March 10, 2024
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Announcements
Invocation
Scripture: Numbers 21:4-9
4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way.
5 The people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food."
6 Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died.
7 The people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord to take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live."
9 So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live.
“Wonderful Words of Life”
Hymn #692
Sing them over again to me,
Wonderful words of life!
Let me more of their beauty see,
Wonderful words of life!
Words of life and beauty
Teach me faith and duty.
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life!
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life!
Christ, the blessed One, gives to all
Wonderful words of life!
Sinner, list to the loving call,
Wonderful words of life!
All so freely given,
Wooing us to heaven.
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life!
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life!
Sweetly echo the gospel call,
Wonderful words of life!
Offer pardon and peace to all,
Wonderful words of life!
Jesus, only Savior,
Sanctify forever.
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life!
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life!
“Standing of the Promises”
Hymn #687
Standing on the promises
of Christ, my King!
Thro’ eternal ages let His praises ring.
“Glory in the highest!”
I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God,
my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Standing on the promises
that cannot fail!
When the howling storms of doubt
and fear assail,
By the living Word of God
I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God,
my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Standing on the promises,
I now can see
Perfect, present cleansing
in the blood for me;
Standing in the liberty
where Christ makes free,
Standing on the promises of God.
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God,
my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Standing on the promises
of Christ, the Lord,
Bound to Him eternally
by love’s strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the
Spirit’s Sword,
Standing on the promises of God.
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God,
my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Standing on the promises,
I cannot fall,
Lis-t’ning ev-’ry moment
to the Spirit’s call,
Resting in my Savior
as my All in All,
Standing on the promises of God.
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God,
my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Scripture: Psalm 107:1-3; 17-22
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble
3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
17 Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction;
18 they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress;
20 he sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
22 And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.
Invitation, Confession, Pardon, Peace
Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,
who earnestly repent of their sin
and seek to live in peace with one another.
Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.
Merciful God, We confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church.
We have not done your will, we have broken your law,
we have rebelled against your love,
we have not loved our neighbors,
and we have not heard the cry of the needy.
Hear the good news, Christ died for us while we were still sinners, which proves God’s love for us.
In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven
In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven
Glory to God, Amen.
Offering
Doxology
Praise God from whom all flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
Pastoral Prayer-Joys & Concerns
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10
1 You were dead through the trespasses and sins
2 in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.
3 All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us
5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ —by grace you have been saved—
6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
7 so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—
9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.
“Who you say I am”
Who am I that the highest
King would welcome me?I was lost, but He brought me inOh His love for meOh His love for me
Who the Son sets freeOh, is free indeedI'm a child of God, yes, I am
Free at last, He has ransomed meHis grace runs deepWhile I was a slave to sin, Jesus died for meYes, He died for me
Who the Son sets freeOh is free indeedI'm a child of God, yes, I amIn my Father's houseThere's a place for meI'm a child of God, yes, I am
I am chosen, not forsakenI am who You say I amYou are for me, not against meI am who You say I am
I am chosen, not forsakenI am who You say I amYou are for me, not against meI am who You say I amI am who You say I am
Who the Son sets freeOh is free indeedI'm a child of God, yes, I amIn my Father's houseThere's a place for meI'm a child of God, yes, I am
In my Father's houseThere's a place for meI'm a child of God, yes, I am
I am chosen, not forsakenI am who You say I amYou are for me, not against meI am who You say I am
I am chosen, not forsakenI am who You say I amYou are for me, not against meI am who You say I amOh I am who You say I amYes, I am who you say I am
Who the Son sets freeOh is free indeedI'm a child of God, yes, I amIn my Father's houseThere's a place for meI'm a child of God, yes, I am
”Let us be Known by our Love”
VERSE 1Let us be known by our loveIn every word, in every deed honor the son
Let our light shine in every eyeLet us be known by our love
For the glory of the FatherFor the glory of the SonFor the glory of the SpiritLet us be known by our love
Let us be known by our love
VERSE 2Let us be known by our joyIn every home, in every heart sing to the LordLet our life show goodness and hopeLet us be known by our joy
For the glory of the FatherFor the glory of the SonFor the glory of the SpiritLet us be known by our joy
Let us be known by our joy
VERSE 3Let us be known by our peaceIn every town, in every tribe Jesus is kingLet us go forth, heal and restoreLet us be known by our peace
For the glory of the FatherFor the glory of the SonFor the glory of the SpiritLet us be known by our peace
Scripture: John 3:14-21
14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
17 "Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
18 Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.
20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.
21 But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God."
Message: Pastor Ryan
Communion
The Communion Supper, instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is a sacrament, which proclaims His life, His sufferings, His sacrificial death and resurrection, and the hope of His coming again. It shows forth the Lord’s death until His return. The Supper is a means of grace in which Christ is present by the Spirit. It is to be received in reverent appreciation and gratefulness for the work of Christ. All those who are truly repentant, forsaking their sins, and believing in Christ for salvation are invited to participate in the death and resurrection of Christ. We come to the table that we may be renewed in life and salvation and be made one by the Spirit.
In unity with the Church, we confess our faith:
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Holy God, We gather at this, your table, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, who by your Spirit was anointed to preach good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, set at liberty those who are oppressed. Christ healed the sick, fed the hungry, ate with sinners, and established the new covenant for forgiveness of sins. We live in the hope of His coming again. On the night in which He was betrayed, He took bread, gave thanks, broke the bread, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, when the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Drink from this, all of you, this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in remembrance of me.” Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. And so, we gather as the Body of Christ to offer ourselves to you in praise and thanksgiving. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these your gifts. Make them by the power of your Spirit to be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the Body of Christ, redeemed by His blood. By your Spirit make us one in Christ, one with each other, and one in the ministry of Christ to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, let us pray:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen
Benediction
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