Sunday Service Bulletin


April 27

We need to brace ourselves up and to realize that we are responsible for thoughts, attitudes, and actions. We need to reckon on the fact that we died to sin's reign, that it no longer has any dominion over us, that God has united us with the risen Christ in all His power and has given us the Holy Spirit to work in us. Only as we accept our responsibility and appropriate God's provisions will we make any progress in our pursuit of holiness.”

Jerry Bridges,

The Pursuit of Holiness

Psalm 100

Leader

Make a joyful noise to the Lord,

all the earth!

All

Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

Leader

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his.

All

We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Leader

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

All

For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

BATTLE BELONGS

When all I see is the battle,

You see my victory

When all I see is the mountain,

You see a mountain moved

And as I walk through the shadow,

Your love surrounds me

There's nothing to fear now

for I am safe with You

So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees

With my hands lifted high

Oh God, the battle belongs to You

And every fear I lay at Your feet

I'll sing through the night

Oh God, the battle belongs to You

And if You are for me,

who can be against me?

For Jesus, there's nothing

impossible for You

When all I see are the ashes,

You see the beauty

When all I see is a cross, God,

You see the empty tomb

Almighty fortress, You go before us

Nothing can stand against

the power of our God

You shine in the shadow,

You win every battle

Nothing can stand agains

the power of our God

So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees

With my hands lifted high

Oh God, the battle belongs to You

And every fear I lay at Your feet

I'll sing through the night

Oh God, the battle belongs to You

Oh God, the battle belongs to You

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LIVING HOPE

How great the chasm that lay between us

How high the mountain

I could not climb

In desperation, I turned to heaven

And spoke Your name

into the night

Then through the darkness,

Your loving kindness

Tore through the shadows of my soul

The work is finished,

the end is written

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy?

What heart could fathom such boundless grace?

The God of ages stepped

down from glory

To wear my sin and bear my shame

The cross has spoken, I am forgiven

The King of kings calls me His own

Beautiful Savior, I'm Yours forever

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the

One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost

its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Then came the morning that sealed the promise

Your buried body began to breathe

Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion

Declared the grave has no claim on me

Then came the morning that sealed the promise

Your buried body began to breathe

Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion

Declared the grave has no claim on me

Jesus, Yours is the victory

Hallelujah, praise the

One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has

lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

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THE STAND

You stood before creation

Eternity in Your hands

And You spoke the earth into motion

My soul now to stand

You stood before my failure

And carried the cross for my shame

My sin weighed upon Your shoulders

My soul now to stand

So, what could I say?

What could I do?

But offer this heart O God

Completely to You

So I'll walk upon salvation

Your Spirit alive in me

This life to declare Your promise

My soul now to stand

So, what can I say?

And what can I do?

But offer this heart O God

Completely to You

So, what could I say?

And what could I do?

But offer this heart O God

Completely to You

So I'll stand with arms high

and heart abandoned

In awe of the One who gave it all

I'll stand, my soul,

Lord to You surrendered

All I am is Yours

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CROWN HIM

Crown Him with many crowns

The Lamb upon His throne

Hark, how the heavenly anthem drowns

All music but its own

Awake, my soul, and sing

Of Him who died for me

And hail Him as thy matchless King

Through all eternity

Majesty, Lord of all

Let every throne before Him fall

The King of kings, O come adore

Our God who reigns forevermore

Crown Him, the Lord of life

Who triumphed o'er the grave

And rose victorious in the strife

For those He came to save

His glories now we sing

Who died and rose on high

Who died eternal life to bring

And lives that death may die

All hail, redeemer, hail

For He has died for me

His praise and glory shall not fail

Throughout eternity

Throughout eternity

Throughout eternity

Throughout eternity

Majesty, Lord of all

Let every throne before Him fall

The King of kings, O come adore

Our God who reigns forevermore

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ALL

Eternal God, in every age you have raised up men and women to live and die in faith.

Forgive our indifference to your will.

You have commanded us to speak, but we have been silent. You have called us to do what is just, but we have been idle. You have called us to live faithfully, but we have been afraid.

Have mercy on us and forgive us.

Keep before us faithful people to follow so that living with courage and love, we may work for and inherit the kingdom promised in Jesus Christ. Amen.


James 2:14-18

14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.


SERMON:

Measuring Maturity

Guest Speaker: Pastor Dan Anderson

NO LONGER SLAVES

You unravel me with a melody

You surround me with a song

Of deliverance from my enemies

'Til all my fears are gone

I'm no longer a slave to fear

I am a child of God

I'm no longer a slave to fear

I am a child of God

From my mother's womb

You have chosen me

Love has called my name

I've been born again to your family

Your blood flows through my veins

I'm no longer a slave to fear

I am a child of God

I'm no longer a slave to fear

I am a child of God

I am a child of God

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh

You split the sea, so I could walk right through it

My fears are drowned in perfect love

You rescued me so I could stand and say

I am a child of God

I'm no longer a slave to fear

I am a child of God

I'm no longer a slave to fear

I am a child of God

MINISTER

The Lord be with you.

ALL

And also with you.

MINISTER

Lift up your hearts.

ALL

We lift them up unto the Lord.

MINISTER

Let us give thanks to the

Lord our God.

ALL

It is right to give him

thanks and praise.

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.