Sunday July 28

As you prepare for Sunday let nothing keep you from being among your gathered church.  As you come be prepared to worship by considering our sermon, scripture, prayer, songs and our response .

The Sermon;

As we gather this  week we continue our journey through the life of Moses. Sunday we will explore bread from heaven and water from a rock in Exodus 16 and 17 Come expecting to be reminded of the certainty of God's provision and fulfillment of His redemptive purpose in the lives of His chosen people.

The Scripture;

Two our pastor/leaders, Danny Moore and Ryan Mckay will be reading scripture.  Each Sunday in July we are reading from Romans and from Pslam.  Tomorrow we will read from Romans 13 and Psalm 25.  As your pastors/leaders read these text pay special attention to the perfect plan for our salvation and the amazing greatness of our God and Creator.

The Prayers;

Our pastors will lead in focused prayer that our hearts be made ready to receive the Gospel and that our passion for God will become the goal and ambition of our hearts, that we may battle sin by pursuing the superior pleasure of making much of God.

The Songs;

We desire the single identifiable characteristic of the music is the singing of the gathered church. Tomorrow our songs will be:

Come thou all mighty King - as we acknowledge God's sovereign role as supreme King over all. This song helps lead us to a correct understanding of the nature of God and how we are to understand ourselves in light of that nature.

At the Cross- this glorious hymn speaks of the atonement of our Lord and of the sin that is ours which makes that atonement a necessity in our life. This song clearly reminds us of our sinful nature.

Wonderful merciful Saviour- what a wonderful response to our sinful estate!  A wonderful merciful Saviour who completely accomplishes our total redemption.  He makes it as though we have never sinned!  We are clean and able to enjoy God for eternity. 

I'd rather have Jesus- this song is our response to the glory of God, the reality of our sin and the joy of our salvation.  We respond by acknowledging we desire Jesus over all else.  Our hearts, our goals and our ambitions are changed from the profane to the holy.  

As  in chapter 6 of Isaiah where the prophet sees God high and lifted up in the temple, so we sing Come thou almighty King. As Isaiah was made aware of his sin by acknowledging his unclean lips, so we sing At the Cross.  As Isaiah felt the coal from the alter purge his sin, we sing Wonderful merciful Saviour. And as Isaiah responded by saying "here am I send me" we respond by singing I'd Rather have Jesus.  Please come ready to sing as the gathered church to celebrate our God and our salvation.  The singing of the church is our liturgy as we corporately make much of God.

Expectation;

Come tomorrow expecting God to renew your mind as you hear His word, sing His praises and pray with passion. Come ready to celebrate the freedom from bondage that is the reality of all who are redeemed.