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called to come in
God comes near and calls his people out of the world, and takes hold of us and brings us into the community of Himself.SONG: Across the Lands
You’re the Word of God the Father
From before the world began
Ev’ry star and ev’ry planet has
Been fashioned by your hand
All creation holds together
By the power of your voice
Let the skies declare your glory
Let the land and seas rejoice
You’re the Author of creation
You’re the Lord of ev’ry man
And Your cry of love
Rings out across the lands
Yet you left the gaze of angels
Came to seek and save the lost
And exchanged the joy of heaven
For the anguish of a cross
With a prayer you fed the hungry
With a word you calmed the sea
Yet how silently you suffered
That the guilty may go free
You’re the Author of creation
You’re the Lord of ev’ry man
And Your cry of love
Rings out across the lands
With a shout you rose victorious
Wresting vict’ry from the grave
And ascended into heaven
Leading captives in your way
Now you stand before the Father
Interceding for your own
From each tribe and tongue and nation
You are leading sinners home
You’re the Author of creation
You’re the Lord of ev’ry man
And Your cry of love
Rings out across the lands
You’re the Author of creation
You’re the Lord of ev’ry man
And Your cry of love
Rings out across the lands
we hear | Psalm 7:17, Galatians 5:5
(leader) Come, give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness.
(People) We will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High! For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness!
we respond | SONG: Before the Throne of God
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea
A great High Priest whose name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands
My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heav’n He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart
When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free
For God the Just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me
Behold Him there, the risen Lamb
My perfect, spotless Righteousness
The great unchangeable I AM
The King of glory and of grace
One with Himself, I cannot die
My soul is purchased with His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Savior and my God
With Christ my Savior and my God
One with Himself, I cannot die
My soul is purchased with His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Savior and my God
With Christ my Savior and my God
confessing our sin
God the Spirit reminds us that God the Father has saved us through the righteous life and sacrificial death of Christ the Son – and in faith we rest on his gracious interest to renew us yet again.we hear | Ezekiel 36:25-35 and Romans 8:26
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you… And I will put my Spirit within you… Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities… Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt… And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden.’
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
we confess | Valley of Vision Prayer
Lord, Teach me to pray. I confess that in religious exercises the language of the lips and the feelings of my heart have not always agreed. I have frequently taken carelessly upon my tongue a name never pronounced without reverence or humility. Let your Spirit help, for I know not what to pray for as I ought. Let him produce in me wise desires by which I may ask for the right things. May I seek first your kingdom and its righteousness. May I be poor, despised, and convicted of my sin and want – and so have your blessing in Jesus, rather than be successful, or have more than my heart can wish, or be admired by fellow men. These things make me forget you. May I desire to depart from this deceptive world. Yet, while I am in it may I seek my joy in your image, your Spirit, your righteousness, and your service. Amen.
we rest | SONG: O Great God
O great God of highest heav’n
occupy my lowly heart
Own it all and reign supreme
conquer every rebel pow’r
Let no vice or sin remain
that resists Your holy war
You have loved and purchased me
make me Yours forever more
I was blinded by my sin
had no ears to hear Your voice
did not know Your love within
had no taste for heaven’s joys
Then Your Spirit gave me life
opened up Your Word to me
through the gospel of Your Son
gave me endless hope and peace
Help me now to live a life
that’s dependent on Your grace
Keep my heart and guard my soul
from the evils that I face
You are worthy to be praised
with my every thought and deed
O great God of highest heav’n
glorify Your Name through me
You are worthy to be praised
with my every thought and deed
O great God of highest heav’n
glorify Your Name through me
declaration | Psalm 32:10
(leader) Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O you righteous!
(all) Shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
consecrated by the Word
God declares the finished gospel of his Son, and continues his powerful, internal work of change/consecration by his Spirit.sermon | Think Deeper • James 4:1-6 | David Royes
we respond | SONG: By Faith
By faith we see the hand of God
In the light of creation’s grand design
In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness
Who walk by faith and not by sight
By faith our fathers roamed the earth
With the power of His promise in their hearts
Of a holy city built by God’s own hand
A place where peace and justice reign
We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward
Till the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
By faith the prophets saw a day
When the longed-for Messiah would appear
With the power to break the
chains of sin and death
And rise triumphant from the grave
By faith the church was called to go
In the power of the Spirit to the lost
To deliver captives and to preach good news
In every corner of the earth
We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward
Till the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
By faith this mountain shall be moved
And the power of the gospel shall prevail
For we know in Christ all things are possible
For all who call upon His name
We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward
Till the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward
Till the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
SONG: All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
Let Angels prostrate fall
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all
Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race
Ye ransomed from the fall
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all
Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all
O that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all
compelled to go out
God blesses us and charges us go out and extend his kingdom into the broken world around us, making disciples of all nations
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