The Lords Day Worship Service

September 13, 2015

God Calls Us
To Worship
The Call To Worship
~ Psalm 146:1-2 & Psalm 145:1-3 ~
Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise the
Lord, O my soul!
Unison: I will praise the Lord as long as
I live; I will sing praises to my God
while I have my being.
Leader: We will extol You, our God and
King, and bless Your name forever and
ever. Every day we will bless You and
praise your name forever and ever.
Union: Great is the Lord and greatly to
be praised, and His greatness is
unsearchable!

Prayer Of Adoration
Songs Of Praise & Worship
Sing to the King
Sing to the King
Who is coming to reign
Glory to Jesus, the Lamb that was slain
Life and salvation
His empire shall bring
And joy to the nations
When Jesus is King
chorus
Come, let us sing a song
A song declaring
That we belong to Jesus
He is all we need
Lift up a heart of praise
Sing now with voices raised to Jesus
Sing to the King
For His returning we watch and we pray
We will be ready the dawn of that day
We'll join in singing
With all the redeemed
'Cause Satan is vanquished
And Jesus is King

God Graciously
Renews Us In
Christ

Better is One Day

How lovely is Your dwelling place
O Lord Almighty
My soul longs and even faints for You
For here my heart is satisfied
Within Your presence
I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings
chorus
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
(repeat)
One thing I ask and I would seek
To see Your beauty
To find You in
The place Your glory dwells
(repeat chorus)
bridge
My heart and flesh cry out
For You, the living God
Your Spirits water for my soul
Ive tasted and Ive seen
Come once again to me
I will draw near to You
I will draw near to You
(repeat chorus)
Be Unto Your Name
We are a moment, You are forever
Lord of all ages, God before time
We are a vapour, You are eternal
Love everlasting reigning on high
chorus
Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Highest praises, honour and glory
Be unto Your name
Be unto Your name
We are the broken, You are the healer
Jesus Redeemer, mighty to save
You are the love song well sing forever
Bowing before You blessing Your name
(repeat chorus)

Call To Repentance &

Renewal
~ Psalm 145:8-9 & Romans 2:4 ~
Leader: The Lord is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger and abounding in
steadfast love. The Lord is good to all,
and His mercy is over all that He has
made.
Do you presume on the riches of His
kindness and forbearance and patience,
not knowing that Gods kindness is
meant to lead you to repentance?

Prayer Of Confession
~ Silent Confession & Reflection ~

Age to age He stands

And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end
Beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One:

Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb
The Lion and the Lamb

(repeat chorus)
bridge
Name above all names
Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing how great is our God

(repeat chorus)

God Receives
Our Offerings

(repeat chorus)
Where else can we go, Lord
Where else can we go
You have the words of eternal life
(repeat chorus)

God Gives Us
His Words
Of Eternal Life

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save
Til 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
Sins 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 lifes first cry, to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Til he returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ Ill stand
Amazing Grace
(My Chains Are Gone)

Ministry Partnership Update

Todays Scripture Lesson:

The Dance of Marriage

The Words Of The Gospel

Home Away From Home

~ Psalm 103:10-12 ~

Friendship Program
at the University of Calgary

Leader: He does not deal with us

according to our sins, nor repay us
according to our iniquities. For as high as
the heavens are above the earth, so great
is His stead-fast love toward those who
fear Him; as far as the east is from the
west, so far does He remove our
transgressions from us.

Your Word is living light

Upon our darkened eyes
Guards us through temptations
Makes the simple wise
Your Word is food for famished ones
Freedom for the slave
Riches for the needy soul
Come speak to us today

Ministry Partner:
Shawn Tomlinson|Power to Change

Presentation Of Our Tithes

& Offerings

Song Of Response

Song Of Preparation

How Great Is Our God

Show Us Christ

The splendour of the King

Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice
Let all the earth rejoice

He wraps himself in Light

And darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice
And trembles at His voice

Prepare our hearts, O God

Help us to receive
Break the hard and stony ground
Help our unbelief
Plant Your Word down deep in us
Cause it to bear fruit
Open up our ears to hear
Lead us in Your truth

chorus
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

chorus
Show us Christ, show us Christ
O God, reveal Your glory
Through the preaching of Your Word
Until every heart confesses Christ is Lord

Ephesians 5 (Selected Texts)

Pastor John Ferguson

God Feeds Us His

Covenant Meal
Songs For Communion
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

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear

And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

chorus
My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me

His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow

The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine
You are forever mine

Our Confession Of Faith

~ Philippians 2:5-11 ~
Leader: Let us confess our faith
together
Unison: We believe in our hearts and
confess with our lips that Christ Jesus,
being in very nature God did not
consider equality with God something
to be grasped but made Himself
nothing, taking the very nature of a
servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a
man, He humbled Himself and became
obedient to death even death on a
cross!
Therefore God exalted Him to the
highest place and gave Him the name
that is above every name, that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father. Amen.

God Sends Us
Into The World
With His Blessing

Thanks For
Joining Us For
Worship Today
Were delighted to have had you with
us today. If you are looking for a place
to explore Christianity and its lifechanging relevance, we hope that you
will find New City Church to be a safe
place to ask questions and to grow in
your understanding of the person and
mission of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you
have any questions about New City
Church, Christianity, or the uniqueness
of Jesus of Nazareth, please dont
hesitate to ask us.
Pastor John Ferguson / 403.991.5555
john@newcitychurch.ca
Pastor Mike Ivancic / 403.828.2241
mike@newcitychurch.ca
Pastoral Assistant David Fletcher
403.606.7536
david@newcitychurch.ca
Elder Don Kitchener / 403.547.4461
don@newcitychurch.ca
Elder Darrell Wolfe / 403.247.8332
darrell@newcitychurch.ca

The Benediction

Happy 5th Anniversary New City Church!

Thats right. Five years ago, New City Church launched its first worship service.
We are so thankful for this community of faith, and were so thankful for every
person who has contributed to getting us where we are today!

All songs used by permission. CCLI

license #273300. Parts of the worship
service are adapted from or reprinted by
permission from The Worship
Sourcebook, c. 2004, CRC Publications.
Please recycle.

Calgary, Alberta
September 13, 2015

Please stay for lunch as we celebrate our 5th Anniversary! We will hear a few
testimonies, as well as learn more about the community groups starting up this fall.
And as always, its a great opportunity to make friends and deepen existing
friendships!

New City Centre for Urban Discipleship & Mission: Tonight 6pm

Our next instalment of this ministry training course takes place tonight at 6pm. For
more info, go to: http://www.newcitychurch.ca/#/community/ministry-trainingcentre.

Ministry Opportunity: Kids Sunday School

We will be kicking off our Sunday School program at the end of the month. We are
offering 2 classes from kindergarten to Gr.6 for 30-40 minutes after church. We are
looking for a teacher and a few helpers for the Grade 3-6 class. Teachers must be
members of NCC. If anyone (including the youth!!) is interested to help, please
email Lana Bottomley at the-bottomleys@shaw.net. Teachers and helpers alternate
months, therefore it is a commitment of 3 of 4 Sundays every other month!

Community Groups are starting soon

The Gospel brings us into relationship with God, but it also brings us into relationship with one another as well. Together we apprentice in a new way of being human
as we learn from Jesus and follow him on mission.
At New City Church, we value community, and one of the primary ways we do this
is through our community groups. Learn more about our community groups today at
our potluck luncheon, or visit our website and click on the community tab.

These will be sent out via email weekly, so be sure that you are receiving our emails.
You can sign up at on our website or email suzanne@newcitychurch.ca.

Leader: Now may the God of peace

who brought again from the dead our
Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the
sheep, by the blood of the eternal
covenant, equip you with everything
good that you may do His will, working
in us that which is pleasing in His sight,
through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
forever and ever.

New City Church

Potluck Luncheon: Today Immediately After the Service

Servant Team Schedules

~ Hebrews 13:20-21 ~

Unison: Amen!

Announcements

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 Saviour,
to all who are strangers and want fellowship,
to all who are broken and long for healing,
to all who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
and to whosoever would come,
New City Church opens wide her doors
and offers welcome in the Name of Jesus Christ.

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Happy Valentines'

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