Sin is my malady, my monster, my foe, my viper, born in my birth, alive in my life,

strong in my character, dominating my faculties, following me as a shadow, intermingling with my every thought,

my chain that holds me captive in the empire of my soul.

Sinner that I am, why should the sun give me light, the air supply breath, the earth bear my tread,

its fruits nourish me, its creatures subserve my ends?

Yet thy compassions yearn over me, thy heart hastens to my rescue,thy love endured my curse, thy mercy bore my deserved stripes.

Let me walk humbly in the lowest depthsof humiliation, bathed in thy blood,

tender of conscience, triumphing gloriouslyas an heir of salvation. Amen.

CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPERHOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING?EAST COOPER ORCHESTRA

THE OFFERTORY PRAYER

THE OFFERTORYPOWER OF THE CROSS

Oh, to see the dawnOf the darkest day:

Christ on the road to Calvary.Tried by sinful men,

Torn and beaten, thenNailed to a cross of wood.

This, the pow’r of the cross:Christ became sin for us;

Took the blame, bore the wrath—We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the painWritten on Your face,

Bearing the awesome weight of sin.Ev’ry bitter thought,

Ev’ry evil deedCrowning Your bloodstained brow.

Now the daylight flees;Now the ground beneath

Quakes as its Maker bows His head.Curtain torn in two,

Dead are raised to life;”Finished!” the vict’ry cry.

Oh, to see my nameWritten in the wounds,

For through Your suffering I am free.Death is crushed to death;

Life is mine to live,Won through Your selfless love.

This, the pow’r of the cross:Son of God—slain for us.What a love! What a cost!

We stand forgiven at the cross.

CONGREGATIONAL GREETINGS

THE MORNING SERMONCONRAD “BUSTER” BROWN, SENIOR PASTOR

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LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH...DEAN HENDERSON As we excitedly approach a new year of praise (starting in August), including an early start on our Christmas music, I want to extend a personal invitation for you to be a part of our ECBC Worship Ministry. We are looking for many new members (high school age and above) to join our ECBC Choir, Orchestra and Handbells now!

If you have EVER been a part, ARE currently a part (but have been out for a while),

or ever THOUGHT about being a part of our choir, orchestra or handbells --

we need you now!

Join us for our

FALL OPEN HOUSE FAMILY DINNER FELLOWSHIP AND REHEARSAL

THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 6 PM

JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT ON AUGUST 7 AND ENJOY A FREE MEAL FOR YOUR FAMILY, A SPECIAL DESSERT SURPRISE, A FUN REHEARSAL, AND HEAR ABOUT SOMETHING GREATER!

Oh, let everything that hath breath give Him praise!

If God has given you an ability to sing or play an instrument -- use it for His glory in worship!

Please join us THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 7 at 6 pm

If you would like more information, please contact Emily Bailey at emilyb@eastcooperbaptist.com or at (843) 856-3222.

Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! (Psalm 150 ESV)

THE LORD’S SUPPER

The Lord’s Supper is a physical action, instructed by Jesus,

through whichGod acts to nourish,

sustain, comfort, challenge, teach,

remind, and assure us of God’s

redemptive love.

The celebration of the Lord’s Supper

nourishes our faith and stirs our

imaginations to perceive the work ofGod and the power

of The Gospel more clearly.

It is an act that helps pave the way

for revival andrenewal.

East Cooper Baptist Church welcomes to

the Lord’s Table all who have trusted

in Jesus Christ as Savior.

If you are uncertain where you stand in

your relationshipto Christ, or are not

ready to take the Lord’s Supper this

morning, please allow the elements

to pass and usethis time to seek the

Lord in prayer.

Please take both elements and hold them until we par-

take together.

I WILL SING OF MY REDEEMERHYFRYDOL

AFFIRMATION OF FAITHTHE STORYLINE OF GRACELEADER: In the beginning, God created the world and lived in lovingrelationship with man. But man wanted to live his own way. He rebelled,turning away from God and His goodness - severing the relationship by sin.This sinfulness has been passed down to us. Unable to change our hearts,we are not compatible with God’s holiness and cut of from Him.We are unable to enjoy God and live the full life He intended.

CONGREGATION: But God so loved the world that He sent His Son. Torestore the relationship, Jesus took the punishment our sins deservefor us - on the cross. This removes the barrier of our sin, and opens theway to relationship with God. Our own attempts to gain thisrelationship – always fall short of God’s glory.

LEADER: Those who place their trust in what Christ has done on our behalf areforgiven and made new. They immediately gain a relationship with God thatlasts forever. This is the gospel.

CONGREGATION: We will serve God together as His Church.By the Holy Spirit’s power, we will live in peace, worship with joy, andproclaim the gospel, bringing salvation and community to people andpositive change to the world.

LEADER: And we will live with God forever in the world to come.

THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS FOR COMMUNION PREPARATION

PURITAN PRAYER FROM VALLEY OF VISIONBlessed Lord Jesus, before thy cross I kneel and see

the heinousness of my sin,my iniquity that caused thee to be ‘made a curse’, the evil that excites the severity of divine wrath.

Show me the enormity of my guilt bythe crown of thorns, the pierced hands and feet,

the bruised body, the dying cries.

Thy blood is the blood of incarnate God,its worth infinite, its value beyond all thought.

Infinite must be the evil and guilt that demands such a price.

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THE PRELUDEELENA CRUDGE • ORGANIST

WELCOME AND MORNING PRAYER

CALL TO WORSHIPFROM ALL THAT DWELL BELOW THE SKIESEAST COOPER CHOIR

From all that dwell below the skies,Let the Creator’s praise arise!

Let the Redeemer’s name be sungThro’ ev’ry land, by ev’ry tongue.

Eternal are Thy mercies Lord;Eternal truth attends Thy Word.

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore‘Til suns shall rise and set no more.

COME BEHOLD THE WONDROUS MYSTERYMATT PAPA

Come behold the wondrous myst’ryIn the dawning of the King

He the theme of heaven’s praisesRobed in frail humanity

In our longing in our darknessNow the light of life has come

Look to Christ who condescendedTook on flesh to ransom us

Come behold the wondrous myst’ry

He the perfect Son of ManIn His living in His suff’ring, never trace nor stain of sin

See the true and better AdamCome to save the hellbound man

Christ the great and sure fulfillmentOf the law in Him we stand

Come behold the wondrous myst’ry

Christ the Lord upon the treeIn the stead of ruined sinners

Hangs the Lamb in victorySee the price of our redemption

See the Father’s plan unfoldBringing many sons to Glory

Grace unmeasured love untold

Come behold the wondrous myst’rySlain by death the God of life

But no grave could e’er restrain HimPraise the Lord He is alive

What a foretaste of deliv’ranceHow unwavering our hopeChrist in power resurrected

As will we be when He comes

CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNSDIADEMATA

Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne.Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.

Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee,And hail him as thy matchless king through all eternity.

Crown Him the Lord of Life! who triumphed o’er the grave;Who rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.

His glories now we sing, who died and rose on high;Who died, eternal life to bring and lives that death may die.

THE CALL TO WORSHIP

Biblical worship is always a response to

God’s gracious revelation of himself

to his people.

Hence, our worship services begin with a scriptural “call to

worship” (that is, the content of the “call” comes from God’s own Word quoted by the leader and the congregation,

or a hymn or song beseeching God to

help us long for Him in worship).

In this “call” we are reminded that God

always takes the initiative.

He always comes toward his people

first, in grace.

Our worship is a reflexive and deliber-

ate response to his gracious call.

We are promised that when we worship

him correctly, he is glorified and the dis-locations of our lives

are healed.

From all that dwell below the skies... let us come behold the wondrous mystery!

Come and worship!

The Church in Corporate Worship AUGUST 04, 2019

As we gather in corporate worship this day, we celebrate the hope that is ours

displayed through the The Lord’s Supper. Let us offer grateful praise for the grace and peace of the table

and express back to Christ our love for His sacrifice for us.

REFLECTION THOUGHTS FOR WORSHIP PREPARATION

The formal object of faith is the Divine Promises, it is not the things promised in the first place, but God Himself in His essential excellencies, of truth, or faithfulness and power. -- John Owen

Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes, The Savior promised long; Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. On Him the Spirit, largely poured, Exerts His sacred fire; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. He comes the prisoners to release, In Satan’s bondage held; The gates of brass before Him burst, The iron fetters yield. He comes the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure; And with the treasures of His grace To enrich the humble poor. Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim; And Heav’n’s eternal arches ring With Thy belovèd Name. -- Phillip Doddridge

The work which His goodness began, the arm of His strength will complete; His promise is Yea and Amen, and never was forfeited yet. Things future, nor things that are now, nor all things below or above, Can make Him His purpose forgo, or sever my soul from His love. -- Augustus Toplady

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. -- Galatians 3:13-14

This, the pow’r of the cross: Christ became sin for us; Took the blame, bore the wrath— We stand forgiven at the cross. -- Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

Please use the following prayer to

prepare your hearts for worship:

GOD OF AMAZING

LOVE... we are thankful

that your mercy is higher than

the heavens, wider than our

wanderings,deeper than

all our sin.

Forgive our frivolousattitude toward life,

our callousness toward suffering, our envy of those

who have more than we have,

our obsession with creating a life of

constant pleasure, our indifference

to the treasures of heaven, our neglect

of your wise and gracious law.

Help us to live in thejoy of repentance,to change our way

of life, so that we may desire what is

good, love what you love, and do what

you command,through Jesus Christ

our Lord.

Amen.

I WILL SING OF MY REDEEMER

Phil ip P. Bliss, 1876.

Born in Ju ly 9, 1838, Clear field Coun ty,

Penn syl van ia, Philip Bliss was a prolific

hymn writer whose hymns are still wide-

ly used throughout evangelicalism

today.

This is per haps the last hymn Philip

Bliss wrote be fore he died in a

train wreck due to a bridge collapse on

De cem ber 29, 1876, in Ash ta bu la, Ohio.

He sur vived the in i tial crash, but was killed try ing

(un suc cess ful ly) to res cue his wife.

The lyr ics were found in his

be long ings af ter the ac ci dent.

Another interesting note is that this

song was one of the first ever re cord ed on a phon o graph.

George Steb bins made the re cord ing

dur ing a dem on stra-tion of Thom as

Ed i son’s new in ven tion in

New York C ity.

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer,

With His blood He purchased me;

On the cross He sealed my

pardon, Paid the debt

and made me free!