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image :: Farm Women at Work, Georges Seurat (1883, France)
Preparation for Worship :: Honest Work
“Our God has His hands in the dirt. At every universal crisis point in human history, God gets dirty: Creation, Incarnation, and Resurrection.” (Ray Bakke)
“For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.” (I Corinthians 3:9)
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs for March 30
:: Holy, Holy, Holy (Reginald Heber,1826) chart // audio
:: We Are Not Overcome (Heiskell & Wardell, 2013) chart // audio
:: By Thy Mercy (James Cummins, 1839) chart // audio
:: Kyrie (Ancient Greek hymn, 4th century) chart // audio
:: It Is Well (Horatio Spafford, 1873) chart // audio
:: On Jordan’s Stormy Banks (Samuel Stennett, 1787) chart // audio
Call to Worship :: Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into His presence with singing! Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him; bless His name! For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.
Old Testament Reading :: Jeremiah 51:10,15-19
The Lord has brought about our vindication; come, let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God… He made the earth by His power; He founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses. Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them. They are worthless, the objects of mockery; when their judgment comes, they will perish. He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, including the people of His inheritance— the Lord Almighty is His name.
Sermon :: Ephesians 4:25-29
25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
We Confess Our Sin Together :: based on Matthew 5:1-11
Jesus, You offered us Your grace and blessings when You announced, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” — But we have been self-satisfied in our pride; “Blessed are those who mourn” — But we have rejoiced in our sin and the sorrows of others; “Blessed are the meek” —But we have been a stubborn, unsubmissive people; “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness” —But we have sought the way which is most entertaining and least demanding, and our souls have grown numb; “Blessed are the merciful” —But we have been harsh and impatient; “Blessed are the pure in heart” —But we have treasured dark thoughts, motives and moods; “Blessed are the peacemakers” —But we have resisted reconciliation; “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness” —But our lives have not challenged the world; “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me” —But we have barely made it known that we are Yours.
Kyrie Eleison :: Luke 18:13; Ancient Greek hymn (4th century)
Lord, have mercy;
Christ, have mercy;
Lord, have mercy
Upon us.
Words of Encouragement :: II Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich.