Worship Notes for Sunday, August 18, 2013
Watching, waiting in hope, and being prepared are all themes coming from what is a challenging passage in Luke 12. The Call to Worship from Psalm 62 calls us to wait for God alone for our hope is in Him. We then sing O God Our Help in Ages Past for He is our hope for years to come and our eternal home. Continuing in the service we sing of our great Redeemer who has ransomed us and called us to glory in the hymn I Will Glory in My Redeemer.The New Testament Reading from II Peter 3 reminds us that we are waiting for a new heavens and a new earth and calls us to holy living as we wait for and hasten the day of the Lord. The Prayer of Confession from II Timothy 4 speaks of what happens to our wandering hearts when we wander away from being vigilant to the truth.
My Hope is Built on Nothing Less leads us through the foundation of our confidence in Christ where our trust, rest, support, and righteousness are all found. Our Communion Hymns continue this theme of longing and waiting for the Lord. Psalm 42: As Pants the Deer asks, “When shall I see Thy gracious face?” even as we wait by day and night for the coming of the Lord. O Thou in Whose Presence also speaks of our delight and yearning for He who is our comfort and hope.
Our final hymn, O Christ, Our Hope, places our security and hope in the death, resurrection, ascension, and future return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The desire of the ages and the nations is fulfilled in the redemptive work of Christ and in the glorification of His people.
