welcome to church online

May 10, 2020

It's wonderful to have you join worship here today!


You can follow the order of service below at your own pace

or coordinate with a fellow member to work through it at the same time together


May the Lord bless us as we meet here - albeit it virtually - to worship our Lord!


call to worship


Revelation Song


Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain

Holy holy is He

Sing a new song to Him Who sits on

Heaven's mercy seat


Chorus

Holy holy holy

Is the Lord God Almighty

Who was and is and is to come

With all creation I sing

Praise to the King of kings

You are my ev'rything

And I will adore You


Clothed in rainbows of living color

Flashes of lightning rolls of thunder

Blessing and honour strength and glory

And power be to You the only wise King


Filled with wonder awestruck wonder

At the mention of Your name

Jesus Your name is power breath and living water

Such a marv'lous mystery yeah

 

Jennie Lee Riddle  © 2004 Gateway Create Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook))  CCLI License # 40959



Great are You, Lord


You give life You are love

You bring light to the darkness

You give hope You restore ev'ry heart that is broken

And great are You Lord


Chorus

It's Your breath in our lungs

So we pour out our praise

We pour out our praise

It's Your breath in our lungs

So we pour out our praise to You only


And all the earth will shout Your praise

Our hearts will cry these bones will sing

Great are You, Lord


David Leonard | Jason Ingram | Leslie Jordan © 2012 Integrity's Alleluia! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook))

    Integrity's Praise! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook))  Open Hands Music (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC)

    So Essential Tunes (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC)  CCLI License # 40959

FAMILY NEWS

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PRAYER

Holy Shepherd,

You know Your sheep by name

and lead us to safety through the valleys of death.

Guide us by Your voice,

that we may walk in certainty and security

to the joyous feast prepared in Your house,

where we celebrate with You forever. 

Amen.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

Acts 7:55-60 & 1 Peter 2:2-10

 

Acts 7:55-60

 

But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.  “Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”  But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him.  Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.  While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”  Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.

 

1 Peter 2:2-10

 

Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

 

Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture:

 

“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,

    a cornerstone chosen and precious;

and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

 

To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,

 

“The stone that the builders rejected

    has become the very head of the corner,”

 

and

 

“A stone that makes them stumble,

    and a rock that makes them fall.”

 

They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

 

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

 

Once you were not a people,

    but now you are God’s people;

once you had not received mercy,

    but now you have received mercy. 

SERMON

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response song

In Christ Alone


In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light my strength my song

This Cornerstone this solid Ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love what depths of peace

When fears are stilled when strivings cease

My Comforter my All in All

Here in the love of Christ I stand


In Christ alone who took on flesh

Fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save

Till on that cross as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satisfied

For every sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live


There in the ground His body lay

Light of the world by darkness slain

Then bursting forth in glorious Day

Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine

Bought with the precious blood of Christ


No guilt in life no fear in death

This is the power of Christ in me

From life's first cry to final breath

Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell no scheme of man

Can ever pluck me from His hand

Till He returns or calls me home

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

 

Keith Getty | Stuart Townend © 2001 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) CCLI License # 40959

COMMUNION THOUGHTS


WITH ALAN M.


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WANT TO SHARE COMMUNION LIVE?

Use email or social media to invite others to join you

 at a virtual meeting via facetime / zoom / skype / google hangouts

and work through the elders' guide together (see here).

 

Some of the elders will also be hosting virtual Communion gatherings

at various times on Sunday.

To find out more, contact them here.

OFFERING

Giving is an aspect of our worship every week. 

 Donations to Shelbourne St. cover costs for ongoing ministries, expenses, staff salaries,

and support for community initiatives and programs.

 

If you usually give via cash or cheques, consider switching to digital methods at this time. 

To make an electronic donation, send an e-transfer to donations@shelbournestreet.com

(Setting up a special question/password ahead of time is no longer required)

  

Let us pray:

Lord, we thank you for all your blessings and for the joy of being able to give. 

We are mindful that so many are facing financial hardships and uncertainty and lift them up to You. 

We pray for wisdom to use this offering well, in ways that bless those in need and further Your kingdom.

Amen.

PARTING BLESSING

It's been wonderful worshipping with all our brothers and sisters at Shelbourne Street today.

  May your week be filled with blessings, and my the Lord give you all you need to love and serve your neighbours this week.

Don't forget to keep encouraging each other via phone, email, and through the facebook group.

Looking forward to worshipping with you again next week!

  

Now, here's one more song to lead us out into this week.