Morning Worship - June 18, 2017

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Invocation

Scripture – Genesis 18:1-15   New International Version (NIV) How Father Abraham became a father to all of us!

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by. Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree. Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”

“Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”

So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”

Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him.

“There, in the tent,” he said.

Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”

Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”

But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

Responsive Reading – Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19    New International Version (NIV)

Leader -  I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;

    he heard my cry for mercy.

Because he turned his ear to me,

    I will call on him as long as I live.

 Congregation - What shall I return to the Lord

    for all his goodness to me?

 Leader - I will lift up the cup of salvation

    and call on the name of the Lord.

 Congregation - I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

    in the presence of all his people.

 Leader -  Precious in the sight of the Lord

    is the death of his faithful servants.

 Congregation -  Truly I am your servant, Lord;

    I serve you just as my mother did;

    you have freed me from my chains.

 Leader -  I will sacrifice a thank offering to you

    and call on the name of the Lord.

 Congregation - I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

    in the presence of all his people,

 Leader -   in the courts of the house of the Lord—

    in your midst, Jerusalem.

 Congregation - Praise the Lord.

Songs of Praise

Give Me Jesus

In the morning when I rise,

in the morning when I rise,

in the morning when I rise,

give me Jesus.

Refrain:

Give me Jesus,

give me Jesus,

you may have all this world;

give me Jesus.

Dark midnight was my cry,

dark midnight way my cry,

dark midnight was my cry,

give me Jesus. [Refrain]

Oh, when I come to die,

oh, when I come to die,

oh, when I come to die,

give me Jesus. [Refrain]         

Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,

Weak and wounded, sick and sore!

Jesus ready stands to save you,

Full of pity, love and power.

I will arise and go to Jesus.

He will embrace me in His arms.

In the arms of my dear Savior,

Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

Come, ye thirsty,

Come and welcome.

God's free bounty, glorify.

True belief and true repentance,

Every grace that brings you nigh.

I will arise and go to Jesus.

He will embrace me in His arms.

In the arms of my dear Savior,

Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

Come, ye weary, heavy laden,

Lost and ruined by the fall.

If you tarry till you're better,

You will never come at all.

I will arise and go to Jesus.

He will embrace me in His arms.

In the arms of my dear Savior,

Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

Let not conscience make you linger,

Nor of fitness, fondly dream.

All the fitness He requireth

Is to feel your need of Him.

I will arise and go to Jesus.

He will embrace me in His arms.

In the arms of my dear Savior,

Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

I, the Lord of Earth and Sky – Here I Am

Here I am Lord, Is it I, Lord?

I have heard You calling in the night.

I will go Lord, if You lead me.

I will hold Your people in my heart.

I, the Lord of snow and rain,

I have borne my people's pain.

I have wept for love of them, They turn away.

I will break their hearts of stone,

Give them hearts for love alone.

I will speak My word to them

Whom shall I send?

Here I am Lord, Is it I, Lord?

I have heard You calling in the night.

I will go Lord, if You lead me.

I will hold Your people in my heart.

I, the Lord of wind and flame

I will tend the poor and lame.

I will set a feast for them,

My hand will save

Finest bread I will provide,

Till their hearts be satisfied.

I will give My life to them,

Whom shall I send?

Here I am Lord, Is it I, Lord?

I have heard You calling in the night.

I will go Lord, if You lead me.

I will hold Your people in my heart

All for Jesus

All for Jesus! all for Jesus!

All my being's ransom'd pow'rs;

All my thoughts and words and doings,

All my days and all my hours.

All for Jesus! all for Jesus!

All my days and all my hours.

Let my hands perform his bidding;

Let my feet run in his ways;

Let my eyes see Jesus only;

Let my lips speak forth his praise.

All for Jesus! all for Jesus!

Let my lips speak forth his praise.

Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus,

I've lost sight of all beside,--

So enchained my spirit's vision,

Looking at the crucified.

All for Jesus! all for Jesus!

All for Jesus, crucified!

Oh, what wonder! how amazing!

Jesus, glorious King of kings,

Deigns to call me his beloved,

Lets me rest beneath his wings.

All for Jesus! all for Jesus!

Resting now beneath his wings.

Prayer Time 

Gospel Reading and Sermon - As adopted members of God's family, we have been enlisted in His "family business" as ministers of redemption.

Matthew 9:35-10:8, New International Version (NIV)

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

 Scripture and Sermon from Epistles – Pastor Tom

 Our Covenant Together – Step One – Personal Conversion

        Romans 5:1-8, New International Version (NIV)

 What Has Happened to Us in Conversion?

 We have EXERCISED FAITH.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…

 Our response to the gospel is to BELIEVE IT and to RECEIVE IT.

We have been EXTENDED GRACE.

 … through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.

 Grace BEGINS WITH GOD – Who He is, what He does, and how He relates to us.  Grace is appropriated be use because God EXTENDS IT freely and generously..

 We have EXPERIENCED A BAPTISM OF HOPE through the Holy Spirit.

 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Our ATTITUDES ARE TRANSFORMED. Our ALTITUDE LIMITATIONS ARE TRANSCENDED.

 We have ENTERED INTO CHRIST and His life.

 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

We ENTER INTO HIS DEATH for us and for our sins, fully identifying with Him. He did, for us, what we could not do for ourselves because of His love.  We ENTER INTO HIS LIFE and for the rest of our lives, He is our Lord.

 Decision

 Benediction