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Phenix City, Alabama 36869
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First Sunday Worship Service
The Right Reverend Harry L. Seawright, Presiding Prelate, 9th Episcopal District
The Reverend Johnny B. Rutledge, Presiding Elder, PCD, Northeast Conference
The Reverend Brandon L. Thornton, Pastor
Order of Service
The Musical Prelude
The Doxology
AME Hymnal No. 647
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
The Call to Worship
Minister: I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord, our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
People: For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand, I had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Minister: Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will; seek thy good.
People: Those that be planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Minister: Blessed are they that dwell in thy house. Lord, I have loved thy habitation, the place where thy honor dwelleth.
People: For the Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.
Minister: Let the word of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight. O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer.
People: O sing unto the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth, sing praises!
TheHymn ofPraise………. AME Hymnal No. 572……Choir& Congregation “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory”
1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword His truth is marching on
Refrain:
Glory, Glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
2 I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps They have build-ed Him an altar in the evening dews and damps I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps His day is marching on.
Refrain:
3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on.
Refrain:
4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free While God is marching on.
Refrain:
The Invocation…………………. (pastor led) ………… Choir & Congregation
The Lord’s Prayer (Caribbean)
AME Hymnal No. 632
Our Father, who art in heaven, (Hallowed be Thy name.)
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, (Hallowed be Thy name)
On earth as it is in heaven, (Hallowed be Thy name)
Give us this day our daily bread, (Hallowed be Thy name)
Forgive us our trespasses, (Hallowed be Thy name)
As we forgive those who trespass against us, (Hallowed be Thy name)
Lead us not into temptation, (Hallowed be Thy name)
But deliver us from all that is evil, (Hallowed be Thy name)
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, (Hallowed be Thy name)
Forever and forever and ever, (Hallowed be Thy name)
Amen, amen, it shall be so, (Hallowed be Thy name)
Amen, amen, it shall be so, (Hallowed be Thy name)
The Choral Response
Praise”
Choir & Congregation
You are the source of my strength
You are the strength of my life I lift my hands in total praise to You
Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
The General Confession (Please Stand)
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men, we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness which we from time to time most grievously have committed by thought, word, and deed against Your divine Majesty, provoking most justly Your wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance ofthem is grievous unto us. Havemercy upon us, havemercy upon us, most merciful Father for Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake; forgive us all that is past and grant that we may ever here after serve and please You in newness of life, to the honor and glory of Your name. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Preface of the Decalogue…………………...………
“From All that Dwell below the Skies”
Hymnal No. 69
From all that dwells below the skies, Let the Creator’s praise arise; Let the Redeemer’s name be sung, Through every land by every tongue.
Eternal are thy mercies Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word: Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, till suns shall rise and set no more. A-men.
The Summary of the Decalogue (Bishop Henry Turner’s Version)
Leader: You shalt have no gods but Me.
People: Before no idol bow thy knee.
Leader: Take not the name of God in vain.
People: Nor dare the Sabbath-day profane.
Leader: Give both thy parents honor due.
People: Take heed that thou no murder do.
Leader: Abstain from words and deeds unclean.
People: Nor steal though' thou art poor and mean.
Leader: Nor make a willful lie, nor love it.
People: What is thy neighbor's dare does not covet.
Leader: With all thy soul, love God above,
People: And as thyself thy neighbor love.
The Gloria Patri Glory Be to the Father
AME Hymnal No. 626
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen
Announcements
Worship Through Music………. (During Offering)……………….The Mass Choir
The Bringing of the Tithes & Offerings
The Giving Affirmation
Lord, with a cheerful heart, I sow my seed. Today, I plant it in good ground. I believe my needs are met, my family is blessed, and I'm expecting a supernatural harvest in Jesus' name. Amen.
The Preached Word…………………………......
Reverend Brandon L. Thornton
The Invitation to Christian Discipleship
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (Contemporary)
The Communion Hymn ……. The Old Rugged Cross (AME Hymnal No.143)
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suffering and shame; and I love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain:
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it some day for a crown.
The Solicitation
You that do truly and earnestly repent of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbor, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in His holy ways, draw near with faith and take this holy sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly bowing or kneeling (as able).
The Summary of the Collects, Humiliation and Adoration
Almighty God, who of Your great mercy has promised forgiveness of sins to all that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto You. Have mercy upon us; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit that we may perfectly love You.
Since we do not presume to come to Your table trusting in our own righteousness but in Your manifold and great mercies, let us with angels and archangels, and with all the company of
heaven, laud and magnify Your holy name, evermore praising You and saying, “Holy, holy, holy, God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Glory be to You, O Lord, most high.” Amen, Amen, Amen.
The Prayer of Consecration
Almighty God, who of Your tender mercy did give us Jesus Christ, to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, who made thereby oblation of Himself, once offered, a full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world, and did institute and in the Holy Gospel command us to continue a perpetual memory of Jesus’ precious death until Christ’s coming again.
Hear us, O merciful God, we most humbly beseech You, and grant that we, receiving these Your creatures of remembrance of Christ’s death and passion, may be partakers of Christ’s most blessed body and blood.
Who in the same night that Jesus was betrayed took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to the disciples saying, take eat, this is My body which is broken for you, This, do in remembrance of Me.
Likewise, after supper Jesus took the cup and after He had given thanks, Christ gave it to them saying, Drink all of it, for this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you, and for the remission of sins; do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.
The Sharing of the Elements
“Let us Break Bread Together”
1 Let us break bread together on our knees. Let us break bread together on our knees.
Refrain:
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord have mercy on me.
2 Let us drink wine together on our knees. Let us drink wine together on our knees. [Refrain]
3 Let us praise God together on our knees. Let us praise God together on our knees. [Refrain]
The Model Prayer
Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, Forever. Amen
The Affirmation of Faith
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and earth And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried. He ascended into heaven, sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believed in the Holy Spirit, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, The resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
The Doxology
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
AME Hymnal No. 647
Praise God from whom all blessing flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
The Benediction
