Confession Eternal God, you do not change. You have revealed yourself to us in your Word. You call us to worship you in spirit and in truth. But we confess that we often worship not your true self but who we wish you to be.
We too often ask you to bless what we do rather than seeking to do what you bless. Forgive us for seeking concessions when we should be seeking guidance.
Forgive us when our worship shapes you into what we want instead of shaping us into what you want. Help us to meet you here, that we might bow before your unspeakable majesty and so live for you now and ever, in Christ. Amen.
Assurance For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Benediction God blessed Abram and called him into a foreign country Where he called upon the name of the lord Likewise, go now to the place where you live, work, and worship With the blessing of the Father. Call upon his name and bless all who you meet. Amen.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever. to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever.
to him who made the sun and stars for his steadfast love endures forever; to him brings his people out of exile for his steadfast love endures forever;
It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever; and rescued us from our enemies, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever. — Adapted from Psalm 136
Confession Father, you tell us in your Word that whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. We confess that we have frequently relaxed our faith. We have allowed ourselves to become cynical, and our cynicism has boiled over with slander, criticism, prayerlessness, and pessimism. How easily we’ve allowed ourselves to crumple under the stresses of our lives. Forgive us for our smallness of faith. Open our eyes and our hearts to receive your gift; open our lips and hands to share it with all humanity in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Assurance Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look, God’s dwelling is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and will be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away. Then the one seated on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new.” Praise the Lord! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
Benediction Go forth, remembering who you are and to whom you belong. Go now to the places where you live work and worship As ambassadors of heaven. Go now with the blessing of the Father That grace of Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit. The fellowship of the three in one equip you to Work with ambition Rest with purpose And delight in the goodness of God’s creation Thanks be to God! Amen.
Call to Worship Let us worship the eternal God, the source of love and life, who creates us. Let us worship Jesus Christ, the risen one, who lives among us.
Let us worship the Spirit, the holy fire, who renews us. To the one true God be praise in all times and places, through the grace of Jesus Christ.
Confession It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake. — Psalm 79:9
Assurance Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. —Psalm 32:1-2 Thanks be to God for His wonderful gift of salvation!
Benediction May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. —Romans 15:13 Amen.
January 24, 2021
BlogSermon
The Call of Abraham
Genesis 12:1-9
Michael Clary
Lead Pastor
Service
Alas And Did My Savior Bleed
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Call to Worship
Open the gates of the city!
Wake up you people!
That the King of Glory may enter.
Who is the King of Glory?
The LORD strong and mighty;
the LORD mighty in battle.
Wake up everyone in the city
And throw open your doors
That the King of Glory may enter.
Who is the King of Glory?
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
He is the King of glory.
— From Psalm 24:7-10
Christ The Sure And Steady Anchor
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Confession
Eternal God, you do not change.
You have revealed yourself to us in your Word.
You call us to worship you in spirit and in truth.
But we confess that we often worship
not your true self but who we wish you to be.
We too often ask you to bless what we do
rather than seeking to do what you bless.
Forgive us for seeking concessions
when we should be seeking guidance.
Forgive us when our worship shapes you into what we want
instead of shaping us into what you want.
Help us to meet you here, that we might bow
before your unspeakable majesty
and so live for you now and ever, in Christ.
Amen.
Assurance
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
All The Poor And Powerless
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He Will Hold Me Fast
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O Praise The Name
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Benediction
God blessed Abram and called him into a foreign country
Where he called upon the name of the lord
Likewise, go now to the place where you live, work, and worship
With the blessing of the Father. Call upon his name and bless all who you meet.
Amen.
January 17, 2021
BlogSermon
State of the Church
Hebrews 12:28-29
Michael Clary
Lead Pastor
Service
Praise To The Lord
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Call to Worship
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
to him who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
to him who made the sun and stars
for his steadfast love endures forever;
to him brings his people out of exile
for his steadfast love endures forever;
It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
and rescued us from our enemies,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
— Adapted from Psalm 136
God Is Good
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Confession
Father, you tell us in your Word
that whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
We confess that we have frequently relaxed our faith.
We have allowed ourselves to become cynical,
and our cynicism has boiled over
with slander, criticism, prayerlessness, and pessimism.
How easily we’ve allowed ourselves
to crumple under the stresses of our lives.
Forgive us for our smallness of faith.
Open our eyes and our hearts to receive your gift;
open our lips and hands to share it with all humanity
in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Assurance
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look, God’s dwelling is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and will be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away.
Then the one seated on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new.”
Praise the Lord!
Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord!
Raise Our Song
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Redeemed By The Blood Of The Lamb
[Youtube] [iTunes] [Spotify]
The Blessing
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Benediction
Go forth, remembering who you are
and to whom you belong.
Go now to the places where you live work and worship
As ambassadors of heaven.
Go now with the blessing of the Father
That grace of Jesus Christ and the
Power of the Holy Spirit.
The fellowship of the three in one equip you to
Work with ambition
Rest with purpose
And delight in the goodness of God’s creation
Thanks be to God!
Amen.
January 10, 2021
BlogSermon
Delighting in God
Psalm 16
Wade Thomas
Guest Preacher
Service
Rock Of Ages
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Call to Worship
Let us worship the eternal God,
the source of love and life, who creates us.
Let us worship Jesus Christ,
the risen one, who lives among us.
Let us worship the Spirit,
the holy fire, who renews us.
To the one true God be praise
in all times and places,
through the grace of Jesus Christ.
Grace Alone
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Confession
It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake.
— Psalm 79:9
Assurance
Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
—Psalm 32:1-2
Thanks be to God for His wonderful gift of salvation!
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
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Sweet Comfort
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In Christ Alone
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Benediction
May the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
so that you may abound in hope
by the power of the Holy Spirit.
—Romans 15:13
Amen.