How great the chasm that lay between us,
How high the mountain I could not climb.
In desperation I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night.
Then through the darkness Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul.
The work is finished, the end is written.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
CHORUS: Hallelujah! Praise the One who set me free!
Hallelujah! Death has lost its grip on me.
You have broken ev’ry chain,
There’s salvation in Your name.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame.
The cross has spoken. I am forgiven.
The King of Kings calls me His own.
Beautiful Savior, I’m yours forever.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
CHORUS
Then came the morning that sealed the promise.
Your buried body began to breathe.
Out of the silence the roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me.
Jesus, Yours is the victory.
Hallelujah! Praise the One who set me free!
Hallelujah! Death has lost its grip on me.
You have broken ev’ry chain,
There’s salvation in Your name.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
Hallelujah! Praise the One who set me free!
Hallelujah! Death has lost its grip on me.
You have broken ev’ry chain,
There’s salvation in Your name.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
Jesus Christ, my Living Hope.
God, You are my Living Hope!
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
To receive the food of Your holy Word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us all Your purposes for Your glory.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we'll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, as Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory.
I believe in God the Father, Maker of the heav’n and earth,
And in Jesus Christ, our Saviour, God’s own Son of human birth,
Virgin-born, the Lord incarnate, Whom the Spirit did conceive.
Suffered under Pontius Pilate. He’s the God whom I believe.
Crucified, was dead and buried; Down to hell in victory;
From the dead He rose the third day; Up to heav’n triumphantly.
There at God’s right hand He’s ruling. By His will the world is led.
He will come to judge the nations, Both the living and the dead.
I believe in God the Spirit, In His Church, His chosen band.
They are joined in sweet communion. Holy in His sight they stand.
I believe in sins forgiven. I believe I’ll rise again.
I believe in life eternal. Amen! Amen! Amen!
It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
And soon all those around, can warm up in its glowing.
That’s how it is with God’s love, Once you’ve experienced it:
You spread His love to ev’ryone; You want to pass it on.
The news that Jesus died to pay the debt of all sin
Cannot be kept inside, it must be told to all men.
I’ll go to every person within this land of ours
To tell the news that Christ has come. I want to pass it on.
I wish for you, my friend, this happiness that I’ve found.
You can depend on Him; it matters not where you’re bound.
I’ll shout it from the mountaintop! I want my world to know:
The Lord of love has come to me; I want to pass it on.
Thanks, Thanks, I give You thanks
For all You’ve done.
I am so blessed; my soul is at rest.
O Lord, I give You thanks. (Repeat)
Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the cross!
Lift high His royal banner; It must not suffer loss.
From vict’ry unto vict’ry His army shall He lead
Till ev’ry foe is vanquished and Christ is Lord indeed.
Stand up, stand up for Jesus! The trumpet call obey;
Forth to the mighty conflict In this His glorious day!
Ye that are brave, now serve Him against unnumbered foes;
Let courage rise with danger And strength to strength oppose.
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Stand up, stand up for Jesus! Stand in His strength alone.
The arm of flesh can fail you; Ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the gospel armor; Each piece put on with prayer;
Where duty calls or danger, Be never wanting there.
Stand up, stand up for Jesus! The strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle, The next, the victor’s song.
To him that overcometh A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory shall reign eternally.
I love to tell the story of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love,
I love to tell the story because I know ‘tis true;
It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.
Chorus: I love to tell the story, ‘Twill be my theme in glory;
To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love,
I love to tell the story; ‘Tis pleasant to repeat
What seems, each time I tell it, more wonderfully sweet.
I love to tell the story; for some have never heard
The message of salvation from God’s own holy Word.
Chorus
I love to tell the story; For those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song,
“Twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long.
Chorus
There's a story of unfailing love
That echoes in my heart
There's a promise that You're always here
Your word will light my path
We shall not fear the days to come
You are with us to the end
And everything is possible
Through God who gives us strength
CHORUS:
You make everything brand new
You're the God of miracles
And everything is possible
Through God who gives us strength
Whether I am rich or I am poor
I will give You thanks
I will lift my voice to sing Your praise
In every circumstance
When found in sickness or in health
I have learned to be content
'Cause everything is possible
Through God who gives us strength
CHORUS
For whosoever shall believe
Jesus made a way
His blood poured out on Calvary
Has broken every chain
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18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.
But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 The man said,
“This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called ‘woman,’
for she was taken out of man.”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.
2 In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.
3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
2 Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
3 “What did Moses command you?” he replied.
4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
5 “It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. 6 “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ 7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
INVOCATION
Pastor: We worship this morning in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Congregation: Amen.
OPENING SENTENCES (Revelation 19)
P: Salvation and glory and power belong to our God. Hallelujah!
C: For true and just are His judgments
P: Praise our God, all you His servants,
C: You who fear Him both small and great
P: For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Hallelujah!
C: Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory!
PRAYER
C: O God of peace, we turn aside from an unsettled world, seeking rest for our spirits, and light for our thoughts. We bring our work to be sanctified, our wounds to be healed, our sins to be forgiven, and our hopes to be renewed. In You there is perfect harmony and peace. Draw us to You and ease the tensions of our lives. Lead us out of the emptiness of this world and fill us with Your peace. For Jesus’ sake. Amen.
CONFESSION OF SINS
P: Dear friends, let us approach God with a true heart and confess our sins, asking Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us.
C: Lord of life, I confess that I am by nature dead in sin.
For faithless worrying and selfish pride,
For sins of habit and sins of choice,
For the evil I have done and the good I have failed to do
You should cast me away from Your presence forever.
O Lord, I am sorry for my sins. Forgive me, for Jesus’ sake.
P: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. In His great mercy, God made us alive in Christ even when we were dead in our sins. Hear the word of Christ through His called servant: I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
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My Jesus, my Savior; Lord, there is none like You
All of my days I want to praise…The wonders of Your mighty love.
My comfort, my shelter; Tower of refuge and strength
Let every breath, all that I am…Never cease to worship You.
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Shout to the Lord all the Earth, let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the King
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name
I sing for joy at the work of Your hand
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You
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Lord, I lift Your name on high.
Lord I love to sing Your praises.
I’m so glad You’re in my life.
I’m so glad You came to save us.
You came from heaven to earth to show the way;
From the earth to the cross my debt to pay;
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high. (Repeat whole last song)
PRAYER for a Life of Service
C: Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace:
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
Heavenly Father, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
In Your Son’s name, we pray. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are Yours now and forever. Amen.
(Our prayer team is always ready to go to the throne of the Father for you.
For prayer chain requests, email prayer@livinghopereunion.church.
For confidential prayers, call or text Maria Hasten 720-243-0228.)
INVITATION & EXPLANATION
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them up to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
C: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
P: Praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In love He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. In the past He spoke to us through the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, Who is the radiance of His glory.
Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ. To Him Who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and thanks and honor and glory for ever and ever.
C: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts.
The whole earth is full of Your glory.
You are my God, and I will exalt You.
I will give You thanks, for You have become my salvation.
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts.
The whole earth is full of Your glory.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
P: Our Lord Jesus Christ on the night He was betrayed took bread, when He had given thanks, He broke it. He gave it to His disciples saying, “Take and eat. This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”
Then, He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, “Drink from it all of you. This cup is the new covenant of My blood poured out for you for the forgiveness of all of your sins. Do this whenever you drink it in remembrance of Me.”
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: Amen.
(The Scriptures teach that the celebration of the Lord’s Supper connects us intimately with Christ and with one another as Christians who are united around a common faith. We ask then that only those who have made that confession of faith through instruction or a visit with our pastor come for Communion. Guests, our pastor would love to visit with you about the blessings of this Supper. Please speak with the pastor after the service.)
P: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.
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Amen. Amen. Amen.