Advent is both a celebration of the first coming of Christ in humility as well as the anticipation of his second coming. The juxtaposition of both the incarnational humility of Christ and His exalted Kingship over all the earth is what makes the Advent season so awe-inspiring. Advent calls to mind both the humility of …
Leader: You are God and we praise You;You are the Lord and we acclaim You;You are the eternal Father;ALL: All creation worships You. Leader: To You all angels, all the powers of heaven,Cherubim and seraphim sing in endless praise,ALL: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might;Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. …
Come and see what God has done:he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.Come and hear, all you who fear God,and I will tell what he has done for my soul. (Psalm 66:5, 16 ESV) Exhortation:Here, the Psalmist is calling us to see and hear what God has done – to open …
“Turn to me and be saved,all the ends of the earth!For I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn;from my mouth has gone out in righteousnessa word that shall not return:‘To me every knee shall bow,every tongue shall swear allegiance.’ (Isaiah 45:22-23 ESV) Exhortation: The church is on a mission …
Exhortation: Our call to worship today is from Psalm 103. It is a beautiful and emotive passage of scripture where we hear the Psalmist rehearsing all the reasons he has to worship the Lord. In particular, I want us to focus specifically on the verses pertaining to our relationship to God. The Psalmist describes a …
And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. Then he said to …
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart;I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.I will be glad and exult in you;I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. (Psalm 9:1–2 ESV) Exhortation:Psalm 9 contains not merely a description of the Psalmist’s intentions to worship the Lord, but also a …
Reading from Psalm 33 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.For our heart is glad in him, …
Jesus’ Prayer for the Church from John 17 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. For I have …
Call to Worship from Nehemiah 9“Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. You are the LORD, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on …