Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Podcast

The videos used for Operation Christmas Child during the Moment for Mission can be found on the Samaritan's Purse website. Please visit them for the full video of the second clip and its translation.

Video 1: https://video.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child-overview-promo/

Video 2: https://video.samaritanspurse.org/a-mothers-prayer/

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#381) "All People That on Earth Do Dwell"

Moment for Mission - Operation Christmas Child

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Praise Songs

Gathering to the Word

Sermon - "Set Free: Fear Ruins the Day" (Numbers 13:6–33 and 14:5–10, 20–25, & 30) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Offertory and Doxology

Hymn of Approach - "Come, Share the Lord"

Serving the Sacrament of Communion

Benediction

Singing The Lord's Prayer

Postlude

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

All people that on earth do dwell,

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;

Him serve with mirth, His praise forth tell,

Come ye before Him and rejoice.

Know that the Lord is God indeed:

Without our aid He did us make;

We are His folk, He doth us feed,

And for His sheep He doth us take.

O enter then His gates with praise,

Approach with joy His courts unto;

Praise, laud, and bless His name always,

For it is seemly so to do.

For why? the Lord our God is good,

His mercy is forever sure;

His truth at all times firmly stood,

And shall from age to age endure.

Amen.

There was no recording last week because the old sound board, after about 25 years, died. I'm currently using a board borrowed from Wayne. While I was able to record this time, some of the audio was too loud in the recording and became distorted. I apologize for the low sound quality at those times.

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#240) "Fairest Lord Jesus"

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Praise Songs

Sermon - "Welcome Home: A Place of Redemption" (Psalm 107:2; John 4:4–7, 9, 15–18, & 39) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#283) "What Wondrous Love is This?" (verses 1 & 2)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#67) "Blessed Assurance"

Benediction

Postlude

Fairest Lord Jesus

Fairest Lord Jesus,

Ruler of all nature,

O Thou of God and man the Son:

Thee will I cherish,

Thee will I honor,

Thou my soul's glory, joy, and crown.

Fair are the meadows,

Fairer still the woodlands,

Robed in the blooming garb of spring:

Jesus is fairer,

Jesus is purer,

Who makes the woeful hear to sing.

Fair is the sunshine,

Fairer stil the moonlight,

And all the twinkling starry host:

Jesus shines brighter,

Jesus shines purer

Than all the angels heaven can bost.

Beautiful Savior!

Lord of the nations!

Son of God and Son of Man!

Glory and honor,

Praise, adoration,

Now and forevermore be Thine!

Amen.

What Wondrous Love is This?

What wondrous love is this, O mu soul, O my soul,

What wondrous love is this, O my soul!

What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss

To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul,

To bear the dreadful curse for my soul!

To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing,

To God and to the Lamb I will sing;

To God and to the Lamb, who is the great "I Am,"

While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing,

While millions join the theme, I will sing!

Blessed Assurance

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

CHORUS:

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long;

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Vision of rapture now burst on my sight;

Angels descending bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

[CHORUS]

Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I in my Savior am happy and blest;

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

[CHORUS]

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#468) "Be Thou My Vision"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

2024-09-15 Sermon - "Welcome Home - A Place of Purpose" (Genesis 1:26–2:8; John 20:19–23) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#621) "Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus"

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#347) "All Creatures of Our God and King" (verses 1 & 4)

Benediction

Postlude

Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;

Nought be all else to me, save that Thou art—

Thou my best thought, by day or by night,

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;

I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;

Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;

Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,

Thou mine inheritance, now and always:

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,

High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won,

May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

Amen.

Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus

O soul, are you weary and troubled?

No light in the darkness you see?

There's light for a look at the Savior,

And life more abundant and free!

[CHORUS]:

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,

Look full in His wonderful face,

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace.

Through death into life everlasting

He passed, and we follow Him there;

Over us sin no more hat dominion -

For more than conquerors we are!

[CHORUS]

His word shall not fail you - He promised;

Believe Him, and all will be well:

Then go to a world that is dying,

His perfect salvation to tell!

[CHORUS]

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!

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!

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn of Praise - (#108) "Rock of Ages"

Praise Songs

Moment for Mission

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Welcoming New Members

Sermon - "Welcome Home: A Place to be Known" (Psalm 100:3; Isaiah 43:1; James 5:16) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#432) "Softly and Tenderly"

Offertory - "Home Where I Belong" by Pat Terry

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#466) "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (verses 1 & 3)

Benediction

Postlude

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy wounded side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Save from wrath and make me pure.

Could my tears forever flow,

Could my zeal no languor know,

These for sin could not atone—

Thou must save, and Thou alone:

In my hand no price I bring,

Simply to Thy cross I cling.

While I draw this final breath,

When my eyes shall close in death,

When I rise to worlds unknown,

And behold Thee on Thy throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.

Softly and Tenderly

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,

Calling for you and for me;

Patient and loving, He's waiting and watching,

Watching for you and for me.

CHORUS:

Come home, come home,

Ye who are weary, come home;

Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling—

Calling, "O sinner, come home!"

Why should we linger when Jesus is pleading,

Pleading for you and for me?

Why should we wait, then, and heed not His mercies,

Mercies for you and for me?

[CHORUS]

O for the wonderful love He has promised,

Promised for you and for me;

Tho' we have sinned He has mercy and perdon,

Pardon for you and for me.

[CHORUS]

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.

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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.

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#1) "For the Beauty of the Earth"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Special Music - "Chariot's Comin'!" arr. Don Besig - Sam Allen & Bryan Cich

Sermon - "Guf: Body" (Psalm 139:13–16) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#389) "Let All Things Now Living" (verse 1)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn - (#9) "Teach Us What We Yet May Be"

Benediction

Postlude

For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth,

For the glory of the skies,

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies:

CHORUS:

Lord of all to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise.

For the wonder of each hour

Of the day and of the night,

Hill and vale and tree and flower,

Sun and moon and stars of light:

[CHORUS]

For the joy of human love,

Brother, sister, parent, child;

Friends on earth and friends above;

For all gentle thoughts and mild:

[CHORUS]

For Thy Church that evermore

Lifteth holy hands above,

Offering up on every shore

Her pure sacrifice of love:

[CHORUS]

For Thyself, best gift divine,

To our race so freely given;

For that great, great love of Thine,

Peace on earth and joy in heaven:

[CHORUS]

Let All Things Now Living

Let all things now living

A song of thanksgiving

To God the Creator triumphantly raise,

Who fashioned and made us,

Protected and stayed us,

Who guideth us on to the end of our days.

His banners are o'er us,

His light goes before us,

A pillar of fire shining forth in the night,

'Til shadows have vanished

And darkness is banished,

As forward we travel from light into light.

Teach Us What We Yet May Be

God, who stretched the spangled heavens

Infinite in time and place,

Flung the suns in burning radiance

Through the silent fields of space,

We, Thy children, in Thy likeness,

Share inventive powers with Thee -

Great Creator, still creating,

Teach us what we yet may be.

We have conquered worlds undreamed of

Since the childhood of our race,

Know the ecstacy of winging

Through uncharted realms of space,

Probed the secrets of the atom,

Yielding unimagined power -

Facing us with life's destruction

Or our most triumphant hour.

As Thy new horizons beckon,

Father, give us strength to be

Children of creative purpose,

Serving man and honoring Thee,

'Til our dreams are rich with meaning -

Each endeavor Thy design -

Great Creator, lead us onward

'Til our work is one with Thine.

Amen.