The Call To Worship ~ Psalm 146:1-2 & Psalm 145:1-3 ~

Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Unison: I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Leader: We will extol You, our God and King, and bless Your name forever and ever. Every day we will bless You and praise your name forever and ever.

Union: Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable!

Prayer Of Adoration

Songs Of Praise & Worship “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

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

“Better is One Day”

How lovely is Your dwelling place O Lord Almighty

My soul longs and even faints for You For here my heart is satisfied

Within Your presence I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings

chorus Better is one day in Your courts Better is one day in Your house Better is one day in Your courts

Than thousands elsewhere (repeat)

One thing I ask and I would seek To see Your beauty

To find You in The place Your glory dwells

(repeat chorus)

bridge My heart and flesh cry out

For You, the living God Your Spirit’s water for my soul

I’ve tasted and I’ve seen Come once again to me I will draw near to You I will draw near to You

(repeat chorus)

“Be Unto Your Name”

We are a moment, You are forever Lord of all ages, God before time We are a vapour, You are eternal

Love everlasting reigning on high

chorus Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain Highest praises, honour and glory

Be unto Your name Be unto Your name

We are the broken, You are the healer Jesus Redeemer, mighty to save

You are the love song we’ll sing forever Bowing before You blessing Your name

(repeat chorus)

Call To Repentance & Renewal

~ Psalm 145:8-9 & Romans 2:4 ~

Leader: The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and His mercy is over all that He has made.

Do you presume on the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Prayer Of Confession ~ Silent Confession & Reflection ~

The Words Of The Gospel ~ Psalm 103:10-12 ~

Leader: He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His stead-fast love toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions from us.

Song Of Response

“How Great Is Our God”

The splendour of the King Clothed in majesty

Let all the earth rejoice Let all the earth rejoice

He wraps himself in Light And darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice And trembles at His voice

chorus How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God

Age to age He stands And time is in His hands Beginning and the end Beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One:

Father, Spirit, Son The Lion and the Lamb The Lion and the Lamb

(repeat chorus)

bridge Name above all names

Worthy of all praise My heart will sing how great is our God

(repeat chorus)

Ministry Partnership Update

Home Away From Home Friendship Program

at the University of Calgary

Ministry Partner: Shawn Tomlinson|Power to Change

Presentation Of Our Tithes & Offerings

Song Of Preparation

“Show Us Christ”

Prepare our hearts, O God Help us to receive

Break the hard and stony ground Help our unbelief

Plant Your Word down deep in us Cause it to bear fruit

Open up our ears to hear Lead us in Your truth

chorus Show us Christ, show us Christ

O God, reveal Your glory Through the preaching of Your Word

Until every heart confesses Christ is Lord

Your Word is living light Upon our darkened eyes

Guards us through temptations Makes the simple wise

Your Word is food for famished ones Freedom for the slave

Riches for the needy soul Come speak to us today

(repeat chorus)

Where else can we go, Lord Where else can we go

You have the words of eternal life

(repeat chorus)

Today’s Scripture Lesson: “The Dance of Marriage”

Ephesians 5 (Selected Texts)

Pastor John Ferguson

Songs For Communion “In Christ Alone”

In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song This cornerstone, this solid ground

Firm through the fiercest Drought and storm

What heights of love What depths of peace When fears are stilled When strivings cease

My comforter, my All in all Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone who took on flesh Fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save

‘Til on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death This is the power of Christ in me

From life’s first cry, to final breath Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand ‘Til he returns or calls me home

Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

“Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)”

Amazing grace How sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm 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

chorus

My chains are goneI've been set free

My God, my Savior has ransomed meAnd like a flood His mercy reigns

Unending love, amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures

He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow

The sun forbear to shine But God, Who called me here below

Will be forever mine Will be forever mine You are forever mine

The Lord’s Day Worship Service September 13, 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

Our Confession Of Faith

~ Philippians 2:5-11 ~

Leader: Let us confess our faith together…

Unison: We believe in our hearts and confess with our lips that Christ Jesus, “being in very nature God did not consider equality with God something to be grasped but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

“And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!

“Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.”

The Benediction

~ Hebrews 13:20-21 ~

Leader: “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever.”

Unison: Amen!

New City Church Calgary, Alberta

September 13, 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.

We’re 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 don’t

hesitate to ask us.

Pastor John Ferguson / 403.991.5555 john@newcitychurch.ca

Pastor Mike Ivancic / 403.828.2241 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

Happy 5th Anniversary New City Church! That’s right. Five years ago, New City Church launched it’s first worship service. We are so thankful for this community of faith, and we’re so thankful for every person who has contributed to getting us where we are today!

Potluck Luncheon: Today Immediately After the Service Please stay for lunch as we celebrate our 5th Anniversary! We will hear a few testimonies, as well as learn more about the community groups starting up this fall. And as always, it’s a great opportunity to make friends and deepen existing friendships!

New City Centre for Urban Discipleship & Mission: Tonight 6pm Our next instalment of this ministry training course takes place tonight at 6pm. For more info, go to: http://www.newcitychurch.ca/#/community/ministry-training-centre.

Ministry Opportunity: Kid’s Sunday School We will be kicking off our Sunday School program at the end of the month. We are offering 2 classes from kindergarten to Gr.6 for 30-40 minutes after church. We are looking for a teacher and a few helpers for the Grade 3-6 class. Teachers must be members of NCC. If anyone (including the youth!!) is interested to help, please email Lana Bottomley at the-bottomleys@shaw.net. Teachers and helpers alternate months, therefore it is a commitment of 3 of 4 Sundays every other month!

Community Groups are starting soon… The Gospel brings us into relationship with God, but it also brings us into relation-ship with one another as well. Together we apprentice in a new way of being human as we learn from Jesus and follow him on mission.

At New City Church, we value community, and one of the primary ways we do this is through our community groups. Learn more about our community groups today at our potluck luncheon, or visit our website and click on the community tab.

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

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.

image credit: www.flickr.com/mafleen‘Happy Valentines'