GRACE ALONE
Good morning and welcome to worship with us on this Lord’s Day, and this family worship weekend. A special welcome to all of our elementary students who are joining us in the auditorium today! This part of our service is called the Call to Worship - not because worship begins when we start singing, or begins when we walk through the doors, but because every person on the planet is worshiping all the time. But because of sin, we worship - give our attention and our love - to things that are not really worthy of our attention and our love. And we have a call to worship to be reminded that it is only God that is worthy of our attention and our love. Let’s hear God call us to worship from his Word:
Call to Worship: Psalm 61:1-5
Did you hear that? Fear your name. There are so many things in the world that can cause us fear and make us worried. But God says, there is only one person we should fear - and that is Him. Not because He is scary or mean, but because He is so big, and he is in control of everything. And when we fear God - when we recognize that he is the only one worthy of our worship - we do not have to be afraid of anything or anyone else. Let’s sing together:
A MIGHTY FORTRESS
BUILD MY LIFE
Sermon: 1 Peter 2:4-8
Above my desk there is a quote from an author I love that says: ‘I am one in whom Christ dwells and delights. I live in the strong and unshakeable kingdom of God. The kingdom is not in trouble, and neither am I (James Bryan Smith).” If you are here this morning that is true of you as well - God, through His spirit dwells in you. And when Christ returns God’s presence will not just dwell uniquely in the midst of His people, but will dwell among His people in a real and obvious way. So let’s set out attention toward that day as we sing…
KING OF KINGS
COME THOU FOUNT
Benediction