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Welcome and Announcements Pastor Elbert McGowan, Jr.

* Call to Worship Psalm 34:1-9; 15-22 Mr. Fee Kennedy, Intern

Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Oh, fear the

Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenheart-ed and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be

Prayer of Invocation and Confession of Sin Mr. Fee Kennedy * Song of Preparation

Chorus: Every praise is to our God. Every word of worship with 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, Yes He is, yes He is (Repeat)

* Song of Praise -

I sought the Lord and He answered me and delivered me from every fear. Those who look on Him are radiant. They'll never be ashamed. They'll never be ashamed.

This poor man cried and the Lord heard me and saved me from my enemies. The Son of God surrounds His saints. He will deliver them. He will deliver them.

Magnify the Lord with me! Come exalt His name together! Glorify the Lord with me! Come exalt His name forever!

Taste and see that the Lord is good! Oh bless us here who hides in Him!

Oh fear the Lord! Oh all you saints! He'll give you everything! He'll give you everything! Magnify the Lord with me! Come exalt His name together! Glorify the Lord with me! Come exalt His name forever!

Let us bless the Lord every day and night. Never ending praise may our incense rise. Magnify the Lord with me! Come exalt His name together! Glorify the Lord with me! Come exalt His name forever!

Pastoral Prayer Mr. Al Arnold-Virtual (9:00 am) Mr. Matthew Nasekos (11:00 am), Ruling Elders

Scripture Reading and Prayer of Illumination Pastor Elbert McGowan, Jr. Sermon Text Psalm 120

Sermon Title

* Hymn of Faith

Come Thou Fount of every blessing Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it, Mount of God's unchanging love.

Here I raise my Ebenezer; Hither by Thy help I'm come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed His precious blood.

Oh, that day when freed from sinning I shall see Thy lovely face Clothed then in the blood washed linen How I'll sing Thy wondrous grace

Come, my Lord, no longer tarry Take my ransomed soul away Send Thine angels now to carry Me to realms of endless day

Oh, to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be Let that goodness like a fetter Bind my wandering heart to Thee

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart, oh, take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above Here's my heart, oh, take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above

* Worship in Giving and Benediction Pastor Elbert McGowan, Jr.

(Redeemer Church, PCA, CCLI #257987)

home?

journer. The Hebrew word for sojourn is often used to describe someone who has fallen on hard times

able in scripture, which includes the fatherless, the widow, and the poor. (Zechariah 7:10) How does this shed light on how he ends up in this land?

Word! His word is trustworthy, true, right, life-

land when compared to the right-side up city of God. Have you ever felt as if we are living in the land of lies, division, and war? When? How often? What does the psalmist do in our passage? He just prays. Nothing else. What role does praying play in giving him comfort, hope, and peace in the land where he is being mistreated? What does this teach us about prayer? What assurance do we have that God hears and answers?

Can you recall a moment when communing with God, in prayer, changed you or the people afflicting you? What would it look like to practice this more this week? God answered his prayer for deliverance! Look at verses 3 and 4. The psalmist says they are for war (v.7). It appears that God himself will go to war with them at some point in the future! Peter tells us that God can both preserve the righteous and hold the unrighteous under judgement until the ap-pointed time. How can this help us to be a patient, thankful and loving people here and now?

What does In-Person Worship Look Like? Socially Distanced Seating using different rows for the 9:00am and 11:00am services. Advanced Online Registration to maximize occupancy and safety. Masks Strongly Encouraged with two sections: Masks Required Upstairs and Masks Optional Downstairs. No Nursery, Children's Church, or Sunday School at this time.

For All the ADDITIONAL DETAILS, please visit: https://redeemerjackson.com/return-to-in-person-worship/.

FAQs for In-Person Worship What if I need to take a child out of the service? The Nursing Moms' Room is open upstairs, and we are livestreaming the service in the Fellowship Hall. (Meet an Usher at Entrance 1 to be es-corted to the FH.) Do I have to register in advance? You don't; we can take "walk-ins" if seats are still available. Once full, however, overflow will be directed to the Fellowship Hall. What about seat numbers? In rows of 10, seat numbers are important because you're sharing a row. Seats 1-4 are on the Lefthand side; seats 8-10 are on the Righthand side (facing the pulpit).

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRAYER REQUESTS/UPDATES Elbert & Karen McGowan & family: grieving the loss of Karen's aunt, Reola Wilson. Pray for comfort in grief and safe travels. Claire & Michael Langley: battling ongoing medical issues and treatment. Take Them a Meal: https://www.TakeThemAMeal.com/LPUF8640 Members serving in front-line fields: medical, emergency, grocery, restaurant, home care, etc. All those who are in the high risk categories for Coronavirus. Those who have tested positive for Coronavirus, and those awaiting test results.

***CALLS TO ACTION***

Join us via Livestream On Sunday mornings we will livestream the 9:00am service on our homepage and it will be available to watch at your convenience thereafter.

We will begin the livestream about 5 minutes before the service. If you click on the livestream late (say, 9:15), you can back it up to the very beginning of the livestream. You can forward the first 5 minutes (we plan to have a countdown at the beginning of the livestream so you know exactly how much you need to forward).

Denominational Resources Here are the last 3 webinars posted by the PCA: June 4: Racial Brokenness in America and Our Gospel Response at: https://youtu.be/7jR4N1oXFc4. June 11: A Time to Listen: Black Voices Speak (with Cyril Chavis) at: https://youtu.be/t_YYCQglFZk. June 18: A Time to Listen: Resources from the Racial and Ethnic Reconciliation Report (with Otis Pickett) at: https://youtu.be/JAawB-v-ET8.

Please find the complete listing at: https://pcamna.org/about-mna/weekly-mna-webcasts/?fbclid=IwAR0Iq5zrsy1Lc9wUjASUw1o1LZbr22V6246gPtGYFgKzJ_ctTCEIWIxi4x4.

Registration Goes Live Monday at Noon Registration for in-person worship at: https://redeemerjackson.com/return-to-in-person-worship/ goes live each Monday at noon for the following Sunday.

What about the Kids? Whether you choose to bring them to the sanctuary or continue to worship from home, here are some encouragements at: https://redeemerjackson.com/2020/06/what-about-the-kids-coming-back-to-worship-vs-watching-the-livestream/ on how to nurture a love for Jesus and his church during this transi-tion.

***NEWS TO NOTE***

8:00am Service Temporarily Moved to 9:00am As we return to in-person worship, the 8:00am service temporarily has been pushed forward one hour to 9:00am. Sunday services are now at 9:00 & 11:00 am. These new times will continue until we bring back Sunday School. At this time, we don't know when Sunday School will resume.

June 21 Service Update & Thank You We had 356 seats checked in for our June 21 services, 205 at 9am and 151 at 11am. A special thanks to those who cancelled when something came up, which allowed others to register in their place.

You have a New Assigned Elder You can find your Assigned Elder listed on your Breeze profile. We hope you'll maintain the relationship you developed with your previous elder, but believing in the plurality of elders, we also want to give you access to a new Elder. Learn more about the Assigned Elder Ministry at: https://redeemerjackson.com/who-we-are/officers/assigned-elder-ministry/.

https://redeemerjackson.com/return-to-in-person-worship/

THIS WEEK

Deacon on Call for the Week of June 28 Philip Carter, 601.665.5504 Sunday, Jun 28 9:00 am A Limited Return to In-Person Worship Live Stream Available 11:00 am A Limited Return to In-Person Worship Wednesday, Jul 1 2:00 pm 6th-8th Grade Bible Study 3:00 pm Children's Video Devotion Posted Online 4:00 pm 9th-12th Grade Bible Study Sunday, Jul 5 9:00 am A Limited Return to In-Person Worship Live Stream Available 11:00 am A Limited Return to In-Person Worship

BIRTHS Warren Barksdale Dixon, 6-8-20, son of Clay & Madison Dixon Take Them a Meal: https://takethemameal.com/meals.php? t=FWUG4250&v=0842d80f5a. Levi Grace Doty, 6-16-20, daughter of Brandon & Alexis Doty Take Them a Meal: https://www.takethemameal.com/CEXP2167.

STAFF Elbert McGowan, Jr., Senior Pastor Steve Lanier, Assistant to the Pastor Brian Gault, Asst Pastor of Shepherding & Discipleship Zack Owens, Asst Pastor of Children & Families Wright Busching, Director of Youth Ministries

Lara Jensen, Asst Director of Youth Ministries Symeon Robins, Music Director Candace Robins, Assistant Music Director Velma Warner, Nursery Coordinator Felecia Marshall, Business Administrator Mary Sanders, Administrative Assistant Wilson Jamison, Intern Fee Kennedy, Intern David White, Intern

DEACONS

Karl Arndt Grafton Bragg Philip Carter Donnie Dieckman Davidson Forester Jon Fults David Garner Jake Garner John Hooker Detrick Johnson Baskin Jones Cody McCain Spencer Ritchie Jonathan Shull Jeremy Smith Ellis Tucker Thomas Wallace Tamarco White

RULING ELDERS

Al Arnold Grant Callen Gene Dent Tommy Dent Scott Marshall Barry McCay Kelle Menogan, Sr. Marculis Mosby Matthew Nasekos Otis Pickett, Sr. Paul Rankin Herb Sanders Kelly Simpkins Bill Wallace Trey Watkins

COMING UP Please pray for the Session, Diaconate, and Staff as we think about creative ways to minister in days ahead. Mon, Jul 6 Session and Diaconate Meeting Mon, Aug 3 Session & Diaconate Meeting