September 14, 2014 by Cityview Presbyterian Church

living liturgy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Welcome to Cityview Presbyterian Church

C TYVIEW

presby terian chu rch

To Our Guests: Visiting a church can be an intimidating experience. We are glad that you are here, and we hope to remove as much of that awkwardness as we can from your visit to Cityview. Our worship service usually lasts about 90 minutes. This worship guide will help you navigate the service. There are short paragraphs on the next page to explain each part of the service. The service is designed to be accessible to you, whether you’ve spent years in the church or you’ve never been to a church service in your life. During the service, we will try to help you understand how the message of Jesus can apply to your life today. If you are new to Cityview or just visiting, we would love to know that you were here. The Connection Cards, which can be found in this bulletin, are a place for you to let us know whatever information you might want us to know, and to request any information from us that you might need. You may put this in the offering when it is passed at the end of the service. Pastor Dan Adamson (dadamson@cityviewchicago.org) is always enthusiastic to meet you in person, as well.

For Children: Children of all ages are welcome in the worship service. Nursery is provided during the service for children 3 years of age and younger.

Community Life: After the Service Each week, we linger for fellowship with one another. Please join us for refreshments in the cafeteria. Community Groups Community Groups are the primary way to get to know people at Cityview. At a Community Group, you will be invited to deepen your spiritual involvement with others. You will find a weekly opportunity to study the scripture passage for the upcoming week’s sermon and pray together. When & Where Tuesday / 6:30 PM Dan Adamson dadamson@cityviewchicago.org 2154 West Superior St. Wednesday / 7:30 PM Joel Avila - joel.p.avila@gmail.com 2455 West Ohio, Unit 16W Thursday / 7:00 PM Malissa Mackey - malissa.mackey@cru.org 123 South Green St. Apt 807-B Visit cityviewchicago.org/news to see all upcoming events.

Children ages four through 5th grade are given the choice of attending Sunday school classes beginning during the greeting portion of the service.

All songs used by permission CCLI License #11041992

If you have any questions about children’s ministry at Cityivew, please contact Children’s Ministry Coordinator Lynda Adamson (lyndabadamson@gmail.com).

The Liturgy Preparing in Stillness

We often come into worship tired, overwhelmed and distracted. If we are honest we are not prepared to worship God. Each week, we take a few moments to quiet our hearts to prepare to meet God in worship. Please take this time to read the reflections, look over the rest of the service or pray as we anticipate being called into worship.

Call to Worship

We need to be “called” to come and worship God because we default to thinking the world revolves around our needs and agendas- and also because we struggle to believe that God truly wants us to draw near to him. The call to worship focuses our attention on God and prepares us to meet him.

Confession of Sin

Because sin is so pervasive in both our individual and corporate lives, we are called to come before God with honesty and transparency, confessing our failures and brokenness and asking for both healing and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. We confess corporately to show our unity even in our brokenness.

Assurance of Grace

Christ has given the Church authority to declare forgiveness of sins in his name. Because of this, when the liturgist proclaims that your sins are forgiven, you can know that Christ agrees.

The Sermon

Some view the sermon as a way to get principles for “right” living. In reality, as we open the Scripture we corporately encounter Christ. Therefore, as you listen, pray to be open to the Spirit’s leading, exhortation, encouragement, and healing.

Communion

Communion, also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist, is the family meal for Christians. We welcome all Christians - those who look to Christ alone for salvation, who are in good standing with his church, and who seek strength to live more faithfully to their Savior - to join in this sacrament.

Worship Through Giving

Because money is so powerfully tied to our hearts, this is a valuable expression of worship as we acknowledge that everything we have comes from God and belongs to him. If you are visiting with us, we are glad you are here- please do not feel obligated to give.

The Benediction

God always gets the last word in our encounter of worship. For Christians, it is always a word of blessing and sending to live our lives in the light of the reality of the Gospel of Christ.

ORDER OF WORSHIP In an individualistic culture, the liturgy helps us live a communal life. In a culture that values spontaneity, the liturgy grounds us in something enduring. In a culture that assumes that truth is a product of the mind, the liturgy helps us experience truth in both mind and body. In a world demanding instant relevance, the liturgy gives us the patience to live into a relevance that the world does not know. Its counter-intuitive nature makes the liturgy appear culturally strange at first, but in fact it’s more like an intriguing story, full of mystery, that not only attracts but reshapes our perceptions and our lives. - Mark Galli Liturgies, whether “sacred” or “secular” shape and constitute our identities by forming our most fundamental desires and our most basic attunement to the world. In short, liturgies make us certain kinds of people, and what defines us is what we love…our identity is shaped by ultimately love or what we love as ultimate—what, at the end of day, gives us a sense of meaning, purpose, understanding, and orientation to our being in the world. - James K. A. Smith The liturgy is a meeting between God and God’s people, a meeting in which both parties act, but in which God initiates and we respond.

- Nicholas Wolterstorff

Question for Reflection and Discussion Related to the Smith quote above—what at the end of the day gives you a sense of meaning, purpose, understanding and orientation to your being in the world?

Call to Worship — Psalm 117 Praise the LORD all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!

Prayer of Invocation — based on John 4:13-14; 7:37-38 All-knowing and all-caring God, we gather this day drained by another week. We are like a parched desert, empty and in need of replenishment. Visit us with your presence, saturate us with your Spirit, and bathe us in your streams of living water, that our lives might acknowledge and worship you to the praise and honor of Jesus Christ. Amen!

met to œ wor And the œ thren, œ weœ have œyou Slum œ ab'ring œ - dore œœ œœners œround- ship ? b b 1.42.4 Bre œ œ œ poor sin on Bre thren, see œhelpœœ œus? œœ œsisœœ- the œ œœandœœMet œ you œ Have œ œœ ˙œwill œ œ œ We to Worship œ b 443.œœSisœœ -œœ ters, & bBrethren, join Mo ses' ter œ œ œœ œœœ œ œœœ œœ œ œ ˙œBrethren, œ œœœ œœ œWe œœ œHave Hymn of Praise œœ œœMet 4. Let

love our God su - preme- ly,

Let us

love each

we have the 1. Bre - ship Lord Will met with all And wer, œourthren, œGod;see œ wor œround œyou œyourab'ring œ po- -dore œœyou œœtonerspray 42.4œBre ? bb bbrink œ œ œ œ poor sin Slum on the thren, of woe; Death is co ming, hell is mo ving, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b 43.4aid will you join and help us? Mo ses' sis ter Sis ters, œ him; Will youœ helpœ the trem blingœ mour nersœ - ed œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œeach œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ 4.oLet - preme Let God us sulove and - ly, pray Let for us sin -loveners, - ther,ustoo;love our Lord Will met with all And topray 1.œBre - ship - -dorewer, œour œGod; œcoœ -wor œround œyou œœœyour ˙ weœ have œ sin œyou œaœ po œmo œ the œœ thren, œœ Slum 42.œBre ? b bbrink œ œ œ œ œœ of woe;see Death is œ ming, hell is b'ring ving, œ the poor ners on thren, œmourœsisœners œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ed him; Will you help the trem bling & b b 43.aid ter will you join and help us? Mo ses' Sis ters, œ œœ œœ God œœus œsulove œ- ther, œ Let œfor œus œsin œ-loveners, œ ustoo; ˙ love our œ - ly,pray œeach Let and 4.oLet - œ preme Lord pray with œall œ ˙ Will œ œœœyou œœ po œ -- œwer, œœ œcoœ -œming, œœ œGod; œœœ œyour ? b bbrink 4œœœ œour œ œ œ of woe; œ Death is œ hell isœ œmo ving, œ œœœ œœbling œ ˙œ œœ Will œœners œ˙ the œ œ œtrem œœ œœ œœœœœ œœyouœœœ help œ œœœmour ed œ & b b 4aid œ œ œ œœo -œ-ther, œœ œœhim; œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ Let us love˙ and pray for sin - ners, too; Lord Will with yourœunpo - wer, we try preach the pray Word? All all is vain the œœ our ˙ totoDeath œlet œyou œmo- less œving, œœ God; œ œ ? bb bWhile œ œ œ œ œ œ œ brink of woe; is co ming, hell is Can you bear them go? See our fa thers and œ œyouœ help œ trem œ œners œourœ œ - ed œmour œœœ œœbling œ œ œ œ Will ˙ ˙œ -gling œœhard œ œ œ & b Who aid him; the are with sin? Tell them all a bout œ œœ œœo - ther, œœœ œœstrug œ œ œ œ œ- ners, œœ love œ Let ˙ and ˙œ makes œall œœusthings œnew. œThenpray œœthe too; Till our God He'll for callœussinhome to While we God; try preach the pray Word? All allis the - less Lord Will with your -œ wer, œœ vain œœ œunœœpo œœ our ˙œ totoœDeath œletœ œyou œ œ œofœ woe; ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ? bb bbrink œ œ œ œ Can you bear them go? See our fa thers and œ œ œ hell is mo œ - ving, œœ coœ˙- ming, œ œisyou œ trem œour ˙œ -gling œhard œ œ œ œ œ œ Will œœ - ed œœ œœstrug are with sin? Tell them all a bout theœ & b Who aid him; help the bling mour ners œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Till our God thingslove new.and Thenpray He'll for call ussinhome to œ o - ther, too; makesLetall us - ners, œœ vain œœ œunœœœ- less try the Word? All is œœ we œœœ bear ˙ œSee œ œœour œ œœthe ˙œ toœto preach œœletœœ œthem œœ œgo? œ ? bb bWhile œ œ œ œ Can you fa thers and œ œ œwith œ œthem œ œœour œœœTell œœsin? œ œœ -gling œœœ œstrug ˙ ˙ œœ are œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œœ & b Who hard all a bout ˙ œ He'll callœœ us œœhome œ œœœthe œ œnew. œ our œœ œGod œœ makes œ allœ things ˙ Then Till toœœ œœ vain œœBreun-œœ -thren, to preach the One Word? All is less Spi rit try Of the Ho down; pray, comes - we - ly œ œ œ ˙ œ œ pray œthe œ ? bb bWhile œ œ œ œ œ œ Can you bear to let them go? See our fa and our -thers œ œ œ mo down; thers, And our chil dren sin king Bre thren, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ - vior, œ that œœ He œœ will œfound; œœ œœ -them œœœ œstrug ˙ œbe Tell œ˙˙ allœSis œ-a -œters, & b Who are gling hard with sin? them bout œœœthe Sa Tell pray, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ ˙ Till our God all- things new.sitThen down; He'll call us will home to hea - ven, At makes His ta ble we'll Christ gird œ˙ œcomes œœ˙ vain œœBre Spi rit try Of the Ho One down; pray, - we -œ to Word? All is un less œœ preach œœœ - lyœœthe œ -œthren, œ œ œ œ pray œthe œ œ œ-thers œ œ ? b bWhile œ œ œ mo And our chil dren sin king down; Bre thren, - thers, œ œ œ Can you bear to let them go? See our fa and our ˙ œ œœ œœbe Tellœfound; œœsin? œ - vior, ˙˙ allSis œœœ -them œœ strug ˙ œ that œ He œ will œ œ Sa Tell ters, pray, & b b Who are gling hard with them a bout the œ œœ us œœwill œnew.sitThen down; œ - ven, œgird œ God œ hea At makes His ta ble we'll Christ Till our all- things He'll call home to œ œ ˙ œœ Ho œœœ - lyœœœ One˙ comes œœ œœBre Of the œ our œ -œœ œthren, œritœ And œ down; œ œpray, œœ --thers, ? b b Spi ˙ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ mo chil sin king down; Bre - thren, pray -dren œ œ œ ˙˙ œSis œœ˙ œbe œœfound; œœ - œœœters, œœ œthem œœ œ He œ œœœ that œœ œwill œœœ Tell œ ˙ pray, & b b Saœœœœ - vior, œ œ we'll œ œ˙gird œ œ sitœœ œ down; œ Christ œœ œœwill hea - ven, At œHis œta œ - ble œ œcomes ˙-wered œœmanHo œœ- na- lyœœ Will Spi - rit the One down; Bre pray, ho ly be sho a - round. - Of œ œ œ -- all œthren, œ ? bb b and œœ ˙ œ mo And our chil dren sin king down; Bre thren, pray - thers, œ œ œ and ho ly man na Will be sho wered all a round. œœters, œœ œœbebe œœfound; œœly œthem œœ- œnaHe œa- round. ˙ œ - vior, œ œ ˙ œ œœman œ œœœ - Tell & b and Sa that will Sis pray, ˙ ho Will sho wered all œ œ œ œ œ œ With œa- round. œ˙gird œ -- ven, œ serveœta œus- ble œœ sitœsweetœman œ - Christ œœ œwill œ At œ hea we'll down; Him self, and His naœ allœ œ œ ˙ œœmanHo œœ- na- lyœœ Will and ho ly be sho a - round. - Of - wered Words: George Atkins Spi - rit the One comes down; Bre thren, pray, - allœ œ œ œ œ ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙ œ Music: Appalachian Folk Tune and ho ly man na Will be sho wered all a - round. b œ œ œ mo And our chil-dren sin king down; Bre - œthren, pray - thers, b ? œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ- na 5will œœ - Tell œ œ œ œ œœ - vior, œ œ œ œ ˙ ho ly man Will be sho wered all a round. & bb bbb and Sa found; pray, them that He be Sis ters, œœ With œœ œœsweetœœman œœ - naœœ allœ œa- round. ˙ œandœHisœserveœta usœœ- ble œ -- ven, Him self, At hea we'll sit down; Christ will ˙gird œ œ ˙

The Lord is All That's Good (Psalm 136) Hymn of Praise

Psalm 136

Words and Music: Nathan Partain

                                 1.The Lord is all that's 2.He crushed the head of

good He is the pow'r of pow - ers death de - livered us from the reach of

He With

is the beauty of His might-y arm he

                               

beau - ties made us a

He path, a

         won - ders dark - ness

    

wa - ter, low ev'ry

is the fear of way through the deep, we

 name

He's the In

He a - lone is the au - thor of dry land while Phar-oah is damned to

       

  

His thoughts are like the He guides us through the

 

fears walk on

    

u - ni - verse, His care spread the Earth on the wild - er - ness He breaks e'v - ry scept - or makes

     

truth of us He



the day, He's the has plant - ed His



 



hope through the king - dom, His

night. flame!

 

His

                              

Refrain:

                             love en - dures for - e - ver

He is stead - fast

He is faith - ful

His love en - dures for -

e - ver He is a for-tress He is more than a - ble to make us stand pure in His

    



nev'r



  

for - gets

    

our weak - ness



     

        

spares

us from

sight

     2,3.He

     

the

e - my

 

            

strength - ens our souls with the breath of His mouth. Give thanks to the Lord of Heav - en, cry out! His

6 ©

Words & Music: Nathan Partain

Call to Confession — From Isaiah 55:1 All who thirst, come to the water and drink deeply of these living streams. Come, all who are weary; come, all who yearn for forgiveness. Our gracious God beckons and blesses us.

Prayer of Confession Most gracious and most merciful God, we confess to you and to one another, that time after time we have entered your presence with countless prayers but with hearts that have been closed to your grace. We have lifted our hands to you in praise, but our feet have still walked in the ways of evil. We have rehearsed your commandments, but have refused to see your face in the needs of our neighbor. We pray, Lord, that you forgive our lack of faith and pardon our acts of injustice. Grant us the healing that comes from your presence, and the cleansing of your all-powerful Word, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Words by Henry Lyte

Abide With Me

Hymn of Confession

## & # # 44 ‰

# ## 4 & # 4 ˙

tide; smile; hour. bless; eyes;

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

A Thou I I Hold

‰

‰ œ

## & # # 44 ˙

‰

bide. while, power? ness. skies.

flee, Thee, be? ry? flee;

œ œ

When Thou Who, Where Heav'n's

ens; lious, can and

oth - er help - ers, hast not me, left like Thy - self, my thy is death? sting morn - ing and breaks,

the of Help the to On Through cloud and tri - umph I in life, In

œ help close sun 7 still, death,

2 4 œ

‰ œ œ œ Lord and foil tears lose point

‰ œ

with per the their me

fail oft guide Where grave earth's

less, Lord, shine, Lord,

bide bide bide bide bide

42 œ œ

and as and thy vain

ven didst ing to ing

4 4

a me verse mean tempt - er's bit - ter the to

com - forts left I stay can vic - to shad - ows

‰ œ œ œ a a a a a

e youth pass hand clos -

fast falls the ear - ly eve - ry with Thee at be - fore my

me; head, in pres - ence, foe, cross,

42 œ

‰ œ œ œ

dark - ness The deep And, though re - bel Thy What but grace, no have Ills weight, Shine through the gloom,

## & # # 44 ˙

with my Thy no Thy

bide on need fear Thou

alt. by Justin Smith Music by Justin Smith

Abide with Me

with with with with with

me. me. me. me. me.

Words: Henry Lyte alt. by Justin Smith Music: Justin Smith

Silent Confession Assurance of Grace — Psalm 145:13-14 The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds. The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down. Thanks be to God! Brothers and Sisters, you have heard God’s holy demands and have confessed your sins to him. Do you believe that Jesus Christ, by his perfect life, sacrificial death, and glorious resurrection has atoned for your sins and satisfied the wrath of God for you? We do.

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Gloria Patri

Hymn of Assurance

Gloria Patri

              Glo - ry be







Ghost!

   

World

to the

Fa - ther

    

As it

was



with - out

the

 end!



and



the

   

be - gin - ning



 -



men,



   

Son, and

   

now and



e - ver

the

  

shall be

   -



men!

And Can it Be Hymn of Assurance

     1. 2. 3. 4.

  

can be it that left His fath - er's my im - pris - oned con - dem - na - tion

 

the fi and in

  









sued race light; vine



 

Thou,

blood grace!) night mine

for and I and



 -

my my went the

Died Emp Thin A



God, God, forth, Cross



God,



He tied eye live



Shouldst it and through

 



shouldst 9 ©

an (so fast Je



can mmense heart ter

  



die

 

who of a my



   

be? free free throne

it and was nal

for out lowed my





trest so in and

death to pur dam's help - less geon flamed with eous - ness di -

   

die found fol Christ

in free, bound sus

me self fused Him

for Him dif in

  

can

how



Him A dun right



how i my the - e -





who for the in

 



gain bove, lay, dread,

   

me bled woke clothed



love -

ing



     



should a it I



A - maz - ing love, 'Tis all, mer - cy My off, chains fell Bold I ap - proach

Thou, O, rose claim

- maz

I throne spir now

    

pain Love ray Head

   

  



sav - ior's nite His nat - ure's Him is



 





caused His all but quick - 'ning li ving

     

  

And He Long No

in in sin all

And Can it Be?

for

 



me! me! Thee own.



that for I and

A -

 

that

 me!

Our God Alone Our God Alone   Assurance Hymn of  

David Gungor David Gungor

Our God Alone (Brilliance)                                       God   a - lone 1. Who   formed  from   and the moun - tains o - ceans?  filled   the - dem   Our       2. Who came Hea for our re - ven - tion?     1. Who formed the moun - tains and filled the o - ceans? Our God a - lone     2. came from Hea -- tains ven for filled our the re - dem tion? 1. Who Who formed the moun and o - - ceans? Our God a - lone  Hea - ven for our re -dem - tion?   came from    2. Who                                        God   a - lone     Who   Our breathed  took   the dust,    life in us?       Who died for sin,  that we may live?    took  the dust, Our God a - lone Who breathed life in us?   Who died the for dust, sin, that life we may Who took in live? us?    breathed  Our God a - lone   Who died for sin, that  we may live?                     God   a - lone  God   a - lone  Our  Our     a - lone a - lone   Our God Our God 9 Our God a - lone      Our God a - lone   9              9                           chorus: Al - le - lu - ia Al - le - lu - ia Al - le - lu - ia Al - le - lu - ia Al - le - lu - ia chorus: Al - le - lu - ia 13 Al - le - lu - ia Al - le - lu - ia Al - le - lu - ia chorus:        13                     13                             rose  a - gain, 3. Who death Our God a - lone  could  not win?         a - gain,   16 3. Who rose death could not win? Our God a - lone     3. Who rose a - gain, death could not win? Our God a - lone 16                            16                            Our God a - lone   Who is re bring - ing a King - dom?  - ing,         - turn     Our God a - lone Who is re - turn - ing, bring - ing a King - dom? 19     Our God a - lone Who is re - turn - ing, bring - ing a King - dom? 19                           19                           Our God a - lone Our God a - lone   We will  - ship     God a - lone   God a - lone   will wor  22 Our Our We wor - ship     Our God  a -lone 22       God a - lone            Our      We will  wor - ship 22                              We will wor - ship Our God a - lone Our God a - lone            We will wor - ship Our God a - lone Our God a - lone

     4  4   4      7  7  7     

  

will wor - ship

Our God

a - lone

Passing of the Peace — from John 13:34

Words & Music: David Gungor Our God a - lone

Hear the teaching of Christ: “A new command I give you, that you love one another as I have loved you.” © © The peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you!

Opportunities and Concerns

Lord, I Believe

Bifrost Arts Isaac Wardell and Joseph Pensak

Hymn of Illumination

      

   

  

1. 2. 3.

  

Lord, Teach Lord,

I Teach to

see me know

    

Spi Spi Spi

 

be - lieve; to feel be - lieve;



Thy the Thee

cross, strug bless



bid pat naught



rit, rit, rit,



help Thou mine that Thou art in mer - cy



Hast Thou not Teach me the I can do

    





I me I

  

Lord, I Believe

 



Oh gles ed

me love Thee, ience of un with - out Thee;



help help help

my my my



un - be al - ways grant me



teach my of the Sav - ior

  



heart soul more

  

un un un

cling. bear. more.



God and King? an - swered prayer show Thy face!



lief. nigh. grace



to to and







be be be

 



lief! lief! lief!

Words & Music: Isaac Wardell & Joseph Pensak

God Speaks To Us Sermon Text — Proverbs 9:1-6, 10-18

Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3 She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town, 4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says, 5 “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. 6 Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.” 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. 11 For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. 12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it. 13 The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing. 14 She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town, 15 calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way, 16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks sense she says, 17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” 18 But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. 1 2

Sermon — Called by God: Living Liturgy © Reverend Dan Adamson 11

God Strengthens Us Profession of Faith — Adapted from Martin Luther’s Short Catechism, 1529 Christian, what do you believe? I believe that God has created me and all that exists, that he has given, and still preserves to me, body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my limbs, my reason and all my senses; and also clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, family, all provision and all my possessions; that he provides me richly and daily with all the necessaries of life, protects me from all danger, and preserves and guards me against all evil; and all this out of pure paternal, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness of mine; all for which I am in duty bound to thank, praise, serve, and obey him. This is most certainly true.

Invitation to the Lord’s Table Prayer of Thanksgiving and Consecration The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Sanctus Sanctus We lift them up to the Lord. Sanctus Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Lift up your hearts.

&C œ œ œ œ Sanctus & C Hoœ - ly,œ hoœ - lyœ & C Hoœ - ly,œ hoœ - lyœ 6 Ho - ly, ho - ly 6 & . ú œœ ú œ 6& full ú . ofyour œ œ gloú - œry & full. ofyour glo - ry ú 12 œœ ú œ full ofyour glo - ry 12 &œ œ œœ œ œ œ 12 & Bles œ - sedœ œis heœ œwhoœ comes œ & Bles œ - sedœ œis heœ œwhoœ comes œ

œ œ œ œ w œ œ ú œ œ œ œ œ œ œ - lyœ Lord, œ and œ might. ú God of power w œ earth œ ho Hea œ - venœ and œ ofœ power œ - lyœ Lord, œ and œ might. ho Hea ú God w œ earth œ œ - venœ and Hea - ven and earth ‰might. ‰ œjof power ‰ho -jly úLord, œ God j œ œ ú j ú and œ j œ œ . œ œ ‰ j ú œ ‰œ ú œ ‰ j jœ œ œ ú œj- san - na, ‰ Hoj- sanú - na, ‰ Hoœj- sanœ . - naœj inœ the high - est! ‰ Ho ú - na, œ Hoœ - san - œna, Ho - sanœ . - naœ inœ theœ high œ - est! ú Ho - san œ œ Ho - san - na, Ho - san - na, Ho - san -j na in the high - est! ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ ú . ‰ œj œ . œj œ œ œ œ ú in ú . ‰ Hoœ - sanœ . - naœj inœ œthe œ high œ theœ name œ ofœ theœ Lord, œ - est! ú j in the Ho - san ú. œ œ name œ ofœ theœ Lord, œ œ . - naœ inœ œthe œ high œ - est! ú

It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Bles - sed is he

who

comes in the name of the Lord, 12

Ho - san - na in

the

high - est!

œ œ œare œ are œ œ are Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ

Words of Institution We break bread in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and proclaim the mystery of the faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us; Therefore, let us keep the feast.

all the poor and powerless

Score

words and music: David Leonard Leslie jordan, 2011, integrity music 2011 Distribution of the Bread and theandCup

Communion Hymn

[Composer]

All the Poor and Powerless

[Arranger]

# 3 4 3 4 & 4 œ œ œ . œ œ œ 4 ˙ Œ ‰ œj 4 œ œ œ . œ œ 4 ˙ Ó

# & 43 œ œ

All the poor and pow - er - less; All the hearts who are con - tent;

All All

# & 44 ˙

will come con with noth - ing

44 ˙

ly, ly,

and will

œ œ

Hal - le - lu - jah; 16

Hal - le - lu - jah;

know that you know that you

fess; left,

and will

œ We

will

cry

out,

ex - alt

44 ˙

are ho are ho

all the lost and lone - ly. all who feel un-worth - y.

Œ ‰ œj 43 œ œ œ . œ œ

Œ ‰ j 43 œ œ œ . œ œ œ

# & œ

œ œ

the thieves who hurt

# & œ

œ.

and and

œ œ

You,

3 4

ly. ly.

know that you know that you

And we will sing out,

Hal - le - lu - jah;

Hal - le - lu

jah!

ex - alt

are ho are ho -

Œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ

œ You,

Words & Music: David Leonard & Leslie Jordan

Prayers for Reflection Prayer for those searching for truth Lord Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth, and the life. As I consider the reasons for doing so, grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following you. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent, convincing, and that leads to the life that you promise. Amen.

Prayer for those struggling with sin Lord Jesus, grant that I may see in you the fulfillment of all my need, and may turn from every false satisfaction to feed on you, the true and living bread. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely, and faithfully follow you in life. Amen. Prayer of commitment Lord Jesus, you have called us to follow you in baptism and in a life of committed discipleship in your church. Grant that I may take the necessary steps to be one with your people, and live in the fullness of your Spirit. Amen.

Prayer of belief Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying my debt, bearing my punishment on the cross, and offering forgiveness and new life. Knowing that you have been raised from the dead, I turn from my sins and receive you as Savior and Lord. Amen.

Doxology Doxology

Worship Through Giving Doxology#

& # 44 œ & 4 œ

# &# œ & œ

5 5

U œ U œ œœ œœ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Praise God from who all Praise God from who

œ œœ œ œœ

Praise Him a-bove, Praise Him a-bove,

bless - ings flow. all bless - ings flow.

U U œ

œ œ œ œ œ œœ ye heav'n - ly host; ye heav'n - ly host;

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Praise Him, all creat - ures, here be - low; Praise Him, all creat - ures, here be - low;

Praise Fa - ther,Son, Praise Fa - ther,Son,

œ œ

U U œ œœ œœ œ

œ œ œ Uœ œ œ œ œ. . and Ho - lyGhost. and Ho - lyGhost.

w w

A A

w w

men. men.

Oh How Good It Is

God Commissions Us

Hymn of Benediction

6 &8

How Good it Is

j ‰ œ œ œ . œ œj œ . ‰ œ œ œ . œ œ œ.

œ œ œ. œ.

1. Oh how good 2. Oh how good 3. Oh how good

it it it

is is is

When the fam - ily of God On this jour - ney we share To em - brace His com-mand

j & œ œ Œ j œ œj œ œj œ . ‰ œ œ œ. œ. œ

spir - it happ - y noth - er

& œ.

love grace love

In faith and un - i - ty. Where the bonds of And weep with those who mourn. For the weak find For - give as He for - gives. When we live as

‰ œ œ

j œ œj œ

Are the fruit of His pres - ence When we of - fer the bless - ing Of the Son with the Fath - er

œ & œ . œ . œ . œJ

œ.

with one voice we’ll

Here Of And

œ.

Dwells to - geth - er in To re - joice with the To pre - fer one a -

‰

j œ . œ œ œ œ

peace, Of ac - cep - tance and strength e af - flic - ted find one We all share in the

j œ œ.

a - mong be - long the Spir

j œ œ œ. -

us. ing it.

j œ

œ. œ œ œ œ. Œ j œ. œ œ œ. ‰ ‰ . œ J œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ

sing

to the Lord

And with one heart we’ll live

out His word Till the

j j j & œ . œ . . ‰ œ œ œ . œ œ œ . ‰ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œj œ . œ œj . œ ú

whole earth sees

e Re - deem-er has come For He dwells in the pres-ence of His peo

ple

Words: Samuel Stone; Music: Brian Moss

Benediction May our Lord Jesus Christ, the One who came with grace and truth, also fill your hearts with grace and truth, as you serve him in the days ahead. And may the joy of the Lord—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—be your strength.

Sending Let us go forth to serve the world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thanks be to God!

Postlude There are women and men available to pray for your needs after the service in the front of the hall near the communion table. 15

Around Cityview

CITYVIEWCHICAGO.ORG

GATHERINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

SERVING THIS WEEK

EVENING PRAYER

Sound Greeters Snacks Nursery Sunday School

Each week a group meets at the Adamson home (1812 S Dearborn Unit 8) from 6-7pm on Sundays to pray for one another, the church, the city and the world. Contact Dan for more information.

HOST A SUNDAY LUNCH!

Help us welcome those who are newer to Cityview by hosting a Sunday Lunch. It’s a simple commitment- just pick a nearby location and eat lunch with some other folks on a Sunday after church. We still need a few hosts for the next few months. Please contact Dan Adamson or Carolyn Koonce if you would be willing to serve in this way.

AFTER-CHURCH POTLUCK TODAY

Join us immediately following the service for a potluck and congregational meeting to hear about the upcoming fall events at Cityview. Please bring a dish to share.

LAWNDALE 5K WALK/RUN SATURDAY, SEPT 20

Join others from Cityview to run the Lawndale 5K to benefit the Lawndale Christian Health Center. More information can be found at www.lawndale5k.org.

SUNDAY MORNING APOLOGETICS CLASS SEPT 21 - OCT 19 / 9-9:50 A.M. AT MERIT

Join us for an introduction to the theological discipline of apologetics. We will examine the intellectual or rational acceptability of Christian belief. To this end, we will seek to understand and refute common objections to the Christian worldview (the problem of evil, the new atheist movement, religious pluralism, etc.) In addition, we will study classic arguments for the belief in the Christian God and consider the role of apologetics for missions and evangelism. For more information contact Craig Hefner at zchefner@tiu.edu.

Joel Avila Danny Kim Potluck Lela Saffle Lynda Adamson

SERVING NEXT WEEK Sound Danny Samudio Greeters George & Monet Ball Snacks Peggy Adamson Nursery Rachel Baugues Sunday School Carolyn Koonce

CONTACTS Dan Adamson, Pastor dadamson@cityviewchicago.org Carolyn Koonce, Church Administrator carolyn.groenewold@gmail.com Lynda Adamson, Children’s Ministry Coordinator lyndabadamson@gmail.com Peter Schamp, Music Director pschamp@gmail.com Bonnie Beach, Communications Coordinator bonnie.e.beach@gmail.com

CONGREGATIONAL GIVING* AUGUST 2014 Actual Monthly Giving

$ 12,120

Budgeted Monthly Giving

$ 12,250

Difference

GIVE ONLINE

Online Giving If you would like to set-up online giving (one-time or recurring), please visit cityviewchicago.org/giving. If you would like to give via your phone, text (312) 697-1144.

$ -130

Actual YTD Giving

$ 90,119

Budgeted YTD Giving

$ 98,000

Difference

$ -7,881

YTD Fundraising Revenue:

$ 75,090

*In addition to congregational giving, we receive fundraising support from other churches and individuals to help cover operating costs.