Online Worship

ORDER OF WORSHIP

(This Online Worship will be updated each Sunday by the afternoon. This is offered for those who may be shut-ins or for those who are unable to physically attend an in-person worship or as a supplemental blessing... but is not a replacement for regularly attending congregational worship service.)

September 6, 2026

HYMN OF PRAISE Holy, Holy, Holy - Anthem Lights

THE WISDOM KEEPING +     Deacon Tanya Norwood

A time of sharing biblical wisdom with our children

THE RESPONSIVE READING * The Heidelberg Catechism  (33-34)

(A Summary of Biblical Teachings in a Question and Answer Format… scripture verses are provided for further study) 

Leader:  Why is Jesus called God's only-begotten Son, since we also are children of God?
People: Because Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God.1 We, however, are children of God by adoption, through grace, for Christ's sake.2 

1 Jn 1:1-3, 14, 18; 3:16; Rom 8:32; Heb 1; 1 Jn 4:9. 2 Jn 1:12; Rom 8:14-17; Gal 4:6; Eph 1:5, 6.
 

Leader:  Why do you call Him our Lord?

People:  Because He has ransomed us, body and soul,1 from all our sins, not with silver or gold but with His precious blood,2 and has freed us from all the power of the devil to make us His own possession.3 

1 1 Cor 6:20; 1 Tim 2:5, 6. 2 1 Pet 1:18, 19. 3 Col 1:13, 14; Heb 2:14, 15.

 

PRAYER - (adapted from “Refuge” at https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/september-04/    used with permission)

O LORD, Whose power is infinite and wisdom infallible, Order things that they may neither hinder, nor discourage me, nor prove obstacles to the progress of thy cause; Stand between me and all strife, that no evil befall, no sin corrupt my gifts, zeal, attainments; May I follow duty and not any foolish device of my own; Permit me not to labour at work which thou wilt not bless, that I may serve thee without disgrace or debt; Let me dwell in thy most secret place under thy shadow, where is safe impenetrable protection from the arrow that flieth by day, the pestilence that walketh in darkness, the strife of tongues, the malice of ill-will, the hurt of unkind talk, the snares of company, the perils of youth, the temptations of middle life, the mournings of old age, the fear of death. I am entirely dependent upon thee for support, counsel, consolation. Uphold me by thy free Spirit, and may I not think it enough to be preserved from falling, but may I always go forward, always abounding in the work thou givest me to do. Strengthen me by thy Spirit in my inner self for every purpose of my Christian life. All my jewels I give to the shadow of the safety that is in thee—my name anew in Christ, my body, soul, talents, character, my success, wife, children, friends, work, my present, my future, my end. Take them, they are thine, and I am thine, now and for ever. Amen.

MINISTRY OF MUSIC  Close to Thee

O How I Love Jesus - Eternal Hymns

THE SERMON  The Rev. Dr. J. R. Norwood,  “Say Amen to the Order of Creation”

Sermon Focal Text -  Romans 8:28 (ESV)

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CLOSING BLESSING (Ephesians 6:23-24) “Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.” 

 

Jesus Paid It All, Nothing But The Blood, Oh How I Love Jesus (Brian Nhira)

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AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY DAILY BIBLE READING GUIDE 2026

GOD’S SURPRISING WORD

https://www.americanbible.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DBRG-2026-English-Panels.pdf 

Next Sunday’s Children’s Bible Memory Verse

Psalm 24:1