Pastor M. Connor Underseth 
Final Instructions
James 5:12-20
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GREETING & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 66:1, 4-5
Leader:  Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.
People: Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts!
Leader: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
People: By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation.
Leader: The hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
All: Praise the Lord!

PRAYER OF ADORATION, ASSISTANCE, & BLESSING

Trinity Hymnal #53 “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” 
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, 
the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, 
for he is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
now to his temple draw near,
join me in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so
wondrously reigneth,
shelters thee under his wings, 
yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen
how thy desires e'er have been
granted in what he ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy
work and defend thee!
Surely his goodness and mercy 
here daily attend thee;
ponder anew
what the Almighty will do,
if with his love he befriend thee.

Praise to the Lord, who with marvelous
wisdom hath made thee,
decked thee with health, and with
loving hand guided and stayed thee.
How oft in grief
hath not he brought thee relief,
spreading his wings to o'ershade thee!

Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me
adore him!
All that hath life and breath, come now
with praises before him!
Let the amen
sound from his people again;
gladly fore'er we adore him.

REFLECTION ON GOD’S LAW   from Exodus 20:1-17 & N.T. corollaries, ESV

Leader: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
People: This is the great and first commandment. (Matt. 22: 37-38)

Leader: God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me."
People: For although there may be so-called "gods" in heaven or on earth…yet for us there is one God. (1 Cor. 8:5-6)

Leader: You shall not make for yourself an idol.
People: What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God. (2 Cor. 6:16)

Leader: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
People: Let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. (Jam. 5:12)

Leader: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
People: There remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. (Heb. 4:9-10)

SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – John 8:34-36

Trinity Hymnal #585 “ Take My Life, and Let It Be”

Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in ceaseless praise,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet, and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing,
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips, and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.

Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect, and use
ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose,
ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne,
it shall be thy royal throne.

Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take my self, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH 

Trinity Hymnal #85 “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want”
The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want;
he makes me down to lie
in pastures green; he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.

My soul he doth restore again;
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e'en for his own name's sake.

Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,
yet will I fear none ill,
for thou art with me; and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.

My table thou hast furnished
in presence of my foes;
my head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me:
and in God's house forevermore
my dwelling place shall be.

GOD’S WORD READ – James 5:12-20
GOD’S WORD PREACHED – “Final Instructions” by Pastor M. Connor Underseth
PRAYER OF APPLICATION & THE LORD’S PRAYER

Hymn  “The Power of the Cross” 
Oh to see the dawn of the darkest day
Christ on the road to Calvary
Tried by sinful men torn and beaten then
Nailed to a cross of wood

Chorus: This the pow'r of the cross
Christ became sin for us
Took the blame bore the wrath
We stand forgiven at the cross

Oh to see the pain written on Your face
Bearing the awesome weight of sin
Ev'ry bitter thought ev'ry evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow
[Chorus]

Now the daylight flees now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head
Curtain torn in two dead are raised to life
Finished the vict'ry cry [Chorus]

Oh to see my name written in the wounds
For through Your suff'ring I am free
Death is crushed to death life is mine to live
Won through Your selfless love 

This the pow'r of the cross
Son of God slain for us
What a love what a cost
We stand forgiven at the cross

Keith Getty, Stuart Townend
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Trinity Hymnal p. 845  “Apostles’ Creed”
WORDS OF INSTITUTION & WARNING 

Minister: The Lord be with you;
People: And also with you.

Minister: Lift up your hearts;
People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Minister: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God;
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

SERVING OF THE SUPPER

Song “Wonderful, Merciful Savior” 
Wonderful merciful Savior
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would have thought that a Lamb
Could rescue the souls of men
Oh You rescue the souls of men

Chorus:
You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace
Our hearts always hunger for
Oh our hearts always hunger for

Counselor Comforter Keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts
Have hopelessly lost the way
Oh we hopelessly lost the way [Chorus]

Almighty infinite Father
Faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne
Oh we're falling before Your throne [Chorus]

Dawn Rodgers, Eric Wyse
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Trinity Hymnal #731: “Doxology” 
THE BENEDICTION