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Call To Worship
(Scripture to set a tone for worshipping the Lord):
“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
-Matthew 11:28-30
Worship In Song
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father
There is no shadow of turning with Thee
You never change, your compassions, they fail not
As you have been, You forever will be
(CHORUS):
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed Your hand has provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter; springtime and harvest
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Your great faithfulness, mercy and love
Pardon for sin and a peace that endures
Your own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside
Love Lifted Me
I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore
Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more
But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry
From the waters lifted me, now safe am I
(CHORUS)
Love lifted me! Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help, Love lifted me
Love lifted me! Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help, Love lifted me
All my heart to him I give, ever to him I’ll cling
In his blessed presence live, ever his praises sing
Love so mighty and so true
merits my soul’s best songs
Faithful, loving service, too, to him belongs
Souls in danger, look above, Jesus completely saves
He will lift you by his love out of the angry waves
He’s the Master of the sea, billows His will obey
He your Savior wants to be, be saved today
Take My Life And Let It Be
Take my life and let it be, consecrated, Lord, to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
Take my voice and let me sing
Always only for my King
Take my mouth and let it be
Filled with messages from Thee
Filled with messages from Thee
Take my silver and my gold none of it will I withhold
Take my intellect and use
Every power as You choose
Every power as You choose
Take my will and make it Thine
It shall be no longer mine
Take my heart it is Your own
It shall be Your royal throne
It shall be Your royal throne
Take my love my Lord I pour
At Your feet its treasure store
Take myself and I will be ever only all for Thee
Ever only all for Thee
Take my life and let it be, consecrated, Lord, to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
The Reading Of God’s Word
Esther 6 (Sarah Hoffman)
That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king. 2 They found the written report of how Mordecai had informed on Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, when they planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus. 3 The king inquired, “What honor and special recognition have been given to Mordecai for this act?”
The king’s personal attendants replied, “Nothing has been done for him.”
4 The king asked, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman was just entering the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.
5 The king’s attendants answered him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.”
“Have him enter,” the king ordered. 6 Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king wants to honor?”
Haman thought to himself, “Who is it the king would want to honor more than me?” 7 Haman told the king, “For the man the king wants to honor: 8 Have them bring a royal garment that the king himself has worn and a horse the king himself has ridden, which has a royal crown on its head. 9 Put the garment and the horse under the charge of one of the king’s most noble officials. Have them clothe the man the king wants to honor, parade him on the horse through the city square, and call out before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.’”
10 The king told Haman, “Hurry, and do just as you proposed. Take a garment and a horse for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the King’s Gate. Do not leave out anything you have suggested.”
11 So Haman took the garment and the horse. He clothed Mordecai and paraded him through the city square, calling out before him, “This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.”
12 Then Mordecai returned to the King’s Gate, but Haman hurried off for home, mournful and with his head covered. 13 Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai is Jewish, and you have begun to fall before him, you won’t overcome him, because your downfall is certain.” 14 While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.
The Proclamation Of God’s Word
The Unremarkable Mark Of The Messiah (Sean Nolan)
Response: The Lord’s Supper
(All baptized Christians who are trusting in Jesus for salvation are welcome to join us for communion. Please hold onto your bread and juice until instructed to partake of this ordinance together. Afterwards, please dispose of the waste in the garbage in the hallway.)
Songs Of Response
How Deep The Father’s Love For Us
How deep the Father’s love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory
Behold the man upon a cross
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished
I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
Yes, this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel’s vein
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains
Lose all their guilty stains – Lose all their guilty stains
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains
The dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day
And there have I, though vile as he
Washed all my sins away
Washed all my sins away – Washed all my sins away
And there have I, though vile as he
Washed all my sins away
Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood
Shall never lose its power
Till all the ransomed church of God
Be saved to sin no more
Be saved to sin no more – Be saved to sin no more
Till all the ransomed church of God
Be saved to sin no more
Ever since, by faith, I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply
Redeeming love has been my theme
And shall be till I die
And shall be till I die – And shall be till I die
Redeeming love has been my theme
And shall be till I die
When this poor lisping stammering tongue
Lies silent in the grave
Then in a nobler sweeter song
I’ll sing Thy power to save
I’ll sing Thy power to save – I’ll sing Thy power to save
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I’ll sing Thy power to save
Worship Through Giving:
Those who call Engage home are encouraged to worship through giving. In order to ensure minimal contact, those giving by cash or check are encouraged to drop in the bucket on the back table (not the garbage bucket) discreetly as they depart. To read more about what we believe about giving or to submit an offering online click HERE.
(also available on Venmo: @EngageAlbany)
Benediction
(Closing words from Scripture)
I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.
Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.
-Psalm 121:1-4