

A Suggested Hymn: How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds (Trinity Hymnal 647)

The Scripture Reading, Sermon, and Benediction
Psalm 109 – Justice, Judas, and King Jesus
​Play the video above.

A Suggested Hymn: The Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731)

Morning Worship Service for May 17, 2020

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Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – All Hail the Power of Jesus Name (DIADEM)
Marty Alexander and Kay McWatters
Piano Duo
 
Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton
Trinity Hymnal 30: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past                                      
Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale

Our God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home:


Under the shadow of your throne
your saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is your arm alone,
and our defense is sure.


Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting you are God,
to endless years the same.


A thousand ages in your sight
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.


The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
with all their lives and cares,
are carried downward by your flood,
and lost in foll'wing years.


Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
bears all its sons away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the op'ning day.


Our God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come:
O be our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home.

 
Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Anthem – Great Is Thy Faithfulness – Sanctuary Choir

Scripture Reading from Luke 7: 17-35 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: Jesus, What a Friend to Sinners – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 498: Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!
Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale                  
                                                               
Jesus! what a Friend for sinners! Jesus! lover of my soul;
friends may fail me, foes assail me, he, my Savior, makes me whole.

Hallelujah! what a Savior! Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving, he is with me to the end.


Jesus! what a strength in weakness! Let me hide myself in him;
tempted, tried, and sometimes failing, he, my strength, my vict'ry wins.

Hallelujah! what a Savior! Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving, he is with me to the end.


Jesus! what a help in sorrow! While the billows o'er me roll,
even when my heart is breaking, he, my comfort, helps my soul.

Hallelujah! what a Savior! Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving, he is with me to the end.


Jesus! what a guide and keeper! While the tempest still is high,
storms about me, night o'ertakes me, he, my pilot, hears my cry.

Hallelujah! what a Savior! Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving, he is with me to the end.


Jesus! I do now receive him, more than all in him I find;
he hath granted me forgiveness, I am his, and he is mine.

Hallelujah! what a Savior! Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving, he is with me to the end.


Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert
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Postlude – Festival Flourishes – by Ovid Young
Marty Alexander

​Evening Worship Service for May 17, 2020

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The Call to Worship: Read Psalm 34:8

The Invocation
leader asks God to bless this time of worship

A Suggested Hymn: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Trinity Hymnal 457)
sing these a cappella or find an accompaniment online

The Reading of the Law
read together or responsively
I. You shall have no other gods before Me. 
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them. 
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
V. Honor your father and your mother. 
VI. You shall not murder. 
VII. You shall not commit adultery. 
VIII. You shall not steal. 
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 
X. You shall not covet.

The Confession of Sin
all offer silent prayers of confession for a minute or so; the leader ends the silence by reading the assurance of pardon
The Assurance of Pardon: Read Psalm 103:8-14
the leader prays thanking God for pardoning our sin

A Suggested Hymn: Rock of Ages (Trinity Hymnal 499)

The Scripture Reading, Sermon, and Benediction
Psalm 108 - Steadfast Hearts
Play the video above.

Morning Worship Service for May 10, 2020​

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Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – Hymn Medley
Marty Alexander, Piano

Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 66: God Is Known among His People
​Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale

God is known among his people,
every mouth his praises fill;
from of old he has established
his abode on Zion's hill;
there he broke the sword and arrow,
bade the noise of war be still.


Excellent and glorious are you,
with your trophies from the fray;
you have slain the mighty warriors,
wrapped in sleep of death are they;
when your anger once is risen,
who can stand in that dread day?


When from heav'n your sentence sounded,
all the earth in fear was still,
while to save the meek and lowly
God in judgment wrought his will;
e'en the wrath of man shall praise you,
your designs it shall fulfil.


Vow and pay unto Jehovah,
him your God forever own;
all men, bring your gifts before him
worship him, and him alone;
mighty kings obey and fear him,
princes bow before his throne.


Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Solo – O Lord, Be Merciful – Janet Granski, Soprano

Scripture Reading from Luke 7: 1-17 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: Jesus' Compassion – Rev. Jamie Lambert
 
Trinity Hymnal 662: As the Hart Longs for Flowing Streams
Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale    
                                                                              
As the hart longs for flowing streams,
So longs my soul for thee, O God.
My soul does thirst for the living God;
When shall I come to see thy face?

My tears have fed me day and night,
While men have said, “Where is your God?”
But I recall as my soul pours dry,
The days of praise within thy house.

Why do I mourn and toil within,
When it is mine to hope in God?
I shall again sing praise to him;
He is my help, He is my God.

Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert
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Postlude – Praise to the Lord, the Almighty – Marty Alexander

Evening Worship Service for May 10, 2020

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​The video above contains the Scripture reading, sermon, and benediction only. The order of worship below is provided to help guide you and yours in family worship. We intend that you would follow the order of worship or something like it before watching the viewing the sermon.

The Call to Worship: Read Psalm 23

The Invocation
The leader asks God to bless this time of worship.

A Suggested Hymn: Now Thank We All Our God (Trinity Hymnal 83)
We encourage you to sing  a cappella or find an accompaniment online.

The Reading of the Law
Read the Ten Commandments below together or responsively.

I. You shall have no other gods before Me. 
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them. 
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
V. Honor your father and your mother. 
VI. You shall not murder. 
VII. You shall not commit adultery. 
VIII. You shall not steal. 
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 
X. You shall not covet.

The Confession of Sin
All offer silent prayers of confession for a minute or so. The leader ends the silence by reading the assurance of pardon.
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The Assurance of Pardon: Read Psalm 32:1-5
The leader prays thanking God for pardoning our sin.

A Suggested Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation (Trinity Hymnal 347)

The Scripture Reading, Sermon, and Benediction
Psalm 107 - Let the Redeemed Praise, Let the Wise Hear
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Morning Worship Service for May 03, 2020

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Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – Grace Greater Than Our Sin
Marty Alexander, Piano

Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton
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Trinity Hymnal 457:  Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
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Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale

Come, thou fount of ev'ry 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 God's unchanging love.


Here I raise my 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 that grace now, 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, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above.


Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Solo – My Savior’s Love – Heidi France, Mezzo Soprano

Scripture Reading from Luke 6:43-49 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: Prove It! – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 402: Abide with Me: Fast Falls the Eventide 
Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale    
              
                                                               
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide:
the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide:
when other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
help of the helpless, O abide with me.


Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
change and decay in all around I see;
O thou who changest not, abide with me.


I need thy presence every passing hour;
what but thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r?
Who like thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.


I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless:
ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if thou abide with me.


Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes:
shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies:
heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee:
in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.


Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert
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Postlude – Lead On, O King Eternal
Marty Alexander, Piano

Evening Worship Service for May 3, 2020

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Call to Worship: Matthew 11:28-30 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Invocation – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 87: The Lord's My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want; He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; he leadeth me The quiet waters by.


My soul he doth restore again; And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness, E'en for his own name's sake.


Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear none ill,
For thou art with me; and thy rod And staff me comfort still.


My table thou hast furnished In presence of my foes;
My head thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows.


Goodness and mercy all my life Shall surely follow me:
And in God's house for evermore My dwelling place shall be.


The Reading of the Law – Rev. Jamie Lambert
I. You shall have no other gods before Me.
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them.
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
V. Honor your father and your mother.
VI. You shall not murder.
VII. You shall not commit adultery.
VIII. You shall not steal.
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
X. You shall not covet.

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon – 1 John 2:1-2 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Scripture Reading: Psalm 106 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: A History Song, Part 2 – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 32 – Great Is Thy Faithfulness
​Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided -
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!


Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon, and stars in their courses above,
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided -
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!


Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain]

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided -
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!


​Benediction – Rev. John Sutton

Morning Worship Service for April 26, 2020

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Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
Marty Alexander and Kay McWatters
Piano Duo
 
Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 100: Holy, Holy, Holy!
​Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!


Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.


Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee
perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity.


Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!


Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Solo – Rock of Ages – Erin Barksdale

Scripture Reading from Luke 6:37-42 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: Judge Not – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 463: A Debtor to Mercy Alone 
Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale      
                                                                            
A debtor to mercy alone, of covenant mercy I sing;
nor fear, with thy righteousness on, my person and off'ring to bring.
The terrors of law and of God with me can have nothing to do;
my Savior's obedience and blood hide all my transgressions from view.


The work which his goodness began, the arm of his strength will complete;
his promise is yea and amen, and never was forfeited yet.
Things future, nor things that are now, nor all things below or above,
can make him his purpose forgo, or sever my soul from his love.


My name from the palms of his hands eternity will not erase;
impressed on his heart it remains, in marks of indelible grace.
Yes, I to the end shall endure, as sure as the earnest is giv'n;
more happy, but not more secure, the glorified spirits in heav'n.


Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert
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Postlude – Thine is the Glory – Marty Alexander

Evening Worship Service for April 26, 2020

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CovenantPres · Evening Worship - April 26, 2020
Call to Worship: Psalm 122:1 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Invocation – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 598: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,  
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
hold me with thy pow'rful hand;
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
feed me till I want no more,
feed me till I want no more.


Open now the crystal fountain,
whence the healing stream doth flow;
let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through;
strong Deliv'rer, strong Deliv'rer,
be thou still my strength and shield,
be thou still my strength and shield.


When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's Destruction,
land me safe on Canaan's side;
songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever give to thee, I will ever give to thee.


The Reading of the Law – Rev. Jamie Lambert

I. You shall have no other gods before Me.
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them.
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
V. Honor your father and your mother.
VI. You shall not murder.
VII. You shall not commit adultery.
VIII. You shall not steal.
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
X. You shall not covet.

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon – 1 Peter 3:18 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Scripture Reading: Psalm 105 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: A History Song, Part 1 – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 345 – Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God;
he whose word cannot be broken formed thee for his own abode:
on the Rock of Ages founded, what can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded, thou may'st smile at all thy foes.


See, the streams of living waters, springing from eternal love,
well supply thy sons and daughters, and all fear of want remove;
who can faint, while such a river ever flows their thirst t'assuage?–
grace which, like the Lord, the giver, never fails from age to age.


Round each habitation hov'ring, see the cloud and fire appear
for a glory and a cov'ring, showing that the Lord is near:
thus deriving from their banner light by night and shade by day,
safe they feed upon the manna which he gives them when they pray.


Savior, if of Zion's city I, through grace, a member am,
let the world deride or pity, I will glory in thy name:
fading is the worldling's pleasure, all his boasted pomp and show;
solid joys and lasting treasure none but Zion's children know.


Benediction – Rev. John Sutton

Morning Worship Service for April 19, 2020

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Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Piano Duo – Marty Alexander and Kay McWatters

Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 481:  Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Marty Alexander, Erin Barksdale, and Kay McWatters

O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
and life more abundant and free!


Turn your eyes upon Jesus, 
look full in his wonderful face,
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim
in the light of his glory and grace.


Through death into life everlasting
he passed, and we follow him there;
over us sin no more hath dominion-
for more than conqu'rors we are!


Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
look full in his wonderful face,
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim
in the light of his glory and grace.


His Word shall not fail you– he promised;
believe him, and all will be well:
then go to a world that is dying,
his perfect salvation to tell!


Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
look full in his wonderful face,
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim
in the light of his glory and grace.
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Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Duet – In Christ Alone – Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Scripture Reading from Luke 6:27-36 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: Only By The Grace Of God – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 460: Amazing Grace!
​Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Amazing grace!– how sweet the sound– that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see.


'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed!


Thro' many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come;
'tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.


The Lord has promised good to me, his Word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures.


And when this flesh and heart shall fail, and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil a life of joy and peace.


When we've been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun,
we've no less days to sing God's praise than when we've first begun.


Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert
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Postlude – And Can It Be? – Marty Alexander

Evening Worship Service for April 19, 2020

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Call to Worship: Psalm 117 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Invocation – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 2: O Worship the King
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

O worship the King all-glorious above,
O gratefully sing his pow'r and his love;
our shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.


O tell of his might, O sing of his grace,
whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.


The earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, your pow'r has founded of old;
has 'stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
and round it has cast, like a mantle, the sea.


Your bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air; it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills; it descends to the plain;
and sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.


Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
in you do we trust, nor find you to fail;
your mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!


O measureless Might! Ineffable Love!
While angels delight to hymn you above,
the humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
with true adoration shall lisp to your praise.


The Reading of the Law – Rev. Jamie Lambert

I. You shall have no other gods before Me.
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them.
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
V. Honor your father and your mother.
VI. You shall not murder.
VII. You shall not commit adultery.
VIII. You shall not steal.
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
X. You shall not covet.

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon – 1 Peter 2:24 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Scripture Reading: Psalm 104 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: O Worship the King – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 95 – Though Troubles Assail Us
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Though troubles assail us and dangers affright,
though friends should all fail us and foes all unite,
yet one thing secures us, whatever betide,
the promise assures us, "The Lord will provide."


The birds, without garner or storehouse, are fed;
from them let us learn to trust God for our bread.
His saints what is fitting shall ne'er be denied
so long as 'tis written, "The Lord will provide."


When Satan assails us to stop up our path,
and courage all fails us, we triumph by faith.
He cannot take from us, though oft he has tried,
this heart-cheering promise, "The Lord will provide."


No strength of our own and no goodness we claim;
yet, since we have known of the Savior's great name,
in this our strong tower for safety we hide:
the Lord is our power, "The Lord will provide."
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Benediction – Rev. John Sutton
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Morning Worship Service for Easter Sunday 2020
He is Risen!
He is Risen Indeed!     

Solo – How Beautiful are the Feet of Them – G. F. Handel
Erin Barksdale, Soprano

​Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – Jesus Christ Is Risen Today – Piano / Organ Duet
Marty Alexander and Kay McWatters
Trinity Hymnal 273     
                                                                  
Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton
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Trinity Hymnal 277:  Christ the Lord Is Risen Today                                                                                                      
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

"Christ the Lord is ris'n today," Alleluia!
sons of men and angels say; Alleluia!
raise your joys and triumphs high; Alleluia!
Sing ye heav'ns, and earth, reply. Alleluia!


Vain the stone, the watch, the seal; Alleluia!
Christ has burst the gates of hell: Alleluia!
death in vain forbids His rise; Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!


Lives again our glorious King; Alleluia!
where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once He died, our souls to save; Alleluia!
where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!


Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
foll'wing our exalted Head; Alleluia!
made like Him, like Him we rise: Alleluia!
ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!


Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Solo – I Know That My Redeemer Lives – Janet Granski, Soprano

Scripture Reading from Luke 24:1-12 – Rev. John Sutton
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Sermon: What's Next? – Rev. Jamie Lambert
  
Trinity Hymnal 286: Worship Christ, the Risen King!                                                                                                    
​Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Rise, O church, and lift your voices, Christ has conquered death and hell.
Sing as all the earth rejoices; resurrection anthems swell.
Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the risen King!

See the tomb where death had laid Him, empty now, its mouth declares:
“Death and I could not contain Him, for the throne of life He shares.”
Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the risen King!

Hear the earth protest and tremble, see the stone removed with power;
All hell’s minions may assemble, but cannot withstand His hour.
He has conquered, He has conquered, Christ the Lord, the risen King!

Doubt may lift its head to murmur, scoffers mock and sinners jeer;
But the truth proclaims a wonder thoughtful hearts receive with cheer.
He is risen, He is risen, now receive the risen King!

We acclaim your life, O Jesus, now we sing your victory;
Sin or hell may seek to seize us, but your conquest keeps us free.
Stand in triumph, stand in triumph, worship Christ, the risen King!

Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Postlude: Finale from Symphony Number 1 – Louis Vierne                      
Marty Alexander

Evening Worship Service for April 12, 2020

Call to Worship: Psalm 100 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Invocation – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 77: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
to his feet your tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
who like me, his praise should sing?
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King.

Praise him for his grace and favor
to our fathers in distress;
praise him, still the same forever,
slow to chide and swift to bless.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Glorious in his faithfulness.

Father-like, he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely as his mercy goes.

Frail as summer's flow'r we flourish,
blows the wind and it is gone;
but while mortals rise and perish,
God endures unchanging on.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the High Eternal One.

Angels, help us to adore him;
you behold him face to face;
sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace.


The Reading of the Law – Rev. Jamie Lambert

I. You shall have no other gods before Me.
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them.
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
V. Honor your father and your mother.
VI. You shall not murder.
VII. You shall not commit adultery.
VIII. You shall not steal.
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
X. You shall not covet.

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon – Titus 3:4-7 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Scripture Reading: Psalm 103 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: Bless the Lord, O My Soul – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 78 – O Bless the Lord, My Soul
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

O bless the Lord, my soul; let all within me join,
and aid my tongue to bless his name, whose favors are divine.

O bless the Lord, my soul, nor let his mercies lie
forgotten in unthankfulness, and without praises die.

'Tis he forgives your sins, 'tis he relieves your pain,
'tis he that heals your sicknesses and makes you young again.

He crowns your life with love when ransomed from the grave;
he that redeemed my soul from hell has sovereign pow'r to save.

He fills the poor with good; he gives the suff'rers rest:
the Lord has judgments for the proud and justice for th'oppressed.

His wondrous works and ways he made by Moses known,
but sent the world his truth and grace by his beloved Son.
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Benediction – Rev. John Sutton

Morning Worship Service for April 5, 2020

Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Prelude – Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us – Marty Alexander and Kay McWatters                                                                           

​Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 38: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise - Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Immortal, invisible, God only wise, 
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.


Unresting, unhasting and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
thy justice like mountains high soaring above
thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.


Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
all praise we would render; O help us to see
'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee!


Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Solo – At the Foot of the Cross – Erin Barksdale

Scripture Reading from Luke 6:12-26 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: The Sermon On A Level Place – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 75: O Father, You Are Sovereign - Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

O Father, you are sovereign in all the worlds you made;
your mighty word was spoken and light and life obeyed.
Your voice commands the seasons and bounds the ocean’s shore,
sets stars within their courses and stills the tempests’ roar.


O Father, you are sovereign in all affairs of man;
no pow'rs of death or darkness can thwart Your perfect plan.
All chance and change transcending, supreme in time and space,
you hold your trusting children secure in your embrace.


O Father, you are sovereign the Lord of human pain,
transmuting earthly sorrows to gold of heav'nly gain.
All evil over-ruling, as none but Conqu'ror could,
your love pursues its purpose -- our souls’ eternal good.


O Father, you are sovereign! We see you dimly now,
but soon before your triumph earth’s every knee shall bow.
With this glad hope before us our faith springs up anew:
our sovereign Lord and Savior, we trust and worship you!


Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Postlude Trinity Hymnal 252: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross – Marty Alexander

Evening Worship Service for April 5, 2020

Call to Worship: Psalm 95:1-3 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Invocation – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 30: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home:


Under the shadow of your throne your saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is your arm alone, and our defense is sure.


Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame,
from everlasting you are God, to endless years the same.


A thousand ages in your sight are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun.


The busy tribes of flesh and blood, with all their lives and cares,
are carried downward by your flood, and lost in foll'wing years.


Time, like an ever-rolling stream, bears all its sons away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the op'ning day.


Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come:
O be our guard while troubles last, and our eternal home.


The Reading of the Law – Rev. Jamie Lambert

I. You shall have no other gods before Me.
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them.
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
V. Honor your father and your mother.
VI. You shall not murder.
VII. You shall not commit adultery.
VIII. You shall not steal.
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
X. You shall not covet.

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon – Ephesians 2:8, 9 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Scripture Reading: Psalm 102 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: He Will Appear in Glory – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 57 – Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, O My Soul (Psalm 146)
Marty Alexander and Erin Barksdale

Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul, Jehovah praise;
I will sing the glorious praises of my God through all my days.
Put no confidence in princes, nor for help on man depend;
he shall die, to dust returning, and his purposes shall end.


Happy is the man that chooses Israel's God to be his aid;
he is blessed whose hope of blessing on the Lord his God is stayed.
Heav'n and earth the Lord created, seas and all that they contain;
he delivers from oppression, righteousness he will maintain.


Food he daily gives the hungry, sets the mourning prisoner free,
raises those bowed down with anguish, makes the sightless eye to see.
Well Jehovah loves the righteous, and the stranger he befriends,
helps the fatherless and widow, judgment on the wicked sends.


Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul, Jehovah praise;
I will sing the glorious praises of my God through all my days.
Over all God reigns forever, through all ages he is King;
unto him, your God, O Zion, joyful hallelujahs sing.
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Benediction – Rev. John Sutton

Morning Worship Service for March 29, 2020

Welcome and Announcements – Rev. Jamie Lambert
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Prelude – Give Me Jesus – Mr. Marty Alexander

In the morning, when I rise, In the morning, when I rise, 
In the morning, when I rise, Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus,
You can have all this world, Give me Jesus.

And when I come to sing, ​Oh, when I come to sing,
Yes, when I come to sing, Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus,
You can have all this world, Give me Jesus.

Call to Worship and Invocation – Rev. John Sutton

Trinity Hymnal 2: O Worship the King – Mr. Marty Alexander and Ms. Erin Barksdale

O worship the King all-glorious above,
O gratefully sing his pow'r and his love;
our shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

O tell of his might, O sing of his grace,
whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.

The earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, your pow'r has founded of old;
has 'stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
and round it has cast, like a mantle, the sea.

Your bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air; it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills; it descends to the plain;
and sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. 
 
Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
in you do we trust, nor find you to fail;
your mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

O measureless Might! Ineffable Love!
While angels delight to hymn you above,
the humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
with true adoration shall lisp to your praise.

Pastoral Prayer – Rev. John Sutton

Solo – Trinity Hymnal 247: O Sacred Head Now Wounded – Ms. Erin Barksdale 

Scripture Reading from Luke 6:1-11 – Rev. John Sutton

Sermon: Jesus Is the Lord of the Sabbath – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 32: Great Is Thy Faithfulness – Mr. Marty Alexander

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided -
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!


Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon, and stars in their courses above,
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided -
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!


Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided -
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!


Benediction – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Postlude - Trinity Hymnal 44: How Great Thou Art - Mr. Marty Alexander

Evening Worship Service for March 29, 2020 

Call to Worship: Psalm 34:8 – Rev. Jamie Lambert

​Invocation – Rev. Jamie Lambert

Trinity Hymnal 115: All Creatures of Our God and King – Mr. Marty Alexander and Ms. Erin Barksdale

All creatures of our God and King, Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam, Thou silver moon with softer gleam,
O praise Him, O praise Him! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!


Thou rushing wind that art so strong, Ye clouds that sail in heav'n along,
O praise Him, Alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice, Ye lights of evening, find a voice,
O praise Him, O praise Him, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!


Thou flowing water, pure and clear, Make music for thy Lord to hear,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,That givest man both warmth and light,
O praise Him, O praise Him, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!


And all ye men of tender heart, Forgiving others, take your part
O sing ye, Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear, Praise God and on Him cast your care,
O praise Him, O praise Him, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!


Let all things their Creator bless, And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him, Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, And praise the Spirit, Three in One,
O praise Him, O praise Him, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

 
The Reading of the Law – Rev. Jamie Lambert

I. You shall have no other gods before Me.
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not worship them or serve them.
III. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
V. Honor your father and your mother.
VI. You shall not murder.
VII. You shall not commit adultery.
VIII. You shall not steal.
IX. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
X. You shall not covet.

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon – Rev.  Jamie Lambert

Ephesians 1:3-10 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.”
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Scripture Reading: Psalm 101 – Rev. John Sutton
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Sermon: “Justice” – Rev. John Sutton
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Trinity Hymnal 353 – I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord – Mr.  Marty Alexander and Ms. Erin Barksdale

I love thy kingdom, Lord,
the house of thine abode,
the church our blest Redeemer saved
with his own precious blood.


I love thy church, O God:
her walls before thee stand,
dear as the apple of thine eye,
and graven on thy hand.


For her my tears shall fall,
for her my prayers ascend;
to her my cares and toils be giv'n,
till toils and cares shall end.


Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heav'nly ways,
her sweet communion, solemn vows,
her hymns of love and praise.


Jesus, thou Friend divine,
Our Savior and our King,
thy hand from ev'ry snare and foe
shall great deliv'rance bring.


Sure as thy truth shall last,
to Zion shall be giv'n
the brightest glories earth can yield,
and brighter bliss of heav'n.
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Benediction – Rev. John Sutton

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