26 th anniversary thanksgiving service pastor prabhudas koshy – preacher dn arvind pawa –...
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26th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service
Pastor Prabhudas Koshy – Preacher
Dn Arvind Pawa – Worship Leader
Sis Dorcas Koshy & Sis Jasmine Low – Pianists
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Call to Worship
The God of Abraham Praise
Hymn 28
1st Stanza
The God of Abraham praise,Who reigns enthroned above,Ancient of everlasting days,And God of love.
1st Stanza continued
Jehovah, great I AM, By earth and heav’n confessed,I bow and bless the sacred Name forever blest.
2nd Stanza
The God of Abraham praise, At whose supreme commandFrom earth I rise andseek the joys at His right hand.
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I all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame and pow’r,And Him my only portion make, My shield and tow’r.
3rd Stanza
He by Himself hath sworn – I on His oath depend;I shall, on eagles’ wings upborne, to heav’n ascend.
3rd Stanza continued
I shall behold His face, I shall His pow’r adore,And sing the wonders of His grace forevermore.
Last Stanza
The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on high;“Hail, Father, Son and Holy Ghost!” They ever cry.
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Hail, Abraham’s God and mine! I join the heav’nly lays;All might and majesty are Thine, and endless praise.
Invocation & Gloria Patri
Hymnal (inside front cover)
Glory be to the Father,and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, Amen.
Responsive Scripture Reading
1 Peter 5:1-11
1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
5a Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility:
5b for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Voices of Gethsemane & Gethsemane Children’s Choir
The Church & Her Christ
1st Stanza
Exalt, O Church, thy great Redeemer,
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Extol His glorious work on the cross;
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Exclaim, O Church, that He died for sinners,
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Expound His Gospel truths to ev’ry man ev’rywhere.
Chorus
How excellent is the name,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
His name alone is excellent,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
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How excellent is the name,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
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His name alone is excellent,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
2nd Stanza
Adore, O Church, thy loving Shepherd,
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Admire He who stands before thee;
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Attend, O Church, to His voice, pure and glorious,
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Adhere to all His words, full of truth, full of grace.
Chorus
How excellent is the name,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
His name alone is excellent,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
How excellent is the name,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
His name alone is excellent,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
3rd Stanza
Submit, O Church, to thy glorious Head,
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Subject to ev’ry Word of His pow’r;
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Survey, O Church, His majestic grandeur,
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Surrender to thy Lord, cloth’d with strength
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and righteousness.
Chorus
How excellent is the name,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
His name alone is excellent,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
How excellent is the name,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
His name alone is excellentJesus Christ, the Lord!
Last Stanza
Surround, O Church, thy King’s throne on high,
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Supply all thy pow’rs to sing His praise;
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Sustain, O Church, thy hymns of His kingdom,
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Surpass all earthly charms and set thy heart on high.
Chorus
How excellent is the name,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
His name alone is excellent,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
How excellent is the name,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Chorus continued
His name alone is excellent,Jesus Christ, the Lord!
Gethsemane Youth Choir
O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing
1st Stanza
O for a thousand tongues to sing
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my great Redeemer’s praise,my great Redeemer’s praise,
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the glories of my God and King,the triumphs of his grace!
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the triumphs of his grace!the triumphs of his grace!
2nd Stanza
Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
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that bids our sorrows cease,that bids our sorrows cease;
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’tis music in the sinner’s ears,’tis life, and health, and peace,
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’tis life, and health, and peace,’tis life, and health, and peace.
Last Stanza
He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
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He sets the prisoner free,He sets the prisoner free;
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His blood can make the foulest clean;
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His blood availed for me. (x3)
He Leadeth Me
Hymn 351
1st Stanza
He leadeth me! O blessed thought!O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!
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Whate’er I do, where’er I be,Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me.
Chorus
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,By His own handHe leadeth me;His faithful foll’wer I would be,For by His hand He leadeth me.
2nd Stanza
Sometimes ’mid scenes of deepest gloom,Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom,
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By waters still, o’er troubled sea,Still ’tis His hand that leadeth me!
Chorus
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,By His own handHe leadeth me;His faithful foll’wer I would be,For by His hand He leadeth me.
3rd Stanza
Lord, I would clasp Thy hand in mine,Nor ever murmur nor repine;
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Content, whatever lot I see,Since ’tis my God that leadeth me!
Chorus
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,By His own handHe leadeth me;His faithful foll’wer I would be,For by His hand He leadeth me.
Last Stanza
And when my task on earth is done,When by Thy grace the vict’ry’s won,
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E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee,Since God through Jordan leadeth me.
Chorus
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,By His own handHe leadeth me;His faithful foll’wer I would be,For by His hand He leadeth me.
Collection of OfferingsDoxology & Prayer
Praise God,
from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him,
all creatures here below;
Praise Him above,
ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son,
and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
It Is Well with My Soul
Hymn 319
1st Stanza
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,When sorrows like sea billows roll –
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Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,“It is well, it is well with my soul.”
Chorus
It is well (It is well)with my soul, (with my soul,)It is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,Let this blest assurance control,
2nd Stanza
That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
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Chorus
It is well (It is well)with my soul, (with my soul,)It is well, it is well with my soul.
My sin – O the bliss of this glorious thought –My sin, not in part,but the whole,
3rd Stanza
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more:Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
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Chorus
It is well (It is well)with my soul, (with my soul,)It is well, it is well with my soul.
And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
Last Stanza
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,“Even so” – it is well with my soul.
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Chorus
It is well (It is well)with my soul, (with my soul,)It is well, it is well with my soul.
Children’s Sermon & Scripture Memorisation
Death (Physical)
Isaiah 40:6All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
Death (Physical)
Isaiah __:____ flesh is _____, and all the _________ thereof is as the flower of the ____.
Death (Physical)
_____ __:____ ____ is _____, and ___ the _________ thereof is __ the _____ of the ____.
Pastoral Prayer
“Fruit of Repentance”
Matthew 3:1-8
Pass Me Not
Hymn 306
Pass me not, O gentle Saviour – Hear my humble cry!
1st Stanza
While on others Thou art calling,Do not pass me by.
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Saviour, Saviour,Hear my humble cry!While on others Thou art calling,Do not pass me by.
Chorus
Let me at a throne of mercyFind a sweet relief;
2nd Stanza
Kneeling there in deep contrition,Help my unbelief.
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Saviour, Saviour,Hear my humble cry!While on others Thou art calling,Do not pass me by.
Chorus
Trusting only in Thy merit,Would I seek Thy face;
3rd Stanza
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,Save me by Thy grace.
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Saviour, Saviour,Hear my humble cry!While on others Thou art calling,Do not pass me by.
Chorus
Thou the spring of all my comfort,More than life to me!
Last Stanza
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?Whom in heav’n but Thee?
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Saviour, Saviour,Hear my humble cry!While on others Thou art calling,Do not pass me by.
Chorus
Benediction & Threefold Amen