“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Galatians 2:20  

Come Thou Fount Words by Robert Robinson, Music by John Wyeth

Leader: I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

Women: For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.” 

Responsive Call To Worship

Psalm 89

Men: Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! Women: For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord, 

Responsive Call To Worship

Psalm 89

Men: A God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him?

Women: O Lord God of hosts, who is mightyas you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you? 

Responsive Call To Worship

Psalm 89

Men: You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

Women: You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. 

Responsive Call To Worship

Psalm 89

Men: The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them.

Women: You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.

All: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.  

Responsive Call To Worship

Psalm 89

Sing His Love Caedmon’s Call

Lord of the HarvestFred Hammond

 

Confession of SinLORD God Almighty, you are the great and Awesome One. Our hearts bow before your holy presence in humble worship this day. We stand amazed that you stoop to listen to our cries and receive our prayers. We are a people who often neglect your word and turn against your ways. We often have hearts that fail to love you and feet that fail to obey you.  

Yet we affirm Jesus the Christ, the Son of the Living God, our only hope in life and in death. Father we thank you that His grace is greater than all our sin and that His power within us is mightier than the power of the Evil One. Reign in our hearts Lord Jesus, that we might glorify your name to a broken, skeptical world. Amen

Confession of Sin    

Silent time for personal confession

    

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus

CONCERT OF PRAYER: Friday, September 7, 2012, 7PM

Focus: The Next Generation

“he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. : Psalm 78:5,6

Scripture ReadingJohn 15:1-17

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Scripture ReadingJohn 15:1-17

6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

Scripture ReadingJohn 15:1-17

16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 These things I command you, so that you will love one another.

Scripture ReadingJohn 15:1-17

SPIRITUAL RENEWAL

THROUGH CHRIST(PART 2)

Ephesians 4:25-5:225 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.

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God

God urges us to live as radically renewed

members of Christ’s body in this world

 

DON’T GRIEVE THE HOLY SPIRIT

(4:25-5:2)

 

1/ RADICAL INTEGRITY

(V.25)

 

2/ RADICAL SELF-CONTROL(V.26-27)

 

3/ RADICAL WORK ETHIC(V.28)

 

4/ RADICAL SPEECH(V.29)

 

5/ RADICAL FORGIVENESS

(V.31-5:2)

“And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:2