The Call to Worship

~ based on Isaiah 12 ~

Leader: Sing praise, for the Lord has
done great things. Let this be known in
all the earth.

Unison: Surely God is my salvation; I
will trust, and will not be afraid; for the
Lord God is my strength and my song,
and He has become my salvation.

Leader: With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.

Unison: Give thanks to the Lord, call
upon His name; make known His deeds
among the peoples, proclaim that His
Name is exalted.

Leader: Sing praises to the Lord, for He
has done great things. Let this be known
in all the earth.

Prayer of Adoration

Songs of Praise & Worship

Come Praise and Glorify

Come praise and glorify our God
The Father of our Lord
In Christ He has in heavenly realms
His blessings on us poured
For pure and blameless in His sight
He destined us to be
And now weve been adopted through
His Son eternally

chorus
To the praise of Your glory
To the praise of Your mercy and grace
To the praise of Your glory
You are the God who saves

Come praise and glorify our God
Who gives His grace in Christ
In Him our sins are washed away
Redeemed through sacrifice
In Him God has made known to us
The mystry of His will
That Christ should be the head of all
His purpose to fulfill

(repeat chorus)

Come praise and glorify our God
For weve believed the Word
And through our faith we have a seal
The Spirit of the Lord
The Spirit guarantees our hope
Until redemptions done
Until we join in endless praise
To God, the Three in One

(repeat chorus)

Lord Reign in Me

Over all the earth
You reign on high
Every mountain stream
Every sunset sky
But my one request
Lord my only aim
Is that You reign in me again

chorus
Lord reign in me
Reign in Your power
Over all my dreams
In my darkest hour
You are the Lord of all I am
So wont You reign in me again

Over every thought
Over every word
May my life reflect
The beauty of the Lord
Cause You mean more to me
Than any earthly thing
So wont You reign in me again

(repeat chorus)

Our Great God

Eternal God, unchanging
Mysterious and unknown
Your boundless love unfailing
In grace and mercy shown
Bright seraphim in ceaseless flight
Around your glorious throne
They raise their voices day and night
In praise to You alone

Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God!
Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God!

Lord, we are weak and frail
Helpless in the storm
Surround us with Your angels
Hold us in Your arms
Our cold and ruthless enemy
His pleasure is our harm
Rise up, O Lord, and he will flee
Before our sovereign God

Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God!
Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God!

Let every creature in the sea
And every flying bird
Let every mountain, every field
And valley of the earth
Let all the moons and all the stars
In all the universe
Sing praises to the living God
Who rules them by His word

Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God!
Hallelujah! Glory be to our great God!
Call to Repentance & Renewal

~ Psalm 130:4-5 ~

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand? But with You
there is forgiveness, that you may be
feared.

Song of Confession

Psalm 130 (From the Depths of Woe)

From the depths of woe I raise to Thee
The voice of lamentation;
Lord, turn a gracious ear to me
And hear my supplication;
If Thou iniquities dost mark,
Our secret sins and misdeeds dark,
O who shall stand before Thee?
(Who shall stand before Thee?)
O who shall stand before Thee?
(Who shall stand before Thee?)

To wash away the crimson stain,
Grace, grace alone availeth;
Our works, alas! Are all in vain;
In much the best life faileth;
No man can glory in Thy sight,
All must alike confess Thy might,
And live alone by mercy
(Live alone by mercy)
And live alone by mercy
(Live alone by mercy)

The Words of The Gospel

~ Based on Romans 5:8; 8:1;
& Acts 10:43 ~

Leader: God demonstrates His own love
for us in this: while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. There is, therefore,
now no condemnation for those who are
in Christ Jesus because, as all the
prophets testify about Christ, everyone
who believes in Him receives the
forgiveness of sins through His name.

To all who humbly seek the mercy of
God, I say to you, that in Christ Jesus
your sins are forgiven!

Song of Response

Therefore my trust is in the Lord,
And not in mine own merit;
On Him my soul shall rest, His word
Upholds my fainting spirit;
His promised mercy is my fort,
My comfort and my sweet support;
I wait for it with patience
(Wait for it with patience)
I wait for it with patience
(Wait for it with patience)

What though I wait the live-long night,
And til the dawn appeareth,
My heart still trusteth in His might;
It doubteth not nor feareth;
Do thus, O ye of Israels seed,
Ye of the Spirit born indeed;
And wait til God appeareth
(Wait til God appeareth)
And wait til God appeareth
(Wait til God appeareth)

Though great our sins and sore our woes
His grace much more aboundeth;
His helping love no limit knows,
Our upmost need it soundeth.
Our Shepherd good and true is He,
Who will at last His Israel free
From all their sin and sorrow
(All their sin and sorrow)
From all their sin and sorrow
(All their sin and sorrow)
The Prayers of the People
for the Church and City

Leader: Let us pray.

Unison: Our Father in Heaven, hallow-
ed be your name. Your Kingdom come,
Your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, and
forgive us our debts as we also have
forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the
glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Presentation of our Tithes
and Offerings

Song of Preparation

King of Glory

Lift up your gaze, be lifted up
Tell everyone how great the love
The love come down from heavens gate
To kiss the earth with hope and grace

Sing, Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty!
(repeat)

Lift up your hands, be lifted up
Let the redeemed declare the love
And we bow down at heavens gate
To kiss the feet of hope and grace

Sing, Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty!
(repeat)

There is one God, He is holy
There is one Lord over everything
There is one King, He is Jesus
King of glory, strong and mighty!
(repeat)

You are the King of glory
The Lord, strong and mighty!
(repeat 4x)


Todays Scripture Lesson:

The Cost Of Discipleship

Luke 9:23-27

Pastor John Ferguson
Songs for Communion

Because of Your Love

Jesus, You endured my pain
Saviour, You bore all my shame
All because of Your love

Maker of the universe
Broken for the sins of the earth
All because of Your love
All because of Your love

chorus
Because of Your cross
My debt is paid
Because of Your blood
My sins are washed away
Now all of my life I freely give
Because of Your love
Because of Your love I live

Innocent and holy king
Died to set the captives free
All because of Your love
Lord You gave Your life for me
So I will live my life for You
All because of Your love
All because of Your love

(repeat chorus)

bridge
You did it for me, You did it for love
Its Your victory
Jesus, You are enough
(repeat)

(repeat chorus)
The Lords Day Worship Service
May 18, 2014
God Receives
Our Offerings
God Gives Us
His Words
of Eternal Life
God Feeds Us His
Covenant Meal
God Calls Us
To Worship
God Graciously
Renews Us In
Christ
Majesty of Heaven

Majesty of heaven
Your glory fills the skies
Light of the world
You are Lord of all

Humbled by Your presence
Amazed by Who You are
Nothing compares
You are Lord of all

chorus
To You the nations bow down
To You creation cries out
Majesty
All things You hold together
Your Name will stand forever
Majesty
You are majesty

Merciful and mighty
My heart is overwhelmed
You stand alone
You are Lord of all

(repeat chorus)

bridge
Your name above all others
High and exalted
Your Kingdom shall reign forever
High and exalted

(repeat chorus)

Our Confession of Faith

~ Based on 1 Corinthians 15:1-6;
Matthew 16:16; Revelation 22:13;
& John 20:28 ~

Leader: Let us together profess our faith
by saying

Unison: This is the Good News which
we have received, in which we stand,
and by which we are saved, if we hold
fast:

that Christ Jesus died for our sins
according the the Scriptures, that we
was buried, that he was raised on the
third day, and that he appeared to Peter,
then to the Twelve, and then he
appeared to over five hundred witnesses
at one time.

We believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of the living God. He is the first
and the last, the beginning and the end;
He is our Lord and our God. Amen.
The Benediction

~ 2 Corinthians 13:13 ~

Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ and the love of God and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you
all.

Unison: Amen!
NewCityChurch
Calgary,Alberta

May18,2014
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Into The World
With His Blessing
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Worship Today
Announcements
A church in the city with a heart for the city!
www.NewCityChurch.ca
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.
Toallwhoarespirituallywearyandseekrest,
toallwhomournandlongforcomfort,
toallwhostruggleanddesirevictory,
toallwhosinandneedaSaviour,
toallwhoarestrangersandwantfellowship,
toallwhoarebrokenandlongforhealing,
toallwhohungerandthirstforrighteousness,
andtowhosoeverwouldcome,
NewCityChurchopenswideherdoors
andofferswelcomeintheNameofJesusChrist.
Were delighted to have had you with
us today. If you are looking for a place
to explore Christianity and its life-
changing 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 / 403.282.3454
mike@newcitychurch.ca

Elder Don Kitchener / 403.547.4461
don@newcitychurch.ca

Elder Darrell Wolfe / 403.247.8332
darrell@newcitychurch.ca
Premise: A Christianity Worth Thinking About - TONIGHT at 6pm
Make plans to join tonight as we tackle what has been called the Achilles Heel of
Christianity, namely, The Problem of Evil. In this first part of a two part series,
Glen Torhjelm will be tackling this challenge to belief in Christianity.

Our Annual Church Retreat: August 22-24
Its time to mark your calendars for our 2nd annual church retreat held at Camp
Evergreen. Our plan was to have this retreat over the September long weekend, but
the retreat centre suffered the loss of one of its main building due to collapse from
snow. To accommodate our retreat, they have reserved the weekend of August 22-24
(the week before the September long weekend) for New City Church. More info to
follow, but for now, save the date!

Preaching Schedule:
Pastor John & his family will be getting some rest & relaxation from May 24-June 8.
For pastoral matters, please contact Pastor Mike Ivancic (mike@newcitychurch.ca or
403.828.2241). For other matters, contact Suzanne (suzanne@newcitychurch.ca).
We will have the pleasure of hearing some of our own preach in Johns absence.

May 25: Rev. David Fletcher
June 1: Grant Galpin
June 8: Pastor Mike Ivancic

Last Weeks Givings: $ 1,445.35
Servant Team Schedules:
These will be sent out via email, so be sure that you are receiving our emails. You
can sign up at on our website or email suzanne@newcitychurch.ca.
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