Online Worship Service February 21, Our God Saves

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Online Worship Service

February 21, 2021

Prelude

Ann Teske, piano

We Bow Down

with

Holy, Holy, Holy

- arr. T. Wilhelmi

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

- arr. J. Koerts

Welcome

Pastor Dan L.

Call to Worship

Worship Team

Our God Saves

In the name of the Father, in the name of the Son, In the name of the Spirit, Lord we come.

We're gather'd together to lift up Your name, To call on our Savior, to fall on Your grace. Hear the joyful sound of our offering,

As Your saints bow down, as Your people sing. We will rise with You, lifted on Your wings, And the world will see that —

Our God saves, our God saves; There is hope in Your name; Mourning turns to songs of praise; Our God saves ,our God saves.

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Scripture Reading –

Matthew 3:1-6, 13-17

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the

wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom

of heaven has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the

prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

make straight paths for Him.’”

John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt

around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. People went

out to him from Jerusalem and all

Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they

were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by

John. But John tried to deter Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by

You, and do You come to me?”

Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill

all righteousness.” Then John consented.

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that

moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of

God descending like a dove and alighting on Him. And a voice from

heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well

pleased.”

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Sermon

Pastor Dan W.

“God the Trinity, part 1”

Matthew 3:16-17

Next Sunday, February 28

God the Trinity, part 2

“Purposeful Living”

Titus 3:1-8

Larry Orth speaking

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Communion

PRAISE THE FATHER, PRAISE THE SON

O sov'reign God, O matchless King,

The saints adore, the angels sing

And fall before the throne of grace;

To You belongs the highest praise.

These sufferings, this passing tide,

Under Your wings I will abide,

And ev'ry enemy shall flee;

You are my hope and victory.

Praise the Father, praise the Son,

Praise the Spirit, Three in One,

Clothed in power and in grace,

The name above all other names.

To the valley for my soul,

Thy great descent has made me whole.

Your word my heart has welcomed home,

Now peace like water ever flows.

Yours is the kingdom, Yours is the power,

Yours is the glory forever!

Yours is the kingdom, Yours is the power,

Yours is the glory forever!

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THE LORD IS MY SALVATION

The grace of God has reached for me,

And pulled me from the raging sea.

And I am safe on this solid ground:

The Lord is my salvation.

I will not fear when darkness falls,

His strength will help me scale these walls.

I’ll see the dawn of the rising sun:

The Lord is my salvation.

Who is like the Lord our God?

Strong to save, faithful in love.

My debt is paid and the victory won:

The Lord is my salvation.

My hope is hidden in the Lord,

He flow’rs each promise of His Word.

When winter fades, I know spring will come:

The Lord is my salvation.

In times of waiting, times of need,

When I know loss, when I am weak.

I know His grace wil renew these days:

The Lord is my salvation.

And when I reach my final day,

He will not leave me in the grave.

But I will rise, He will call me home:

The Lord is my salvation.

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Who is like the Lord our God?

Strong to save, faithful in love.

My debt is paid and the victory won:

The Lord is our salvation.

Glory be to God, the Father,

Glory be to God, the Son,

Glory be to God, the Spirit;

The Lord is our salvation.

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, Blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea.

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,

Which wert, and art, And evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see.

Only Thou art holy; There is none beside Thee,

Perfect in power, In love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, Blessed Trinity!

Words by Reginald Heber. Public Domain.

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Blessing

Postlude

All My Hope

- arr. R. Kingsmore

Praying together

The Calvary Body — We ask you to be in continual prayer for Calvary’s

Lead Pastor search. Pray that God would raise up a pastor and teacher who is committed to training and equipping the people of our church in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:12) Pray that our congregation as a whole and you individually would eagerly seek to be trained and equipped to use our spiritual gifts and other abilities for the work of ministry and the building up of the body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:12)

Pray that this building up of the body of Christ at Calvary would result in our increasing unity in the faith, our increasing knowledge of the Son of God, and our increasing maturity in Christ. (Ephesians 4:13)

Coming Up…

March 21

Communion

March 28

Palm Sunday

April 2

Good Friday

April 4

Easter Sunday

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Ask God to help us see what He desires to teach us through all the chaos and disorientation of this pandemic. Ask Him to reveal through it what we have made idols out of in the church, and to bring us to repentance. Ask Him to reveal through it what changes He would have us make to embrace Christ’s mission for His church (Matthew 28:18-20).

Friends with health concerns — Please continue in prayer for:

Wendell Amstutz, John Fitz, Darrel Moe, Jerry Nau, Jordan Padgett, Tim Robeck, Eemou See, Caryl Thorn, and Ray Wiens.

Praying Scripture for our church leaders — We are praying for Garth Pederson, Leadership Board member, using Colossians 1:9 as a guide:

“Fill Garth with the knowledge of God’s will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.“

Praying for our missionaries — for Adam and Michelle Morgan

(ReachGlobal, Montreal): The Morgans and their two boys are coming home to Stewartville this coming week, leaving Montreal on February 23. Pray for a safe trip, good roads, and easy transition to life back in Minnesota. They plan to live here for a year while they raise new support, as many of their supporters have had to stop due to lost income because of covid. Pray for their ongoing ministry in Montreal which they will keep doing online as they have been doing for most of the past year.

Concert of Prayer for the Pastoral Search - February 21, 6:30 p.m. -

The Pastoral Search Team invites you to join them for a virtual 'Concert of Prayer' led by Dorkham See on Sunday night, February 21, at 6:30 p.m. The focus of our prayer that night will be Calvary's Lead Pastor search. Join us on Zoom that night with the following link: https://zoom.us/j/93099520586

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NEW – Christianity Explored

Want help reaching out to those who don't yet know Jesus? Try Christianity Explored (CE). CE can be offered in groups at church, at home, online, or in one-on-one sessions

with a friend. Only seven brief sessions take you through the Gospel of Mark. You can check out CE at these links:

https://www.christianityexplored.us/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=kKX3QKRwMtM

(This is a brief YouTube video about CE.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=NP3m1c13vj0

(This is Session One.)

For more information, join us either TODAY at noon at Pastor Larry’s house, 4609 Windslow Ln NW, or contact Pastor Larry for a virtual or individual meeting. We plan to pilot groups in March/April.

Early Childhood Ministry

We are excited to begin offering our Early Childhood Ministry (ages 6 weeks - Kindergarten)

in-person at Calvary starting Sunday, March 7 at both 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Kids participating are welcome to wear masks, but are not required to do so. (Volunteers will be masked). That said, we are only able to offer this ministry with enough volunteer help to maintain our safety policies. If you are able to serve, please contact Amy Bowers at

abowers@CalvaryEFree.church.

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Giving together

Calvary's NEW Text-to-Give Service:

To give, simply text any dollar amount to 84321. This new platform has lower credit card fees and a new option to give via ACH direct bank transfers.

PLEASE NOTE: TODAY is the last Sunday that our old text-to-give number will be valid.

For more information and detailed one-time setup user instructions, go to:

https://www.calvaryefree.church/give/

Financial update October 1, 2020 through February 14, 2021:

- General Fund giving through Sunday Feb 14, 2021: $629,700 - General Fund giving through Sunday Feb 16, 2020: $600,737 - $28,963 more than last year