THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITHTHE APOSTLES’ CREED AND MODERN REFORMED CONFESSION

LEADER: Church, what do you believe?CONGREGATION: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was con-ceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into Hades. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sit-teth 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 Spirit, the holy *catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. * universal church

LEADER: Following the apostles, the church is sent —CONGREGATION: – sent with the gospel of the kingdom to make disciples of all nations, to feed the hungry, and to proclaim the assurance that in the name of Christ there is forgiveness of sin and new life for all who repent and believe - to tell the news that our worldbelongs to God. In a world estranged from God, where millions face con-fusing choices, this mission is central to our being, for we announce the One Name that saves. We repent of leaving this work to a few, we pray for brothers and sisters who suffer for the faith, and we rejoice that the Spirit is waking us to see our mission in God’s world.

BUILD MY LIFEPHIL WICKHAM

Worthy of every song we could ever singWorthy of all the praise we could ever bring

Worthy of every breath we could ever breatheWe live for You

Jesus, the Name above every other nameJesus, the only One who could ever save

Worthy of every breath we could ever breatheWe live for You

Holy, there is no one like You There is none beside YouOpen up my eyes in wonder

Show me who You are and fill me With Your heart and lead me In Your love to those around me

I will build my life upon Your love It is a firm foundation I will put my trust in You alone And I will not be shaken

OFFERTORY PRAYER

ANNIVERSARY OFFERTORY ANTHEMHOW FIRM A FOUNDATION • EAST COOPER CHOIR

RESPONSE OF THANKSGIVINGO GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST

MEN ONLYO God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.

WOMEN ONLYA thousand ages in thy sight

Are like an evening gone;Short as the watch that ends the night

Before the rising sun.

ALL SINGO God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come,

Be thou our guard while life shall last,And our eternal home!

CONGREGATIONAL GREETINGS

STORIES VIDEOTHE MORNING SERMONCONRAD “BUSTER” BROWN, SENIOR PASTOR

THE RESPONSETHE CHURCH’S ONE FOUNDATION

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PRAYER AND REVIVAL

Lessons from the life of Martyn Lloyd-

Jones

From the beginning to the end the life of

Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a cry

for depth in two areas—depth in

Biblical doctrine and depth in vital

spiritual experience.

Light and heat.Logic and fire.

Word and Spirit.

Again and again he would be fighting on

two fronts: on the one hand against

dead, formal, insti-tutional intellectu-alism, and on the

other hand against superficial, glib, en-tertainment-orient-

ed, man-centered emotionalism.

He saw the world in a desperate condi-tion without Christ and without hope; and a church with

no power tochange it.

One wing of the church was straining

out intellectual gnats and the other

was swallowingthe camels of evan-gelical compromise or careless charis-

matic teaching.

For Lloyd-Jones the only hope was his-

toric, God-centeredrevival, which he

described as:“A revival is a mir-acle ... something

that can only beexplained as the

direct ... intervention of God ... Men can

produce evangelisticcampaigns, but they

cannot and never have produced

a revival.”

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May we pray today, on our

church anniversa-ry, that God would

send spiritual awakening and

revival to us... for our city and world.

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Celebrating 45 Years of Ministry

to Our City•

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SOMETHINGGREATER

If you are interested in being a part of our East Cooper Choir or Orchestra... Please join us for our annual FALL MUSIC WORKSHOP as we meet together for a concentrated time of worship, renewal, fellowship and fun! This is the time to join us and help us become better in leading the worship of our awesome God! If you are an active choir or orchestra member, a new guest high school age or above, or just curious about what it means to be in our Worship Ministry -- this weekend is for you!

COME HEAR ABOUT SOMETHING GREATER!

CHORAL GUEST CLINICIAN: Pearl Shangkuan, Director of Choral Activities, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI

ORCHESTRAL GUEST CLINICIAN: Joe Hardin, Associate Minister of Instrumental Music, First Baptist Church, Dallas, TX.

Call Emily at (843) 856-3222 for more information or register online at eastcooperbaptist.com/events

EAST COOPER BAPTIST WORSHIP2019 MUSIC WORKSHOPSEPTEMBER 6 & 7

PRELUDEELENA CRUDGE, ORGANIST

MORNING WELCOMEAND ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT’

THE ECBC COVENANTAS RESPONSIVE READING

LEADER: As we trust we have been brought by Divine grace to embrace the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the power of the Holy Spirit to give ourselves in repentance and faith,

CONGREGATION: So we do now solemnly covenant with each other that, God enabling us, we will walk together in brotherly love.

LEADER: That we will exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other, that we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor omit the great duty of prayer both for ourselves and for others.

CONGREGATION: We affirm that the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, and the supreme and final authority for the Believer.

LEADER: We will endeavor with a holy resolve to make our teaching and total church ministry centered around the great themes of Holy Scripture, our essential message being Jesus Christ the crucified and resurrected Lord.

CONGREGATION: We will participate in each other’s joys and strive with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other’s burdens and sorrows;

LEADER: We will endeavor to bring up those under our care in the nurture and admonition of the Lord;

CONGREGATION: We will seek to walk daily in holiness and purity before the watching world, denying ungodliness and every worldly lust as we eagerly await the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior;

LEADER: Since faith comes from hearing the message and the message is heard by preaching the Word of God, we pledge to faithfully support the Gospel ministry among ourselves and spread the Good News of God’s redeeming love to the ends of the earth.

CONGREGATION: Furthermore, we pledge that we will seek to wholeheart-edly live to the glory of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIME FOR OUR CHURCH AND CITY

• Give thanks for God’s faithfulness over the past 45 years• Ask His grace, power and blessings on us in the days ahead; Strength to stand on the Word in an increasingly godless culture• Unity and spiritual awakening as we follow Him in the days ahead.• Thank God for the grace of The Gospel in which we stand firm.

ANNIVERSARY GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONFOR THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIMEIN CHRIST ALONE • EAST COOPER ORCHESTRA

SCRIPTURE PROCLAMATIONPSALM 100

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness;

come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God.

It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY LOBE DEN HERREN

ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAMECORONATION

The Church in Corporate Worship AUGUST 25, 2019

Our worship is fueled by the joy of the Gospel this morningas we celebrate the firm foundation

upon which the Lord has built our church - the foundation of His Word, His Grace, and The Gospel.

Let us give thanks today for 45 years of God’s blessings upon our church family... for this city... for our world.

The flowers in the sanctuary are placed to the glory of Godin honor of our church’s 45th Anniversary.

REFLECTION THOUGHTS FOR WORSHIP PREPARATION

You’re the God of this city You’re the King of these people You’re the Lord of this nation... You are You’re the light in this darkness You’re the hope to the hopeless You’re the peace to the restless... You are

For there is no one like our God There is no one like You God

For greater things have yet to come And greater things are still to be done In this city Greater things have yet to come And greater things are still to be done here

You’re the Lord of Creation The Creator of all things You’re the King above all kings... You Are You’re the strength in our weakness You’re the love to the broken You’re the joy in the sadness... You Are -- Chris Tomlin

People struggling with life in a fallen world often want explanations when what they really need is imagination. They want strategies, techniques, and principles because they simply want things to be better.

ButGodoffersmuchmore.

People need to look at their families, neighbors, friends, cities, jobs, history, and churches, and see the kingdom. They need imagination the ability to see what is real but unseen...they need to look at a city and see the glorious company of the redeemed being gathered, amidst a brutal spiritual battle, to live in union with God… All of this is possible because the King has placed his love and grace onthem...wemustnotofferasystemofredemption,aset of insights and principles.

WeofferaRedeemer. -- Paul David Tripp

Equipping people to pursue Jesus Christ passionately as they impact their culture. -- ECBC Purpose Statement

Please use the following prayer to

prepare your hearts for worship:

SOVEREIGN GOD, You are our Father,

and we are but earth and mire;

You are our Creator,and we are the work

of your hands;

You are our Shepherd,

and we are your flock;

You are our Redeemer,

and we are the people you

have bought back;

You are our God,and we are your

inheritance.

Be mindful thatYour name is

upon us,That we bear Your

mark and badge.

Undertake the work You have already

begun in us by Yourgrace, that the

whole earth may recognize that You

are our God and Savior, and that

we may offer to You this day acceptable

and joyous praisefor Your continued

goodness and faithfulness to us.

Amen

ECBC 45thANNIVERSARY

HISTORY EXCERPTS

East Cooper BaptistChurch began on

August 1, 1974, when a group of earnest people,

desiring to organize a mission east of the

Cooper River,began meeting in

the homes of individuals.

The group organized as East Cooper

Baptist Fellowship and held its first

worship service at Wando High School on Sunday, August

18, 1974.

On February 16, 1975, the East Coo-per Baptist Church

Fellowship became a mission, sponsored

by First Baptist of Charleston. The newly adopted mission had a

membership of 79 people, and met

in Woodland Hall Academy.

On Sunday, May 23, 1982, with 74 in Bible study and 128 in morning worship,

Rev. Conrad “Buster” Brown began his

pastorate at ECBC. The church’s mem-

bership was 216.

AS ECBC looks at 45 years of God’s bless-

ings, and looks to the future, our ECBC

Mission statement poises us for contin-

ued ministry as the Lord blesses... to the

glory of His name:

“Equipping Peopleto pursue Jesus

Christ passionately as they impact

the culture.”

THE CHURCH: PROCLAIMING

THE GLORIES OF CHRIST

God created the world to communi-

cate his wonders.

Everything around us can be traced

back to this funda-mental resolve.

God has shown himself through

his mighty acts in history, through his

prophets who spoke and the Scripture

he inspired, and then preeminently

through his Son, Jesus the Messiah,

who said, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father”

(John 14:9).

The glory of God is the glory of

Jesus, and that glory, when it glares

the brightest, is redeeming grace

that dies for a sinful people, conquers

our greatest enemy, and secures a new humanity through the auspices of an eternal Spirit who

calls and conforms once-rebels to be

like Jesus where they live.

In a word, the glory of Jesus is the reality of his church — “the

real circumcision, who worship by the

Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus

and put no confi-dence in the flesh”

(Philippians 3:3).

The mission of God is a mission

through his people, the church, who

communicate his wonders by advanc-

ing his gospel.

This community of “little Christs” who

advance his gospel, as we’ve seen, do so as the on-the-

ground expression of Jesus’s

supremacy.

The heaven’s ring, The saints all sing:

“Great Is Your Faithfulness!”

Excerpt from Jonathan Parnell on

Church as the True Local