Order, Words, & Voices
06.23.24, Guest Speaker, Dr. Randy Ridenour, Forgiveness, Matthew 18:15-22
Order
Pre Worship Music – Spotify – Open and Close
Morning welcome and Introduction of Susan Pettys
Songs Great Is Thy Faithfulness Susan
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Passage/Prayer Judges 4 Segun
Songs There Is A Balm In Gilead Susan
Blessed Assurance
Morning welcome and Introduction of Randy Rideour Pettys
Message Forgiveness Randy
Music Redeemed Susan
Community/Benediction Mitch
Closing Peace Mitch
Closing Music Firm Foundation (He Won’t) Susan
Post Worship Music – Spotify – Open and Close
- Please have video card in camera and ‘recording’ on for entire message.
- On the Video Leave Room above Randy’s head for the reshaping for Instagram post.
- Screen Share for entire message
- Will probably do the chorus on each verse on songs
Introduction of Worship Leaders Susan and (No Slide) Pettys
Today we welcome Dr. Susan Adams-Johnson as our worship leader. Dr. Adams-Johnson is the Executive Director and Co-Artistic Director of Scissortail Productions Inc. which offices here in the Fellowship Center. She also leads the Clarion Arts and Media Inc., the Cordell Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council, and the Heart of the Arts Council in Clinton, Oklahoma. Dr. Adams-Johnson is currently faculty at the University of Oklahoma teaching in the Arts
Management program. In addition to higher level academics, she has also worked with elementary and junior high schoolers. Susan has performed in numerous concert and opera venues near and far as well as churches. And, today she is here with us at Grace Fellowship. Thank you Dr. Adams-Johnson for leading us this morning.
Music (Slides) Susan
Great Is Thy Faithfulness CCLI Song # 18723
Chorus
Great is Thy faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning
New mercies I see
All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness
Lord unto me
Verse 1
Great is Thy faithfulness
O God my Father
There is no shadow
Of turning with Thee
Thou changest not
Thy compassions they fail not
As Thou hast been
Thou forever wilt be
Verse 2
Summer and winter
And springtime and harvest
Sun moon and stars
In their courses above
Join with all nature
In manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness
Mercy and love
Verse 3
Pardon for sin
And a peace that endureth
Thy own dear presence
To cheer and to guide
Strength for today
And bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine
With ten thousand beside
What A Friend We Have In Jesus CCLI Song # 6542519
Verse 1
What a friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear
What a privilege to carry
Ev’rything to God in pray’r
Oh what peace we often forfeit
Oh what needless pain we bear
All because we do not carry
Ev’rything to God in pray’r
Chorus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Him
For He knows us and
He holds us in His hands
And His grace is never failing
And His love without an end
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Him
Verse 2
Have we trials and temptations
Is there trouble anywhere
We should never be discouraged
Take it to the Lord in pray’r
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share
Jesus knows our every weakness
Take it to the Lord in pray’r
Verse 3
Blessed Saviour You have promised
You will all our burdens bear
May we ever Lord be bringing
All to You in earnest pray’r
Soon in glory bright unclouded
There will be no need for pray’r
Rapture praise and endless worship
Will be our sweet portion there
Passage (Slides) Segun
Jesus said, “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one.“
“But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses.”
“If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector.”
“Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
“Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?”
Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
Matthew 18:15-22
Join me in the prayer of Jesus,
Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses, while we forgive those who trespass against us.
And, lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Music (Slides) Susan
There Is A Balm In Gilead # 5065176
Chorus
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul
Verse 1
Sometimes I feel discouraged
And think my work’s in vain
But then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul
Verse 2
If you cannot sing like angels
If you cannot preach like Paul
You can tell the love of Jesus
And say He died for all
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul
Blessed Assurance CCLI Song # 22324
Verse 1
Blessed assurance Jesus is mine
O what a foretaste of glory divine
Heir of salvation purchase of God
Born of His Spirit washed in His blood
Chorus
This is my story this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
Verse 2
Perfect submission perfect delight
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy whispers of love
Verse 3
Perfect submission all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest
Watching and waiting looking above
Filled with His goodness lost in His love
Introduction of Speaker, Randy Ridenour, (No Slide) Pettys
Our speaker today, Dr. Randy Ridenour, is a native of Copan, OK. Randy is a veteran of America’s Armed Forces having served first as an infantry soldier before completing his undergraduate studies at OBU. He then served as a chaplain’s assistant before being commissioned as a chaplain with the Army Reserve. He served in active duty in 2003 and 2004, stationed at Fort Hood in Texas, supporting the soldiers and families of the 4th Infantry Division during their deployment to Iraq. Randy has served as a PhD tenured professor of Philosophy at OBU since 2000. In addition to all this, Randy and his wife Sherri are treasured and pivotal leaders at Northaven Church here in Norman. Randy is a supply preacher around the state and has blessed us on multiple Sundays graciously filling in when Rick was absent. Thank you Randy for sharing with us today.
Message Randy (Leave Sermon title slide up for the entire message)
No Sermon Transcript available
Music (Slides) Susan
Redeemed CCLI Song # 30622
Verse 1
Redeemed how I love to proclaim it
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb
Redeemed thru His infinite mercy
His child and forever I am
Chorus
Redeemed (redeemed) redeemed (redeemed)
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb
Redeemed (redeemed) redeemed (redeemed)
His child and forever I am
Verse 2
Redeemed and so happy in Jesus
No language my rapture can tell
I know that the light of His presence
With me doth continually dwell
Verse 3
I think of my blessed Redeemer
I think of Him all the day long
I sing for I cannot be silent
His love is the theme of my song
Verse 4
I know I shall see in His beauty
The King in whose law I delight
Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps
And giveth me songs in the night
Community (Slides) Mitch
- Next Sunday, 06.23.24, return to Faces of our Faith series on 06.30.24 – Queen Vashti, Esther 1:-2:17
- July Food and Games night TBA (no June Night)
- Thank you to Susan and Randy
Closing Responsive Reading Benediction (Slides) Mitch
Leader: As we go from here, we go with the most difficult calling of all.
Response: The calling to forgive.
Leader: The calling to let go of the offense, the pain, the resentment. The calling to release and to surrender that burden.
Response: The calling to lay down our baggage, the calling to forgive.
Leader: We go with the calling to not just forgive but to also receive forgiveness from another.
Response: Allowing another to forgive us is sometimes the most difficult of our calling.
Leader: In accepting the calling to forgive we are following the actions of Jesus who, while we were still rejecting him, he died for us.
Response: While on the cross Jesus asked God to forgive us.
Leader: May we walk in this world with a yoke that is easy, and a burden that is light.
Response: May we approach Jesus with our heavy burdens and exchange them for his rest.
Leader: May we take Jesus’ yoke upon us. May we learn from him, for Jesus is gentle and humble in heart.
Response: May we find rest, may we show the world the rest of Jesus.
Closing Peace (Slides) Mitch
[Slide] Leader: May the peace of the Lord go with you.
[Slide] Response: And also with you.
Closing Music today is Redeemed
Closing Music Susan
Redeemed CCLI Song # 30622
Verse 4
I know I shall see in His beauty
The King in whose law I delight
Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps
And giveth me songs in the night
Chorus
Redeemed (redeemed) redeemed (redeemed)
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb
Redeemed (redeemed) redeemed (redeemed)
His child and forever I am
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