Here is the worship guide for Sunday, June 9, 2024.
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The livestream will begin at 10:30 a.m. on our Facebook page or YouTube page.
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Opening Prayer
Hymn: “O Father, You Are Sovereign”
Words: Margaret Clarkson. Music: Melchior Teschner.
Your mighty Word was spoken and light and life obeyed.
Your voice commands the seasons and bounds the ocean’s shore,
sets stars within their courses and stills the tempest’s roar.
O Father, You are sovereign in all affairs of man;
no powers of death or darkness can thwart Your perfect plan.
All chance and change transcending, supreme in time and space,
You hold your trusting children secure in Your embrace.
O Father, You are sovereign, the Lord of human pain,
transmuting earthly sorrows to gold of heavenly gain.
All evil overruling, as none but Conqu’ror could,
Your love pursues its purpose, our souls’ eternal good.
O Father, You are sovereign! We see You dimly now,
but soon before Your triumph earth’s every knee shall bow.
With this glad hope before us our faith springs up anew:
Our Sovereign Lord and Savior, we trust and worship You!
Hymn: “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”
Original words by William Cowper, refrain and music by K. Jason French
God moves in a mysterious way! His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea and rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mine of never-failing skill,
He treasures up His bright designs and works His sov’reign will.
God of mercy! God of grace! Give us eyes to see!
Eyes to see Your smiling within the mystery,
within the mystery!
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take! The clouds ye so much dread
are big with mercy and shall break in blessings on your head!
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace;
behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face!
God of mercy! God of grace! Give us eyes to see!
Eyes to see Your smiling within the mystery,
within the mystery!
His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour,
the bud may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flow’r!
Blind unbelief is sure to err and scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter and He will make it plain!
God of mercy! God of grace! Give us eyes to see!
Eyes to see Your smiling within the mystery,
within the mystery!
Song: “All I Have Is Christ”
Words and music: Jordan Kauflin.
I once was lost in darkest night, yet thought I knew the way.
The sin that promised joy and life had led me to the grave.
I had no hope that You would own a rebel to Your will.
And if You had not loved me first, I would refuse You still.
But as I ran my hell-bound race, indifferent to the cost,
You looked upon my helpless state and led me to the cross.
And I beheld God’s love displayed, You suffered in my place.
You bore the wrath reserved for me, now all I know is grace.
Hallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
Hallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
Now, Lord, I would be Yours alone, and live so all might see
the strength to follow Your commands could never come from me.
Oh, Father, use my ransomed life in any way You choose,
and let my song forever be my only boast is You.
Hallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
Hallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
Time of Prayer
Sermon: “All Things Work Together for Good”
Romans 8:28–30 (ESV)
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Hymn: “Complete in Thee”
Words: Aaron R. Wolfe; refrain by James M. Gray. Music: Ben Nyce.
Complete in Thee! No work of mine
may take, dear Lord, the place of Thine;
Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,
and I am now complete in Thee.
Yea, justified! O blessed thought!
And sanctified! Salvation wrought!
Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,
and glorified, I too, shall be!
Complete in Thee! I die to sin.
Thy grace hath conquered, reign within.
Thy voice shall bid the tempter flee,
and I shall stand complete in Thee.
Yea, justified! O blessed thought!
And sanctified! Salvation wrought!
Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,
and glorified, I too, shall be!
Complete in Thee! Each need supplied,
and no good thing to me denied;
since Thou my portion, Lord, will be,
I ask no more, complete in Thee.
Yea, justified! O blessed thought!
And sanctified! Salvation wrought!
Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,
and glorified, I too, shall be!
Dear Savior! When before Thy bar
all tribes and tongues assembled are,
among Thy chosen will I be,
at Thy right hand, complete in Thee.
Yea, justified! O blessed thought!
And sanctified! Salvation wrought!
Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,
and glorified, I too, shall be!
Benediction
Philippians 4:23 (ESV)
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.