Service Preview for January 22, 2023

Service Preview for January 22, 2023

Download: Readings and Song Lyrics for January 22, 2023

Pre-service Song
Sons and Daughters

Verse 1
Before He spoke creation,
the God of Heaven knew our names.
Formed in His reflection,
we are His glory on display.

PreChorus
And His heart is good.
He is always kind.
With a cross He proved
He is on my side.

Chorus
We are the sons, we are the daughters of God.
No matter where we go we’re close to the Father’s heart.
And though we stumble He will not let us fall.
We are the Lord’s and He will never forsake His own.
We are sons, we are the daughters of God.

Verse 2
His love He lavished on us
and called us children of the King.
And in His lovingkindness,
He chose the lowly and the weak. (PreChorus, Chorus)

Bridge
When the lies speak louder than the truth,
remind me I belong to You.
When I can’t see past the dark of night,
remind me You’re always by my side. (Repeat)

(Chorus)

Words and Music by Brett Stanfill
© 2015 Brett Stanfill Music, Music At North Point

Call To Worship
We confess the supremacy of God in Christ through both responsive reading and song.

Our Spoken Call to Worship
Isaiah 60:1-2; 49:13 (CSB)

Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord shines over you.
For look, darkness will cover the earth,
and total darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will shine over you,
and his glory will appear over you.

Shout for joy, you heavens!
Earth, rejoice!
Mountains break into joyful shouts!
For the Lord has comforted his people,
and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

Our Sung Call to Worship
Come People of the Risen King

Verse 1
Come, people of the Risen King,
who delight to bring Him praise.
Come all, and tune your hearts to sing
to the Morning Star of grace.
From the shifting shadows of the earth
we will lift our eyes to Him,
Where steady arms of mercy reach
to gather children in. (Chorus)

Chorus
Rejoice, rejoice,
let ev’ry tongue rejoice!
One heart, one voice;
O, Church of Christ, rejoice!

Verse 2
Come, those whose joy is morning sun,
and those weeping through the night.
Come those who tell of battles won,
and those struggling in the fight.
For His perfect love will never change,
and His mercies never cease;
But follow us through all our days,
with the certain hope of peace. (Chorus)

Verse 3
Come young and old from ev’ry land,
men and women of the faith.
Come those with full or empty hands,
find the riches of His grace.
Over all the world His people sing;
shore to shore we hear them call
The truth that cries through ev’ry age,
“Our God is all in all.” (Chorus 2X’s)

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend
© 2007 Thankyou Music

Confession
We confess our need for mercy through both responsive reading and song.

Our Spoken Confession
The Daily Liturgy podcast, July 10, 2021

Almighty God,

You have commanded me
to love my neighbor as myself.
But today, as I contemplate my lack of love,
I am humbled to the dust.

Too often, I avoid others when they bother me.
I ignore others when they don’t interest me.
I use others when they benefit me.
I reject others when they sin against me.

My love is shallow and self-serving.
Forgive me, O God.

Thank you that in Christ, you have loved me
with a love incomprehensible.

May your love fill me, and transform me,
for the glory of your name.

Amen.

Time of silent confession.

Assurance and Peace
We profess our assurance of salvation and peace in Christ through both responsive reading and song.

Remember the Gospel
Matthew 26:26-30 (CSB); reading from A Gentle Answer by Scott Sauls

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and
broke it gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take and
eat it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and after
giving thanks, he gave it to them and said, “Drink from it,
all of you. For this is my blood of the covenant, which is
poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

What right do we have to dine at the Table of Jesus?

We have every right to dine at his Table.

What gives us this right?

We have this right because Jesus came
not for the strong, but for the weak;
not for the righteous, but for sinners;
not for the self-sufficient, but for those who know they need rescue.
To all who are weary and need rest;
to all who mourn and long for comfort;
to all who feel worthless and wonder if God even cares;
to all who are weak and frail and desire strength;
to all who sin and need a Savior—
Jesus welcomes into his circle,
adopts into his family,
and reserves a place at his Table.
For he is the mighty friend of sinners,
the ally of his enemies,
the defender of the indefensible,
and the justifier of those who have no excuses left.

Our Sung Profession of Assurance
There is an Everlasting Kindness (The Compassion Hymn) (Distribution Song)

Verse 1
There is an everlasting kindness
You lavished on us,
When the radiance of heaven
Came to rescue the lost.
You called the sheep without a shepherd
To leave their distress
For Your streams of forgiveness
And the shade of Your rest.

Verse 2
And with compassion for the hurting
You reached out your hand
As the lame ran to meet You
And the dead breathed again.
You saw behind the eyes of sorrow
And shared in our tears;
Heard the sigh of the weary,
Let the children draw near. (Chorus)

Chorus
What boundless love, what fathomless grace
You have shown us, O God of compassion.
Each day we live an offering of praise,
As we show to the world Your compassion.

Verse 3
We stood beneath the cross of Calv’ry
And gazed on Your face
At the thorns of oppression
And the wounds of disgrace;
For surely You have borne our suff’ring
And carried our grief,
As You pardoned the scoffer
And showed grace to the thief. (Chorus)

Verse 4
How beautiful the feet that carry
This gospel of peace
To the fields of injustice
And the valleys of need.
To be a voice of hope and healing,
To answer the cries
Of the hungry and helpless
With the mercy of Christ. (Chorus)

Words and Music by Keith & Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend
© 2008 Thankyou Music

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

Sons and Daughters

Verse 1
Before He spoke creation,
the God of Heaven knew our names.
Formed in His reflection,
we are His glory on display.

Pre-Chorus
And His heart is good.
He is always kind.
With a cross He proved
He is on my side.

Chorus
We are the sons, we are the daughters of God.
No matter where we go we’re close to the Father’s heart.
And though we stumble He will not let us fall.
We are the Lord’s and He will never forsake His own.
We are sons, we are the daughters of God.

Verse 2
His love He lavished on us
and called us children of the King.
And in His lovingkindness,
He chose the lowly and the weak. (PreChorus, Chorus)

Bridge
When the lies speak louder than the truth,
remind me I belong to You.
When I can’t see past the dark of night,
remind me You’re always by my side. (Repeat)

(Chorus)

Words and Music by Brett Stanfill
© 2015 Brett Stanfill Music, Music At North Point

Thanksgiving and Petition

We Give Thanks in Prayer and Offer Petitions to God
We express our gratitude to God our Father for Christ’s work on the cross for us and bring our requests before him. In bringing our requests, we confess that we believe God truly is a good father, who cares about our needs and gives us what he knows is best.

We Give Thanks by Giving
We give financial offerings to support the work of the church because of our gratitude to God. By giving we confess we are trusting in God’s provision for us as well.

On the first Sunday of each month we have a Mission Moment to highlight the different missions giving
opportunities we have at Grand. Members are encouraged to give to GABC Missions to support these missions.

You may give electronically at gabcames.org/giving/ or place your offering in the boxes at the back of the sanctuary or send a check in the mail.

Scripture Reading
Isaiah 60:1-22
1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD shines over you.
2 For look, darkness will cover the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the LORD will shine over you, and his glory will appear over you.
3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to your shining brightness.
4 Raise your eyes and look around: they all gather and come to you; your sons will come from far away, and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.
5 Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and rejoice, because the riches of the sea will become yours and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 Caravans of camels will cover your land— young camels of Midian and Ephah— all of them will come from Sheba. They will carry gold and frankincense and proclaim the praises of the LORD.
7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on my altar as an acceptable sacrifice. I will glorify my beautiful house. I will glorify my beautiful house.
8 Who are these who fly like a cloud, like doves to their shelters?
9 Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from far away, their silver and gold with them, for the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you.
10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in my wrath, yet I will show mercy to you with my favor.
11 Your city gates will always be open; they will never be shut day or night so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.
12 For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be annihilated.
13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you— its pine, elm, and cypress together— to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will glorify my dwelling place.
14 The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet. They will call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Instead of your being deserted and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you an object of eternal pride, a joy from age to age.
16 You will nurse on the milk of nations, and nurse at the breast of kings; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 I will bring gold instead of bronze; I will bring silver instead of iron, bronze instead of wood,
and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your government and righteousness as your overseers.
18 Violence will never again be heard of in your land; devastation and destruction will be gone from your borders. You will call your walls Salvation and your city gates Praise.
19 The sun will no longer be your light by day,
and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you. The LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
20 Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not fade; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will be over.
21 All your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch I planted, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.
22 The least will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; I will accomplish it quickly in its time.

This is the word of the Lord.
The grass withers and the flower falls but the word of the Lord endures forever.

Sermon
Isaiah 60:1-22 – The Light of the Holy City of God – Pastor Michael Felkins
Sermon Discipleship Questions
1. What encouraged you?
2. What convicted you?
3. Is there anything in your life that needs to change?

Sending
Having heard and confessed the Gospel, we are sent into the world on mission in Christ, which we express in both song and spoken word.

Sending Song
Be Thou My Vision

Verse 1
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.

Verse 2
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.

Verse 3
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tow’r:
Raise Thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r.

Verse 4
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.

Tag
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

Words by Mary E. Byrne & Eleanor H. Hull, Music: Traditional Irish Melody
©Public Domain

Blessing

May the grace of the Lord be upon you
as you go out into the world
declaring the peace of Christ!

Amen!

Scripture text for next Sunday: Isaiah 61 & 62