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image :: New Growth, Jamie Wyeth (1971, American)
Preparation for Worship :: The Grace & Knowledge of Jesus
“Worship is weekly practice at not being God.” (Michael Lindvall)
“We become fruitful by grace; we persevere by grace; we mature by grace; by grace we grow to love one another the more, and by grace we cherish holiness and a deepening knowledge of God…The Savior himself cannot be glorified in our lives, nor can we be finally glorified, apart from the grace that He provides.” (D.A. Carson)
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for Sunday June 19 include ::
:: Doxology (Thomas Ken, 1709) CHART [bandcamp track=2257784892 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: Come Christians Join and Sing (Christian H. Bateman, 1843) CHART [bandcamp track=3155494288 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less (Edward Mote, 1834) CHART [bandcamp track=1565832897 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: We Are Not Overcome (Heiskell & Wardell, 2013) CHART [bandcamp track=3830598251 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: Jesus I am Resting Resting (Jean Sophia Pigott, 1876) CHART [bandcamp track=104008922 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]:: How Firm a Foundation (Rippon’s Selection of Hymns, 1787) CHART [bandcamp track=1364970937 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short]
Call to Worship :: Isaiah 33:5-6
The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high. He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness. He will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.
Gospel Reading :: Matthew 7:24-27
Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.
Confession of Sin
Lord, forgive our distant, doubting hearts. At times we seek Your blessing, but have no love for You. We are like those who witnessed Jesus’ miracles of healing and heard His proclamation, yet somehow spurned belief. We too have seen and enjoyed wonders, yet have hardened our hearts. We confess that our dull unbelief tempts others and offends You. Heavenly Father, forgive us our sin. Renew us in Your Spirit that with open hearts we may turn to Jesus for rest, and long for Your Kingdom’s coming. Amen.
Words of Encouragement :: Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like our God, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities underfoot. He will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
Sermon :: II Peter 3:14-18
14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. 15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.