Call to Worship
Sing to the LORD a new song;
Sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
Proclaim his salvation day after day.
Declare his glory among the nations,
His marvelous deeds among all peoples
—Psalm 96:1-3 (NIV, 1984)
Prayer of Confession
Good and Holy God,
Have mercy on us.
Forgive and cleanse us from our sins.
We believe. Help our unbelief.
When we cannot see, we struggle to believe.
Our failure to understand often leads to fear.
Where our faith is weak, be our strength.
Until you make all things clear,
Guide our steps, in the light and the dark.
Give us hearts that trust and rely in you Alone.
Through Jesus. Amen.
O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, bound-less, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me, is the current of thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward to thy glorious rest above!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, spread his praise from shore to shore!
How he loveth, ever loveth, changeth never, never more!
How he watches o’er his loved ones, died to call them all his own;
How for them he intercedeth, watcheth o’er them from the throne!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, love of every love the best!
’Tis an ocean vast of blessing, ’tis a haven sweet of rest!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, ’tis a heaven of heavens to me;
And it lifts me up to glory, for it lifts me up to thee!
Sammuel Trevor Francis, Traditional Welsh Melody Public Domain, CCLI 241710
The Church’s One Foundation
The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord,
She is his new creation by water and the Word.
From heaven he came and sought her to be his holy bride;
With his own blood he bought her and for her life he died.
Elect from every nation, yet one o’er all the earth;
Her charter of salvation, one Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food,
And to one hope she presses, with every grace endued.
’Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation of peace forevermore;
Till, with the vision glorious, her longing eyes are blest,
And the great church victorious shall be the church at rest.
Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won,
O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we,
Like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with thee.
Samuel J. Stone, Tune AURELIA Samuel S. Wesley CCLI 241710
Gifts — Bist Du Bei Mir (J.S. Bach)
Hebrews 11:1-2, 6, 16b
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God,
for he has prepared a city for them.
How Great Is Our God
The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice
He wraps himself in light, and darkness tries to hide
And trembles at his voice, and trembles at his voice
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God
Age to age he stands, and time is in his Hands
Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End
The Godhead, three in one, Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God
Name above all names, worthy of all praise
My heart will sing how great is our God
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee
How great thou art! How great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee
How great thou art! How great thou art!
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God
Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves. ©2004 worshiptogether.com songs/sixsteps Music/Alletrop. CCLI 241710
Sermon
Believing Something About Jesus — Knowing But Not Seeing
Genesis 22:1-19
The Lord’s Supper — Come Boldly To the Throne of Grace
Come boldly to a 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 prisoner free.
Come boldly to the throne of grace,
For Jesus fills 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.
Take you in….
Brian T. Murphy | Clint Wells | D. Herbert © 2004 Clint Wells Music CCLI 241710
What The Lord Has Done In Me
Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again
Reuben Morgan. ©1998 Hillsong Publishing. CCLI 241710
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