February 25, 2024

Call to Worship - Psalm 66:5

Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

Prayer of Adoration

“Oh! Great is Our God!”

Oh! Great is our God! So we should worship greatly!!
No song is too loud! No orchestra too stately
To hail the majesty of our King
So lift your voices loud as we sing

Oh! Great is our God! So let our songs be endless!!
So awesome His ways, how could we comprehend them?
So we will make it known to our kids
And we will sing about the gracious gifts You give

We will sing Your praise and pour forth Your fame
We will bless Your name
Let every one give thanks, because our God is great!

Oh! Great is our God! And we cannot contain it!
We sing from our souls, affected by His greatness
His mercy covers all that He's made
Showing His glory and His grace

We will sing Your praise and pour forth Your fame
We will bless Your name
Let every one give thanks, because our God is great!

Confession of Sin

Assurance of Pardon - Matthew 11:28–30

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

“Matthew 11:28-30”

VERSE 1
Come to me, all who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

VERSE 2
Come to me, all who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
I will give you rest.

CHORUS 1
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me,
For I am gentle and lowly in heart...

INSTRUMENTAL

CHORUS 2
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me,
For I am gentle and lowly in heart.
And you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

TAG
Come to me.

+++

Affirmation of Faith - Ligonier Statement on Christology

We confess the mystery and wonder of God made flesh and rejoice in our great salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.

With the Father and the Holy Spirit, the Son created all things, sustains all things, and makes all things new. Truly God, He became truly man, two natures in one person.

He was born of the Virgin Mary and lived among us. Crucified, dead, and buried, He rose on the third day, ascended to heaven, and will come again in glory and judgment.

For us, He kept the Law, atoned for sin, and satisfied God’s wrath. He took our filthy rags and gave us His righteous robe.

He is our Prophet, Priest, and King, building His church, interceding for us, and reigning over all things.

Jesus Christ is Lord; we praise His holy Name forever.

Passing the Peace

“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

VERSE 1

Come Thou Fount of every blessing

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;

Streams of mercy, never ceasing,

Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet,

Sung by flaming tongues above.

Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,

Mount of Thy redeeming love.

VERSE 2

Hither to Thy love has blessed me;

Thou has brought me to this place;

And I know Thy hand will bring me,

Safely home by sovereign grace.

Jesus sought me when a stranger,

Wandering from the fold of God;

He, to rescue me from danger,

Interposed His precious blood.

VERSE 3

O to grace how great a debtor

Daily I’m constrained to be!

Let that grace now like a fetter,

Bind my wandering heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,

Prone to leave the God I love;

Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,

Seal it for Thy courts above.

VERSE 4

Oh that day when freed from sinning

I shall see Thy lovely face;

Full arrayed in blood-washed linen

How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace.

Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,

Bring Thy promises to pass;

For I know Thy pow’r will keep me

Till I’m home with Thee at last.

Prayers of the People

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon Text Reading - Romans 8:14–39

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 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. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written,

“For your sake we are being killed all the day long;

we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Sermon - Matt Messner

Lord’s Supper

“Now Why This Fear?”

VERSE 1
Now why this fear and unbelief?
Has not the Father put to grief
His spotless Son for us
And will the righteous Judge of men
Condemn me for that debt of sin
Now cancelled at the cross?

CHORUS
Jesus, all  my trust is in your blood
Jesus, You’ve rescued us
Through Your great love

VERSE 2
Complete atonement You have made
And by Your death have fully paid
The debt Your people owed
No wrath remains for us to face
We’re sheltered by Your saving grace
And sprinkled with Your blood

CHORUS
Jesus, all  my trust is in your blood
Jesus, You’ve rescued us
Through Your great love

BRIDGE
How sweet the sound of saving grace
How sweet the sound of saving grace
Christ died for me
How sweet the sound of saving grace
How sweet the sound of saving grace
Christ died for me

VERSE 3
Be still my soul and know this peace
The merits of your great high priest
Have bought your liberty
Rely then on His precious blood
Don’t fear your banishment from God
Since Jesus sets you free

CHORUS
Jesus, all  my trust is in your blood
Jesus, You’ve rescued us
Through Your great love

BRIDGE
How sweet the sound of saving grace
How sweet the sound of saving grace
Christ died for me
How sweet the sound of saving grace
How sweet the sound of saving grace
Christ died for me

CHORUS
Jesus, all  my trust is in your blood
Jesus, You’ve rescued us
Through Your great love

Offering

Silent Reflection

Commissioning

Our Father, since you are infinitely worthy of praise, Jesus, since you are king over all things forever, Spirit, since we believe you can show the hardest of hearts and minds the beauty of Jesus and the ugliness of sin, we will go into all the world, our world, and we will love the gospel dearly, speak the gospel clearly, and live the gospel sincerely; for your glory, our joy, and for the peace of those who will be saved by your grace because we loved them enough to share!

Benediction - Galatians 1:3–5

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.