[printfriendly]
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 | 1 Timothy 1:15-17
(leader) The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
To the King of Ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
SONG: Immortal Invisible
Immortal, invisible God only wise
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes
Most blessed, most glorious the Ancient of Days
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise
Unresting, unhasting and silent as light
Nor wanting, nor wasting Thou rulest in might
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above
Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love
To all, life thou givest to both great and small
In all life thou livest the true life of all
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree
And wither and perish but naught changeth Thee
Thou reignest in glory thou dwellest in light
thine angels adore thee all veiling their sight
All laud we would render O help us to see
’tis only the splendor of light hideth thee
Great Father of glory, pure Father of light
Thine angels adore Thee all veiling their sight
All praise we would render O help us to see
‘Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee
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 & confess | from 1 Peter 1:15-19 & Prayer from Valley of Vision Book of Prayers
My Father, when you art angry towards me for my wrongs, I try to pacify you by abstaining from future sin; but teach me that I cannot satisfy your law, that this effort is a resting in my righteousness, that only Christ’s righteousness, already made, already finished, is fit for that purpose. Teach me that your chastising me for my sin is not that I should try to reform, but only that I may be humbled, afflicted, and separated from sin, by being reconciled and made righteous in Christ by faith. Humble me for not being as holy as I should be, or as holy as I might be through Christ, for you are all, and to possess you is to possess all. Lord, forgive me for this. Amen.
we rest | SONG: Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Jesus, lover of my soul
let me to Thy bosom fly
While the nearer waters roll
while the tempest still is high
Hide me, O my Savior, hide
till the storm of life is past
Safe into the haven guide
O receive my soul at last
Other refuge have I none
hangs my helpless soul on Thee
Leave, ah! leave me not alone
still support and comfort me
All my trust on Thee is stayed
all my help from Thee I bring
Cover my defenseless head in
the shadow of Thy wing
Thou, O Christ, art all I want
more than all in Thee I find
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint
heal the sick, and lead the blind
Just and holy is Thy Name
I am all unrighteousness
False and full of sin I am
Thou art full of truth and grace
Plenteous grace with Thee is found
grace to cover all my sin
Let the healing streams abound
make and keep me pure within
Thou of life the fountain art
freely let me take of Thee
Spring Thou up within my heart
rise to all eternity
declaration | Psalm 32:1-2
(leader) Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
(all) Blessed is the one against whom the Lord counts no iniquity!
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 | Deliberate Rejoicing • Philippians 4:4-9
we respond | SONG: My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness
My heart is filled with thankfulness
To Him who bore my pain
Who plumbed the depths of my disgrace
And gave me life again
Who crushed my curse of sinfulness
And clothed me in His light
And wrote His law of righteousness
With pow’r upon my heart
My heart is filled with thankfulness
To Him who walks beside
Who floods my weaknesses with strength
And causes fears to fly
Whose ev’ry promise is enough
For ev’ry step I take
Sustaining me with arms of love
And crowning me with grace
My heart is filled with thankfulness
To him who reigns above
Whose wisdom is my perfect peace
Whose ev’ry thought is love
For ev’ry day I have on earth
Is given by the King
So I will give my life, my all
To love and follow him
SONG: I Will Sing Praise to God
I will sing praise to God
He has lifted me up
He heard my cry for help
And He filled my cup
His favor extends for a lifetime
His grace gives me strength each day
My soul shall sing His praise
Forever more
I’ll put my trust in Him
God my refuge and strength
For when my life seems lost
He will show me the way
My soul shall sing His praise
Forever 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.benediction | Philippians 3:9-10
And now, may you be found in him, NOT having a righteousness of your own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith. Go, in the peace of that righteousness. Amen.
CCLI License #: 3024647