Notes on the worship services of Peninsula Bible Church Cupertino at 8:00, 9:45, 11:30 on the morning of Sunday, August 14, 2005. Notes written by Bernard Bell.
Worship leader: James Garcia
Preacher: Bernard Bell
Call to Worship: Revelation 19:1-7 (NIV).
After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting:
“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
for true and just are his judgments.
He has condemned the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
And again they shouted:
“Hallelujah!
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”
The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:
“Amen, Hallelujah!”
Then a voice came from the throne, saying:
“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
you who fear him,
both small and great!”
Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.”
Holy, Holy, Holy / God of Wonders: Holy, Holy, Holy #262. Words (1826): Reginald Heber (1783-1826). Tune: Nicaea (1861), John B. Dykes (1823-1876). Public domain. Dykes named the tune after the first ecumenical church council held at Nicaea in AD 325, where the church codified its understanding of the Trinity.
| Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity. |
Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see; Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee, Perfect in pow’r, in love and purity. |
| Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, Which wert and art and evermore shalt be. |
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea; Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity. |
God of Wonders: Marc Byrd & Steve Hindalong ©.
Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder. Words (1774): John Newton (1725-1807), public domain. Music: Laura Taylor, © 2001. We learnt this old hymn, set to new music by Laura Taylor, from the CD For All the Saints: Indelible Grace 3 (2003), Track 11, by the RUF ministry of Belmont University under the leadership of Kevin Twit. Visit the project’s website at www.igracemusic.com. A fourth CD is expected shortly. Music for all the songs on the CDs, plus others, is available online in the RUF Hymnbook: Online Hymn Resource.
| Let us love and sing and wonder, Let us praise the Savior’s name! He has hushed the law’s loud thunder, He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame. He has washed us with his blood, He has brought us nigh to God. |
Let us wonder! Grace and justice Join and point to mercy’s store; When through grace in Christ our trust is, Justice smiles and asks no more. He who washed us with his blood, Has secured our way to God. |
| Let us love the Lord who bought us, Pitied us when enemies, Called us by his grace and taught us, Gave us ears and gave us eyes. He has washed us with his blood, He presents our souls to God. |
Let us praise and join the chorus Of the saints enthroned on high; Here they trusted him before us, Now their praises fill the sky. “You have washed us with your blood; You are worthy, Lamb of God!” |
| Let us sing, though fierce temptation Threaten hard to bear us down! For the Lord, our strong salvation, Holds in view the conqu’ror’s crown. He who washed us with his blood, Soon will bring us home to God. |
All My Days. Words and Music: Stuart Townend. © 1998 Kingsway’s Thankyou Music.
You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” (NIV)
The King Who Remembers My Name. Words and music: Phil Baggaley © 1997 Little Room Music. From the album City of Gold. Released by Gold Records (UK); available from Gold Records USA. This highly-original album about heaven combines readings from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, poems by the contemporary British writer Adrian Plass, and songs written by Phil Baggaley, Ian Blythe & Dave Clifton.
Following the Lamb (Revelation 14:1-5) - Bernard Bell. 23rd message in the series The Seen and the Unseen. [Other formats: mp3, pdf.]
No Song on Earth. Words and music: Phil Baggaley © 1997 Little Room Music. Another song from the album City of Gold.
Agnus Dei. Text and music: Michael W. Smith © 1990.
We Will Dance. Text and music: © .
We Will Glorify #72. Text and music: Twila Paris © 1982 Singspiration.
Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywher the fragrance of the knowledge of him. (2 Cor 2:14)
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2 Cor 13:14)
The numbers given after some of the titles refer to the pew hymnal used at PBCC, The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration (Waco: Word, 1986).
A good source for words, tunes, and histories of hymns is The Cyber Hymnal.