WORSHIP TOGETHER

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GATHERING & WELCOME

CALL TO WORSHIP

PSALM 37

Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!

Trust in the Lord and do good dwelling the land and befriend faithfulness

Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.

He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, your justice as the noonday.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;

REJOICE IN ALL YOUR WORKS (PSALM 104)

Every mouth that cries for food,
every lung that yearns for breath,
every eye that searches through the dark for light;
All creation looks to You
for its breath and for its food–
from the goodness of Your hand we’re satisfied!

Oh rejoice in all Your works
King of Heaven, King of Earth!
Every creature You have made declares Your praise!
We rejoice in all You’ve made
God of all-sustaining grace!
With the mountain, sky, and sea, we sing Your praise!

Every tree that thirsts for rain,
every bird that seeks its nest,
every heart that waits in hope to be made glad;
All creation looks to You
for its breath and for its food–
from the goodness of Your hand we’re satisfied!

Oh rejoice in all Your works
King of Heaven, King of Earth!
Every creature You have made declares Your praise!
We rejoice in all You’ve made
God of all-sustaining grace!
With the mountain, sky, and sea, we sing Your praise!

May the pond’rings of my heart
and the song upon my lips
with the chorus of creation join in praise;
To the God who made all things,
to the Spirit who sustains,
to the Son who over all creation reigns!

Oh rejoice in all Your works
King of Heaven, King of Earth!
Every creature You have made declares Your praise!
We rejoice in all You’ve made
God of all-sustaining grace!
With the mountain, sky, and sea, we sing Your praise!

Words/Music: © 2014 Wendell Kimbrough; CCLI License 11029770

GREATER

From him, through him, and to him are all things;
To God be the glory!
His Word endures from beginning to end;
To God be the glory, to God be the glory!

Greater is the One who lives in me;
Greater is the love of Jesus;
Greater than my sin, greater than the grave;
Above all other thrones, above all other names!
Greater–you are greater!

He was, and is, and forever will be;
To God be the glory!
His pow’r in us, his strength for the weak;
To God be the glory, to God be the glory!

Greater is the One who lives in me;
Greater is the love of Jesus;
Greater than my sin, greater than the grave;
Above all other thrones, above all other names!
Greater–you are greater!

Jesus, you reign forever! Jesus, you reign forever!
There’s no one like you; Jesus, you reign!
Jesus, you reign forever! Jesus, you reign forever!
There’s none beside you; Jesus, you reign!
[repeat]

Greater is the One who lives in me;
Greater is the love of Jesus;
Greater than my sin, greater than the grave;
Above all other thrones, above all other names!

Greater is the One who lives in me;
Greater is the love of Jesus;
Greater than my sin, greater than the grave;
Above all other thrones, above all other names!
Greater–you are greater!

He was, and is, and forever will be;
To God be the glory!

Words/Music: Ben Fielding, Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Matt Redman; © 2014 Hillsong Music Publishing; SDG Publishing; Said And Done Music; Sixsteps Songs; Thankyou Music; Worship Together Music; Alletrop Music; CCLI License 11029770

NEW TESTAMENT READING

JAMES 4:1–10

¹ 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.

PASTORAL PRAYER

GIVING

BE THOU MY VISION

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art.
Thou my best thought by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, and I thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.

Be thou my battle-shield, sword for my fight;
Be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
Thou my soul’s shelter, and thou my high tow’r:
Raise thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance now and always:
Thou and thou only the first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heav’n’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

Words: trans. Mary E. Byrne 1905; versify, Eleanor H. Hull; Music: Traditional Irish melody; PD; CCLI License 11029770

SERMON

PROVERBS 23:17–18

¹⁷ Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. ¹⁸ Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

ENVY

YET NOT I

What gift of grace is Jesus our redeemer;
There is no more for heaven now to give.
He is our joy, our righteousness, and freedom,
Our steadfast love, our deep and boundless peace!

To this I hold: my hope is only Jesus,
For my life is wholly bound to his!
Oh how strange and divine,
I can sing: “All is mine!”
Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

The night is dark, but we are not forsaken
For by our side, the Savior he will stay.
We labor on in weakness and rejoicing,
For in our need, his power is displayed.

To this I hold, my Shepherd will defend me
Through the deepest valley he will lead.
Oh the night has been won, and I shall overcome!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

No fate we dread, we know we are forgiven.
The future sure, the price it has been paid.
For Jesus bled and suffered for our pardon,
And he was raised to overthrow the grave!

To this I hold: my sin has been defeated!
“Jesus,” now and ever is my plea!
Oh the chains are released, I can sing: “I am free!”
Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

With every breath, we long to follow Jesus,
For he has said that he will bring us home.
And day by day we know he will renew us
Until we stand with joy before the throne.

To this I hold: my hope is only Jesus–
All the glory evermore to him!
When the race is complete,
still my lips shall repeat:
“Yet not I, but through Christ in me!”

When the race is complete,
still my lips shall repeat:
“Yet not I, but through Christ in me!”
“Yet not I, but through Christ in me!”
“Yet not I, but through Christ in me!”

Words/Music: Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, & Michael Farren; © 2018 CityAlight Music; CCLI License 11029770

BENEDICTION