March 26, 2023

 

WE GATHER TOGETHER FOR WORSHIP

 

Hello!

 

Unstoppable God

Heaven thundered

And the world was born

Life begins and ends

In the dust You form

Faith commanded

And the mountains moved

Fear is losing ground

To our hope in You

 

Unstoppable God, let Your glory go on and on

Impossible things

In Your name they shall be done

 

Freedom conquered

All our chains undone

Sin defeated Jesus has overcome

Mercy triumphed

When the third day dawned

Darkness was denied

When the storm was gone

 

Nothing shall be impossible

Your kingdom reigns unstoppable

We’ll shout Your praise forevermore

Jesus our God unstoppable

 

WE HEAR GOD’S STORY IN OUR LIVES

 

Children’s Sermon

 

Here I Am, Lord/ Chancel Choir

 

Scripture Reading: Philippians 3: 1-11/ Lisa Gill

Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord.

To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, and for you it is a safeguard.

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh! For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh—even though I, too, have reason for confidence in the flesh.

If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

 

Sermon

 

No Longer I

At the cross, at the cross

Where I first saw the light

And the burden of my soul rolled away

It was there by faith I received my sight

Now no longer I but Christ in me

 

I will run to the cross

Where You opened up my eyes

I will sing of the love that saved me

I will bow in the place

Where Your death became my life

I will run, I will run to the cross

 

O how endless the hope

O how empty the grave

And the joy of a stone rolled away

It is there by grace I am raised to life

Now no longer I but Christ in me

 

I will run to the cross

Where You opened up my eyes

I will sing of the love that saved me

I will bow in the place

Where Your death became my life

I will run, I will run to the cross

Yes, I will run, I will run to the cross

 

WE GIVE BACK TO GOD AND OTHERS

 

Blessing of Our Tithes and Offerings

 

The River

To the river I am going

Bringing sins I cannot bear

Come and cleanse me, come forgive me

Lord I need to meet You there

In these waters, healing mercy

Flows with freedom from despair

I am going to the river

Lord I need to meet You there

 

Precious Jesus I am ready

To surrender every care

Take my hand now, lead me closer

Lord I need to meet You there

 

Come and join us in the river

Come find life beyond compare

He is calling, He is waiting

Jesus longs to meet You there

He is calling, He is waiting

Jesus longs to meet You there

 

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.

 

WE OFFER OUR PRAYERS TO GOD

 

Prayers of the People

 

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

 

Affirmation of Faith

I believe in God the Father Almighty

Maker of heaven and earth

 

And in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord,

Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

Born of the Virgin Mary,

Suffered under Pontius Pilate,

Was crucified, dead, and buried;

The third day he rose from the dead;

He ascended into heaven

And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty

From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

 

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

The holy catholic church,

The communion of saints,

The forgiveness of sins,

The resurrection of the body,

And the life everlasting. Amen.

 

WE GO OUT TO LIVE AS GOD’S PEOPLE

 

Endless Light

From the highest throne to the earth below

You laid down Your life for the likes of us

Great is the love of the Savior

 

From a wounded heart to a life made whole

Ev’ry human heart will declare as one

Great is the love of the Savior

 

Lord of endless light

Let Your glory shine forever

All the earth, all the earth

Will sing Your praise

 

From the mountain heights to the valleys low

All created things given life to show

Jesus we live for Your glory

 

From the rising sun to the still of night

Ev’ry waking moment for Your delight

Jesus we live for Your glory

 

Lord of endless light

Let Your glory shine forever

All the earth, all the earth

Will sing Your praise

Hope of ev’ry heart

Let Your Name be lifted higher

All our hearts

All our hearts will sing Your praise

 

God be exalted, God be exalted

In ev’rything

We live for Your glory

Live for Your glory

 

Sending Forth