Worship Guide
August 9, 2026
Call to Worship
Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted!
Psalm 47:6-9 (ESV)
Worshiping God by Singing
O Worship the King
O worship the King
all glorious above,
O gratefully sing
his pow’r and his love;
our shield and Defender,
the ancient of days,
pavilioned in splendor
and girded with praise.
O tell of his might,
O sing of his grace,
whose robe is the light,
whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath
the deep thunderclouds form,
and dark is his path
on the wings of the storm.
Your bountiful care
what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air;
it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills;
it descends to the plain;
and sweetly distils in
the dew and the rain.
Frail children of dust,
and feeble as frail,
in you do we trust,
nor find you to fail;
your mercies how tender,
how firm to the end,
our Maker, Defender,
Redeemer, and Friend!
© Public Domain
Robert Grant
CCLI# 1243365
Worshiping God by Confessing Our Sins
Almighty God, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed; we have not loved you with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength; we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. Deepen within us our sorrow for the wrong we have done, and the good we have left undone. Lord, you are full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy; there is always forgiveness with you! Restore to us the joy of your salvation; bind up that which is broken, give light to our minds, strength to our wills, and rest to our souls. Speak to each of us, and let your word abide with us until it has wrought in us your holy will. Amen.
Worshiping God by Confessing Our Hope
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 10:9-13
Worshiping God by Singing
Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting
Jesus, I am resting, resting
in the joy of what Thou art
I am finding out the greatness
of Thy loving heart
Thou hast bid me gaze upon Thee,
and Thy beauty fills my soul
For by Thy transforming power
Thou hast made me whole
Jesus, I am resting, resting
in the joy of what Thou art
I am finding out the greatness
of Thy loving heart
Oh, how great Thy loving kindness,
vaster broader than the sea
Oh, how marvelous Thy goodness
lavished all on me
Yes, I rest in Thee, Beloved,
know what wealth of grace is Thine
Know Thy certainty of promise
and have made it mine
Jesus, I am resting, resting
in the joy of what Thou art
I am finding out the greatness
of Thy loving heart
Simply trusting Thee, Lord Jesus,
I behold Thee as Thou art
And Thy love, so pure, so changeless,
satisfies my heart
Satisfies its deepest longings,
meets supplies its ev'ry need
Compasseth me 'round with blessings,
Thine is love indeed
Jesus, I am resting, resting
in the joy of what Thou art
I am finding out the greatness
of Thy loving heart
Ever lift Thy face upon me
as I work and wait for Thee
Resting 'neath Thy smile, Lord Jesus,
Earth's dark shadows flee
Brightness of my Father's glory,
sunshine of my Father's face
Keep me ever trusting, resting,
fill me with Thy grace
Jesus, I am resting, resting
in the joy of what Thou art
I am finding out the greatness
of Thy loving heart
I am finding out the greatness
of Thy loving heart
© 1998 New Spring (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.)
David Hampton | Jean Sophia Pigott
CCLI License # 1243365
Worshiping God by Singing
Blessed Assurance
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this I my song,
praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
This is my story, this I my song,
praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long
Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
This is my story, this I my song,
praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long
Crosby/Knapp, 1873
CCLI #1243365
Prayer
Missionary of the Week: Tom and Lucy Wright MTW - Discipling Pastors
Community Church of the Week: Green Acres Assembly of God
Rev. Michael Bowman
Presbytery Church of the Week: Faith Presbyterian Church
Rev. John Irwin
Worshiping God by Hearing His Word
Series: Walk the Line
Sermon: Our Severe Tongue Problem
3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:3-8
Faithfulness to Jesus looks like recognizing our “____________ ____________” is ____________ ____________ ____________ than we’re tempted to think.
We often ____________ the ____________ ____________ of our words.
We also ____________ our ____________ to ____________ our problem.
Our only hope is Jesus who ____________ our sinful words, gives us his ____________ ____________, and ____________ us by his Spirit.
Let’s ____________ ____________ to Jesus to give us what we need to ____________in ____________ with our words.
Worshiping God by Singing
Breathe on Me, Breath of God
Breathe on me, Breath of God;
fill me with life anew,
that I may love what thou dost love,
and do what thou wouldst do.
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
until my heart is pure,
until my will is one with thine,
to do and to endure.
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
till I am wholly thine,
until this earthly part of me
glows with thy fire divine.
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
so shall I never die,
but live with thee the perfect life
of thine eternity.
© Public Domain
Edwin Hatch | Robert Jackson
CCLI License # 1243365
Benediction
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24