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Order of Service: May 30, 2021
Call to Worship: Psalm 119:171-173
Song: Rest My Soul
Prayer of Lament/Confession
Song: It is Well
Statement of Assurance
Scripture Reading: James 3:1-12
Sermon: The Mouth as Diagnostic Love
Communion
Song: Thank You God for Saving Me
Benediction: 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Call to Worship
Psalm 119:171-173
May my lips overflow with praise,
for you teach me your decrees.
172 May my tongue sing of your word,
for all your commands are righteous.
173 May your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your precepts.
Rest My Soul
Rise, my soul, arise, God’s in control You’re not alone
Rise into His light, His plans are good You’re on His side
God of perfect peace, You are here with me On this raging sea it’s true
You won’t let me go, You’re my joy my hope I will rest my soul in You
Sing, my soul, now sing
For He is strong and you are weak
Yes, sing with everything
Your Savior’s praise wave after wave
God of perfect peace, You are here with me On this raging sea it’s true
You won’t let me go, You’re my joy my hope I will rest my soul in You
I will call upon Your name
You’re above my circumstance
All my life is in Your hands (4x)
God of perfect peace, You are here with me On this raging sea it’s true
You won’t let me go, You’re my joy my hope I will rest my soul in You
(2X)
It is Well
Grander earth has quaked before
Moved by the sound of His voice
Seas that are shaken and stirred
Can be calmed and broken for my regard
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And through it all, through it all
It is well
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And it is well with me
And far be it from me to not believe
Even when my eyes can’t see
And this mountain that’s in front of me
Will be thrown into the midst of the sea
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And through it all, through it all
It is well
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And it is well, it is well
So let go my soul and trust in Him
The waves and wind still know His name
So let go my soul and trust in Him
The waves and wind still know His name
So let go my soul and trust in Him
The waves and wind still know His name
The waves and wind still know His name
And it is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well
It is well with my soul
(2X)
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And through it all, through it all
It is well Lord
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And it is well with me
Scripture Reading—James 3:1-12
Taming the Tongue
3 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. 3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.
How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.[b] 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,[c] these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.
Thank You God for Saving Me
What can I give to you
What can I offer to the king
For all the love you’ve shown
For all your mercy over me
I called your name, you heard my cry
Out of the grave, and into life
My heart is yours, my soul is free
Thank you God for saving me
Thank you God for saving me
The rock of salvation
My hope is built on nothing less
Morning by morning
How great is your faithfulness
I called your name, you heard my cry
Out of the grave, and into life
My heart is yours, my soul is free
Thank you God for saving me
Thank you God for saving me
Thank you God for saving me
You gave your life upon the cross
You suffered once for all
You made a way
Jesus in victory you rose
You made us all your own
Now we are saved
You gave your life upon the cross
You suffered once for all
You made a way
Jesus in victory you rose
You made us all your own
Now we are saved
Thank you God for saving me
Thank you God
Thank you God for saving me
Thank you God for the cross
Thank you God for saving me, for saving me
I called your name, you heard my cry
Out of the grave, and into life
My heart is yours, my soul is free
Thank you God for saving me
Thank you God for saving me
Thank you God for saving me
Benediction
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
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