Sunday Blessings - online worship

 

Order of the Worship of God
— April 14, 2024 —
Third Sunday of Easter 

Started the service off this morning singing How Great Thou Art!!!!

How Great Thou Art

Oh Lord, my God
When I, in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed

 

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art

 

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin

 

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art

 

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration
And then proclaim, my God, how great Thou art

 

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
How great Thou art, how great Thou art

Songwriters: Stuart Keene Hine

How Great Thou Art lyrics © Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd., Manna Music Inc, Stuart Hine Trust, Emerald Music (ireland) Ltd

 

 

Sunday Blessings - worship service

 

 Order of the Worship of God
— April 7, 2024 —
Second Sunday of Easter

Pastor: The Lord will not forsake those who call upon Him! He will not be
far from us.

Adapted from Psalm 38:21

When Death Was Arrested

Alone in my sorrow and dead in my sin
Lost without hope with no place to begin
Your love made a way to let mercy come in
When death was arrested and my life began

Ash was redeemed only beauty remains
My orphan heart was given a name
My mourning grew quiet my feet rose to dance
When death was arrested and my life began

Chorus
Oh Your grace so free washes over me
You have made me new now life begins with You
It's Your endless love pouring down on us
You have made us new now life begins with You

Released from my chains I'm a pris'ner no more
My shame was a ransom He faithfully bore
He cancelled my debt and He called me His friend
When death was arrested and my life began (Chorus)

Our Savior displayed on a criminal's cross
Darkness rejoiced as though Heaven had lost
But then Jesus arose with our freedom in hand
That's when death was arrested and my life began (Chorus)

Oh we're free free forever we're free
Come join the song of all the redeemed
Yes we're free free forever amen
When death was arrested and my life began (repeat)
When death was arrested and my life began
When death was arrested and my life began

Adam Kersh, Brandon Coker, Heath Balltzglier, Paul Taylor Smith
CCLI Song #7046448
© 2015 Seems Like Music; Adam Kersh Music; Bcoker Music;
Centricity Songs; Paul Taylor Smith Publishing; Music At North

 

 

Sunday Blessings - Palm Sunday

Beautiful service this morning for Palm Sunday!!! The kids walked down the isles waving palm fronds and singing. I really enjoy attending these services, even though it is only online. Maybe one day. I have been a repeat guest of Fort Worth Presbyterian Church for almost two years now!

Order of the Worship of God
— March 24, 2024 —
Palm Sunday

“Is He Worthy?” Andrew Peterson

 

Do you feel the world is broken? (We do)

Do you feel the shadows deepen? (We do)

But do you know that all the dark won't stop the light from getting through? (We do)

Do you wish that you could see it all made new? (We do)

Is all creation groaning? (It is)

Is a new creation coming? (It is)

Is the glory of the Lord to be the light within our midst? (It is)

Is it good that we remind ourselves of this? (It is)

 

Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?

Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?

The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave

He is David's root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave

 

Is He worthy? Is He worthy?

Of all blessing and honor and glory

Is He worthy of this?

He is

 

Does the Father truly love us? (He does)

Does the Spirit move among us? (He does)

And does Jesus, our Messiah hold forever those He loves? (He does)

Does our God intend to dwell again with us? (He does)

 

Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?

Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?

The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave

He is David's root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave

From every people and tribe

Every nation and tongue

He has made us a kingdom and priests to God

To reign with the Son

 

Is He worthy? Is He worthy?

Of all blessing and honor and glory

Is He worthy? Is He worthy?

Is He worthy of this?

He is!

Is He worthy? Is He worthy?

He is!

He is!

My little virtual pets, Jindi and Jay, have a church to attend!
 

Sunday Blessings - worship online

Order of the Worship of God
— March 17, 2024 —
Fifth Sunday in Lent

Pastor: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
People: Amen!
† The Call to Worship
Pastor: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one. Therefore, you shall love
the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your might.
People: For us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things
and for whom we exist and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through
whom are all things and through whom we exist.
Pastor: Therefore, do not live in fear, for the LORD your God is in your
midst. Come, let us worship and adore Him.

Sunday Blessings - online worship

 

 

O Lord, You have taught us that without love, whatever we do
is worth nothing; send Your Holy Spirit and pour afresh into
our hearts Your love, which is the true bond of peace and of all
virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted dead before
You. Grant this for the sake Your dear Son, Jesus. Amen.

Sunday Blessings - online worship

Online service was great today!!  We had a pastor all the way from Oxford Presbyterian in England - Rev. Andy Young - visit us! It was an excellent message and I so needed it!

And I could listen to Justin play the sax all day!!!

Sunday Blessings - worship

 

 

 Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

a time to be born, and a time to die;

a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;

a time to kill, and a time to heal;

a time to break down, and a time to build up;

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;

time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. 

Sunday Blessings - online services

 

O THE DEEP, DEEP LOVE OF JESUS!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free;
rolling as a mighty ocean
in its fullness over me.
Underneath me, all around me,
is the current of Thy love;
leading onward, leading homeward,
to Thy glorious rest above.

O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
Spread His praise from shore to shore;
how He loveth, ever loveth,
changeth never, nevermore;
how He watches o'er His loved ones,
died to call them all His own;
how for them He intercedeth,
watcheth o'er them from the throne.

O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
Love of ev'ry love the best:
'tis an ocean vast of blessing,
'tis a haven sweet of rest.
O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
'tis a heav'n of heav'ns to me;
and it lifts me up to glory,
for it lifts me up to Thee.

 

Sunday Blessings - worshipping online

 

 

 

Sunday Blessings - church online

 

Sunday Blessings - church service

Happy Sunday!! I woke up this morning around 9:30, got dressed and made some coffee. I went and fed little Tumble and then tuned in for my morning church services online. We ran into a bit of technical difficulty, but it smoothed out. Dr. Justin also played the sax. I really enjoy listening to him play.

Sunday Blessings - church service

 

Lord of all power and might, the Author of all good things:
Graft in our hearts the love of Your name. Increase in us
genuine faith. Nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in
us the fruit of Your Spirit, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.

Sunday Blessings - church services online

 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Sunday Blessings - church service

One year! It has been one year since I found Fort Worth Presbyterian Church. 😊 And I feel so blessed to have come across a church that I feel so connected to. Yes, I have only attended the online services, but I believe I have gained more from watching Pastor Brandon and the sermons he preaches than I did when I sat in the pew of the church I grew up attending for years. I am so thankful to have found FWPC!!

 

"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
Savior; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and
thirst after righteousness; and to all who will come, this church opens wide her
doors and offers a welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ."

Sunday Blessings - church services

The house is at 85 degrees. Last night wasn't too horrible as I had a fan blowing directly on me, for a while at least - until the hubby crawled into bed. Then I woke up hot and noticed he had blocked my air flow with his knees and he was sleeping with the blanket on!!! I had to move the fan. LOL!

 

I put on my T shirt dress and attended my online services. Not sure when everyone crashed around here, but its quiet for the time being and I am just going to read for a while. They are supposed to be getting a new AC unit for install today.

 

To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus

All the glory evermore to Him

When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:

Yet not I, but through Christ in me!

 

Almighty and merciful God, in Your goodness keep us, we pray, from all things that hurt us, that we, being ready in both mind and body, may accomplish with free hearts those things which belong to your good purpose for us. Amen!

 

 

Sunday Blessings - church

Sunday Blessings - Happy Pentecost Sunday!

In all the years I attended a Baptist church growing up, I do not recall ever celebrating Pentecost Sunday. Nope, it was celebrated as a normal church day. Of course, it's not like I had never heard of this particular Christian holiday, which is celebrated the seventh week after Easter. I knew of it, but my church didn't celebrate it.

For almost a year now, I have been following the Presbyterian church. After my online service today, in which our sermon was most definitely centered around Pentecost, I did a bit of research for my own curiosity and mindful well-being.

Other than Christmas and Easter, and maybe Advent and Holy Week, most 'modern' churches view the church calendar as liturgical and ritualistic. I am so happy to have found a church that does not have this view and indeed celebrates one of the most important days in scripture.

Almighty God, on this day You opened the way to eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of Your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth. For Your glory’s sake, we pray. Amen

Lord, I’ll be honest, sometimes I forget that I even have the power of the Holy Spirit in me. I stumble about like I’m spiritually blind rather than walk surefooted like an empowered child of the King. Help me to access the power that You have already given me. Help me to understand what that power looks like. Help me to understand the person of the Holy Spirit better. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Allen Reynolds, an editor for Urban Faith, wrote a short article titled Why Don't We Celebrate Pentecost this Year? A great read, and I have to agree with the commercialization of Christian holidays.

Mother's Day Sunday Blessings - church service

 

I love a church service where the pastor(s) can use humor as a teaching tool. We had a visitor from Equipping Leaders International preach today and it was amazing.  😊 

Still arguably one of best worship songs ever made!

 

Sunday blessings!

 

Sunday Blessings - church service

Today our service was led by Brother Nate.