Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Podcast

Welcome back, and happy June! This is a Communion service, so please gather the usual materials and join with us in partaking in the Sacrament of Communion.

Prelude—"My Faith Looks Up to Thee" (arr. Fred Bock), performed by Micah Wright

Welcome & News of the Church

Reading of "Trinity" by John Donne, read by Susan White

Call to Worship

Hymn—(#385) "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name"

Moment for Children & Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song—"What a Beautiful Name" by Danny Fehsenfeld

Sermon—"For a Little While" (I Peter 1:3–12) by Rev. Jason Griffice

Offertory—"Broken and Spilled Out" by Danny Fehsenfeld

Serving the Sacrament of Communion

Benediction

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

Holy God, we praise Thy name; 

Lord of all, we bow before Thee; 

All on earth Thy scepter claim, 

All in heaven above adore Thee: 

Infinite Thy vast domain, 

Everlasting is Thy reign. 

Hark, the glad celestial hymn 

Angel choirs above are raising; 

Cherubim and seraphim, 

In unceasing chorus praising; 

Fill the heavens with sweet accord; 

Holy, holy, holy Lord. 

Holy Father, holy Son, 

Holy Spirit: three we name Thee, 

Though in essence only one; 

Undivided God we claim Thee, 

And adoring, bend the knee, 

While we own the mystery. 

Amen. 

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Happy Pentecost! Grab your red shirts, streamers, banners, flags, sweaters, shoes, socks, ties, balloons, candles, cakes, beets, tablecloths, T-shirts....

Oh, uh. Was that too much? A little overexcited? How about just a red-letter Bible, then? Just a Bible? Good? Good.

Prelude—"Spirit Medley" by Mark Hayes, performed by Micah Wright, piano

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn—#318 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Confession and AssuranceAmy Hemseri-Sabala

Praise Song—"Great are You Lord" by Danny Fehsenfeld

Sermon—"Acts: She Fire" (Acts 2:1-21) by Rev. Jason Griffice

Offertory—"Listen to the Rustle of a Mighty Wind" by Buryl Red, performed by PCC Covenant Choir

Pastoral PrayerSharon Yagerlener

Multilingual Recitation of The Lord's Prayer

English—Sharon Yagerlener

Spanish—Bryan Ehara

German—Elisabeth VanDoren

Romanian—Cornel Radulescu

Swahili—Marcia Millar

Portuguese—Pachi Wathen

Korean—Gwen Black

Benediction

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. 

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Welcome back and happy Memorial Day Weekend! This week concludes the first chapter of Acts, with Pentecost right around the corner.

Prelude—"The Christ of Every Crisis" (arr. Fred Bock), performed by Micah Wright

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn—"Come, Christians, Join to Sing"

Moment for Children & Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song—"Awesome God" performed by Danny Fehsenfeld

Sermon by Rev. Jason Griffice

Offertory—"Shine on Us" by Danny Fehsenfeld

Pastoral Prayer

Benediction

Those of you with sharp ears might have noticed a small error in the mailing address. The zip code has not changed, it is still 92628.

(#342) Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Come, Christians, join to sing 

Alleluia! Amen!

Loud praise to Christ our King; 

Alleluia! Amen!

Let all, with heart and voice, 

Before His throne rejoice; 

Praise is His gracious choice: 

Alleluia! Amen!

Come, lift you hearts on high; 

Alleluia! Amen!

Let praises fill the sky; 

Alleluia! Amen!

He is our Guide and Friend; 

To us He'll condescend; 

His love shall never end: 

Alleluia! Amen!

Praise yet our Christ again; 

Alleluia! Amen!

Life shall not end the strain; 

Alleluia! Amen!

On heaven's blissful shore 

His goodness we'll adore, 

Singing forevermore,

"Alleluia! Amen!"

Amen. 

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We continue our trip through Acts with Rev. Jason Griffice, beginning this teaching in chapter 6.

Prelude—"Surely Goodness and Mercy" (arr. Fred Bock) - performed by Micah Wright, piano

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn—"Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"

Moment for Children & Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song—"Our God" by Chris Tomlin, preformed by Danny Fehsenfeld

Sermon "Acts: Holy Habits"

Offertory—Selection from part 3 of Handel's "Messiah" - performed by the Covenant Choir with guest singers and musicians from the Pacific Symphony Orchestra

Prayer

Benediction

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! 

O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation! 

All ye who hear, 

Now to His temple draw near; 

Join me in glad adoration! 

Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, 

Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gladly sustaineth! 

Hast thou not seen 

How thy desires have been 

Granted in what He ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee; 

Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee. 

Ponder anew 

What the Almighty can do, 

If with His love He befriend thee. 

Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him! 

All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him. 

Let the Amen 

Sound from His people again: 

Gladly for aye we adore Him. 

Amen

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Happy Mother's day, everyone! 

Prelude - Ivory Palaces (arr. Fred Bock) - performed by Micah Wright

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn - "Great is Thy Faithfulness"

Moment for Children & Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song - "God of Wonders"

Sermon by Rev. Sharon Yagerelener

Offertory - "Beautiful Woman" by Danny Fehsenfeld

Morning Prayers

Benediction

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. 

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. 

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!

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!

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!

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Welcome back, everyone! Please do the necessary preparations to partake in the Sacrament of Communion today, and let us enjoy the Sabbath.

Prelude - "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (arr. Fred Bock) - performed by Micah Wright, piano

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn - To God Be the Glory

Moment for Children & Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song - "Holy Spirit" by Danny Fehsenfeld

Sermon by Rev. Jason Griffice

Call for the Tithes and Offerings

Offertory - "Thou Art Holy" by Craig Courtney - performed by PCC Choir; Micah Wright, piano

Serving the Sacrament of Communion

Benediction

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 mey go in. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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Welcome back, it's Sunday again!

Prelude - "Something Beautiful" (arr. Fred Bock) - performed by Micah Wright, piano

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Hymn of Praise - "Thine Be the Glory"

Moment for Children & Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song - "Heart of Worship" by Danny Fehsenfeld

Sermon by Rev. Jason Griffice

Call for Tithes and Offerings

Offertory - "Non Nobis Domine" (arr. Bob Mathes) traditional Latin Text - music by William Byrd, vocal by Danny Fehsenfeld

Pastoral Prayer

Benediction

Thine Be the Glory

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; 

Endless is the victory

Thou o'er death hast won. 

Angels in bright raiment

Rolled the stone away, 

Kept the folded grave clothes

Where Thy Body lay. 

CHORUS:

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; 

Endless is the victory

Thou o'er death hast won. 

Lo! Jesus meets thee, 

Risen from the tomb; 

Lovingly He greets thee, 

Scatters fear and gloom. 

Let the church with gladness 

Hymns of gladness sing, 

For our Lord now liveth; 

Death hast lost its sting. 

[CHORUS]

No more we doubt Thee, 

Glorious Price of Life! 

Life is naught without Thee; 

Aid us in our strife. 

Make us more than conquerors, 

Through Thy deathless love; 

Bring us safe through Jordan 

Through Thy home above. 

[CHORUS]

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Welcome back for another service! This week, we have a guest, Tim McCalmont, preaching for us today.

Prelude - "Ten Thousand Angels" (arr. Fred Bock) - performed by Micah Wright, piano

Welcome & News

Call to Worship, and Opening Prayer

Hymn of Praise - "For the Beauty of the Earth" verses 1, 2, 4, and 5

Moment for Children and Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song - "What a Beautiful Name" Written and Performed by Danny Fehsenfeld

Sermon by Tim McCalmont

Offertory - "Mercy Said No" by Long, Koch, & Clark - performed by Kerris Oates & Danny Fehsenfeld

Pastoral Prayers

Benediction

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: 

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: 

Lord of all to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise. 

For Thy Church that evermore

Lifteth holy hands above, 

Offering up on every shore

Her pure sacrifice of love: 

Lord of all to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise. 

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: 

Lord of all to Thee we raise

This our hymn of grateful praise. 

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Happy Easter, everyone!

Prelude - "Because He Lives" (arr. Fred Bock) - performed by Micah Wright, piano

Welcome

Call to Worship

Hymn of Praise - Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Moment for Children and Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song - Let it Rise

Sermon by Rev. Jason Griffice

Offertory - "Christ is Risen! Alleluia!"

Pastoral Prayer

Benediction

Singing Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus"

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

"Christ the Lord is risen today!" Alleluia! 

All creation, join to say: Alleluia! 

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! 

Sing, O heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia! 

Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! 

Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! 

Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia! 

Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! 

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! 

Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia! 

Jesus died, our souls to save, Alleluia! 

Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia! 

Hail the Lord of earth and heaven! Alleluia!

Praise to You by both be given, Alleluia!

Every knee to You shall bow, Alleluia!

Risen Christ, triumphant now. Alleluia! 

Amen. 

–From the collection "Glory to God - Presbyterian Hymnal"

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Happy Palm Sunday!

Prelude - "There's Something About That Name" (arr. Fred Bock) - Performed by Micah Wright, piano

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

Hymn of Praise - All Glory, Laud, and Honor

Moment for Children and Youth

Confession and Assurance

Praise Song - "Faithful One" Written and Performed by Danny Fehsenfeld

Sermon - "Palm Sunday" (Matthew 21:1–11)

Call for Tithes and Offerings

Offertory - "Jesus Loves Me" - Written and Performed by Danny Fehsenfeld

Pastoral Prayer

Benediction

All Glory, Laud, and Honor

All glory, laud, and honor 

To Thee, Redeemer, King, 

To whom the lips of children 

Made sweet hosannas ring: 

Thou art the King of Israel, 

Thou David's royal Son, 

Who in the Lord's name comest, 

The King and blessed one! 

The company of angels 

Are praising Thee on high, 

And mortal men and all things 

Created make reply: 

The people of the Hebrews 

With palms before Thee went; 

Our praise and prayer and anthems 

Before Thee we present. 

To Thee, before Thy passion, 

They sang their hymns of praise; 

To Thee, now high exalted, 

Our melody we raise: 

Thou didst accept their praises—

Accept the praise we bring, 

Who in all good delighest, 

Thou good and gracious King! 

Amen. 

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