August 17 2014 Worship Guide :: Grace and Peace to You

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image :: Wind from the Sea, Andrew Wyeth (1947, American)

Preparation for Worship :: Grace and Peace to You

“Grace remits sin, and peace quiets the conscience. Sin and conscience torment us, but Christ has overcome these fiends now and forever…These two terms, grace and peace, constitute Christianity.” (Martin Luther)

“O Love incomprehensible, that made Thee bleed for me.
The Judge of all hath suffered death, to set His prisoner free.” (Augustus Toplady)

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for August 17

:: Come Ye Sinners (Hart) audio // chart
:: Praise My Soul The King of Heaven (Lyte) audio // chart
:: 10,000 Reasons (Redman & Myrin) audio // chart
:: Come to Jesus (Rice) audio // chart
:: For All the Saints (How) audio // chart

Call to Worship :: Psalm 86:8–10

Among the gods there is none like You, Lord; no deeds can compare with Yours. All the nations You have made will come and worship before You, Lord; they will bring glory to Your name. For You are great and do marvelous deeds; You alone are God.

Old Testament Reading :: Isaiah 26:12-13

O Lord, You will ordain peace for us, for You have indeed done for us all our works. O Lord our God, other lords besides You have ruled over us, but Your name alone we bring to remembrance.

Sermon :: Ephesians 6:21-24

²¹So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. ²²I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts. ²³Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.

We Confess Our Sin Together

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
We come before You, unworthy of Your grace;
We have forfeited Your love and peace.
We are restless sinners. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Too often have we chosen the fruit over the garden.
Too often have we bowed down to the golden calf.
Too often have we begged for a sign.
Too often have we declared Caesar to be Lord.
Too often have we demanded to see the wounds in Your hands.
Too often have we substituted our image of you, for You.
Too often have we neglected Your call to be salt and light.
Too often have we reduced Christianity to a moral code.
Too often have we forgotten Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.
Too often have we acted on sight and not on faith.
Lord, have mercy upon us;
Grant us Your peace.

Words of Encouragement :: Colossians 1:19-20

God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Christ,and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the Cross.