Sunday Service Bulletin
June 23rd
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity
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“I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now...Come further up, come further in!”
C.S. Lewis
The Last Battle
Psalm 84
Leader
The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear?
All
The Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?
Leader
One thing I ask of the Lord, this only do I seek, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
All
To gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
Leader
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
All
Your face, O Lord, I will seek.
DEATH WAS ARRESTED
Alone in my sorrow and dead in my sin
Lost without hope, no place to begin
Your love made a way to let mercy come in
When death was arrested and my life began
Ash was redeemed, only beauty remains
My orphan heart was given a name
My mourning grew quiet, my feet rose to dance
When death was arrested and my life began
Oh Your grace so free, washes over me
You have made me new, now life begins with You
It's Your endless love, pouring down on us
You have made us new, now life begins with You
Released from my chains, I'm a prisoner no more
My shame was a ransom He faithfully bore
He cancelled my debt and He called me His friend
When death was arrested and my life began
Our Savior displayed on a criminal's cross
Darkness rejoiced, as though heaven had lost
But then Jesus arose with our freedom in hand
That's when death was arrested and my life began
That's when death was arrested and my life began
Oh we're free, free, forever we're free
Come join the song of all the redeemed
Yes we're free, free, forever amen
When death was arrested and my life began
When death was arrested and my life began
Yes when death was arrested and my life began
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THIS IS AMAZING GRACE
Who breaks the power of sin and darkness
Whose love is mighty and so much stronger
The King of Glory, the King above all kings
Who shakes the whole earth with holy thunder
And leaves us breathless in awe and wonder
The King of Glory, the King above all kings
This is amazing grace This is unfailing love
That You would take my place That You would bear my cross
You would lay down Your life That I would be set free
Jesus, I sing for All that You've done for me
Who brings our chaos back into order
Who makes the orphan a son and daughter
The King of Glory, the King above all kings
Who rules the nations with truth and justice
Shines like the sun in all of its brilliance
The King of Glory, the King above all kings
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy, worthy, worthy!
Prayers of the People
Giving
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God, our city and neighborhood bow down to many idols: power, wealth, reputation, comfort, personal achievement, and more. Have mercy, O Lord, and forgive us. Turn our hearts away from these idols and back toward you, our true God and Savior. Amen.
Revelation 21:1-8; 22:1-5
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. ² And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. ⁴ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb ² through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. ³ No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. ⁴ They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
Sermon
The Heaven’s and the New Earth
Minister
The Lord be with you.
All
And also with you.
Minister
Lift up your hearts.
All
We lift them up unto the Lord.
Minister
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
HOLY HOLY HOLY
Holy, Holy, Ho - ly Lord God Almighty
Early in the morn-ing our song shall rise to Thee
Holy, Holy, Ho - ly, merciful and mighty
God in three persons, blessed Trinity
Holy, Holy, Ho - ly Lord God Almighty
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea
Holy, Holy, Ho - ly, merciful and mighty
God in three persons, blessed Trinity
Ho - ly, we cry Ho - ly
Ho - ly, we cry Ho - ly
Ho - ly, we cry Ho - ly
Ho - ly, we cry Ho - ly
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.