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.
Teach us, Lord, full ovedience,
holy reverence, true humility;
Test out thoughts and our attitudes
in the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow'r that can never fail --
Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
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 build
And the earth is filled with Your glory.
Lord, I need you, oh, I need you.
Every hour I need you
You're my one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You (Sing Twice)
Savior, He can move the mountains
My God is might to save
He is might to save
Forever, author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grace (Sing Twice)
Take the world, but give me Jesus. All its joys are but a name.
But His love abides forever, Through eternal years the same
Oh, the height and depth of mercy; Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption, Pledge of endless life above!
Take the world, but give me Jesus! In his cross my trust shall be,
Till with clearer, brighter vision, Face to face my Lord I see.
Oh, the height and depth of mercy; Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption, Pledge of endless life above!
Lord, I need you, oh, I need you.
Every hour I need you
You're my one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
You are here, moving in our midst.
We worship You. We worship You.
You are here, working in this place.
We worship You. We worship You.
CHORUS: You are Way Maker, Miracle Worker,
Promise Keeper, Light in the darkness,
My God, that is who you are.
You are Way Maker, Miracle Worker,
Promise Keeper, Light in the darkness,
My God, that is who you are.
You are here, turning lives around.
We worship you. We worship you.
You are here, mending ev'ry hearty.
We worship you. We worship you. CHORUS
You are here, moving in our midst.
O Church, arise and put your armor on;
Hear the call of Christ our captain.
For now the weak can say that they are strong
In the strength that God has given.
With shield of faith and belt of truth
We'll stand against the devil's lies;
An army bold whose battle cry is love,
Reaching out to those in darkness.
Our call to war - to love the captive soul,
But to rage against the captor;
And with the sword that makes the wounded whole
We will fight with faith and valor.
When faced with trials on ev'ry side,
We know the outcome is secure,
And Christ will have the prize for which He died-
An inheritance of nations.
Come see the cross, where love and mercy meet,
As the Son of God is stricken;
Then see His foes lie crushed beneath his feet,
For the Conqueror has risen!
And as the stone is rolled away,
And Christ emerges from the grace,
This vict'ry march continues till the day.
Ev'ry eye and heart shall see Him.
So Spirit come, put strength in ev'ry stride,
Give grace for ev'ry hurdle,
That we may run with faith to win the prize
Of a servant good and faithful.
As saints of old still line the way,
Retelling triumphs of His grace,
We hear their calls and hunger for the day.
When with Christ we stand in glory.
CHORUS: Bless the Lord, O my soul O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before O my soul
I worship Your holy name
The sun comes up; it's a new day dawning
It's time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes. CHORUS
You're rich in love and You're slow to anger
Your name is great and Your heart is kind
For all of Your goodness, I will keep on singing
10,000 reasons for my heart to find. CHORUS
And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
10,000 years and then forever more… CHORUS – 2 times
I worship Your holy name
I worship Your holy name
A mighty fortress is our God. A trusty shield and weapon;
He helps us free from ev’ry need That has us now o’ertaken.
The old evil foe Now means deadly woe;
Deep guile and great might Are his dread arms in fight;
On earth is not his equal.
With might of ours can naught be done; Soon were our loss effected.
But for us fights the valiant one Whom God Himself elected.
You ask, “Who is this?” Jesus Christ it is,
The almighty Lord. And there’s no other God:
He holds the field forever.
Though devils all the world should fill, All eager to devour us,
We tremble not, we fear no ill; They shall not overpow’r us.
This world’s prince may still Scowl fierce as he will,
He can harm us none. He’s judged; the deed is done!
One little word can fell him.
The Word they still shall let remain, Nor any thanks have for it;
He’s by our side upon the plain With His good gifts and Spirit.
And do what they will – Hate, steal, hurt or kill –
Though all may be gone, Our victory is won;
The kingdom’s ours forever!
How I long to breathe the air of heaven
Where pain is gone and mercy fills the streets;
To look upon the one who bled to save me,
And walk with Him for all eternity.
CHORUS: There will be a day when all will bow before Him.
There will be a day when death will be no more.
Standing face to face with He who died and rose again.
Holy, holy is the Lord!
Ev’ry prayer we prayed in desperation,
The songs of faith we sang through doubt and fear.
Oh, in the end, we’ll see that it was worth it,
When He returns to wipe away our tears. CHORUS
On that day, we join the resurrection,
And stand beside the heroes of the faith,
And with one voice, a thousand generations,
Sing, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain.
Forever He shall reign!”
Final Chorus: So let it be today, we shout the hymn of heaven,
With angels and the saints, we raise a mighty roar.
Glory to our God, who gave us life beyond the grave.
Holy, holy is the Lord! (repeat final chorus, then sing last line)
Oh, holy, holy is the Lord
Moses is leaving the Israelites. He had been the only leader that they had ever known. For the last 40 years, he led them through the wilderness, but now Moses was dying. But Moses reassures them that they won't be alone. God will go WITH them.
Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: 2 “I am now
a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The
LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’ 3 The LORD your God
himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before
you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over
ahead of you, as the LORD said.
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of
them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor
forsake you.”
7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all
Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the
land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide
it among them as their inheritance. 8 The LORD himself goes before you and
will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid;
do not be discouraged.”
Jesus leaves the disciples. Who would lead them? How could they continue the work of the Kingdom of God without Jesus. Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit would come to help them. The Spirit would be WITH them.
In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to
do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving
instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his
suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs
that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke
about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them,
he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift
my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John
baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy
Spirit.”
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at
this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the
Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in
all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a
cloud hid him from their sight.
Paul speaks a blessing, a benediction on the people of Ephesus. He promises that the Spirit would do more than be WITH them.
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in
heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious
riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner
being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that
you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with
all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is
the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that
you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory
in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and
ever! Amen.
The night before Jesus would die in the upper room for the Last Supper. Jesus promises that He and the Father wouldn't be WITH the disciples. He promises even more.
23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father
will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with
them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These
words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy
Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and
will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your
hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had
told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some
doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with
you always, to the very end of the age.”
INVOCATION
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Congregation: Amen.
OPENING PRAYER for WORSHIP
P: Eternal God, we have gathered today to rejoice in You. To rejoice
In the creation of world and in the gift of the breathe of life,
In the daily bread You provide and in the protection You give,
In the redemption You won for us through Jesus and in the faith Your
Spirit has created in us.
In the promise of strength for each day and in the promise of eternal
life with You.
Lord Jesus, you promised, “Where two or three gather in my name, there am
I with them.” Be with us as You have promised. May Your presence humble
us today. You tell us to not give up meeting together so that we might
encourage one another. Use us today, Lord, to bless our brothers and
sisters.
C: Here may the faithful find salvation, and the careless be awakened.
Here may the doubting find faith, and the anxious be encouraged.
Here may the tempted find help, and the troubled find comfort.
Here may the weary find rest, and the strong be renewed.
P: O Holy Spirit, You poured out Your power on Your people on Pentecost.
We pray that today You would once again pour out Your power on Your
people here.
C: Come to cleanse us within.
and to inspire us.
Come to lead us in the darkness.
And to dispel our ignorance.
Come to enable us in our weaknesses.
And to dwell in us.
Convict us, convert us, consecrate us. Until we are all set free from the
service of ourselves to be Your servants to the world. In Jesus’ name, we
pray
C: Amen.
P: Come, let us worship the Lord who loved us enough to die for us.
DEUTERONOMY 31:1-3 & 6-8
ACTS 1:1-9
SONG of PRAISE for WHO GOD IS
EPHESIANS 3:14-21
JOHN 14:23-27
MATTHEW 28:16-20 (SERMON Christ Through Us: The Promise of 'With us')
THANK OFFERING
TIME OF PRAYER
I'm calling on the God of Jacob,
Whose love endures through generations.
I know that you will keep your covenant.
I'm calling on the God of David,
Who made a shepherd boy courageous.
I may not face Goliath, but I've got my own giants.
O God, my God, I need you.
O God, my God I need you now.
How I need you now.
O Rock, O Rock of ages
I'm standing on your faithfulness,
On your faithfulness, O God
PRAYER
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.
You answered prayers back then, and you will answer now.
You are the same God. You are the same God.
You were providing then. You are providing now.
You are the same God. You are the same God.
You moved in power then. God move in power now.
You are the same God. You are the same God.
You were a Savior then. You are a Savior now.
You are the same God. You are the same God.
O God, my God, I need you.
O God, my God, I need you now.
How I need you now.
O Rock, O Rock of ages,
I'm standing on your faithfulness,
On your faithfulness, O God.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
M: Our Lord Jesus Christ on the night He was betrayed took bread, gave thanks and gave it to His disciples saying, “Take and eat. This is my body given into death for your sins.”
In the same way, He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, “Drink from it all of you. This is My blood of the new covenant poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this whenever you drink it in remembrance of Me.”
M: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: Amen.
DISTRIBUTION
Distribution Hymns
BENEDICTION
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.
Amen. Amen. Amen.
GREETING & ANNOUNCEMENTS
A SENDING PRAYER.
P: O Lord God, may Your strength protect us. May Your power preserve us. May Your wisdom, O Lord, instruct us. May Your hand pilot us. May Your ways direct us. May Your shield, O God, defend us. May Your hosts guard us against the snares of the evil one and the temptations of the world.
Christ, be with us. Christ, be behind us, before us, beside us and within us. Be with us, O Christ, in quiet; O Christ, in danger; O Christ, at work and at home. Christ, be on my mouth, in my heart, and all through my life. Dwell in us, Christ, to win us, to comfort us, to restore us, and to save us.
May your salvation, O Lord, be always ours this day and forevermore. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.