Download: Readings and Song Lyrics for May 24, 2026
Pre-service Song
Christ is All
I’ve found a treasure that can’t be taken;
Found a well that won’t run dry.
O worldly pleasure, be now forsaken;
Behold what love, what life is mine.
Could endless striving now make me righteous?
Could all my works now grant me hope?
Oh, hallelujah! The blood of Jesus—
My only plea, my only boast.
Chorus
Christ is all, Christ is all;
And my song will ever be.
Christ is all, all in all;
And my song will ever be: Christ is all.
And in the trial, when storms are raging;
Though tears may fall, my soul will rise.
For there’s a peace that is mine unchanging;
There is a joy that never dies. (Chorus)
When life is passing and strength is fading,
I’ll see the One that I adore.
Let this world vanish, oh give me Jesus;
My great desire, my true reward. (Chorus)
By Matt Papa and Matt Boswell
© 2017 Getty Music Hymns and Songs; Getty Music Publishing; Love Your Enemies Publishing; Messenger Hymns
Call To Worship
We confess the supremacy of God in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Call to Worship
Revelation 5:9-13 (ESV)
Come, let us worship the Lord Jesus Christ!
Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slain,
and by your blood you ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language
and people and nation,
and you have made them a kingdom
and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth
and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!
To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might
forever and ever!
Our Sung Call to Worship
Here I Am To Worship
Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness,
Opened my eyes, let me see.
Beauty that made this heart adore You,
Hope of a life spent with You.
Chorus
So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You’re my God.
And You’re altogether lovely,
Altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me.
King of all days, oh so highly exalted,
Glorious in heaven above.
Humbly You came to the earth You created,
All for love’s sake became poor. (Chorus)
And I’ll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
And I’ll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross. (Chorus)
By Tim Hughes
© 2000 Thankyou Music Ltd
Confession
We confess our need for mercy through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Confession
New City Catechism Q14, 16, 18, 19 (Romans 5:12, 1 John 3:4, Ephesians 5:5-6, Isaiah 53:10-11)
Did God create us unable to keep His law?
No, but because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve,
we are all born in sin and guilt, unable to keep God’s law.
What is sin?
Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world he created,
not being or doing what he requires in his law.
Will God allow our disobedience and
idolatry to go unpunished?
No, God is righteously angry with our sins
and will punish them both in this life, and in the life to come.
Is there any way to escape punishment and
be brought back into God’s favor?
Yes, God reconciles us to himself by a Redeemer,
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Time of silent confession.
Our Sung Confession
Nothing But the Blood
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Chorus
Oh! Precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my pardon, this I see,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
For my cleansing, this my plea,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus. (Chorus)
Nothing can for sin atone,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
Naught of good that I have done
Nothing but the blood of Jesus. (Chorus)
This is all my hope and peace,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
This is all my righteousness,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus. (Chorus)
By Robert Lowry
©Public Domain
Assurance and Peace
We profess our assurance of salvation and peace in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Remember the Gospel
John 3:16-18 (ESV)
Remember the Gospel!
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in him should not perish
but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned,
but whoever does not believe is condemned already,
because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Our Sung Profession of Assurance
God So Loved
Come all you weary, come all you thirsty.
Come to the well that never runs dry.
Drink of the water, come and thirst no more.
Come all you sinners, come find His mercy.
Come to the table, He will satisfy.
Taste of His goodness, find what you’re looking for.
For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save us,
Whoever believes in Him will live forever.
Bring all your failures, bring your addictions.
Come lay them down at the foot of the cross.
Jesus is waiting there with open arms.
For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save us,
Whoever believes in Him will live forever.
The power of hell forever defeated.
Now it is well, I’m walking in freedom.
For God so loved, God so loved the world.
Praise God, praise God
From whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him, praise Him
For the wonders of His love. (Repeat)
For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save,
For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save us,
Whoever believes in Him will live forever.
The power of hell forever defeated.
Now it is well, I’m walking in freedom.
For God so loved, God so loved the world.
Bring all your failures, bring your addictions.
Come lay them down at the foot of the cross.
Jesus is waiting.
God so loved the world.
By Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash, Scott Cash and Andrew Bergthold
© 2019 Angie Feel Good Songs; Bay19; Capitol CMG Genesis; Capitol CMG Paragon; Scott Mctyeire Cash Music; We The Kingdom Music
Christ is All
I’ve found a treasure that can’t be taken;
Found a well that won’t run dry.
O worldly pleasure, be now forsaken;
Behold what love, what life is mine.
Could endless striving now make me righteous?
Could all my works now grant me hope?
Oh, hallelujah! The blood of Jesus—
My only plea, my only boast.
Chorus
Christ is all, Christ is all;
And my song will ever be.
Christ is all, all in all;
And my song will ever be: Christ is all.
And in the trial, when storms are raging;
Though tears may fall, my soul will rise.
For there’s a peace that is mine unchanging;
There is a joy that never dies. (Chorus)
When life is passing and strength is fading,
I’ll see the One that I adore.
Let this world vanish, oh give me Jesus;
My great desire, my true reward. (Chorus)
By Matt Papa and Matt Boswell
© 2017 Getty Music Hymns and Songs; Getty Music Publishing; Love Your Enemies Publishing; Messenger Hymns
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.
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
James 2:1-13 (ESV)
1My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you
say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” 4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers,
has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom,
which he has promised to those who love him?
6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?
8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to
the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are
convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For
whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
This is the word of the Lord.
The grass withers and the flower falls
but the word of the Lord endures forever.
Sermon
James 2:1-13 – “Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment” – 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
Just as I Am (I Come Broken)
Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid’st me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
Just as I am, and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To Thee Whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
I come broken to be mended, I come wounded to be healed.
I come desp’rate to be rescued, I come empty to be filled.
I come guilty to be pardoned by the blood of Christ the Lamb.
And I’m welcomed with open arms, praise God, just as I am.
Just as I am, I would be lost,
But mercy and grace my freedom bought.
And now to glory in Your cross,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
I come broken to be mended, I come wounded to be healed.
I come desp’rate to be rescued, I come empty to be filled.
I come guilty to be pardoned by the blood of Christ the Lamb.
And I’m welcomed with open arms, praise God, just as I am.
I come broken to be mended, I come wounded to be healed.
I come desp’rate to be rescued, I come empty to be filled.
I come guilty to be pardoned by the blood of Christ the Lamb.
And I’m welcomed with open arms, praise God, just as I am.
Praise God just as I am.
Words By Charlotte Elliott, Travis Cottrell, Sue C. Smith and David Moffitt, Music by
William Bradbury, Travis Cottrell, Sue C. Smith and David Moffitt
© 2009 CCTB Music; First Hand Revelation Music; Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing
Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26 (ESV)
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.
Amen.
Scripture text for next Sunday: James 2:14-26