ELMWOOD MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH

“The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there He placed the man He had formed.”

Genesis 2:8

145 Henderson Hwy Winnipeg, MB

R2L 1L4 204-668-3244

Email: office@elmwoodmb.com Website: elmwoodmb.com

October 21, 2018

ORDER OF SERVICE OCTOBER 21, 2018

“For the Lord will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places, and He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the

garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.”

Isaiah 51:3

Praise & Worship Music Build Your Kingdom

O Worship the King (WT 48) God of Wonders

God the Uncreated One (King Forevermore)

Pastoral Prayer/Offering In Christ Alone

Message The Location of the Garden of Eden

Genesis 2:1-17 David Johnson

Closing The Love of God (WT 83)

PLEASE PRAY FOR

• Give praise to God for the healing being experienced in Herta Unruh’s broken leg, but continue to be in prayer for her ongoing recovery

• Pray for Ernie Enns who is recovering in Concordia Hospital • Pray for God’s leading in our upcoming civic election, and the

federal election that will be upon us in a year

Build Your Kingdom Here

Rend Collective: Christopher Dean Llewellyn / Gareth Andrew Gilkeson / William Herron

Verse 1 Come set Your rule and reign in our hearts again Increase in us we pray, unveil why we're made

Come set our hearts ablaze with hope Like wildfire in our very souls

Holy Spirit come invade us now

We are Your Church We need Your power

In us

Verse 2 We seek Your kingdom first

We hunger and we thirst Refuse to waste our lives for You're our joy and prize

To see the captive hearts released The hurt, the sick, the poor at peace

We lay down our lives for Heaven's cause

We are Your church And we pray revive

this earth

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PREPARATION SONG

Chorus Build Your kingdom here

Let the darkness fear Show Your mighty hand - Heal our streets and land

Set Your church on fire - Win this nation back Change the atmosphere Build Your kingdom here

We pray

Verse 3

Unleash Your kingdom's power - reaching the near and far No force of hell can stop Your beauty changing hearts

You made us for much more than this Awake the kingdom seed in us

Fill us with the strength and love of Christ

We are Your church we are the hope

On earth

{Chorus} x2

WORSHIP IN SONG

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God of Wonders Marc Byrd & Steve J. Hindalong

Verse 1

Lord of all creation of water, earth and sky

The heavens are Your tabernacle Glory to the Lord on High

Chorus

God of wonders beyond our galaxy You are holy, holy

The universe declares Your majesty You are holy, holy

Lord of heaven and earth Lord of heaven and earth

Verse 2

Early in the morning I will celebrate the light

And when I stumble in the darkness I will call Your name by night

{Chorus}

Bridge

Hallelujah, to the Lord of heaven and earth (3x)

{Chorus} x2

WORSHIP IN SONG

God the Uncreated One (King Forevermore)

Pete James & Aaron Keyes

Verse 1

God the uncreated One The author of salvation

Wrote the laws of space and time And fashioned worlds to His design The One whom angel hosts revere

Hung the stars like chandeliers Numbered every grain of sand Knows the heart of every man

He is King forever He is King forever

He is King forevermore

Verse 2

God our fortress and our strength The Rock on which we can depend

Matchless in His majesty His power and authority

Unshaken by the schemes of man Never-changing, Great I Am

Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall He is faithful through it all Crown Him King forever Crown Him King forever

Crown Him King forevermore

WORSHIP IN SONG

Verse 3

Mighty God in mortal flesh Forsaken by a traitor's kiss

The curse of sin and centuries Did pierce the lowly Prince of Peace

Lifted high, the sinless man Crucified, the spotless Lamb Buried by the sons of man

Rescued by the Father's hand To reign as King forever

Reign as King forever Reign as King forevermore

Verse 4

King Eternal, God of Grace We crown You with the highest praise

Heaven shouts and saints adore You’re Holy, Holy, Holy Lord! What joy in everlasting life All is love and faith is sight

Justice rolls and praises rise At the Name of Jesus Christ

King of Kings forever King of Kings forever

King of Kings forevermore

Ending

King of Kings forever King of Kings forever

King of Kings forevermore

In Christ Alone Stuart Townend & Keith Getty

Verse 1

In Christ alone my hope is found; He is my light, my strength, my song; This cornerstone, this solid ground,

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!

My comforter, my all in all— Here in the love of Christ I stand.

Verse 2

In Christ alone, Who took on flesh, Fullness of God in helpless babe!

This gift of love and righteousness, Scorned by the ones He came to save.

Till on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied; For ev’ry sin on Him was laid—

Here in the death of Christ I live.

Verse 3 There in the ground His body lay,

Light of the world by darkness slain; Then bursting forth in glorious day, Up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory, Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me;

For I am His and He is mine— Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

OFFERTORY

Verse 4

No guilt in life, no fear in death— This is the pow’r of Christ in me;

From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny.

No pow’r of hell, no scheme of one, Can ever pluck me from His hand; Till He returns or calls me home—

Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.

Ending No pow’r of hell, no scheme of one, Can ever pluck me from His hand; Till He returns or calls me home—

Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.

The Location of the Garden of Eden Genesis 2:1-17 David Johnson

Sermon Notes:

MESSAGE

The Love of God WT 83

Frederick M. Lehman

Verse 1 The love of God is greater far

Than tongue or pen can ever tell; It goes beyond the highest star, And reaches to the lowest hell;

The guilty pair, bowed down with care, God gave His Son to win;

His erring child He reconciled, And pardoned from all sin.

Chorus

Oh, love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong! It shall forevermore endure— The saints’ and angels’ song.

Verse 2

When years of time shall pass away, And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall, When those who here refuse to pray, On rocks and hills and mountains call, God’s love so sure, shall still endure,

All measureless and strong; Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—

The saints’ and angels’ song.

{Chorus}

RESPONSE THROUGH SONG

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Verse 3 Could we with ink the ocean fill,

And were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every one a scribe by trade; To write the love of God above

Would drain the ocean dry; Nor could the scroll contain the whole,

Though stretched from sky to sky.

Chorus Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!

How measureless and strong! It shall forevermore endure— The saints’ and angels’ song

THIS WEEK

LOOKING AHEAD

Tonight at 6:30 pm – Bear Pit: Come to the church to listen to and be part of a discussion on how we got the Bible. Wednesday, October 24 at 1:00pm – A mid-week Bible study focused on the Lord’s Prayer. See Susi Penner for more information Wednesday, October 24 at 7:30 pm – A benefit concert for Siloam Mission featuring Winnipeg Golden Chordsmen and Northwinds Community Concert Band is happening here at EMBC. All donations will go to Siloam Mission. Saturday, November 3 & 17 from 9:00am - 11:00am – EMBC will host a parenting seminar, please sign up at the info desk if you are interested. The cost is $10 per couple, childcare is pending. Women’s Bible Study meets at the church on Monday evenings until November 12 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm, to study "The Son of David: Seeing Jesus in the Historical Books” by Nancy Guthrie. Come prepared to dig into God’s Word, and, of course - food & friendship! Sign up at the information desk. Congregational Meeting: Please be aware that there will be a congregational meeting on November 18th. Details to follow.

Operation Christmas Child: Boxes can still be picked up in the foyer. Please have the boxes filled, labels attached and brought back by Sunday, November 11th. If you need more details, please contact Monica Klassen or the office. Selkirk Ministries will be serving today; if you would like to hear more about this unique opportunity to serve those with mental health challenges, please talk to Agnes Roesler.

Mon. 7pm Women’s Bible Study Wed. 1pm Mid-Week Bible Study Tue. 10:00am Willing Helpers/ Wed. 7pm Fundraiser Concert

Sewing Thu. 7pm Youth Wed. 9:30am Moms Group Sun. 10am Worship Service Speaker: Pastor Ken Stoesz

A special thanks to those who helped with our service this Sunday: Kiersten Hiebert, Paul Klassen, Sean Major,

Fred Warner, Jim Warner, Karen Warner

Ken Stoesz, Lead Pastor Sean Major • Marni Enns, Associate Pastors

Victoria Kornelsen • Cody Forsman, Ministry Coordinators Cody Forsman, Admin • Wilfred Bergen, Custodian

General Office Hours: M-Th 8:30-4 145 Henderson Hwy. • Winnipeg, MB • R2L 1L4

Email: office@elmwoodmb.com www.elmwoodmb.com

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