July 5, 2020

Worship Guide

Call to Worship – Psalm 65:1-4

ALL READ TOGETHER:

1 Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion,
and to you shall vows be performed.
2 O you who hear prayer,
to you shall all flesh come.
3 When iniquities prevail against me,
you atone for our transgressions.
4 Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
to dwell in your courts!
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
the holiness of your temple!

Hymn of Praise – Behold Our God

  1. Who has held the oceans in His hands?
    Who has numbered every grain of sand?
    Kings and nations tremble at His voice.
    All creation rises to rejoice.

    Behold our God, seated on His throne.
    Come, let us adore Him.
    Behold our King, nothing can compare,
    Come let us adore Him!

  2. Who has given counsel to the Lord?
    Who can question any of His words?
    Who can teach the One who knows all things?
    Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?

  3. Who has felt the nails upon His hands,
    Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?
    God eternal, humbled to the grave,
    Jesus, Savior, risen now to reign!

    Men: You will reign forever.
    Women: Let Your glory fill the earth.
    (REPEAT 3x)

Call to Prayer – 1 Timothy 2:1-6

Leader reads:

1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.

Prayer for Church, City, and Country

Leader will pray

Hymn of Exhortation – Brethren We Have Met to Worship

  1. Brethren, we have met to worship and adore the Lord our God;
    Will you pray with all your power, while we try to preach the Word?
    All is vain unless the Spirit, of the Holy One comes down;
    Brethren, pray, and holy manna will be showered all around.

  2. Brethren, see poor sinners 'round you slumb'ring on the brink of woe;
    Death is coming, hell is moving, can you bear to let them go?
    See our fathers and our mothers, and our children sinking down;
    Brethren, pray, and holy manna will be showered all around.

  3. Sisters will you join and help us? Moses' sister aided him;
    Will you help the trembling mourners who are struggling hard with sin?
    Tell them all about the Savior, tell them that He will be found;
    Sisters, pray, and holy manna will be showered all around.

  4. Let us love our God supremely, let us love each other, too;
    Let us love and pray for sinners, till our God makes all things new.
    Then He’ll call us home to heaven, at His table we’ll sit down;
    Christ will gird Himself, and serve us with sweet manna all around.

Offering

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To give by mail, place your gift (no cash please) in an envelope, and address it to the following address. Before you seal the envelope, pray the prayer below. (If you want to give in cash, please visit the church office.)

Calvary Baptist Church
PO Box 7728
Greenwood, IN 46142

At Outdoor Worship, you can give online or place your gift in an envelope, then slide it into the offering box on your way out after the service.

LEADER OR INDIVIDUAL PRAYS:

Father, you see and know our needs, continue to provide for us and our neighbors. Amen. 

Seal your envelope or click “Submit.”

Sermon

Genesis 18:22-33

22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. 23 Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” 26 And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. 28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” 29 Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” 30 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” 32 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” 33 And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

Hymn of Response – Before the Throne of God Above

  1. Before the throne of God above
    I have a strong and perfect plea;
    A great High Priest whose name is Love,
    Who ever lives and pleads for me.
    My name is graven on His hands,
    My name is written on His heart.
    I know that while in heav'n He stands
    No tongue can bid me thence depart,
    No tongue can bid me thence depart.

  2. When Satan tempts me to despair
    And tells me of the guilt within,
    Upward I look and see Him there
    Who made an end to all my sin.
    Because the sinless Savior died
    My sinful soul is counted free;
    For God the Just is satisfied
    To look on Him and pardon me,
    To look on Him and pardon me.

  3. Behold Him there, the risen Lamb,
    My perfect spotless righteousness,
    The great unchangeable I Am,
    The King of glory and of grace.
    One with Himself I cannot die;
    My soul is purchased with His blood.
    My life is hid with Christ on high,
    With Christ, my Savior and my God,
    With Christ, my Savior and my God!

Benediction

Leader:

May you go forth, to a peaceful, quiet, and godly life, pleasing to the God who desires all to be saved.