~ based on Psalm 32 (NLT) ~

The Lords Day Worship Service

April 12, 2015
God Calls Us
To Worship

The light of life

Was crushed for our rebellion
He died our death
And rose up from the grave
(repeat chorus)

The Call To Worship

~ based on Psalm 84 ~
Leader: Show us Your steadfast love, O
God, and grant us Your salvation.
Unison: How lovely is Your dwelling
place, O Lord Almighty! Our souls
long, yes, faint for the courts of the
Lord. Our hearts and our flesh will sing
for joy to the living God, for a single
day in Your courts is better than a
thousand anywhere else.
Leader: For the Lord God is our Light
and our Shield; the Lord bestows favour
and honour. No good thing does He
withhold from those who walk
uprightly.
Unison: O Lord Almighty, blessed are
those who trust in You!

Prayer Of Adoration
Songs Of Praise & Worship
How Great You Are
Our God is great
The Father of creation
His splendour fills the earth
The lightning crash
The thunder sings His praises
The galaxies cant help
But shout His worth
chorus
My soul must sing to You an offering
How great You are
My soul must sing
Oh, let the heavens ring
How great You are
Oh, how great You are
The Word made flesh
Gods promise to the fallen
He came with powr to save

Leader: Listen to the testimony of the

psalmist:
When I refused to confess my sin, my
body wasted away, and I groaned all day
long. Day and night Your hand of
discipline was heavy on me. My strength
evaporated like water in the summer
heat. Finally, I confessed all my sins to
You and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, I will confess my
rebellion to the Lord. And You forgave
me! All my guilt is gone.

Our King will come

With trumpet blasts resounding
To claim His blood-washed bride
Hell rend the skies
Descending in His glory
And in an instant faith will turn to sight

The Words Of The Gospel

Isnt He Good

~ based on Psalm 145:14; 1 John 1:8-9 ~

Your goodness
Found us in the darkness
Rescued us and freed us
Cleansed us from within
You saved us
Freely You forgave us
Counted us as righteous
And heirs with Your own Son

Leader: Hear the Good News: The Lord

upholds all who are falling, and raises up
all who are bowed down. If we say we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and
the truth is not in us. If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.

chorus
Isn't He good, isn't He kind
Hasn't He blessed us, time after time
Isn't He good, all of our days
With endless mercies
And ceaseless grace
Oh, let us sing: He is good

Hearing these comforting words, if you

sincerely turn from your sins by turning
in trust to the Lord Jesus Christ who
came to save sinners, I declare to you in
the Name of Jesus Christ that you are
indeed forgiven!

Your mercies
Meet us with the daybreak
And every breath that we take
Points us to Your grace
Your power
Keeps us till the hour
Every knee will bow and
Worship Christ alone

God Graciously
Renews Us In
Christ
Call To Repentance &
Renewal

Prayer Of Confession
~ Silent Confession & Reflection ~

Song Of Response
How Deep
You were broken that I might be healed
You were cast off that I might draw near
You were thirsty that I might come drink
Cried out in anguish that I might sing

How deep is Your love

How high and how wide is Your mercy
How deep is Your grace
Our hearts overflow with praise to You

You knew darkness

That I might know light
Wept great tears that mine might be dried
Stripped of glory that I might be clothed
Crushed by Your Father
To call me Your own

Jesus Paid It All (O Praise the One)

God Receives
Our Offerings
The Prayers Of The People
For The Church & City
Leader: Let us pray.
Unison: Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come,
Your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and
forgive us our debts as we also have
forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.

God Gives Us
His Words
Of Eternal Life

Todays Scripture Lesson:

Rivers Of Grace For Thirsty Souls
Exodus 17:1-7 & 1 Corinthians 10:1-4
Rev. David Fletcher

God Feeds Us His

Covenant Meal

For the kingdom, the power, and the

glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Presentation Of Our Tithes

& Offerings
Song Of Preparation
Jesus Messiah
He became sin who knew no sin
That we might become
His Righteousness
He humbled himself
And carried the cross
Love so amazing, Love so amazing

chorus:
Jesus Messiah
Name above all names
Blessed Redeemer, Emmanuel
The rescue for sinners
The ransom from Heaven
Jesus Messiah, Lord of all

His body the bread

His blood the wine
Broken and poured out all for love
The whole earth trembled
And the veil was torn
Love so amazing, Love so amazing

(repeat chorus)
bridge
All our hope is in You
All our hope is in You
All the glory to You, God
The light of the world

(repeat chorus)

Songs For Communion

I Will Rise
There's a peace I've come to know
Though my heart and flesh may fail
There's an anchor for my soul
I can say "It is well"

I hear the Saviour say

Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness, watch and pray
Find in Me thine all in all
chorus
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power and Thine alone
Can change the lepers spots
And melt the heart of stone
(repeat chorus)
And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete
Jesus died my soul to save
My lips shall still repeat
(repeat chorus)
bridge
Oh, praise the One who paid my debt
And raised this life up from the dead
Hallelujah, What a Saviour

Man of Sorrows! What a name

For the Son of God, who came
Ruined sinners to reclaim
Hallelujah! What a Saviour!

Bearing shame and scoffing rude

In my place condemned He stood
Sealed my pardon with His blood
Hallelujah! What a Saviour!

Jesus has overcome

And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead
chorus
And I will rise when He calls my name
No more sorrow, no more pain
I will rise on eagles' wings
Before my God fall on my knees
And rise, I will rise

Guilty, vile, and helpless we

Spotless Lamb of God was He
Full atonement, can it be?
Hallelujah! What a Saviour!

Lifted up was He to die

"It is finished!" was His cry
Now in heaven exalted high
Hallelujah! What a Saviour!

When He comes, our glorious King

All His ransomed home to bring
Then anew this song we'll sing:
Hallelujah! What a Saviour!

There's a day that's drawing near

When this darkness breaks to light
And the shadows disappear
And my faith shall be my eyes
Jesus has overcome
And the grave is overwhelmed
The victory is won
He is risen from the dead
(repeat chorus)
bridge
And I hear the voice of many angels sing
"Worthy is the Lamb"
And I hear the cry of every longing heart
"Worthy is the Lamb"

Our Confession Of Faith

Announcements

~ Heidelberg Catechism #1 ~
Leader: Christian, what is your only
comfort in life and in death?
Unison: That I belong body and
soul, in life and in death not to
myself but to my faithful Saviour Jesus
Christ, who at the cost of His own blood
has fully paid for all my sins and has
completely freed me from the dominion
of the devil
that He protects me so well that
without the will of my Father in heaven,
not a hair can fall from my head;
indeed, that everything must fit his
purpose for my salvation.
Therefore, by His Holy Spirit, he also
assures me of eternal life, and makes me
wholeheartedly willing and ready from
now on to live for Him!

God Sends Us
Into The World
With His Blessing

The Benediction
~ Romans 15:13 ~

New City Centre For Urban Discipleship & Mission: Tonight 6pm

Thanks For
Joining Us For
Worship Today

We are launching our Centre for Urban Discipleship & Mission with a 6 month
Leadership / Ministry training course. This course is open to anyone wanting to
think through ministry & discipleship in the context of our great city. More info is
available on the table in the foyer & available on our website
www.newcitychurch.ca.

New City Church

Calgary, Alberta
April 12, 2015

Young Adults: Next Sunday

All Young Adults are invited to the home of David & Christine Fletcher (136 West
Creek Close in Chestermere, home ph: 403.277.5700) following service next Sunday
for lunch & a time of fellowship. Kevin Schwittai & McKenzie Hahn will be sharing
their testimonies.
Were delighted to have had you with
us today. If you are looking for a place
to explore Christianity and its lifechanging relevance, we hope that you
will find New City Church to be a safe
place to ask questions and to grow in
your understanding of the person and
mission of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you
have any questions about New City
Church, Christianity, or the uniqueness
of Jesus of Nazareth, please dont
hesitate to ask us.
Pastor John Ferguson / 403.991.5555
john@newcitychurch.ca
Pastor Mike Ivancic / 403.282.3454
mike@newcitychurch.ca

Online Phone Directory

Our phone directory is due for a major update. We would love to have the contact
info of all members & regular attenders available online (with permission of
course!). Suzanne will be available the next four Sundays (starting April 19th),
before & after the service, to take photos & record contact info. Even if your
information is already listed, please consider having a new photo taken - especially
families with children! Many of the photos are almost five years old.

Ladies Retreat: April 17th-18th

* as a result, there will be no Heart to Heart Ladies Ministry in April *

Youth Retreat: May 22nd-24th

Registration forms forms will be available soon.

Last Weeks Givings: $6,021.65

Pastoral Assistant David Fletcher

403.606.7536
david@newcitychurch.ca

Leader: May the God of hope fill you

with all joy and peace in believing, so
that by the power of the Holy Spirit you
may abound in hope.

Elder Don Kitchener / 403.547.4461

don@newcitychurch.ca

Unison: Amen!

Elder Darrell Wolfe / 403.247.8332

darrell@newcitychurch.ca

All songs used by permission. CCLI

license #273300. Parts of the worship
service are adapted from or reprinted by
permission from The Worship
Sourcebook, c. 2004, CRC Publications.
Please recycle.

To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest,

to all who mourn and long for comfort,
to all who struggle and desire victory,
to all who sin and need a Saviour,
to all who are strangers and want fellowship,
to all who are broken and long for healing,
to all who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
and to whosoever would come,
New City Church opens wide her doors
and offers welcome in the Name of Jesus Christ.
A church in the city with a heart for the city!
www.NewCityChurch.ca

image credit: flickr.com/John Brosz Downtown Calgary

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