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image :: In The Dust Cloud, Jacek Malczewski (1894, Polish)
Preparation for Worship :: This Salvation
“The innocent angels…look wistfully at the experience of redemption that we know through the Gospel. In other words, there is something greater about being fallen and raised again than merely being innocent. There’s something more beautiful about redemption than innocence. There’s something more attractive about grace to the undeserving than reward for the meritorious. There’s something more amazing about restoring peace to a shattered world than maintaining peace in pristine conditions.” (Trevin Wax)
“We have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.” (I Corinthians 4:9)
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for Sunday October 11 include ::
:: Doxology (Thomas Ken, 1709) CHART [bandcamp track=2257784892 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: All Creatures of Our God and King (Francis of Assisi, 1225) CHART [bandcamp track=3110760989 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: How Deep the Father’s Love for Us (Stuart Townend, 1995) CHART [bandcamp track=4169581556 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: And Can It Be (Charles Wesley, 1738) CHART [bandcamp track=648892035 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: How Great Is Our God (Tomlin, Reeves & Cash, 2004) CHART
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Call to Worship :: Psalm 98:1-4
Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him. The Lord has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered His steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Old Testament Reading :: Isaiah 52:7-10
How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy;
for eye to eye they see
the return of the Lord to Zion.
Break forth together into singing,
you waste places of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people;
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
Prayer of Confession
Lord Jesus Christ, by Your steadfast love and atoning sacrifice, You took our place and proved Yourself to be the Friend of sinners. You were punished that we might be pardoned, and broken that we would be made whole. In Your resurrection You demonstrated Your power over death, and secured our future– triumphant, redeemed, and blessed eternally. While we await Your return, we confess that we have been faithless and anxious in heart. In our restlessness we have sought peace for our souls in a salvation of our own making. Apart from You, we find ourselves dangerously proud, alone and worn. Forgive us, Savior! Renew our faith and restore to us the true rest You alone offer us. Amen.
Words of Encouragement :: John 1:29
Behold, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world!
Sermon :: I Peter 1:10-12
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, 11 inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. 12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.