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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 Thou Almighty King
Come, thou Almighty King
Help us thy name to sing
Help us to praise
Father, all glorious
O’er all victorious
Come, and reign over us Ancient of Days
Come, thou Incarnate Word
Gird on thy mighty sword
Our prayer attend
Come and thy people bless
And give thy Word success
Spirit of holiness on us descend
Come, Holy Comforter
Thy sacred witness bear
In this glad hour
Thou who almighty art
Now rule in every heart
And ne’er from us depart Spirit of power
To the great One in Three
Eternal praises be
Hence evermore
His sovereign majesty
May we in glory see
And to eternity love and adore
we hear | Psalm 95
(leader) Come, let us worship and bow down! Let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker.
(all) For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
we respond | SONG: Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace
Come boldly to the throne of grace
Ye wretched sinners come
And lay your load at Jesus’ feet
And plead what he has done
How can I come? Some soul may say
I’m lame and cannot walk
My guilt and sin have stopped my mouth
I sigh but dare not talk
Come boldly to the throne of grace
Though lost and blind and lame
Jehovah is the sinner’s Friend
And ever was the same
He makes the dead to hear his voice
He makes the blind to see
The sinner lost he came to save
And set the pris’ner free
Come boldly to the throne of grace
For Jesus fille the throne
And those he kills he makes alive
He hears the sigh or groan
Poor bankrupt souls who feel and know
The hell of sin within
Come boldly to the throne of grace
The Lord will take you in
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 | Ephesians 4:17-23
Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is [continually growing] corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
we confess | from Valley of Vision book of Puritan Prayers
O Spirit of God, when I am pressed down with a load of sorrow, perplexed and not knowing what to do, slandered and persecuted, made to feel the weight of the cross, help me, I pray. If you see in me any wrong thing encouraged, any evil desire cherished, any delight that is not your delight, any habit that grieves you, any nest of sin in my heart, then grant me the kiss of your forgiveness, and teach my feet to walk the way of your commandments. Lead me safely on to your eternal kingdom, not asking whether the road be rough or smooth. I only request to see the face of him I love, who first loved me. Him who died and rose for my righteousness. Amen.
we rest | SONG: Sin is Powerless
Subdue in me, the love of sin
Wash my life, without, within
Teach my soul to long for only You
Teach us Lord, to cling to the truth
There is no guilt, no shame
no hold on us
You are victorious
There is no curse, no blame
no fear in love
now sin is powerless
So fill my life to overflow
I claim the cross as all my hope
Teach my soul to long for only You
Teach us Lord, to cling to the truth
There is no guilt, no shame
no hold on us
You are victorious
There is no curse, no blame
no fear in love
now sin is powerless
The Spirit that raised You
up from the grave
is in us, is in us
We’re covered in grace
our failures erased
in Jesus, in Jesus
The Spirit that raised You
up from the grave
is in us, is in us
We’re covered in grace
our failures erased
in Jesus, in Jesus
There is no guilt, no shame
no hold on us
You are victorious
There is no curse, no blame
no fear in love
now sin is powerless
There is no guilt, no shame
no hold on us
You are victorious
There is no curse, no blame
no fear in love
now sin is powerless
declaration | 2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
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 | The Brother of Jesus • James 1:1-4 | David Royes
we respond | SONG: Jesus What a Friend of Sinners
Jesus what a Friend for sinners
Jesus Lover of my soul
Friends may fail me, foes assail me
He, my Savior, makes me whole
Hallelujah what a Savior
Hallelujah what a Friend
Saving, helping, keeping, loving
He is with me to the end
Jesus what a Strength in weakness
Let me hide myself in Him
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing
He, my Strength, my vict’ry wins
Jesus what a help in sorrow
While the billows o’er me roll
Even when my heart is breaking
He, my Comfort, helps my soul
Jesus! what a guide and keeper
While the tempest still is high
Storms about me, night o’ertakes me
He, my Pilot, hears my cry
Jesus I do now receive Him
More than all in Him I find
He hath granted me forgiveness
I am His, and He is mine
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
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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