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Preparation for Worship
“He is the mediator of both creation and re-creation.” –Herman Bavinck
“His baptism was followed by an immediate conflict. He went from the waters of Jordan to the wilderness of Judea to battle face to face with Satan himself. This event, perhaps even more clearly, set the parameters of His kingdom, because in it Jesus proved to be everything that both Adam and Israel had failed to be.” –Sinclair Ferguson
Call to Worship — Psalm 91:1-2
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
There Is A Redeemer — (Melody & Keith Green, 1982)
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Commissioning
Jesus I Am Resting — ( Jean Sophia Pigott, 1876)
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Old Testament Reading — Isaiah 40:1-5
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
We Confess Our Sin Together
Almighty Lord, it is Your will that we should love You with all of our heart, soul, mind, strength, and our neighbor as ourselves. But we are not sufficient for this. We confess that our affections continually turn away from You: from freedom to slavery, from compassion to indifference, from fullness to emptiness. Have mercy on us
Silent Confession
Order our lives by Your Holy Spirit and Word. Make Your commandments the joy of our hearts. Conform us to the image of Your loving Son, Jesus, to the glory of Your name. Amen.
Jesus Messiah (Reeves, Carson, Cash & Tomlin, 2008)
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God Declares Our Forgiveness — Romans 5:8-9
God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!
Sermon — Mark 1:1-13
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,'”
4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.
All Things New — (Horatius Bonar, 1846)
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Made Me Glad (MiriamWebster, 2001)
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All Hail the Power of Jesus Name (Edward Perronet, 1780)
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Benediction
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