Deep (Way Down)
Deep, way down
Deep, way down
Deep down in my heart
Deep, way down
Deep, way down
Deep down in my heart
I’ve got the love
I’ve got the love of Jesus
I’ve got the love
I’ve got the love of Jesus
I’ve got the love
I’ve got the love of Jesus
And it’s deep down in my heart
Deep, way down
Deep, way down
Deep down in my heart
Deep, way down
Deep, way down
Deep down in my heart
I’ve got the peace
I’ve got the peace of Jesus
I’ve got the peace
I’ve got the peace of Jesus
I’ve got the peace
I’ve got the peace of Jesus
And it’s deep down in my heart
Deep, way down
Deep, way down
Deep down in my heart
Deep, way down
Deep, way down
Deep down in my heart
I’ve got the joy
I’ve got the joy of Jesus
I’ve got the joy
I’ve got the joy of Jesus
I’ve got the joy
I’ve got the joy of Jesus
And it’s deep down in my heart
I’ve got the love
I’ve got the love of Jesus
I’ve got the peace
I’ve got the peace of Jesus
I’ve got the joy
I’ve got the joy of Jesus
And it’s deep down in my heart
Allan Hall | Nicol Smith | Steve Smallman | Todd Smith © 2001 Curb Songs | Okapi One Music | Littleberace Music | Toolguy Music CCLI 241710
Call to Worship
I will extol the LORD at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.
My soul will boast in the LORD;
Let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
Glorify the LORD with me;
Let us exalt his name together.
—Psalm 34:1-3 (NIV, 1984)
Prayer of Confession
Merciful Father and God,
You have formed us into the body of Christ.
Forgive where we have not lived as such.
You have called us a peculiar people.
Forgive when we resist our calling.
You have set us apart for your own glory.
Forgive when we dishonor your Name.
You have made us to be a light on a hill.
Forgive when we love the things of darkness.
Cleanse us from sin. Heal and forgive.
Enable us to love, serve and sacrifice,
In a world torn by sin and desperate,
For the bread of your love.
Through Jesus. Amen.
Everlasting God
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord,
Wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord.
Our God, you reign forever
Our hope, our strong deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint, you won’t grow weary
You’re the defender of the weak,
You comfort those in need.
You lift us up on wings like eagles
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord,
Wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord.
Our God, you reign forever
Our hope, our strong deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint, you won’t grow weary
You’re the defender of the weak,
You comfort those in need.
You lift us up on wings like eagles
Our God, you reign forever
Our hope, our strong deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint, you won’t grow weary
You’re the defender of the weak,
You comfort those in need.
You lift us up on wings like eagles
Brenton Brown/Ken Riley. ©2005 Thankyou Music. CCLI 241710
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
O Love that will not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.
O cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
George Matheson, 1882. Tune, ©1994 Chris Miner Music. CCLI 241710
Gifts – Redeemed
Seems like all I could see was the struggle
Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past
Bound up in shackles of all my failures
Wondering how long is this gonna last
Then you look at this prisoner and say to me son
Stop fighting a fight that’s already been won
I am redeemed, You set me free
So I’ll shake off these heavy chains
And wipe away every stain
Now I’m not who I used to be
All my life I have been called unworthy
Named by the voice of my shame and regret
But when I hear you whisper, child lift up your head
I remember O God you’re not done with my yet
I am redeemed, You set my free
So I’ll shake off these heavy chains
And wipe away every stain
Now I’m not who I used to be
Because I don’t have to be, the old man inside of me
Cause his day is long dead and gone.
Because, I’ve got a new name, a new life I’m not the
Same, and hope that will carry me home
I am redeemed, I am redeemed, You set my free,
You set me free
So I’ll shake off these heavy chains
And wipe away every stain
Now I’m not who I used to be
O God, I’m not who I used to be
Jesus, I’m not who I used to be
I am redeemed,
Thank God redeemed
Profession of the Church
What do you believe about the church of Christ?
We believe and confess
one single catholic or universal church—
a holy congregation and gathering
of true Christian believers.
What binds them all together?
They await their entire salvation in Jesus Christ,
having been washed by his blood,
and sanctified and sealed by the Holy Spirit.
How big is this church?
This holy church is not confined,
bound, or limited to a certain place or certain persons.
But it is spread and dispersed
throughout the entire world,
though still joined and united
in heart and will,
in one and the same Spirit,
by the power of faith.
—from Belgic Confession, Art. 27
Praise the Father, Praise the Son
O sovereign God, O matchless King
The saints adore, the angels sing
And fall before the throne of grace
To You belongs the highest praise
These sufferings, this passing tide
Under your wings I will abide
And every enemy shall flee
You are my hope and victory
Praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, Three in One
Clothed in power, and in grace
The name above all other names
To the valley for my soul
Thy great descent has made me whole
Your word my heart has welcomed home
Now peace like water ever flows
O praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, Three in One
Clothed in power, and in grace
The name above all other names
Yours is the kingdom, yours is the power
Yours is the glory, forever
Yours is the kingdom, yours is the power
Yours is the glory, forever
Praise the Father, Praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, Three in One
Clothed in power, and in grace
The name above all other names
The name above all other names
Tomlin|Cash © 2008 Vamos Publishing|worshiptogether.com songs|sixsteps Music|Alletrop Music CCLI 241710
Sermon
“Peril of an Isolated Faith”
Esther 4:1-16
The Lord’s Supper
Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
Alas! and did my Savior bleed and did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head for sinners such as I?
Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, Thine— and bathed in its own blood—
While the firm mark of wrath divine, his soul in anguish stood.
refrain
At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my sin washed away,
It’s there, by faith, I gain my sight and find that I can say
I’m free because my Savior bled for sinners such as I
Was it for crimes that I had done he groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree!
Well might the sun in darkness hide and shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker died, for man the creature’s sin.
(refrain)
Thus might I hide my blushing face while His dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, and melt my eyes to tears.
But drops of grief can ne’er repay the debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give my self away ‘tis all that I can do.
(refrain)
Isaac Watts, Chris Reid ©2013
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father
And to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning
Is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen, amen
2nd century tr., Henry W. Greatorex, 1851
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