The Call To Worship ~ based on Isaiah 12 ~

Leader: Sing praise, for the Lord has done great things. Let this be known in all the earth.

Unison: Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

Leader: With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

Unison: Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples, proclaim that His Name is exalted.

Leader: Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done great things. Let this be known in all the earth.

Prayer Of Adoration

Songs Of Praise & Worship Majestic

O Lord, our Lord How majestic is

Your name in all the earth O Lord, our Lord How majestic is

Your name inall the earth

chorus The heavens declare

Your greatness The oceans cry out to You

The mountains They bow down before You

So I'll join with the earth And I'll give my praise to You

bridge I will worship You, I will worship You I will worship You, I will worship You

We will worship You We will worship You

Our Great God

Eternal God, unchanging Mysterious and unknown

Your boundless love unfailing In grace and mercy shown

Bright seraphim in ceaseless flight Around your glorious throne

They raise their voices day and night In praise to You alone

chorus Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God

Lord, we are weak and frail Helpless in the storm

Surround us with Your angels Hold us in Your arms

Our cold and ruthless enemy His pleasure is our harm

Rise up, O Lord, and he will flee Before our sovereign God

(repeat chorus)

Let every creature in the sea And every flying bird

Let every mountain, every field And valley of the earth

Let all the moons and all the stars In all the universe

Sing praises to the living God Who rules them by His word

(repeat chorus)

Call To Repentance & Renewal

~ Psalm 130:4-5 ~

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with You

there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

Song Of Confession Psalm 130 (From Depths of Woe)

From depths of woe I raise to Thee The voice of lamentation

Lord, turn a gracious ear to me And hear my supplication

If Thou iniquities dost mark Our secret sins and misdeeds dark

O who shall stand before Thee (Who shall stand before Thee) O who shall stand before Thee (Who shall stand before Thee)

To wash away the crimson stain Grace, grace alone availeth

Our works, alas! Are all in vain In much the best life faileth

No man can glory in Thy sight All must alike confess Thy might

And live alone by mercy (Live alone by mercy)

And live alone by mercy (Live alone by mercy)

The Words Of The Gospel ~ based on Romans 5:8; 8:1;

& Acts 10:43 ~

Leader: God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. There is, therefore, now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because, as all the prophets testify about Christ, everyone who believes in Him receives the forgiveness of sins through His name.

To all who humbly seek the mercy of God, I say to you, that in Christ Jesus your sins are forgiven!

Song Of Response

Therefore my trust is in the Lord And not in mine own merit

On Him my soul shall rest, His word Upholds my fainting spirit

His promised mercy is my fort My comfort and my sweet support

I wait for it with patience (Wait for it with patience) I wait for it with patience (Wait for it with patience)

What though I wait the live-long night And til the dawn appeareth

My heart still trusteth in His might It doubteth not nor feareth

Do thus, O ye of Israels seed Ye of the Spirit born indeed And wait til God appeareth

(Wait til God appeareth) And wait til God appeareth

(Wait til God appeareth)

Though great our sins and sore our woes His grace much more aboundeth His helping love no limit knows

Our upmost need it soundeth Our Shepherd good and true is He

Who will at last His Israel free From all their sin and sorrow

(All their sin and sorrow) From all their sin and sorrow

(All their sin and sorrow)

The Prayers Of The People For The Church & City

Leader: Let us pray.

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

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Presentation Of Our Tithes & Offerings

Song Of Preparation

The Churchs One Foundation

The Churchs one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord She is His new creation By water and the Word

From heaven He came and sought her To be His holy bride

With His own blood He bought her And for her life He died

Elect from every nation Yet one oer all the earth Her charter of salvation

One Lord one faith, one birth One holy Name she blesses

Partakes one holy food And to one hope she presses

With every grace endued

The Church shall never perish Her dear Lord to defend

To guide, sustain and cherish Is with her to the end

Though there be those that hate her And false sons in her pale

Against a foe or traitor She ever shall prevail

Mid toil and tribulation And tumult of her war

She waits the consummation Of peace forevermore

Til, with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blessed

And the great church victorious Shall be the church at rest

Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One

And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won

O happy ones and holy Lord, give us grace that we

Like them, the meek and lowly On high may dwell with Thee

Todays Scripture Lesson: Dealing With Temptation

Matthew 6:5-13

Pastor John Ferguson

Songs For Communion

Cornerstone

My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus blood and righteousness

I dare not trust the sweetest frame But wholly trust in Jesus name

chorus Christ alone, Cornerstone

Weak made strong in the Saviours love Through the storm, He is Lord

Lord of all

When darkness seems to hide His face I rest on His unchanging grace In every high and stormy gale

My anchor holds within the veil My anchor holds within the veil

(repeat chorus)

When He shall come with trumpet sound Oh, may I then in Him be found

Dressed in His righteousness alone Faultless to stand before the throne

(repeat chorus)

Holy

What heart could hold the weight Of Your love

And know the heights Of Your great worth

What eyes could look on Your glorious face

Shining like the sun (repeat) chorus

You are holy, holy, holy God most high and God most worthy

You are holy, holy, holy Jesus, You are, Jesus, You are

Your name alone has pow'r to raise us Your light will shine when all else fades Our eyes will look on Your glorious face

Shining like the sun Who is like You, God

(repeat chorus)

bridgeWho shall we say You are

You're the living God Who shall we say You are

You're the Great I Am The highest name of all

You're all You say You are

(repeat chorus)

The Lords Day Worship Service April 19, 2015

God Receives Our Offerings

God Gives Us His Words

Of Eternal Life

God Feeds Us His Covenant Meal

God Calls Us To Worship

God Graciously Renews Us In

Christ

And You will come again in glory To judge the living and the dead

All eyes will look on Your glorious face Shining like the sun

Who is like You, God

I Stand Amazed (How Marvellous)

I stand amazed in the presence Of Jesus the Nazarene

And wonder how He could love me A sinner, condemned, unclean

Singing

chorus How marvellous! How wonderful

And my song shall ever be How marvellous! How wonderful

Is my Saviour's love for me

He took my sins and my sorrows He made them His very own

And He bore the burden to Calvary And suffered and died alone

When with the ransomed in glory His face I at last shall see

Twill be my joy through the ages To sing of His love for me

Our Confession Of Faith ~ based on 1 Corinthians 15:1-6;

Matthew 16:16; Revelation 22:13; & John 20:28 ~

Leader: Let us together profess our faith by saying

Unison: This is the Good News which we have received, in which we stand, and by which we are saved, if we hold fast:

that Christ Jesus died for our sins according the the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day, and that he appeared to Peter, then to the Twelve, and then he appeared to over five hundred witnesses at one time.

We believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end; He is our Lord and our God. Amen.

The Benediction

~ 2 Corinthians 13:13 ~

Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Unison: Amen!

New City Church Calgary, Alberta

April 19, 2015

God Sends Us Into The World

With His Blessing

Thanks For Joining Us For Worship Today

Announcements

A church in the city with a heart for the city!www.NewCityChurch.ca

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.

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.

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.

Pastor John Ferguson / 403.991.5555 john@newcitychurch.ca

Pastor Mike Ivancic / 403.282.3454 mike@newcitychurch.ca

Pastoral Assistant David Fletcher 403.606.7536

david@newcitychurch.ca

Elder Don Kitchener / 403.547.4461 don@newcitychurch.ca

Elder Darrell Wolfe / 403.247.8332 darrell@newcitychurch.ca

Young Adults: TODAY! All Young Adults are invited to the home of David & Christine Fletcher (136 West Creek Close in Chestermere, home ph: 403.277.5700) following the service for lunch & a time of fellowship. Kevin Schwittai & McKenzie Hahn will be sharing their testimonies.

New City Centre For Urban Discipleship & Mission: Next Sunday 6pm Our Leadership / Ministry Training Course continues next Sunday evening at 6pm. This course is open to anyone wanting to think through ministry & discipleship in the context of our great city. More info is available on the table in the foyer & available on our website www.newcitychurch.ca. Online Phone Directory Our phone directory is due for a major update. We would love to have the contact info of all members & regular attenders available online (with permission of course!). Suzanne will be available for four Sundays (starting today), before & after the service, to take photos & record contact info. Even if your information is already listed, please consider having a new photo taken - especially families with children! Many of the photos are almost five years old.

Youth Retreat: May 22nd-24th Attention Junior & Senior High Youth: Join us for our annual retreat with youth from other PCA churches in Alberta as we gather this time at Camp Harmattan near Olds, Alberta just north of Calgary. Our speaker this year is Dee Hammond who is the Pastor to Youth & Young Adults at Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian Church in Georgia. He will be speaking on This Is Your Life. Registration forms forms available in the lobby.

Wedding Ceremony Regular attenders of New City Church are invited to attend the wedding ceremony of Owen Lewis & Kara Macaulay on May 23, 2015 at 1pm at the Strathmore Alliance Church (325 1 Avenue Strathmore,AB).

Community Outreach Opportunity: The Confederation Park 55+ Activity Centre is hosting its annual SASI (Stay Active, Stay Involved) Jaunt in Confed Park on Saturday, June 6th starting at 10am. It is a run/walk fundraiser that goes to support the activities at this centre & their outreach to isolated seniors in the area. This is a family festival event with activities for kids, live music & a food truck. For more info & to register please visit www.sasijaunt.com.

Last Weeks Givings: $10,535.90

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