Choral Invocation

Lord, come and heal Your church

Take our lives and cleanse with Your fire
Let Your deliverance flow
As we lift Your name up higher

We will draw near

And surrender our fear
Lift our hands to proclaim
Holy Father, You are here
 Opening Hymn
No. 266

Take Time to be Holy!

 Take time to be holy,
speak oft with thy Lord;
Abide in Him always,
and feed on His Word.
Make friends of God’s children,
help those who are weak,
Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.
 Take time to be holy,
the world rushes on;
Spend much time in secret,
with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus,
like Him thou shalt be;
Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.
 Take time to be holy,
let Him be thy Guide;
And run not before Him,
whatever betide.
In joy or in sorrow,
still follow the Lord,
And, looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word.
 Take time to be holy,
be calm in thy soul,
Each thought and each
motive beneath His control.
Thus led by His Spirit to
fountains of love,
Thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.
AMEN.
Apostles Creed

Section 738
 Minister:

Let us unite in the historic confession

of our Christian faith
 Everyone:

I 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, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead; he
ascended into heaven, and sitteth at 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.
 Glory be to the Father

and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost,

as it was in the beginning,

is now and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen, Amen.

Pastoral Prayer followed
by Lord’s Prayer
Rev. V. V. K. Singh
Holy Scripture reading

Isaiah 9 : 1 - 7,
Mark 1 : 14 - 15
 Isaiah 9 : 1 - 7
1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom
for those who were in distress. In the past he
humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of
Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee
of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond
the Jordan
2 The people walking in darkness have seen a
great light; on those living in the land of deep
darkness a light has dawned.
New International Version
 3 You have enlarged the nation and increased
their joy; they rejoice before you as people
rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when
dividing the plunder.
4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat, you have
shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar
across their shoulders, the rod of their
oppressor.
New International Version
5 Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every
garment rolled in blood will be destined for
burning, will be fuel for the fire.
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.
New International Version
 7 Of the greatness of his government and
peace there will be no end. He will reign on
David’s throne and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it with justice and
righteousness from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish
this.

New International Version

 Mark 1 : 14 - 15
Jesus Announces the Good

14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went

into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of
God.
15 “The time has come,” he said. “The
kingdom of God has come near. Repent and
believe the good news!”

New International Version

Announcements

Rev. V. V. K. Singh
Praise and Worship
MYAF Team
 Open the Eyes of My Heart
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
 To see You high and lifted up
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
 To see You high and lifted up
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy
 Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
You are holy, holy, holy
I want to see you
 Hosanna

Praise is rising, eyes are turning to You

We turn to You
Hope is stirring, hearts are yearning for You
We long for You
'Cause when we see You we find strength
To face the day
In Your presence all our fears are washed
away
Washed away
 Hosanna
Hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
 Hosanna
Hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here, Lord Jesus
 Hear the sound of hearts returning to You
We turn to You
In Your kingdom broken lives are made new
You make us new
'Cause when we see You we find strength
To face the day
In Your presence all our fears are washed
away
Washed away
 Hosanna
Hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
 Hosanna
Hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here, Lord Jesus
 Here I Am to Worship

Light of the world

You stepped down into darkness
Opened my eyes, let me see
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You
 Here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God

You're altogether lovely

Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
 King of all days
Oh, so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came to the earth You created
All for love's sake became poor
 Here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God

You're altogether lovely

Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
Well, I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross

Well, I'll never know how much it cost

To see my sin upon that cross
 Purify My Heart

Purify my heart
Let me be as gold and precious silver
Purify my heart
Let me be as gold, pure gold
 Refiner's fire,
My heart's one desire
Is to be holy
Set apart for You, Lord
I choose to be holy
Set apart for You, my Master
Ready to do Your will
 Purify my heart
Cleanse me from within
And make me holy
Purify my heart
Cleanse me from my sin, deep within
 Refiner's fire,
My heart's one desire
Is to be holy
Set apart for You, Lord
I choose to be holy
Set apart for You, my Master
Ready to do Your will
 Sermon
Theme: “The Message of the Gospel”

Rev. V. V. K. Singh
Offertory Hymn No. 159
I am Thine, O Lord!
 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer,
blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
 O the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer,
blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
There are depths of love that I yet may know
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee.
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer,
blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
AMEN.
Bless Thou the gifts our hands have brought;

Bless Thou the work our hearts have planned;

Ours is the faith, the will, the thought;

The rest, O God, is in Thy hand.

Amen.
Closing Prayer and Benediction

Rev. V. V. K. Singh