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Order of Service: June 6, 2021
Call to Worship: Psalm 147:1-5
Song: All the Earth
Prayer of Lament/Confession
Song: Draw Me Nearer
Prayer of Assurance
Scripture Reading: James 3:13-4:12
Sermon: Redeeming the Tongue
Song: Blessed Be God
Benediction: Colossians 3:15-17
Call to Worship
Psalm 147:1-5
Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
All the Earth
[Verse 1]
From the rising of the sun
To the ending of the day
One name alone be praised
Every nation tribe and tongue
All creation lifting up
Your name alone we raise
[Chorus]
Praise the Lord
All the earth, all the earth
Bless His name
Only one name, now and always
[Verse 2]
Jesus, You have rescued us
You are good and You are just
One name alone be praised
From the heights and from the depths
In every heart with every breath
Your name alone we raise
[Chorus]
Praise the Lord
All the earth, all the earth
Bless His name
Only one name, now and always
Praise the Lord
All the earth, all the earth
Bless His name
Only one name, now and always
[Bridge]
Every sky is filled with wonder
All creation lifting higher
The only King who reigns forever
Who is like our God, Who is like our God
Every sky is filled with wonder
All creation lifting higher
The only King who reigns forever
Who is like our God, Who is like our God
[Chorus]
Praise the Lord
All the earth, all the earth
Bless His name
Only one name, now and always
[Outro]
Bless His name
Only one name, now and always
Draw Me Nearer
I am thine Oh Lord
I have heard your voice
And it told Your love to me
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee
Draw me nearer
To the cross where thou hast died
Draw me nearer
To your precious bleeding side
There are great depths of love that I cannot know
‘Till I cross that narrow sea
There are heights of joy that I cannot reach
‘Till I rest in peace with thee
Draw me nearer
To the cross where thou hast died
Draw me nearer
To your precious bleeding side
You draw me with Your mercy
You draw with Your love
You draw me with forgiveness by Your blood
You draw me with compassion
You draw me as a bride
You draw me closer to your precious side
Consecrate me now to Your service Lord
By the power of grace divine
Let me soul look up with a steadfast hope
And my will be lost in Thine
Draw me nearer
To the cross where thou hast died
Draw me nearer
To your precious bleeding side
Scripture Reading—James 3:13-4:12
Wisdom from Above
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Warning Against Worldliness
4 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. 4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12 There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Blessed Be God
Blessed be God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
And blessed be His kingdom now and forever
Almighty God to You all hearts are open
All all of our desires known
No secret is hidden from You
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts God
Inspire us, O Spirit
That we may love You perfectly
And honor Your holy name
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen
Benediction:
Colossians 3:15-17
15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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