Blessings to you, the readers of this page, in Jesus Christ our Lord. May He guide you and protect you always.

Worship Service At Internet Church Of Christ
For Week Of Sunday, January 21, 2007 - featuring "We Can Pray To Jesus."

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CONTENTS:

Welcome
Opening Hymn - "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow" (The Doxology)- 
   words and MIDI music
Invocation
The Lord's Prayer - with MP3 reading
Declaration Of Faith: The Apostles' Creed

Scriptures and Teachings - 
"We Can Pray To Jesus"

Exhortation - "Submit Yourself Completely To His Will"
Prayer For You - "Go Ahead And Give Yourself To Christ"
Holy Communion
How To Find A Real, Live Church
Closing Hymn - "Deep River" - words and MIDI music
Benediction
   

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Welcome

Welcome to the online worship service at Internet Church Of Christ. Here is a good place to worship our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. You are invited and are welcome at any time. Blessings to you in Him.

Opening Hymn

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (The Doxology)

Words by Thomas Ken, 1695. Music by Music Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510 - 1561. Public Domain

PRAISE GOD, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW - by Thomas Ken, 1695
                                            Public Domain

             
              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.

Invocation

O Lord, we come together in Your name,
And as You promised, we know You are here.

AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.

We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
And share with us Your presence, openly,

FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.

In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .

                     The Lord's Prayer 
   

          Our Father, who art in heaven,
            hallowed be thy Name,
            thy kingdom come,
            thy will be done,
              on earth as it is in heaven.
          Give us this day our daily bread.
          And forgive us our trespasses,
            as we forgive those who trespass against us.
          And lead us not into temptation,
            but deliver us from evil.
          For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
            for ever and ever. Amen.

                      Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
                              Matthew 6:9-13    


          

Declaration Of Faith

The Apostles' Creed

   This historic affirmation of faith comes to us from the early
   centuries of the Christian church.


      I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
      Maker of heaven and earth:
      And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;
      Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost;
      Born of the Virgin Mary,
      Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
      Was crucified, dead, and buried;
      He descended into hell;
      The third day he rose again from the dead;
      He ascended into heaven
      And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
      From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
      I believe in the Holy Ghost;
      The holy catholic church;     *
      The communion of saints;
      The forgiveness of sins;
      The resurrection of the body;
      And the life everlasting.

                             Amen.


                * Note: "catholic church" here means the entire body of
                  believers in Christ, not just one particular church.

Scriptures And Teachings

We Can Pray To Jesus
He now has all power, and;
He has invited us to pray to Him, and;
The Bible gives examples of praying to Him.

Beloved:

If the Holy Spirit dwelling within you leads you to pray to Jesus, it is perfectly acceptable for you to do so. Jesus has the authority to receive your prayers and to act on them; Jesus has given you permission to pray to Him; and the Bible provides a clear example when Stephen prayed directly to Jesus while he was being stoned to death.

Of course it is always acceptable for you to pray to God the Father, as Jesus describes in The Lord's Prayer.

I myself usually pray to Jesus, using the words "Dear Lord," or "Dear Lord Jesus," with the understanding that Jesus is God, as explained in the doctrine of The Trinity.

JESUS NOW HAS ALL POWER

Matthew 28:18 (KJV)

  18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto 
     me in heaven and in earth.

Matthew 28:18 (NASB)


  18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has 
     been given to Me in heaven and on earth."


             If Jesus has all authority and all power, then
             He must be entitled to receive and answer our
             prayers.
  

NOTE: He says "I will do it," not "God will do it" or "The Father will do it."

John 14:13-14 (KJV)

  13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the 
     Father may be glorified in the Son. 

  14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 

John 14:13-14 (NASB)

  13 "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father 
      may be glorified in the Son. 

  14 "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it." 


           Jesus clearly says that if you ask Him for anything, 
           and ask it in His name, then He will do it. No other
           reading makes sense.

When Stephen was being stoned to death, he prayed to Jesus, saying "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit," and "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge."

Acts 7:59-60 (KJV)
   

   59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, 
      receive my spirit. 

   60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not 
this 
      sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.



Acts 7:59-60 (NASB)
    

   59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, 
      "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" 

   60 Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, 
   do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell 
   asleep.

        In his moment of death, Stephen prayed directly to "Lord Jesus."
        This is our clear example to follow.

Exhortation

"Submit Yourself Completely To His Will"

                 Submit yourself completely to His will,
                 And hold back nothing from your gift to Him.
                 For He wants all of you, not merely part,
                 And He will be content with nothing less.
                 You must submit to something in this world:
                 If nothing else, you must submit to death,
                 So do not think you ever can prevail.
                 Then why not go as high as you can go?
                 Submit yourself to God, and you will find
                 A total joy that lasts forevermore.

                                        by William McGinnis
                                        Public Domain

Prayer For You

"Go Ahead And Give Yourself To Christ"

NOTE:  When you read this prayer, try to imagine hearing my voice as I
       speak it to you.  In this way, the prayer is reactivated, and it 
       the same as if I were actually praying for you at that moment. 
       (Just like television prayers are reactivated when you watch 
       them, although the videotape may have been shot years before.)
 
              
           
                Perhaps you are a Christian even now,
                You go to church and try to do your best,
                You try to put His teachings in your life,
                But still you do not feel that He is yours.
                You do not feel the closeness that you crave.
                If this is you, then say this prayer with me:
                     *             *             *
                O Lord, I want you closer in my life,
                I want you more to be a part of me.
                I want the best relationship with you,
                That anyone on earth could ever have.
                I know that, "as we give, we shall receive,"
                And so I now do give myself to you,
                In full completeness, holding nothing back.
                I'm yours, so you may use me as you will,
                And take whatever things you want from me.
                And now that I did give myself to you,
                I pray that you will give yourself to me,
                As bridegroom gives himself to his new bride.
                In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.


                                        by William McGinnis
                                        Public Domain

Holy Communion

If you are alone, you will needed to be both "Leader" and "Assembly," as described in the ceremony.

How To Find A Real, Live Church

Closing Hymn

Deep River - American Spiritual Song

Lyrics and music are both anonymous, Public Domain; MIDI sequence by Bill McGinnis, arranged from a Public Domain arrangement.

MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/deeprvra.mid

Scriptural reference . . .

"I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD." - Zechariah 10:10-12 (KJV)

DEEP RIVER - Classic American Spiritual Song - Anonymous, Public Domain


       Deep river,
       My home is over Jordan.
       Deep river, Lord,
       I want to cross over into campground.

          O don't you want to go
          To that gospel feast,
          That promised land
          Where all is peace?
          O don't you want to go
          To that promised land,
          That land where all is peace?

       Deep river,
       My home is over Jordan.
       Deep river, Lord,
       I want to cross over into campground.

Benediction

    _____________________________________________________________
       
      "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in
       all ways. The Lord be with you all." (2 Thessalonians 3:16 RSV)
         _____________________________________________________________

This worship service is now completed. Go in peace.

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