Introduction and Welcome: Pastor Marquis Lockhart
Prelude: “Arrieta” by Rick Parks
Opening Prayer
Hymn: “How Firm a Foundation” Words: John Rippon’s Selection of Hymns, 1787, Music: FOUNDATION, Traditional American melody
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?
“Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand.”
“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.”
Scripture: Philippians 2:3-8, 1 Peter 2:23
Sermon by Pastor Marquis Lockhart
Closing Prayer
Hymn: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” Words: Robert Robinson, 1758, Music: NETTLETON by John Wyeth, 1813
Come, Thou fount of every 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! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of God’s unchanging love.
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I’m come.
And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God.
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace, now like a fetter,
Bind my yielded heart to Thee.
Let me know Thee in Thy fullness;
Guide my by Thy mighty hand
Till, transformed, in Thine own image,
In Thy presence I shall stand.
Benediction
Postlude: “The voice of God is Calling” by Lani Smith
Organist: Ms. Marilyn Glover
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Marquis Lockhart is Youth Pastor at Washington Street Baptist Church, Lynn MA., Former Ministry Program Developer at Grotonwood Camp & Conference Center, Groton, Massachusetts