Order of Worship, Sunday July 9, 2023 10:00 AM

 

Greater Framingham Community Church

An Extended Christian Family

 

                                           Church Theme:                                          

“Year of Miraculous Outpouring & Majestic Praise”

Exodus 15:6, 11

 

 

 

Sunday, July 9th, 2023 ♦ 10:00 AM

 

 

Franklin and Park Streets, PO Box 629

Framingham, MA 01704

Rev. Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd, Pastor

janthonylloyd@gmail.com

 

Church Office (508) 626-2118 ♦ Internet: www.gfccnet.org

 

 

Please Note: All services are videotaped\livestreamed, which means the camera spans the congregation at times, and you may be on the screen.

 

Worship and celebration

 

LIVESTREAMED: www.gfccnet.org/live

 

✝Prelude……….……….................................................... Praise Team

 

We Worship Through Praise                          Brother David Coleman

 

 

 

 ✝ Praise Choruses...............................................Women’s Praise Team

 

 

 Let it Rise

Every Praise

Thank You Lord

 

We Worship Through the Word

Scripture.................... Matthew 20: 20-28............Deacon Ruby Bishop

 

We Worship Through the Preached Word

Praise Selection.................. Order My Steps........Women’s Praise Team

Sermon.................................................Minister Belinda D. Mpagazehe

 

We Worship Through Prayer     

Invitation to Christian Discipleship  

Praise Selection..... Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.......Women’s Praise Team

 

We Worship in Response to Hearing the Word

Tithes & Offerings: (Please make your donations when entering or exiting the church service. An "Offering Container" is provided in the Narthex.)

 

Praise Selection........ Alleluia, Salvation & Glory.....Women’s Praise Team

 

✝Benediction

 

 

PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES DURING WORSHIP SERVICE

 

 

✝Standing Please

 

Praise Selection

 

 

LET IT RISE 

 

Let the glory of the Lord rise among us. 

Let the glory of the Lord rise among us. 

Let the praises of our King rise among us. 

Let it rise. 

 

Oh, let it rise! 

Oh, let it rise! 

 

Let the power of the Lord . . . 

Let the songs of the Lord . . . 

Let the shouts of the Lord . . . 

 

EVERY PRAISE 

 

Every praise is to our God
Every word of worship on one accord
Every praise, every praise is to our God
Sing Hallelujah to our God
Glory Hallelujah is due our God
Every praise, every praise is to our God

God my savior
God my healer
God my deliverer
Yes He is!  Yes He is! 

Great is Your grace

 

THANK YOU LORD 

 

Thank you Lord 

Thank you Lord 

Thank you Lord 

I just want to thank you Lord 

 

Been so good . . . 

 

Saved my soul . . .

 

ORDER MY STEPS

 

Order my steps in Your word dear Lord

Lead me, guide me everyday
Send Your anointing, Father I pray

Order my steps in Your word

Please, order my steps in Your word

 

Order my steps in Your word dear Lord
Lead me, guide me everyday
Send Your anointing, Father I pray
Order my steps in Your word

Please, order my steps in Your word

 

(Solo)

Humbly, I ask Thee to teach me Your will
While You are working, help me be still
Though satan is busy, God is real
Order my steps in Your word

Please, order my steps in Your word

 

Briddle my tongue, let my words edify
Let the words of my mouth be acceptable in Thy sight
Take charge of my thoughts both day and night
Please, order my steps in Your word

Please order my steps in Your word

 

(All)

Order my steps in Your word dear Lord
Lead me, guide me everyday
Send Your anointing, Father I pray
Order my steps in Your word

Please, order my steps in Your word

I want to walk worthy
My calling to fulfill
Please order my steps Lord
And I'll do Your blessed will
The world is ever changing (but Jesus, You always remain the same)
But You are still the same
If You order my steps

I'll praise Your name

(repeat)

 

Order my steps in Your word
Order my tongue in Your word
Guide my feet in Your word
Wash my heart in Your word
Show me how to walk in Your word
Show me how to talk in Your word
When I need a brand new song to sing
Show me how to let Your praises ring
In Your word
In Your word

Please order my steps in Your word

Please order my steps in Your word

(repeat)

 

LIFT EV'RY VOICE AND SING

 

Lift ev’ry voice and sing,
till earth and heaven ring,
ring with the harmonies of liberty.
Let our rejoicing rise
high as the list’ning skies,
let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us.
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.
Facing the rising sun
of our new day begun,
let us march on till victory is won.

 

Stony the road we trod,
bitter the chast’ning rod,
felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
yet with a steady beat,
have not our weary feet
come to the place for which our people sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered.
We have come, treading our path thro’ the blood of the slaughtered,
out from the gloomy past,
till now we stand at last
where the bright gleam of our bright star is cast.

 

God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
thou who hast brought us thus far on the way,
thou who hast by thy might
led us into the light,
keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee;
lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee;
shadowed beneath thy hand,
may we forever stand,
true to our God, true to our native land.

 

 

ALLELUIA, SALVATION & GLORY

 

Alleluia, salvation and glory 

Honor and power unto the Lord our God 

For the Lord our God is mighty 

The Lord our God is omnipotent 

The Lord our God is wonderful 

 

All praises be to the King of kings, 

And the Lord of lords 

He is wonderful! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Church Theme 2023

 

“Year of Miraculous Outpouring & Majestic Praise”

Exodus 15:6 , 11; Psalm 8:1; Psalm 29:4; Psalm 111:3; 2 Peter 1:17; Psalm 77:4

Matthew 11:20-2; Acts 19:11; Acts 12:28; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Hebrews 2:4

 

 

  

 

 God is doing a new thing and taking us to a new level. He calls us to seek Him and will do miracles in our midst. This year we are praying for miracles in our lives, the lives of our families, and our Church family. As we pray and seek His face, we are going to give God Majestic Praise along the way. The songwriters said: I seek a miracle every day and I want to Praise Him.

 

 

MONDAY MORNINGS WITH THE PASTOR

 

We invite you to join us for Early Morning Prayer with the Pastor

at 8:00 am on Monday mornings.

 

Prayer Line: 1-605-313-4818

Access Code: 702588#.

 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT STUDY: NEW BOOK OF STUDY

Since Wednesday, May 17th, we have started the study of 1 Kings. The study picks up with David making Solomon king to succeed him on the throne. Solomon had mixed results, with his wealth and wisdom being known worldwide. He built palaces and cities, and a beautiful temple.-The house of the Lord did not match. But while on the throne, he also allowed idol worship to creep into the kingdom. And after his death, a civil war tore the nation in two. Successive kings were mainly terrible, and the prophet Elijah had dramatic confrontations with King Ahab, who could forget Jezebel on the scene.  Join us Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87207666279?pwd=UlJIMHBZNWg4UVhhOEFJc2hXbGVYdz09

You may also call into the Bible Study:

Phone# 646-876-9923

Meeting ID: 872 0766 6279

Access Code: 021876

 

 

THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER

 

If you would like to be a part of a Morning Prayer group, you can just do so by dialing in to pray or request prayer. The line opens from 5:30 am to 7:15 am.

 

Prayer line:  605-313-4818

Access Code: 702588#

THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY

 

The New Topic of study is Romans. We continue to meet on Thursday evenings for one hour at 7:00 PM. We use Google Meets and the phone connection to refresh the platform information. Video conferencing is available.

Phone: 605-313-4818       PIN: 702588#.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

JOIN US FOR WOMEN OF THE WORD (WOW) BIBLE STUDY

When: 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month

Where: Via Zoom

Time: We begin at 9:00 a.m.

You can receive the link by emailing

Ruby: rbee1952@yahoo.com or Belinda: lightinclay67@comcast.net

Or by calling the church at 508-626-2118.

MEN'S BIBLE STUDY via IN-PERSON & ZOOM

 

Men's Bible Study has resumed on Saturdays at 8:30 am

in the Fellowship Hall and by Zoom.

Topic: MCF Bible Study

You can find the Zoom link on the church website: www.gfccnet.org

 

                                             

 

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASS

Adult Sunday School has resumed on Sunday morning. We start at 8:45am and go through 9:30am.

Sis. Kathy Oliver-Jones is doing the Adult Sunday school on Sundays. Min. Thompson and Rev. Dr. Courtney O Lackard are the leaders of The Christian Education class.

You can find the Zoom link on the church website: www.gfccnet.org

 

VOLUNTEERS-KITCHEN MINISTRY

Are you interested in being part of the Kitchen Ministry?  The Kitchen Ministry is looking for new members to join the committee to support the Monthly Second Sunday Dinners and weekly Ministry Coffee Hour after service.

 

Please reach out to Kendra Martin: kendrasmartin@gmail.com or text at 617-981-0660 if you’re interested in joining the Kitchen Ministry.

 

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sermon Title: “It Is for Freedom that Christ Has Set Us Free”

Scripture: Isaiah 59 and Galatians 5

 

“FIRESIDE CHAT” QUESTIONS

 

1) What are the liberty and yoke of bondage of which Paul speaks in

Galatians 5:1?

 

2) With all the upheaval and turmoil happening today many feel

hopeless and that God does not care. What does Isaiah 59:1-2

respond to that concern?

 

3) How are we lacking on our part so that God will not hear us? (Isa.

59:3-4).

 

4) What are the “web” and the “works” spoken of in Isa. 59:6?

 

5) In verses 7 and 8 of Isaiah 59 is there a parallel to what is happening in our nation’s leadership and society today?

 

6) How do verses 7 and 9 of Galatians shed light on what we are

presently witnessing in our society?

 

7) How does Gal. chapter 5:13-15 reveal how we can overcome

bondage to sin that leads to slavery? How does it warn us of what

will happen if we persist in trusting in the “law” to save us?