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 …
Consider these two words; transcendence and immanence. Now, you’ve heard of these before, but just for review – God’s transcendence means that he is high and holy and set apart and other – there is none like him – his glory fills the heavens where the angels cry “holy, holy, holy” forever and ever. God’s …
Exhortation: Our call to worship today is from Psalm 118, but before we read it, allow me to provide some context. Verse 22 (which we’ll read responsively) says “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.” King David had been rejected by …
Exhortation:One of the most beautiful facets of the gospel message is that of substitution – God reverses our fortunes as sinners destined for destruction by substituting his own Son to take that penalty on our behalf and granting to us the reward of his righteous life. Know this, that for those who trust in the …
Reader 1: Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving.All who offer a sacrifice of thanksgivinghonor me, says the Lord.Leader: So let us give thanks to the Lord.WOMEN: For God alone is worthy!MEN: Thanks be to God! Reader 2: Many, O Lord my God,are the wonders which You have done,and Your thoughts toward us.There is none …
WelcomeLet me welcome you this Reformation Sunday with a quote from Martin Luther, “To gather with God’s people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.” And that is why we are gathered here today – to gather with the church for the worship of God. Today is …
“Bless the Lord, O my soul,and all that is within me,bless his holy name!Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits…”(Psalm 103:1–2 ESV) Exhortation: David Kinder, commending on this verse, says the “psalmist is rousing himself to shake off apathy and gloom, using his mind and memory to kindle his emotions.” (Tyndale …
You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is …
Our call to worship today comes from Leviticus 9 &10. In chapter 9, Aaron makes detailed preparations for worship, according to the precise instructions given by the Lord through Moses. After following all that God had commanded we read in verse 23, “And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they …
Leader: Sing praises to God, sing praises!For God is the King of all the earth;Let us sing praises to him.ALL: God reigns over the nations;God sits on His holy throne. Leader: There is none like You among the gods,O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours.All the nations You have made shall comeand worship …