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Preparation for Worship
image : Color Study Squares with Concentric Circles, Wassily Kandinsky (c.1913)
“The Lord is in our midst when we gather, and the Lord is with us when we scatter. There can be no scattered people of God without the gathered people of God. There can be no good works, fruit bearing, Kingdom extension, evangelism, mercy, or missions without worship. The insistence that both worship and service be brought together is unique to the Christian church. The people who worship are also the people who serve the King; the people who worship are also those who go wash feet in the world. Worship and service cannot be separated. In fact, it is the beautiful combination of those two things that produces awe.” —Joseph Ryan
Call to Worship — Psalm 9:1-2,11
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of Your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples His deeds!
::: Rejoice The Lord Is King (Charles Wesley, 1744)
Presentation of New Members & Covenant Baptisms
Mission Update — Kelly Lighthall, Spain
Gather Them In (Peter La Grand, 2008)
Old Testament Reading — Isaiah 2:2-3
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it,and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may teach us His ways and that we may walk in His paths.”
We Confess Our Sin Together
Heavenly Father, You created us in Your image that we might reflect Your righteousness, holiness and truth. You gave You only Son, that we might have life. You poured out Your Holy Spirit upon the Church to grant us power to love and serve You. But we have sinned. Forgive our closed minds; We have denied Your truth. Forgive our closed eyes; We have been blind to our calling. Forgive our closed hands; We have hoarded Your gracious provision. Forgive our closed hearts; We have limited our affections to ourselves and our own. Lord, have mercy on us and forgive us all of our sins.
Silent Confession
Open our hearts to the truth and power of Your Spirit,that we may open our lives in awe of You and eagerly share in the joy of Your mission.
God Declares Our Forgiveness — Colossians 1:12–14
The Father has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Your Great Name (Natalie Grant, 2010)
Sermon — Acts 2:42-47
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
Gloria Patri (2nd century hymn; Henry W. Greatorex, 1851)
There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy — (Frederick Faber, 1862)
Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus — (Louisa Stead, 1882)
Benediction
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