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Order of Service: May 9, 2021
Call to Worship: Psalm 107:1-3,8-9
Song: Let the Redeemed
Prayer of Lament/Confession
Song: His Mercy is More
Statement of Assurance
Scripture Reading: James 2:1-13
Sermon:
Communion
Song: My Worth Is Not In What I Own
Benediction: Philippians 4:19-20
Call to Worship
Psalm 107:1-3,8-9
Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
107 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble
3 and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9 For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
Let the Redeemed
Verse 1
He led me out of the desert
Brought me into His streams
River of living water
Turned my bitter into sweet
And all my burdens are lifted
You took the shackles off my feet
Pre Chorus
There’s no sound louder than a captive set free
Chorus
So let the redeemed of the Lord say so
Sing of His promises ever more
Pour out your thankfulness, let it overflow
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
Verse 2
There is joy in the morning
Springing up in my soul
There is life worth living
‘Cause He calls me His own
And there’s a hallelujah
After sweet victory
Pre Chorus 2
And there’s no sound louder than a captive set free
No there’s no sound louder than a captive set free
Bridge
You are my Deliverer
The freedom I’m livin’ in
You are my Deliverer
You are my promised land
Oh You are my Deliverer
The freedom I’m livin’ in
God You are my Deliverer
You are my promised land
Chorus 2
So let the redeemed of the Lord say so
Sing of His promises ever more
Pour out your thankfulness, let it overflow
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
Pour out your thankfulness, let it overflow
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
His Mercy is More
[Verse 1:]
What love could remember, no wrongs we have done
Omniscient all-knowing, He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea, without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
[Chorus:]
Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
[Verse 2:]
What patience would wait as we constantly roam
What Father so tender is calling us home
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
[Chorus:]
Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
[Verse 3:]
What riches of kindness He lavished on us
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
[Chorus:]
Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Scripture Reading—James 2:1-13
The Sin of Partiality
2 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” 4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?
8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
My Worth Is Not In What I Own
[Verse 1]
My worth is not in what I own
Not in the strength of flesh and bone
But in the costly wounds of love
At the cross
[Verse 2]
My worth is not in skill or name
In win or lose, in pride or shame
But in the blood of Christ that flowed
At the cross
[Refrain]
I rejoice in my Redeemer
Greatest Treasure
Wellspring of my soul
I will trust in Him, no other
My soul is satisfied in Him alone
[Verse 3]
As summer flowers we fade and die
Fame, youth and beauty hurry by
But life eternal calls to us
At the cross
[Verse 4]
I will not boast in wealth or might
Or human wisdom’s fleeting light
But I will boast in knowing Christ
At the cross
[Verse 5/Bridge]
Two wonders here that I confess
My worth and my unworthiness
My value fixed – my ransom paid
At the cross
Benediction
Philippians 4:19-20
19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 20 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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