Behold His Glory!
(Service #3)

PREPARING/THINKING ABOUT IT:

Read Compass article: "Vision of God"
Read "The Drafting Table" (#3)

OPENING: We Behold his Glory
Introduction: longing to be in his presence and see his face

Psalm 27:4 (OR Exodus 33:18)
"I Want to Be Where You Are" (by Don Moen, ©1989 Integrity's Hosanna! Music) Integrity Hosanna! Bk4:303

Call to Worship:

Behold his glory

"Holy, Holy, Holy (Hosanna)" (Music by Peter Scholtes) Integrity Hosanna! Book 1:31
"Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty"

We Behold His Grace (Confession):
The Story of God's Compassion: Neh 9: 9-31

(or abbreviate 9-12, 16-22a, 25-28, 30-31 [various readers for different "episodes" ] In our need and in our sin we come to him now, for he has promised to show us his great compassion

Unison Reading: Psalm 86

"Take Me In" (by Dave Browning, ©1986 Glory Alleluia Music) Integrity Hosanna! Bk 2:174

"All We Like Sheep" (by Don Moen, ©1988 Integrity's Hosanna! Music) Integrity Hosanna! Bk 3:191[correction: last line of chorus, read "HIS blood"]

Celebration, Thanksgiving

(Psalm 103)
"Great God of Wonders!"

Now God has displayed the fullness of his glory and grace! John 1:14-17
Behold his beauty!

"Man of Sorrows! What a Name" OR "O Sacred Head"
"Fairest Lord Jesus" --his BEAUTY
"Isn't He [Beautiful]?"

by John Wimber (©1980 Mercy Publishing)
"Jesus, Name Above All Names " ('beautiful Savior, glorious Lord') by Naida Hearn (©1974, 1978 Scripture in Song/Adm by Maranatha! Music) Integrity Hosanna! Bk 1:49.

Tell of his glory and grace! Psalm 145:8-12

"Praise the Lord" (by Denise Graves ©1988 Integrity's Hosanna! Music) Integrity Hosanna! Bk 3:243 [=Psalm 117]
Crown Him with Many Crowns
**add praise choruses**

Time of Prayer (Intercession)

"Open Our Eyes, Lord"

(The following are just general themes to introduce specific requests.)
• Let the one desire of our hearts be to see your beauty--to know you and to see you glorified.
• Give us faith and boldness to tell of your glory and grace, to your people in need, to a world that needs you but denies you.
• Let the weak and needy see the glory of your grace and compassion: in sickness, in their struggle with sin, amidst opposition.
• Rule over the world, so that all may see and know that you are the Lord (rulers of nations, people who have not heard the good news, even your enemies).

"Be Thou My Vision"

Offering
The God who overflows with compassion and mercy, pours out his lavish gifts on us, so that as we faithfully give back, thanks and praise may flow to him.

2 Cor 9:10-11 (-15)

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Sermon:  Holy, Holy, Holy Is The Lord Of Hosts (Isaiah 6:1-8)   (John Piper)

Communion:   God has made all his goodness pass before us. And day after day he pardons our sin, and in the midst of a "desert"-- in the hardness of a broken world--he daily showers us with grace upon grace. He comes to us now. See in the bread and the cup how he seals to us his grace. Let us taste and see that the Lord is good!

"The Lord is Good"

Our Glorious Hope     (Psalm 67)
Benediction/Blessing:    Numbers 6:24-26