Order of Worship - Bethany Baptist Church

Morning Worship Service
7.13.25

The Service of Worship

Call to Worship
Psalm 145:14-21

The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them. The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

All People That On Earth Do Well (Psalm 100)

1 All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the LORD with cheerful voice.
Serve him with joy, his praises tell,
Come now before him and rejoice!

2 Know that the LORD is God indeed;
He formed us all without our aid.
We are the flock he surely feeds,
The sheep who by his hand were made.

3 O enter then his gates with joy,
Within his courts his praise proclaim!
Let thankful songs your tongues employ.
O bless and magnify his name!

4 Because the LORD our God is good,
His mercy is forever sure.
His faithfulness at all times stood
And shall from age to age endure.

Words: William Kethe. Music: Old Hundreth (Doxology).

Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

1 Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love, and pow’r.

Chorus:
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
O there are ten thousand charms.

2 Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Ev’ry grace that brings you nigh.

3 Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better
You will never come at all.

4 Let not conscience make you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.

Words: Joseph Hart. Music: Walker’s Southern Harmony.

Prayer of Petition

Scripture Reading
John 6:63-69

“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”

His Robes for Mine

1 His robes for mine:
O wonderful exchange!
Clothed in my sin,
Christ suffered ‘neath God’s rage.
Draped in His righteousness,
I’m justified.
In Christ I live,
For in my place He died.

Chorus:
I cling to Christ and marvel at the cost:
Jesus forsaken, God estranged from God.
Bought by such love, my life is not my own:
My praise, my all, shall be for Christ alone.

2 His robes for mine:
What cause have I for dread?
God’s daunting Law,
Christ mastered in my stead.
Faultless I stand
With righteous works not mine,
Saved by my Lord’s vicarious death and life.

3 His robes for mine:
God’s justice is appeased.
Jesus is crushed,
And thus the Father’s pleased.
Christ drank God’s wrath on sin
Then cried, “Tis done!”
Sin’s wage is paid;
Propitiation won.

4 His robes for mine:
Such anguish none can know.
Christ, God’s beloved,
Condemned as though His foe.
He, as though I,
Accursed and left alone;
I, as though He,
Embraced and welcomed home!

Children ages 3 through 3rd grade are dismissed to their classes at this time.

Lord, We Come to Hear Your Word

1 Lord, we come to hear your Word.
Shine your light; unsheath your sword!
Send your Spirit forth in pow’r.
Come and bless your church this hour.
We confess our thoughts have strayed,
Minds distracted and dismayed.
On the Son fix now each thought.
Help us worship as we ought.

2 Lord, as we prepare to hear,
Wake each soul; unstop each ear.
Conquer ev’ry stubborn heart.
Mercy, saving grace impart.
We confess, without your grace,
Vain our efforts in this place.
Send illumination’s light.
Open eyes and give us sight.

3 Lord, we lift up to your care
Him who stands now to declare
Truth that teaches, warns, consoles.
Bless this feast to feed our souls.
For your Word, O Lord, we yearn;
Empty let it not return.
Come, accomplish all your will—
Draw, convict, give life, and fill.

Words: Kenneth Puls. Music: Drew Hodge. CCLI License No. 3269031.

Pastoral Prayer

Sermon
Genesis: Creating, Choosing, Blessing
Wrestling
Genesis 32:1-32

Only when God ______________________ you do you learn where your __________________ lies.

I. In your __________________________, you see what’s _______________________ (32:1-21).

A. You see what’s ________________________.

B. You see ______________________________.

C. You see that you need ____________________.

II. In your __________________________, you see ___________________________ (32:22-32).

A. You see that you’re ___________________________.

B. You see that _______________________ is possible.

C. You see that God is _______________________.

Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me

1 What gift of grace is Jesus my redeemer!
There is no more for heaven now to give.
He is my joy, my righteousness, and freedom,
My steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace.
To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus;
For my life is wholly bound to his.
Oh, how strange and divine, I can sing: all is mine!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!

2 The night is dark, but I am not forsaken;
For by my side, the Saviour He will stay.
I labour on in weakness and rejoicing;
For in my need, His power is displayed.
To this I hold, my Shepherd will defend me;
Through the deepest valley He will lead.
Oh, the night has been won, and I shall overcome!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!

3 No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven;
The future sure, the price it has been paid;
For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon;
And He was raised to overthrow the grave.
To this I hold, my sin has been defeated.
Jesus now and ever is my plea.
Oh, the chains are released; I can sing: I am free!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!

4 With every breath I long to follow Jesus,
For He has said that He will bring me home;
And day by day I know He will renew me
Until I stand with joy before the throne.
To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus –
All the glory evermore to Him.
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!

Benediction