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Praise the Lord!
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
—Psalm 106:1
Love the Lord
Love the Lord your God
With all your heart
With all your soul
With all your mind and
With all your strength
Love the Lord your God
With all your heart
With all your soul
With all your mind and
With all your strength
With all your heart
With all your soul
With all your mind
With all your strength
Love the Lord your God
With all your heart
With all your soul
With all your mind and
With all your strength
I will serve the Lord
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength
I will serve the Lord
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind
With all my strength
I will serve the Lord
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength
I will love you, Lord
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength
Lincoln Brewster © 2005 Integrity’s Praise! Music/BMI CCLI 241710
Open Up Our Eyes
Greater is the One who’s in us
Greater is the One who calls our name
He will never fail
Stronger is the One within us
Stronger is the One who fights for us
He will never fail, you will never fail
For your love endures forever
Oh, your love endures forever
Open up our eyes, surround us with your light
Your love endures forever
Mighty is the One who’s for us
Mighty is the One who’s strong to save
He will make a way, you will make a way
For your love endures forever
Oh, your love endures forever
Open up our eyes, surround us with your light
Your love endures forever
Our God is fighting for us always
Our God is fighting for us all
Our God is fighting for us always
We are not alone, we are not alone
We are not alone, we are not alone
For your love endures forever
Oh, your love endures forever
Open up our eyes, surround us with your light
Your love endures forever
Oh, your love endures forever
Our God is fighting for us always
Our God is fighting for us all
Our God is fighting for us always
We are not alone, we are not alone
We are not alone, we are not alone
Chris Brown, London Gatch, Mack Brock, Stuart Garrard, Wade Joye © 2012 Be Essential Songs, Elevation Worship Publishing, So Essential Tunes, Stugio Music Publishing CCLI 241710
Praise to the Lord, The Almighty
Praise to the Lord
The Almighty, the King of creation
O my soul, praise him
For he is thy health and salvation
All ye who hear
Now to his temple draw near
Praise him in glad adoration
Praise to the Lord
Who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth
Shelters thee under his wings
Yea, so gently sustaineth
Hast thou not seen
How thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what he ordaineth
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Praise to the Lord
Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee
Surely his goodness and mercy
Here daily attend thee
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do
If with his love he befriend thee
Praise to the Lord
O let all that is in me adore him
All that hath life and breath
Come now with praises before him
Let the ‘amen’
Sound from his people again
Gladly for aye we adore him
Let the ‘amen’
Sound from his people again
Gladly for aye we adore him
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Joachim Neander, Christy Nockels, Nathan Nockels, Catherine Winkworth © 2004 Word Music, LLC, Rocketown Music, LLC., and Sweater Weather Music CCLI 241710
Global Mission Focus
Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations
Gifts — Lay It All Down
Bring your worry, grief, and pain
Every cause you have for shame
Lay it all down, lay it all down
When your cares have buried you
And there’s nothing left to do
Lay it all down, lay it all down
At the feet of Jesus
At the feet of Jesus
Carried on, but your heart was tired
Feared the worst and felt the fire
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Filled with all those anxious thoughts
And your doubts became your god
Lay it all down, lay it all down
At the feet of Jesus
At the feet of Jesus
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
At the feet of Jesus
At the feet of Jesus
When we’ve given up on better days
There are memories we can’t erase
Lay it all down, lay it all down
When we’ve come to fear what we can’t explain
And there’s nothing here that can ease the pain
Lay it all down, lay it all down
At the feet of Jesus
At the feet of Jesus
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
At the feet of Jesus
At the feet of Jesus
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
At the feet of Jesus
At the feet of Jesus
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
Lay it all down, lay it all down
At the feet of Jesus
At the feet of Jesus
Freddie Washington, Will Reagan © 2017 United Pursuit Records CCLI 241710
Good, Good Father
I’ve heard a thousand stories
Of what they think you’re like
But I’ve heard the tender whisper
Of love in the dead of night
And you tell me that you’re pleased
And that I’m never alone
You’re a good, good Father, it’s who you are
It’s who you are, it’s who you are
And I’m loved by you, it’s who I am
It’s who I am, it’s who I am
I’ve seen many searching
For answers, far and wide
But I know we’re all searching
For answers only you provide
Cause you know just what we need
Before we say a word
You’re a good, good Father, it’s who you are
It’s who you are, it’s who you are
And I’m loved by you, it’s who I am
It’s who I am, it’s who I am
You are perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways to us
You are perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways to us
Love so undeniable I can hardly speak
Peace so unexplainable I can hardly think
As you call me deeper still
As you call me deeper still
As you call me deeper still
Into love, love, love
You’re a good, good Father, it’s who you are
It’s who you are, it’s who you are
And I’m loved by you, it’s who I am
It’s who I am, it’s who I am
You’re a good, good Father, it’s who you are
It’s who you are, it’s who you are
And I’m loved by you, it’s who I am
It’s who I am, it’s who I am
You’re a good, good Father, it’s who you are
It’s who you are, it’s who you are
And I’m loved by you, it’s who I am
It’s who I am, it’s who I am
Anthony Brown, Pat Barrett © 2014 Capitol CMG Paragon, Common Hymnal Publishing, Housefires Sounds, sixsteps Music, Tony Brown Publishing, Vamos Publishing, worshiptogether.com songs CCLI 241710
Sermon
“The Power to Love Genuinely”
Romans 12:9-13
Prayer of Confession
Father, we confess that we have sinned against you
and others in thought, word, motive, and deed.
We are unworthy and offer no excuse.
But on the merit of Christ alone, you have declared us righteous,
and invite us to flee to him in repentance and faith.
We marvel that in spite of our flaws and failures,
you pour mercy and love upon us.
Freshly fill us with your Spirit.
Grant us grace to consider ourselves dead to sin,
but alive to God in Christ, as we walk before you
and the people you place in our lives.
We ask all of this through your Son, Jesus, and in his name. Amen
Assurance of Pardon
Our assurance of pardon rests in God’s promise that time and again He will have compassion on us; tread our iniquities underfoot and cast all our sins into the depths of the sea, that they may never again be held against us.
— paraphrase of Micah 7:19
The Lord’s Supper
Come Ye Sinners
Come ye sinners, poor and needy
Weak and wounded, sick and sore
Jesus ready, stands to save you
Full of pity, love and power
Come ye thirsty, come and welcome
God’s free bounty glorified
True belief in true repentance
And every grace that brings you nigh
I will arise and go to Jesus
He will embrace me in his arms
And in the arms of my dear Savior
O, there are ten thousand charms
Come ye weary, heavy laden
Lost and ruined by the fall
If you tarry ’til you’re better
You will never come at all
I will arise and go to Jesus
He will embrace me in his arms
And in the arms of my dear Savior
O, there are ten thousand charms
I will arise and go to Jesus
He will embrace me in his arms
And in the arms of my dear Savior
O, there are ten thousand charms
I will arise and go to Jesus
He will embrace me in his arms
And in the arms of my dear Savior
O, there are ten thousand charms
Dan Hamilton, Joseph Hart, Robbie Seay, Ryan Owens, Taylor Johnson © 2005 Birdwing Music CCLI 241710
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen
Thomas Ken, Tune – OLD HUNDREDTH, Genevan Psalter (1551) attr. to Louis Bourgeois
Benediction
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