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worship as communal exchange
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: This is the Day
This is the day
The Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day
The Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
There’s reason to sing today
There’s reason to thank You for my life
This world is a broken place
But I know You have made me for this time
This is the day
The Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day
The Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Your hand is in everything
Your kingdom is tearing kingdoms down
Your power is conquering
Your mercy is healing even now
This is the day
The Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day
The Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
All things by You
All things for You alone
All things in You
All things bow at Your throne
All things by You
All things for You alone
All things in You
All things bow at Your throne
This is the day
The Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day
The Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
we hear | Psalm 81:1,80:1,3
(leader) Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
(people) Give ear to us, O Shepherd of Israel. Stir up your might and come and save us!
(all) Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we might be saved!
we respond | SONG: Give Us Clean Hands
We bow our hearts, we bend our knees
O Spirit come make us humble
We turn our eyes from evil things
O Lord we cast down our idols
Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
O God let us be a generation that seeks
who seeks your face O God of Jacob
O God let us be a generation that seeks
who seeks your face O God of Jacob
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 | Heidleberg Catechism
(leader) Q1. What is your only comfort in life and death?
(all) A. That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins.
(leader) Q2. How many things are necessary for you to know, that you, enjoying this comfort, may live and die happily?
(all) A. Three; the first, how great my sins and miseries are; the second, how I may be delivered from all my sins and miseries; the third, how I shall express my gratitude to God for such deliverance.
we confess | from Psalm 32
O Lord, when I keep silent my bones waste away, through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand has been heavy upon me; my strength has been dried up as by the heat of summer. But now I will acknowledge my sin to you, and I will no longer cover my iniquity; I will confess my transgressions to you LORD – and you promise to forgive the iniquity of my sin! You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Many are my sorrows when I succumb to wretched wickedness, yet your steadfast love in Jesus surrounds me. May I be glad in you LORD, and rejoice. May we all rejoice who have been made righteous by Jesus Christ! Amen.
we rest | SONG: Hallelujah for the Cross
Up to the hill of Calvary
My Savior went courageously
and there he bled and died for me
Hallelujah for the cross
And on that day the world was changed
A final, perfect lamb was slain
Let earth and heaven now proclaim
Hallelujah for the cross
Hallelujah for the war He fought
Love has won, Death has lost
Hallelujah for the souls He bought
Hallelujah for the cross
What good I’ve done could never save
My debt too great for deeds to pay
But God, my Savior, made a way
Hallelujah for the cross
A slave to sin, my life was bound
But all my chains fell to the ground
When Jesus’ blood came flowing down
Hallelujah for the cross
Hallelujah for the war He fought
Love has won, Death has lost
Hallelujah for the souls He bought
Hallelujah for the cross
And when I breathe my final breath
I’ll have no need to fear that rest
This hope will guide me into death
Hallelujah for the cross
Hallelujah for the war He fought
Love has won, Death has lost
Hallelujah for the souls He bought
Hallelujah for the cross
Hallelujah for the war He fought
Love has won, Death has lost
Hallelujah for the souls He bought
Hallelujah for the cross
hallelujah for the cross
hallelujah for the cross
hallelujah for the cross
declaration | 1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
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 | Growing the Implanted Word • James 1:18-26 | David Royes
we respond | SONG: Found In You
You are my security
And all of my identity
Lord, you are my everything
I’m found in You
You have taken all control
By Your blood You’ve made me whole
Shepherd of my heart and soul
I’m found in You
I have all that I need
You have laid me in pastures of peace
Now I know and believe
This is true
Jesus I am found in You
SONG: Tis So Sweet
‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus
and to take him at his word
just to rest upon his promise
and to know, Thus saith the Lord
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him
How I’ve proved him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
O for grace to trust him more
O how sweet to trust in Jesus
just to trust his cleansing blood
and in simple faith to plunge me
neath the healing, cleansing flood
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him
How I’ve proved him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
O for grace to trust him more
Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus
just from sin and self to cease
just from Jesus simply taking
life and rest, and joy and peace
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him
How I’ve proved him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
O for grace to trust him more
I’m so glad I learned to trust thee
precious Jesus, Savior, friend
and I know that thou art with me
wilt be with me to the end
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him
How I’ve proved him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus
O for grace to trust him more
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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