The Lords Day Worship Service

January 3, 2016

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

God Calls Us
To Worship
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
Forever
Give thanks to the Lord
Our God and King
His love endures forever
For He is good, He is above all things
His love endures forever
Sing praise, sing praise
With a mighty hand
And outstretched arm
His love endures forever
For the life that's been reborn
His love endures forever
Sing praise, sing praise
Sing praise, sing praise
chorus
Forever God is faithful
Forever God is strong

Forever God is with us

Forever and ever, forever (2X)
From the rising to the setting sun
His love endures forever
By the grace of God we will carry on
His love endures forever
Sing praise, sing praise
Sing praise, sing praise
(repeat chorus)
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Come, thou fount of evry blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy, never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount! Im fixed upon it
Mount of Thy redeeming love
Here I raise my Ebenezer
Hither by Thy help Im come
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wandring from the fold of God
He, to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
O, to grace how great a debtor
Daily Im constrained to be
Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter
Bind my wandring heart to Thee
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Heres my heart, Lord, take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above

God Graciously
Renews Us In
Christ
Call To Repentance &
Renewal
~ Psalm 130:4-5 ~

Psalm 130 (From Depths of Woe)

From 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)

God Receives
Our Offerings
Ministry Partnership Update
Rohan Crown
Pastor - Amazing Grace Community
Church (PCA) Lethbridge, AB

The Prayers Of The People

For The Church & City

Oh, Your resurrection pow'r

Burns like fire in my heart
When waters rise, I lift my eyes
Up to Your throne
chorus
We are more than conquerors
Through Christ
You have overcome this world, this life
We will not bow to sin or to shame
We are defiant in Your name
You are the fire that cannot be tamed
You are the power in our veins
Our Lord, our God, our Conqueror
I will sing into the night
Christ is risen and on high
Greater is He living in me
Than in the world
No surrender, no retreat
We are free and we're redeemed
We will declare over despair
You are the hope
bridge
Nothing is impossible
Ev'ry chain is breakable
With You we are victorious
You are stronger than our hearts
You are greater than the dark
With You we are victorious

God Gives Us
His Words
Of Eternal Life

Leader: Let us pray.

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

Todays Scripture Lesson:

God's Amazing Work
with a Messy People

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.

Philippians 1:1-2 & Acts 16:11-40

For the kingdom, the power, and the

glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Pastor Rohan Crown - Amazing Grace

Community Church, Lethbridge

Presentation Of Our Tithes

& Offerings
Song Of Preparation

God Feeds Us His

Covenant Meal

More Than Conquerors

When my hope and strength is gone
You're the One who calls me on
You are the life, You are the fight
That's in my soul

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)
Jesus Paid It All (O Praise the One)
I hear the Saviour say
Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness, watch and pray
Find in Me thine all in all
chorus
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power and Thine alone
Can change the lepers spots
And melt the heart of stone
(repeat chorus)
And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete
Jesus died my soul to save
My lips shall still repeat
(repeat chorus)

bridge
Oh, praise the One who paid my debt
And raised this life up from the dead

Announcements

(repeat chorus)

Guest Speaker: Pastor Rohan Crown

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 he 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.

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

The Benediction
~ 2 Corinthians 13:13 ~

Elder Darrell Wolfe / 403.247.8332

darrell@newcitychurch.ca

Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesus

Christ and the love of God and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with
you all.

New City Church welcomes Rohan Crown today. Rohan and his wife Rebecca
started Amazing Grace Community Church in Lethbridge the same day that New
City Church started services in September 2010. The Lord has blessed this work of
church planting and their outreach through the Amazing Kids program.

New City Church

Calgary, Alberta
January 3, 2016

Mens Ministry: Friday January 8 @ 7pm

The Mens Fraternity will start up again this Friday from 7-8:30pm. Pastor John will
be leading a discussion on Men & Friendship.

Called Congregational Meeting: Next Sunday, January 10th

The purpose of this congregational meeting is to elect new elders. The members of
NCC have nominated candidates, and the pastoral team has sought to train and
prepare the nominees. At this time, the elder team of NCC is delighted to put before
the congregation Tom Dekker and Calvin Van Hill to be elected to the office of
elder. We believe these men meet the Scriptural qualifications for the office of elder,
mesh with the vision and values of NCC, and are ready, available, and willing to
take up the responsibilities of this office at this time. Therefore, we commend them
to you in this upcoming election. While the meeting is open to everyone, only adult
members of New City Church are eligible to vote. Please make plans to attend this
meeting after the service.

Heart To Heart: Saturday, January 16th, 7pm

Women (18+) are invited to Gayle Eng's home on Saturday, November 21st at 7:00
pm. Heart to Heart Women's Fellowship will occur on the 3rd Saturday of each
month. Please talk to Gayle for more details and for her address.

PCA Alberta Ladies Retreat 2016

Our sister church, Woodgreen Presbyterian Church has taken on planning this years
Alberta-wide PCA Ladies Retreat. It will take place at Rivers Edge Camp near
Cremona for April 8th-9th (Friday night & all day Saturday). All women 18+ are
invited, including nursing moms. Registration forms are available in the lobby. If
you have any questions, please contact Kelly Bakker (wkbakkers@gmail.com) or
Helen Taylor (helen_taylor_3@hotmail.com) from Woodgreen.

Baby Shower for May-Lynn Van Hill: Saturday, January 9th

Let's celebrate the arrival of May-Lynn! Please join us for a clothes/book/gift card
shower this Saturday from 10am-12noon at the home of Heather Ferguson - 331
Citadel Drive NW. (Clothes: age 2 and up, no licensed character items please Disney, Dora, Barbie etc). RSVP to Heather Ferguson at hferguson10@gmail.com.

Last Weeks Givings: $2,138.00

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.

Unison: Amen!

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.

image credit: www.flickr.com/davebloggs

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