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image :: Lemniscate of Bernoulli (polar curve, two foci)
:: God Who Saves (Aaron Senseman, 2001)
::: Be Thou My Vision (Irish Hymn, 8th century) [bandcamp width=100% height=42 album=3401631397 size=small bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 t=5]
:: In Need (Ross King, 1996)
:: Amazing Grace (John Newton, 1779) [bandcamp width=100% height=42 album=2679071235 size=small bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 t=1]
:: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (George Matheson, 1882) [bandcamp width=100% height=42 album=2284543217 size=small bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 t=5]
Preparation for Worship ::: Grace & Peace
“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)
“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (Romans 16:20)
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.
Sermon ::: Ephesians 1:2
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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.
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.