The Lords Day Worship Service January 12, 2014 God Calls Us To Worship

The Call to Worship

His blessings on us poured For pure and blameless in His sight He destined us to be And now weve been adopted through His Son eternally chorus To the praise of Your glory To the praise of Your mercy and grace To the praise of Your glory You are the God who saves Come praise and glorify our God Who gives His grace in Christ In Him our sins are washed away Redeemed through sacrifice In Him God has made known to us The mystry of His will That Christ should be the head of all His purpose to fulfill

God Graciously Renews Us In Christ

Call to Repentance & Renewal

Humbled by Your presence Amazed by Who You are Nothing compares You are Lord of all To You the nations bow down To You creation cries out: Majesty All things You hold together Your Name will stand forever Majesty, You are majesty Merciful and mighty My heart is overwhelmed You stand alone You are Lord of all bridge Your name above all others High and exalted Your Kingdom shall reign forever High and exalted

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chorus Come, let us sing a song A song declaring that we belong to Jesus He is all we need Lift up a heart of praise Sing now with voices raised to Jesus Sing to the King! For His returning we watch and we pray We will be ready the dawn of that day We'll join in singing with all the redeemed 'Cause Satan is vanquished and Jesus is King

Now all of my life I freely give Because of Your love Because of Your love I live Innocent and holy king Died to set the captives free All because of Your love Lord You gave Your life for me So I will live my life for You All because of Your love All because of Your love

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! ~ Isaiah 1:18 ~ ! Come now, let us reason together, says

the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like wool.

! ~ Psalm 95 ~ ! Leader: Oh come, let us sing to the

Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

! Prayer of Confession ! Unison: Almighty and merciful God, we

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! We have gathered to worship and enjoy our gracious God! ! Unison: Praise God from whom all blessings flow! ! ! Prayer of Adoration ! Songs of Praise & Worship ! ! "Everlasting God" ! Strength will rise as we
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer You are the everlasting God The everlasting God You do not faint You won't grow weary

! ! Come praise and glorify our God

(repeat chorus) For weve believed the Word And through our faith we have a seal The Spirit of the Lord The Spirit guarantees our hope Until redemptions done Until we join in endless praise To God, the Three in One Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)

have erred and strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against Your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things that we ought not to have done.

God Gives Us His Words of Eternal Life

! ~ Silent Confession ! Unison: Oh Lord, have mercy upon us.

God Receives Our Offerings

The Prayers of the People for the Church and City
Leader: Let us pray.

Todays Scripture Lesson:

! ! What On Earth ShouldWe Be Doing? ! Matthew 9:25-10:1

Pastor Mike Ivancic

Let me hide myself in Thee Let the water and the blood From Thy riven side which flowed Be of sin the double cure Cleanse me from its guilt and power Not the labors of my hands Can fulfill Thy laws demands Could my zeal no respite know Could my tears forever flow All for sin could not atone Thou must save, and Thou alone Nothing in my hand I bring Simply to Thy cross I cling Naked, come to Thee for dress Helpless, look to Thee for grace Foul, I to the Fountain fly Wash me, Saviour, or I die While I draw this fleeting breath When mine eyelids close in death When I soar to worlds unknown See Thee on Thy judgment throne Rock of Ages cleft for me Let me hide myself in Thee

! ! Rock of Ages ! Rock of Ages, cleft for me ! ! !

You did it for love Its Your victory Jesus, You are enough (repeat)

! ! You did it for me

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Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are repentant, according to Your promises declared to the world in Christ Jesus, our Lord. that we might live a holy, just, and humble life to the glory of Your Holy name. Amen.

! And grant, O merciful God, for His sake,

! Unison: Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

God Feeds Us His Covenant Meal

Songs for Communion

! Our God, You reign forever

wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord

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You comfort those in need You lift us up on wings like eagles

! You're the defender of the weak

For our Lord God Almighty reigns Alleluia, alleluia For our Lord God Almighty reigns Alleluia Holy, Holy Are You Lord God Almighty Worthy is the Lamb Worthy is the Lamb You are Holy, Holy Are You Lord God Almighty Worthy is the Lamb

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! ! Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we also have The Words of The Gospel forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into ! temptation, but deliver us from evil. ~ Romans 8:1 & 5:1 ~ ! ! For the kingdom, the power, and the There is therefore now no condemnation glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. for those who are in Christ Jesus. Since ! we have been justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:1; 5:1)

Song of Response

The Father of our Lord In Christ He has in heavenly realms

! ! Come Praise and Glorify ! Come praise and glorify our God

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Your glory fills the skies Light of the world You are Lord of all

! ! Majesty of Heaven ! Majesty of heaven !

The Presentation of our Tithes and Offerings Song of Preparation

Sing to the King Sing to the King Who is coming to reign Glory to Jesus, the Lamb that was slain Life and salvation His empire shall bring And joy to the nations when Jesus is King

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Savior, You bore all my shame All because of Your love Maker of the universe Broken for the sins of the earth All because of Your love All because of Your love chorus Because of Your cross My debt is paid Because of Your blood My sins are washed away

! ! Because of Your Love ! Jesus, You endured my pain ! !

My great Redeemers 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

! ! O For a Thousand Tongues ! O for a thousand tongues to sing !

Jesus, the name that charms our fears That bids our sorrows cease Tis music in the sinners ears Tis life and health and peace He breaks the power of reigning sin He sets the prisoner free His blood can make the foulest clean His blood availed for me New life the dead receive The mournful, broken hearts rejoice The humble poor believe

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and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17).

Announcements

! Unison: Amen

Concert of Prayer Tonight 6-7pm

New City Church Calgary, Alberta !

January 12, 2014

! He speaks and, listening to His voice ! Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb ! Our Confession of Faith ! ~ Colossians 1:15-20 ~ ! Leader: Let us confess our faith ! Unison: Jesus Christ is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authoritiesall things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross. Your loosened tongues employ Ye blind, behold your Saviour come And leap, ye lame, for joy

Thanks For Joining Us For Worship Today

Were delighted to have had you with us today. If you are looking for a place to explore Christianity and its life-changing relevance, we hope that you will find New City Church to be a safe place to ask questions and to grow in your understanding of the person and mission of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you have any questions about New City Church, Christianity, or the uniqueness of Jesus of Nazareth, please dont hesitate to ask us.

Join us this evening for a time of worship and prayer training as pastor John leads us through a time of guided prayer, and Mark leads us in worship. This is a perfect time to learn how to pray and how to pray together as we seek Gods blessing on our church and on our city. Tonights theme: Waiting Upon The Lord.

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New Staff Positions

In 2014, New City Church welcomes Suzanne Van Hill to the position of Admin Assistant. Twyla Wolfe is now solely responsible for the book keeping for the church. Suzanne: suzanne@newcitychurch.ca Twyla: twyla@newcitychurch.ca

Servant Teams Need You!

If you are interested in serving on one of our various church ministries, please contact Gayle Eng (gayle@newcitychurch.ca). Current opportunities include: hospitality (coffee after service), sound, music, set-up/take down, communion table, welcome team, nursery, children's ministry, ladies ministry. If you are interested in starting a ministry, please let Gayle know as well!

! Pastor John Ferguson / 403.991.5555 john@newcitychurch.ca ! Pastor Mike Ivancic / 403.282.3454 mike@newcitychurch.ca ! Elder Don Kitchener / 403.547.4461 don@newcitychurch.ca ! Elder Darrell Wolfe / 403.247.8332
darrell@newcitychurch.ca

Care Commission

If you are dealing with an extended illness or death in the family, or are welcoming a new little one, New City Church has a team of ladies with servant hearts who are willing to provide meals. Please contact Holly McCabe (hrmmcabe@gmail.com) or Gayle Eng (gayle@newcitychurch.ca) if you or someone you know is in need of meals or if you are willing to be on the Care Commission team!

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Church Directory

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New City Church has a password protected online church directory. If you would like to to be added to the church directory, need to change your contact information, or would like to add/change your directory picture, please let Gayle Eng know (gayle@newcitychurch.ca).

God Sends Us Into The World With His Blessing

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Giving Updates & Servant Team Schedules

These will be sent out via email weekly, so be sure that you are receiving our emails. You can sign up with our connection cards, or online at on our website, or email suzanne@newcitychurch.ca.

Leader: Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort

All songs used by permission. CCLI license #273300. Parts of the worship service are adapted from or reprinted by permission from The Worship Sourcebook, c. 2004, CRC Publications. Please recycle.

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To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest, to all who mourn and long for comfort, to all who struggle and desire victory, to all who sin and need a Saviour, to all who are strangers and want fellowship, to all who are broken and long for healing, to all who hunger and thirst for righteousness, and to whosoever would come, New City Church opens wide her doors and offers welcome in the Name of Jesus Christ.