Download: Readings and Song Lyrics for February 4, 2024
Pre-service Song
Behold Our God
Who has held the oceans in His hands?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at His voice.
All creation rises to rejoice.
Who has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of His words?
Who can teach the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?
Chorus
Behold our God, seated on His throne.
Come, let us adore Him.
Behold our King, nothing can compare,
Come, let us adore Him!
Who has felt the nails upon His hands,
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?
God eternal, humbled to the grave,
Jesus, Savior, risen now to reign! (Chorus)
Men: You will reign forever.
Women: Let Your glory fill the earth.
Men: You will reign forever.
Women: Let Your glory fill the earth.
Men: You will reign forever.
Women: Let Your glory fill the earth.
Men: You will reign forever.
Women: Let Your glory fill (Chorus)
By Jonathan Baird, Meghan Baird, Ryan Baird, and Stephen Altrogge
© 2011 Sovereign Grace Praise; Sovereign Grace Worship
Call To Worship
We confess the supremacy of God in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Call to Worship
Psalm 113 (CSB)
Hallelujah!
Give praise, servants of the Lord;
praise the name of the Lord.
Let the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and forever.
From the rising of the sun to its setting,
let the name of the Lord be praised.
The Lord is exalted above all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.
Who is like the Lord our God —
the one enthroned on high,
who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the trash heap
in order to seat them with nobles —
with the nobles of his people.
He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah!
Our Sung Call to Worship
Jesus, Strong and Kind
Jesus said that if I thirst,
I should come to Him.
No one else can satisfy,
I should come to Him.
Jesus said if I am weak,
I should come to Him.
No one else can be my strength,
I should come to Him.
Chorus
For the Lord is good and faithful.
He will keep us day and night.
We can always run to Jesus.
Jesus, strong and kind.
Jesus said that if I fear,
I should come to Him.
No one else can be my shield.
I should come to Him. (Chorus)
Jesus said if I am lost,
He will come to me.
And He showed me on that cross.
He will come to me. (Chorus 2X’s)
Jesus, strong and kind.
By Colin Buchanan, Michael Farren, Jonny Robinson and Rich Thompson
© 2019 CityAlight Music; Farren Love And War Publishing; Integrity’s Alleluia! Music; Wanaaring Road Music
Confession
We confess our need for mercy through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Confession
Psalm 130 (CSB)
Out of the depths I call to you, Lord!
Lord, listen to my voice;
let your ears be attentive
to my cry for help.
Lord, if you kept an account of iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord; I wait
and put my hope in his word.
I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning—
more than watchmen for the morning.
Israel, put your hope in the Lord.
For there is faithful love with the Lord,
and with him is redemption in abundance.
And he will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.
Thank you, Father, for forgiving our sins
through your Son, Jesus our Lord.
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
2 Corinthians 5:20b-21, Ephesians 2:12-13, 19-22 (NIV) (Congregation sings bold print.)
We implore you on Christ’s behalf:
Be reconciled to God.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
We implore you on Christ’s behalf:
Be reconciled to God.
We implore you on Christ’s behalf:
Be reconciled to God.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded
from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise,
without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you
who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
We implore you on Christ’s behalf:
Be reconciled to God.
We implore you on Christ’s behalf:
Be reconciled to God.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow
citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built
on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself
as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together
and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are
being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his
Spirit.
We implore you on Christ’s behalf:
Be reconciled to God.
We implore you on Christ’s behalf:
Be reconciled to God.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
By Randall Goodgame
Cornerstone
My hope is built on nothing less,
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly trust in Jesus’ name.
Chorus
Christ alone. Cornerstone.
Weak made strong in the Saviour’s love.
Through the storm, He is Lord.
Lord of all.
When darkness seems to hide his face,
I rest on His unchanging grace.
In ev’ry high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
My anchor holds within the veil. (Chorus)
When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh may I then in Him be found.
Dressed in His righteousness alone.
Faultless stand before the throne. (Chorus 2X’s)
By Edward Mote, Jonas Myrin, Rueben Morgan, Eric Liljero, William Batchelder Bradbury
© 2011 Hillsong MP Songs; Hillsong Music Publishing Australia; Hillsong Music Publishing UK
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
Matthew 12:1-21 (ESV)
1At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and
they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 3 He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? 6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. 7 And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue. 10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse him.
11 He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.
14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.
15 Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all 16 and ordered them not to make him known.
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well
pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will
anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
21 and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”
This is the word of the Lord.
The grass withers and the flower falls
but the word of the Lord endures forever.
Sermon
Mathew 12:1-21 – The Mercy of Christ – 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
Behold Our God
Who has held the oceans in His hands?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at His voice.
All creation rises to rejoice.
Who has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of His words?
Who can teach the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?
Chorus
Behold our God, seated on His throne.
Come, let us adore Him.
Behold our King, nothing can compare,
Come, let us adore Him!
Who has felt the nails upon His hands,
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?
God eternal, humbled to the grave,
Jesus, Savior, risen now to reign! (Chorus)
Men: You will reign forever.
Women: Let Your glory fill the earth.
Men: You will reign forever.
Women: Let Your glory fill the earth.
Men: You will reign forever.
Women: Let Your glory fill the earth.
Men: You will reign forever.
Women: Let Your glory fill (Chorus)
By Jonathan Baird, Meghan Baird, Ryan Baird, and Stephen Altrogge
© 2011 Sovereign Grace Praise; Sovereign Grace Worship
Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26 (NASB)
The Lord bless you, and keep you;
the Lord make His face shine on you,
and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up His countenance on you,
and give you peace.
Amen.
Scripture text for next Sunday: Matthew 12:22-37