Songs:
“How Great Thou Art” by Stuart Wesley Keene Hine
© 1949 & 1953 Manna Music, Inc., Stuart Hine Trust
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“On Christ the Solid Rock” by William Batchelder Bradbury & Edward Mote
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Ancient of Days” by Jesse Reeves, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren & Rich Thompson
© 2018 CityAlight Music
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Jesus Shall Reign” words and music by Isaac Watts
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Doxology” by Thomas Ken & Louis Bourgeois
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
Call To Worship: Congregational Prayer
Lord, fill our hearts with reverence for You. Make us hunger for Your Word and passionately desire to walk in Your ways. Forgive us our sins, for they are many. Give us a greater glimpse of Your glory as we offer You this praise and worship. We thank You for the way You have rescued us over and over, through many difficult things. Come now and help us in this: to place our trust, hope and confidence in You.
May Your name be honored in our conduct. May Your kingdom be made visible in our relationships. May Your will be done in our hearts and minds. This we pray in the name above all names, Jesus Christ, to whom belongs all glory, forever and ever, amen!
Classic Prayer: John Cosin
“O Lord, our God, grant us, we beseech you, patience in troubles, humility in comforts, constancy in temptations, and victory over all our spiritual foes. Grant us sorrow for our sins, thankfulness for your benefits, fear of your judgment, love of your mercies, and mindfulness of your presence; now and for ever.”
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Creed: What is Grace?
LEADER: What is grace?
PEOPLE: Grace is God’s undeserved gift of His love, mercy and help, which He freely offers to us who, because of our sin, deserve only condemnation.
LEADER: For what purpose does God give you grace?
PEOPLE: God gives me grace in Christ for the forgiveness of my sins, redemption from sin’s power, healing of sin’s effects and growth in holiness, to my final transformation into the likeness of Christ.
LEADER: Can you earn God’s grace?
PEOPLE: No. God gives His grace freely and enables me to receive it. Everything I do for God should be in response to His love and grace made known in Christ, for “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us,” and “we love because He first loved us.”
Source: ACNA, Questions 109, 110 & 111; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:19