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Worship Guide for Sunday, June 21:
SING PRAISE TO THE LORD:
REJOICE THE LORD IS KING
Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore!
Rejoice, give thanks, and
sing in triumph evermore!
Lift up your heart!
Lift up your voice, rejoice,
Again I say, “Rejoice!”
Jesus the Savior reigns!
The God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains
He took His seat above!
Lift up your heart!
Lift up your voice, rejoice,
Again I say, “Rejoice!”
His kingdom cannot fail!
He rules o’er earth and heav’n;
The keys of death and hell
are to our Jesus giv’n!
Lift up your heart!
Lift up your voice, rejoice,
Again I say, “Rejoice!”
He sits at God’s right hand
‘til all His foes submit,
And bow to His command,
and fall beneath His feet!
Lift up your heart!
Lift up your voice, rejoice,
Again I say, “Rejoice!”
Rejoice in glorious hope!
Our Lord the Judge shall come
And take His servants up
to their eternal home!
Lift up your heart!
Lift up your voice, rejoice,
Again I say, “Rejoice!”
Words by Charles Wesley (1746), Music (Tune: DARWALL) by John Darwall (1770); Public Domain
CALL TO WORSHIP: “Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; …For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver; the LORD is our king; he will save us” (Isaiah 33:17a, 22 ESV)
ON THAT DAY
I believe in Christ, risen from the dead;
He now reigns victorious,
His kingdom knows no end!
Through His resurrection,
death has lost its hold!
I know on that final day I’ll rise as Jesus rose!
On that day, we will see you,
shining brighter than the sun!
On that day, we will know you,
as we lift our voice as one!
Till that day, we will praise you
for your never ending grace!
And we will keep on singing,
on that glorious day!
What a blessed hope, though now tired and worn,
We will spend eternity around our Savior’s throne!
Though we grieve our losses, we grieve not in vain!
For, we know our crown of glory waits beyond the grave!
On that day, we will see you,
shining brighter than the sun!
On that day, we will know you,
as we lift our voice as one!
Till that day, we will praise you
for your never ending grace!
And we will keep on singing,
on that glorious day!
Hallelujah, what a day it will be!
For, at home with you my joy is complete!
As I run into your arms open wide, I will see
My Father, who is waiting for me!
(Repeat)
My Father, who is waiting for me!
On that day, we will see you,
shining brighter than the sun!
On that day, we will know you,
as we lift our voice as one!
Till that day, we will praise you
for your never ending grace!
And we will keep on singing,
on that glorious day!
Words and Music by Scott Lavender, Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, Nigel Hendroff & Michael Farren; © 2022 CityAlight Music (admin. Integrity Music). All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.
THE KING IN ALL HIS BEAUTY
Oh, lift your eyes to Heaven, see
The Holy One eternal
Behold the Lord of Majesty
Exalted in His temple!
As symphonies of angels’ praise
Now strain to sound His glory,
Come worship, fall before His grace,
The King in all His beauty!
How worthy! How worthy!
How worthy, the King in all His beauty!
Now see the King who wears a crown;
One made of shame and splinters!
The sacrifice for ruined man;
The substitute for sinners!
As Earth is stained with royal blood,
And quakes with love and fury,
He breathes His last and bows His head;
The King in all His beauty!
How worthy! How worthy!
How worthy, the King in all His beauty!
Now see the Savior lifted up;
The Lamb who reigns in splendor!
The hope of every tribe and tongue;
His kingdom is forever!
Bring praise and honor to His courts!
Bring wisdom, power, blessing!
For endless ages we’ll adore
The King in all His beauty!
How worthy! How worthy!
How worthy, the King in all His beauty!
Words and Music by Matt Boswell, Matt Papa; CCLI Song #7124322; © 2015 Getty Music Hymns and Songs; Getty Music Publishing; Love Your Enemies Publishing; Messenger Hymns
SCRIPTURE READING – PSALM 119:9-16
SPEAK, O LORD
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 obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility;
Test our 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, till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory!
And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory!
Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend; © 2005 Thankyou Music
OPEN OUR EYES
Open our eyes, Lord
We want to see Jesus
To reach out and touch Him
And say that we love Him
Open our ears, Lord
And help us to listen
Open our eyes, Lord
We want to see Jesus
Open our hearts, Lord
That we might receive You
Open our spirits
And teach us to worship
Open our lips, Lord
And teach us to praise You
Open our eyes, Lord
We want to see Jesus
Open our ears, Lord
And help us to listen
Open our eyes, Lord
We want to see Jesus
Words and Music by Bob Cull; CCLI Song #1572; © 1976 CCCM Music; Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing
PASTORAL PRAYER
HEAR GOD’S WORD PROCLAIMED
SERMON (Cary Cox): “Spiritual Eyes and Ears” (Mark 4:21-25)
Review –
Read the Text: Mark 4:21-25
How the Context Helps us Interpret this Passage –
The Point of this Passage –
I. Seeing the Light (v21-23).
1. The Lamp’s Light.
The Lamp –
The Light –
What is the lamp referring to?
2. The Ultimate Purpose.
Jesus’ Question about the purpose of the lamp –
3. The Secret Purpose.
If the lamp’s purpose is to reveal Christ and the kingdom, why did Jesus speak of keeping people in the dark? v11-12
How the hiddenness works into the secret purpose of God –
Yet – the light of Christ and his kingdom IS being revealed:
(1) It is being revealed now in part – (the insiders around Jesus and believers today) See v34 (and 2 Cor 4:4-6, 18)
(2) It will be revealed fully at the last Day – (how does the Bible end? What is the name of the final book?)
4. Hear if You Can!
Jesus’ call to hear –
II. Hearing the Word (v24-25).
1. Hear Carefully!
This has been the driving point of personal application for the whole chapter!
It is of highest importance how we hear the proclaimed word of God
Jesus now makes this explicit – “Pay attention to what you hear” –
Rom 10:17; 1 Cor 1:21; Dt 32:47
2. Blessing for Some.
Not only ‘what’ we hear, but HOW we hear –
“with the measure” = how we hear; the way we hear, the attitude with which we hear, the level of priority and importance we assign to it –
To that same degree will be given back to us –
God will work in our hearts as we continue in his word. This is Jesus’ promise.
3. Judgment for Others.
Jesus also has a promise for those who disregard his word –
The outsiders, spiritually dead, bored and disinterested –
God’s judgment upon them –
Application:
God has revealed himself to us in Christ –
Our need to respond to God’s revelation –
Our great and desperate need to see and hear in the Spirit –
Our need to cultivate spiritual hunger and love for God –
Our responsibility toward the preached word of God –
Rest in Christ and produce fruit!
SING IN RESPONSE TO GOD’S WORD:
ALL GLORY BE TO CHRIST
Should nothing of our efforts stand,
no legacy survive
Unless the Lord does raise the house,
in vain its builders strive
To you who boast tomorrow’s gain,
tell me what is your life?
A mist that vanishes at dawn;
all glory be to Christ!
All glory be to Christ, our King!
All glory be to Christ!
His rule and reign we’ll ever sing!
All glory be to Christ!
When on the day the great I AM,
the Faithful and the True
The Lamb who was for sinners slain
is making all things new!
Behold, our God shall live with us
and be our steadfast light
And we shall e’er His people be,
All glory be to Christ!
All glory be to Christ, our King!
All glory be to Christ!
His rule and reign we’ll ever sing!
All glory be to Christ!
Words by Dustin Kensrue, Music – Scottish Traditional; ©2012 We Are Younger We Are Faster (ASCAP)/Dead Bird Theology (ASCAP); CCLI Song #7008232
(Livestream Ends)
HEARING FROM THE BODY (Praises, Testimonies, Prayer Requests)
CORPORATE PRAYER
COMMUNION: The Bread and Cup
CLOSING SONG: THE DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow!
Praise Him, all creatures here below!
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Words by Thomas Ken, 1674; Tune – OLD HUNDREDTH – by Louis Bourgeois, 1551
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