Download: Readings and Song Lyrics for June 30, 2024
Pre-service Song
Christ the True and Better
Christ, the true and better Adam; Son of God and Son of man.
Who, when tempted in the garden, never yielded, never sinned.
He, who makes the many righteous Brings us back to life again.
Dying, He reversed the curse; Then rising, crushed the serpent’s head.
Christ, the true and better Isaac; Humble Son of sacrifice,
who would climb the fearful mountain, there to offer up his life.
Laid with faith upon the altar, Father’s joy and only son;
There salvation was provided, oh what full and boundless love.
Amen, amen, from beginning to end.
Christ the story, His the glory; Alleluia, Amen!
Christ, the true and better Moses, called to lead a people home;
Standing bold to earthly powers, God’s great glory to be known.
With his arms stretched wide to heaven, see the waters part in two;
See the veil is torn forever, Cleansed with blood we pass now through.
Amen, amen, from beginning to end.
Christ the story, His the glory; Alleluia, Amen!
Christ, the true and better David; Lowly shepherd, mighty king.
He the champion in the battle; where O death is now thy sting.
In our place He bled and conquered; Crown Him Lord of Majesty.
His shall be the throne forever; We shall e’er his peopled be.
Amen, amen, from beginning to end.
Christ the story, His the glory; Alleluia, Amen!
Amen, amen, from beginning to end
Christ the story, His the glory; Alleluia, Amen!
By Matt Boswell, Keith Getty and Matt Papa
© 2020 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 7:10, 12; 15:3-4 (CSB)
Salvation belongs to our God,
who is seated on the throne,
and to the Lamb!
Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and strength
be to our God forever and ever.
Great and awe-inspiring are your works,
Lord God, the Almighty;
just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.
Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come
and worship before you
because your righteous acts
have been revealed.
Our Sung Call to Worship
Christ the True and Better
Christ, the true and better Adam; Son of God and Son of man.
Who, when tempted in the garden, never yielded, never sinned.
He, who makes the many righteous Brings us back to life again.
Dying, He reversed the curse; Then rising, crushed the serpent’s head.
Christ, the true and better Isaac; Humble Son of sacrifice,
who would climb the fearful mountain, there to offer up his life.
Laid with faith upon the altar, Father’s joy and only son;
There salvation was provided, oh what full and boundless love.
Amen, amen, from beginning to end.
Christ the story, His the glory; Alleluia, Amen!
Christ, the true and better Moses, called to lead a people home;
Standing bold to earthly powers, God’s great glory to be known.
With his arms stretched wide to heaven, see the waters part in two;
See the veil is torn forever, Cleansed with blood we pass now through.
Amen, amen, from beginning to end.
Christ the story, His the glory; Alleluia, Amen!
Christ, the true and better David; Lowly shepherd, mighty king.
He the champion in the battle; where O death is now thy sting.
In our place He bled and conquered; Crown Him Lord of Majesty.
His shall be the throne forever; We shall e’er his peopled be.
Amen, amen, from beginning to end.
Christ the story, His the glory; Alleluia, Amen!
Amen, amen, from beginning to end
Christ the story, His the glory; Alleluia, Amen!
By Matt Boswell, Keith Getty and Matt Papa
© 2020 Getty Music Hymns and Songs; Getty Music Publishing; Love Your Enemies Publishing; Messenger Hymns
Confession
We confess our need for mercy through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Confession
Psalm 25:6-8, 11, 16-28 (CSB)
Remember, Lord, your compassion
and your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
or my acts of rebellion;
in keeping with your faithful love, remember me
because of your goodness, Lord.
The Lord is good and upright;
therefore he shows sinners the way.
Lord, for the sake of your name,
forgive my iniquity, for it is immense.
Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.
The distresses of my heart increase;
bring me out of my sufferings.
Consider my affliction and trouble,
and forgive all my sins.
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
Romans 5:1, 8-11 (CSB)
Remember the Gospel!
Since we have been justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
God proves his own love for us
in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
How much more then,
since we have now been justified by his blood,
will we be saved through him from wrath.
For if, while we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son,
then how much more, having been reconciled,
will we be saved by his life.
And not only that, but we also boast in God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received this reconciliation.
Our Sung Profession of Assurance
It is Well (Distribution Song)
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
It is well, (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
It is well, (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
My sin oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part, but the whole
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
It is well, (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
And, Lord, haste the day, when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend,
“Even so,” it is well with my soul!
It is well, (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Words by Horatio Spafford, Music by Philip Bliss
©Public Domain
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Living Hope
How great the chasm that lay between us.
How high the mountain I could not climb.
In desperation I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night.
Then through the darkness Your loving-kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul.
The work is finished, the end is written.
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame.
The cross has spoken; I am forgiven.
The King of kings calls me His own.
Beautiful Savior, I’m Yours forever.
Jesus Christ, my living hope.
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free!
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me!
You have broken every chain.
There’s salvation in Your name.
Jesus Christ, my living hope. (Repeat)
Then came the morning that sealed the promise,
Your buried body began to breathe.
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me. (Repeat)
Jesus, Yours is the victory! Whoa.
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free!
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me!
You have broken every chain.
There’s salvation in Your name.
Jesus Christ, my living hope. (Repeat)
Jesus Christ, my living hope.
Oh God, You are my living hope
By Phil Wickham and Brian Johnson
© 2017 Phil Wickham Music; Simply Global Songs; Sing My Songs; Bethel Music Publishing
All Sufficient Merit
All sufficient merit shining like the sun.
A fortune I inherit, by no work I have done.
My righteousness I forfeit at my Savior’s cross,
where all sufficient merit did what I could not.
In love He condescended, eternal now in time.
A life without a blemish, the Maker made to die.
The law could never save us, our lawlessness had won
until the pure and spotless Lamb had finally come.
Chorus
It is done, it is finished, no more debt I owe.
Paid in full, all sufficient merit now my own.
I lay down my garments, any empty boasts.
Good works all corrupted by the sinful host.
I’m dressed in my Lord Jesus, a crimson robe made white.
No more fear of judgment, His righteousness is mine. (Chorus)
All sufficient merit, firm in life and death.
The joy of my salvation shall be my final breath.
And when I stand accepted before the throne of God
I’ll gaze upon my Jesus and thank Him for the cross.
Yes, I’ll thank Him for the cross. (Chorus)
Oh, Your merit now my own.
Oh, Your merit now my own.
By Shane Barnard, Bryan Fowler, and Beth Barnard
© 2023 More Songs From Wellhouse; Songs From Wellhouse; Be Essential Songs; bryanfowlersongs
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 18:21-35 (ESV)
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.
23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother
from your heart.”
This is the word of the Lord.
The grass withers and the flower falls
but the word of the Lord endures forever.
Sermon
Matthew 18:21-35 (ESV) – – 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
His Mercy is More
What love could remember no wrongs we have done?
Omniscient, all-knowing, He counts not their sum.
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore—
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more.
Chorus
Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more.
What patience would wait as we constantly roam?
What Father so tender is calling us home?
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor,
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more.
What riches of kindness He lavished on us—
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost!
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford.
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more. (Chorus)
By Matt Boswell and Matt Papa
© 2016 Getty Music Hymns and Songs; Getty Music Publishing; Love Your Enemies Publishing; Messenger Hymns
Blessing
Ephesians 3:20-21 (ESV)
Now to him who is able to do far more
abundantly than all that we ask or think,
according to the power at work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, forever and ever.
Amen.
Scripture text for next Sunday: Matthew 19:1-12