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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: Come Ye Sinners
Come ye sinners poor and wretched
Weak and wounded sick and sore
Jesus ready stands to save you
Full of pity joined with power
He is able, He is able
He is willing; doubt no more
Come ye needy, come and welcome
God’s free bounty glorify
True belief and true repentance
Every grace that brings you nigh
Without money, without money
Come to Jesus Christ and buy
Come ye weary heavy laden
bruised and broken by the fall
If you tarry till you’re better
You will never come at all
Not the righteous, not the righteous
Sinner Jesus came to call
Let not conscience make you linger
Nor of fitness fondly dream
All the fitness He requires
Is to feel your need of Him
This He gives you, this He gives you
Tis the Spirit’s rising beam
Lo! The Incarnate God, ascended
Pleads the merit of His blood
Venture on Him; venture wholly
Let no other trust intrude
None but Jesus, none but Jesus
Can do helpless sinners good
we hear | Revelation 19:6
(leader) Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
(all) “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!”
we respond | SONG: Draw Me Deeper
Draw me deeper into You, Lord Jesus
Take me closer to the cross
Where You bled and died
Share with me the fellowship of Your suffering
For I desire abundant life
Jesus I desire abundant life
You have only one Identity
I have tried to make You be the God I want
So I am guilty of idolatry
Now I desire to know just who You really are
There is only one Reality
So I will set my heart and mind on things above
I am living for eternity
Gently tear my heart from all my earthly loves
For I desire abundant life
Jesus I desire abundant life
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 | Isaiah 42:1-6
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
we confess | from a common Lutheran liturgy in Germany from the Reformation era
I, a poor sinner, acknowledge before you, my God and Creator, that I have terribly and in many ways sinned against you, not only outwardly, but much more with inward blindness, unbelief, doubts, despondency, impatience, pride, covetousness, envy, hatred, malice, and other sinful affections, as you, my Lord and God, know well, and I cannot deeply enough deplore. But I repent of these things, and am sorry for them, and heartily ask you for mercy, for the sake of your beloved Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
we rest | SONG: Nothing But the Blood
What can wash away my sin
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
For my pardon, this I see
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
For my cleansing this my plea
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Nothing can for sin atone
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Naught of good that I have done
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
This is all my hope and peace
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
This is all my righteousness
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Now by this I’ll overcome
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Now by this I’ll reach my home
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Glory! Glory! This I sing
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
All my praise for this I bring
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
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 | Shock & Awe • Mark 4:1-20 | John Marcott
we respond | SONG: Glorified In Me
You are glorified in me
When I am satisfied in You
And surely I am satisfied in You
All of my days I’ll be amazed
By everything You are
Yes, everything You are
Is good for my soul
It’s making me whole
It’s making me who I’m made to be
You’ve opened my eyes
Now I’m satisfied
This is the life that’s life indeed
This is the life that’s life indeed
SONG: Your Love is Amazing
Your love is amazing
Steady and unchanging
Your love is a mountain
firm beneath my feet
Your love is a mystery
How You gently lift me
When I am surrounded
Your love carries me
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Your love makes me sing
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Your love makes me sing
Your love is surprising
I can feel it rising
All the joy that’s flowing
deep inside of me
Every time I see You
All Your goodness shines through
I can feel this God-song
rising up in me
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Your love makes me sing
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Your love makes me sing
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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