GRACE COVENANT

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Awakening a Love for Christ in the Heart of Richmond
February 10, 2013 Transfiguration of the Lord 10:55 a.m.

WE GATHER TO GLORIFY GOD

Please fill out the communication card and place it in the offering plate during the offertory. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE Phoenix Processional CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 99) One: Many: One: Many: One: The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! The LORD is great in Zion; He is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise Your great and awesome name! Holy is He! Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel also was among those who called upon His name. Many: They called to the LORD, and He answered them; in the pillar of the cloud He spoke to them. All: Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy! HYMN 462 (Blue Hymnal) Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Dan Locklair, b. 1949

Ratisbon

PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Gracious and merciful Father, Your love for us is too great to fathom; Your desire for us, beyond our ken. Yet our response is too often a shadow; our love for You is seldom offered; our devotion to You, weakly practiced. We do not seek first Your kingdom and its righteousness, And we do not love our neighbor as ourselves. Lord, have mercy upon us, and forgive us our sins, we pray. Shine the brightness of Your love upon our hearts, and reveal every sin we would hide or ignore, That we may truly repent, turn afresh to Your grace, and walk in the light of Your steadfast love. Renew in us a living faith that shines with Your salvation, And delights to do Your will, Through Jesus Christ, our Lord and our Savior, in whose gracious name we pray. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON ALLELUIA

(All sing the Alleluia after the organ introduction)

A. Gregory Murray

Alleluia, music A. Gregory Murray 1958 by G.I.A. Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-715262.

WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD

PRESENTATION OF TITHES, OFFERINGS, AND GIFTS ANTHEM Psalm 150

Walter Pelz, b. 1926

Praise the Lord! Praise ye the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power! Praise him for his mighty acts; praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him

with the timbrel and the dance. Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord!
Psalm 150, KJV

DOXOLOGY 592 (Blue Hymnal) PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Old Hundredth Pete Sizemore

WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION OLD TESTAMENT READING Exodus 34:29-35 Pete Sizemore Holy Bible, p. 80 OT

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. CHILDRENS SERMON JUNIOR CHOIR Lord, We Are Your People Christof Meyer

Mark Patterson

Lord, we are your people, led by your love, fed by your grace. Lead us today, teach us we pray, help us to follow your ways. Help us to know which way to go, help us obey your commands. When others turn away, give us the strength to stay faithful and true, following you to the end.

EPISTLE READING GOSPEL READING

2 Corinthians 3:124:2 Luke 9:28-36

Holy Bible, p. 170 NT Holy Bible, p. 68 NT

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. SERMON We Do Not Lose Heart Brint Pratt Keyes

WE RESPOND TO GODS WORD

HYMN 75 (Blue Hymnal) O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles Creed Deo Gracias Red Hymnal, p. 12 Greatorex Red Hymnal, p. 12

GLORIA PATRI 579 (Blue Hymnal) PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORDS PRAYER

WE GO FORTH TO LOVE AND SERVE

HYMN 376 (Blue Hymnal) Love Divine, All Loves Excelling BENEDICTION AND CHORAL RESPONSE Bless the Lord, O My Soul POSTLUDE Toccata in D Minor Hyfrydol Traditional Albert Renaud, 1855-1924

Please join us in the Social Room following worship for refreshments and fellowship. The flowers are dedicated to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Edwin Harvie by their daughter, Lucy Harvie.

1627 Monument Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-359-2463 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Email: info@grace-covenant.org Website: www.grace-covenant.org Radio: WLES 590 AM Interim Pastor: The Reverend Mr. Brinton Keyes Director of Music: Christopher Martin Administrative Assistant: Vanessa Strait Bookkeeper: Martha Rubin Custodian: James Greene Child Development Center Director: Nicole Williams Seminary Intern: Christopher Tweel