First United Presbyterian Church

Outdoor Worship

10:00am Sunday, August 30, 2020

Bailey Retreat
10600 95th Street
Coal Valley, Illinois

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Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Allison Mizer

Call to Worship

Jim Sanderlin, Director of Worship

Ezekiel 34:11, 12
11 “For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered…

Prayer of Adoration

hymn of praise

Rescuer
by Benjamin Hastings, Bryan Fowler, Chris Llewellyn, and Gareth Gilkeson
©2017 Rend Family Music

There is good news for the captive,
Good news for the shamed.
There is good news for the one who walked away.
There is good news for the doubter,
The one religion failed.
For the good Lord has come to seek and save.

He's our Rescuer,
He's our Rescuer.
We are free from sin forevermore.
Oh, how sweet the sound!
Oh, how grace abounds!
We will praise the Lord, our Rescuer.

He is beauty for the blind man,
Riches for the poor.
He is friendship for the one the world ignores.
He is pasture for the weary,
Rest for those who strive.
Oh, the good Lord is the way, the truth, the life.
Yes, the good Lord is the way, the truth, the life.

He's our Rescuer,
He's our Rescuer.
We are free from sin forevermore.
Oh, how sweet the sound!
Oh, how grace abounds!
We will praise the Lord, our Rescuer.

So come and be chainless.
Come and be fearless.
Come to the foot of Calvary.
There is redemption for every affliction
Here at the foot of Calvary.

He's our Rescuer,
He's our Rescuer.
We are free from sin forevermore.
Oh, how sweet the sound!
Oh, how grace abounds!
We will praise the Lord, our Rescuer.

CONFESSION and assurance

Corporate Confession

Heavenly Father, through your son Jesus you have lifted us out of the pit. You have rescued us from a lonely, miserable existence of not belonging to You. You have saved us from eternal separation from You. You have given us purpose for our daily lives and hope for a glorious future. Yet, we wander off in our own foolish pride and do things our own way. When tempted, we fail. When surrounded by hardship, we doubt. When given the opportunity to stand for truth and declare Your Word, we remain silent. When we are surrounded by those who do not know You, we ignore them and live for ourselves. Have mercy on us. Forgive us. Change us.

Individual Confession

Assurance of Pardon Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hymns of Assurance

Be Still, My Soul
text: Katharina von Schlegel; trans. Jane Borthwick
music: Jean Sibelius

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side;
bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
leave to your God to order and provide;
in ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: your best, your heav'nly Friend
through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
to guide the future as he has the past.
Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
his voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hast'ning on
when we shall be forever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

He Will Hold Us Fast
words: Ada Habershorn, Matt Merker
music: Matt Merker
©2013 Getty Music

When we fear our faith will fail, Christ will hold us fast;
When the tempter would prevail, He will hold us fast.
We could never keep our hold through life's fearful path;
For our love is often cold; He must hold us fast.

He will hold us fast, He will hold us fast;
For our Savior loves us so, He will hold us fast.

Those He saves are His delight, Christ will hold us fast;
Precious in his holy sight, He will hold us fast.
He'll not let our souls be lost; His promises shall last;
Bought by Him at such a cost, He will hold us fast.

For our lives He bled and died, Christ will hold us fast;
Justice has been satisfied; He will hold us fast.
Raised with Him to endless life, He will hold us fast
‘Till our faith is turned to sight, When He comes at last!

OLD Testament Reading

Sandy Balk

Leviticus 19:1-2, 16-18
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

Psalm 101:5-6
5 Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly
I will destroy.
6 Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart
I will not endure.

Congregational Prayer and the lord’s prayer

Greg Lehmann

Sermon

Control the Criticism
Jeff Tunberg

James 4:11-12
11 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12 There is only one lawgiver and judge, He who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

Matthew 7:1-5
“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

Romans 15:5-7
5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

hymn of response

O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive us.
We have lost the awe of You.
Have mercy, have mercy.
O Lord, cleanse our hearts which are divided.
Stir the faith that we once knew.
We're thirsty, we're thirsty.

O Lord, restore the church that bears Your name.
O Spirit, send a revival to this nation.
Breathe on us again, breathe on us again.

Benediction

CCLI 206793