Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Podcast
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Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Podcast
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Sunday, September 1, 2024
Prelude Welcome & News of the Church Call to Worship Opening Hymn - (#98) "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" Praise Songs Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri Special Music - "Go Down, Moses", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", and "Promised Land" from "A Symphony of Spirituals, arranged by Joel Raney - Micah Wright, piano; Cornel Radulescu, organ Blessing Cornel and Magda Sermon - "Welcome Home: A House of Worship" (Psalm 5:7; Matthew 15:7–9; II Chronicles 20:17–22) - by Rev. Jason Griffice Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory - "Minuet" in A by Boccerhini/Radulescu - Cornel Radulescu, organ Doxology Hymn of Approach - "Come to the Table of Grace" Serving the Sacrament of Communion Benediction Singing of The Lord's Prayer Postlude Great Is Thy Faithfulness 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. [CHORUS]: 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. [CHORUS] 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! [CHORUS] Come to the Table of Grace Come to the table of grace, Come to the table of grace. This is God's table; It's not yours or mine. Come to the table of love. Come to the table of love, Come to the table of love. This is God's table; It's not yours or mine. Come to the table of love.
Sunday, August 23, 2024
Prelude Welcome & News of the Church Call to Worship Opening Hymn - (#32) "How Firm a Foundation" Praise Songs Confesison, Assurance, and gloria Patri Special Music - "Help Me" by Larry Gatlin - Brian Cich, baritone; Cornel Radulescu, organ Sermon - "Mezuzot: Doorposts" (Deuteronomy 6:4–9) - by Rev. Jason Griffice Hymn of Response - (#472) "Teach Me Your Way, O Lord" Offertory and Doxology Prayers of the People Closing Hymn - (#363) "To God Be the Glory" Benediction Postlude How Firm a Foundation How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? "Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed, For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand. "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply: The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine. "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I will not desert to its foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake!" Teach Me Your Way, O Lord Teach me Your way, O Lord, Teach me Your Way! Your guiding grade afford— Teach me Your way! Help em to walk aright, More by gaith, less by sight; Lead me with heavenly light— Teach me Your way! When I am sad at heart, Teach me Your way! When earthly joys depart, Teach me Your way! In hours of loneliness, In times of dire distress, In failure or success, Teach me Your way! When doubts and fears arise, Teach me Your way! When stormclouds fill the skies, Teach me Your way! Shine thru the wind and rain, Thu sorrow, grief and pain; Make now my pathway plain— Teach me Your way! Long as my life shall last, Teach me Your way! Where'er my lot be cast, Teach me Your way! Until the race is run, Until the journey's done, Until the crown is won, Teach me Your way! Amen. To God Be the Glory To God be the glory—great things He hath done! So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the lifegate that all may go in. CHORUS: 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 thru Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory—great things He hath done. O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives. [CHORUS] Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath 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. [CHORUS]
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Prelude Welcome & News of the Church Call to Worship Opening Hymn - (#318) "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" Praise Songs Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri Special Music - "We Sing Alleluia" by Farrah/Schrader - Micah Wright, piano; Cornel Radulescu, organ Sermon - "Kiddushin: Weddings" (Matthew 22:1–10) - by Rev. Jason Griffice Hymn of Response - (#633) "In My Heart There Rings a Melody" (verses 1 & 3) Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory and Doxology Pastoral Prayer Closing Hymn - (#87) "Leaning on the Everlasing Arms" Benediction Postlude Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above; Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it, Mount of Thy redeeming love. This my glad commemoration That 'til now I've safely come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed His precious blood. O to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be! Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering 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. Amen. In My Heart There Rings a Melody I have a song that Jesus gave me, It was sent from heaven above; There never was a sweeter melody, 'Tis a melody of love. CHORUS: In my heart there rings a melody, there rings a melody with heaven's harmony; In my heart there rings a melody, There rings a melody of love. 'Twill be my endless theme in glovy, With the angels I will sing; 'Twill be a song with glorious harmony, When the courts of heaven ring. [CHORUS] Leaning on the Everlasing Arms What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms CHORUS: Leaning, leaning, Safe a secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, Leaning on the everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day to day, Leaning on the everlasting arms. [CHORUS] What have I to dread, what have I to fear, Leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, Leaning on the everlasting arms. [CHORUS]
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Prelude Welcome & News of the Church Call to Worship Opening Hymn - (#347) "All Creatures of Our God and King" (verses 1–4) Praise Songs Minute for Mission Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri Special Music - "Holy Art Thou" by G. F. Handel - Tim Illick, tenor; Cornel Radulescu, organ Sermon - "Hadlakat Nerot: Candle-Lighting" (Exodus 27:20–22; I John 8:12) - by Rev. Jason Griffice Hymn of Response - "This Little Light of Mine" Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory - "Thy Word" Doxology Pastoryal Prayer Closing Hymn - (#659) "We've a Story to Tell to the Nations" Benediction Postlude All Creatures of Our God and King 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 heaven 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! 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! We've a Story to Tell to the Nations We've a story to tell to the nations That shall turn their hearts to the right, A story of truth and mercy, A story of peace and light, A story of peace and light. CHORUS: For the darkness shall turn to dawning, And the dawning to noon-day bright, And Christ's great kingdom shall come on earth, The kingdom of love and light. We've a song to be sung to the nations That shall lift their hearts to the Lord, A song that shall conquer evil And shatter the spear and sword, And shatter the spear and sword. [CHORUS] We've a message to give to the nations— That the Lord who reigheth above Hath sent us His Son to save us And show us that God is love, And show us that God is love. [CHORUS] We've a Savior to show to the nations Who the path of sorrow hath trod, That all of the world's great peoples Might come to the truth of God, Might come to the truth of God. [CHORUS]
August 4, 2024 Service
Prelude Welcome & News of the Church Call to Worship Opening Hymn - (#466) "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" Praise Songs Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri Special Music - excerpts of "Meditation" by Jules Massenet - Micah Wright, piano; Cornel Radulescu, organ Sermon - "Tefilla: Prayer" (Matthew 6:5–8) - by Amy Hemseri-Sabala Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory Doxology Hymn of Approach to the Table - (#564) "Let Us Break Bread Together" (verses 1 & 2) Serving of the Sacrament of Communion Announcement of Cornel's Retirement Benediction Singing of The Lord's Prayer Postlude What a Friend We Have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged— Take it to the Lord in prayer! Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness— Take it to the Lord in prayer! Are we weak and heaven-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge— Take it to the Lord in prayer! Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In His arms He'll take and shield thee— Thou wilt find a solace there. Let Us Break Bread Together Let us break bread together on our knees; Let us break bread together on our knees; When I fall on my knees, With my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. Let us drink wine together on our knees; Let us drink wine together on our knees; When I fall on my knees, With my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me.