Download: Readings and Song Lyrics for July 6, 2025
Pre-service Song
I Delight (Psalm 1)
Lord, You are a stream of purest water.
Blessing grows in beauty by Your side.
From the rising of the sun
Until the day is done,
In Your word, Oh Lord, I will abide.
Chorus:
I delight in You, I delight in You,
Like water You satisfy my soul.
I delight in You, I delight in You,
Oh, day and night, I delight in You.
Keep me from the counsel of the wicked.
Keep my eyes upon the ancient path.
The chaff will blow away,
And all the flowers fade,
But only You and Your word will last. (Chorus)
Lord, You know my heart is prone to wander.
Lord, You know my feet will go astray.
Though my flesh may fail,
Every sin was nailed to the cross.
Now I will sing, (Chorus)
By Michael Olson
© 2022 Songs From Wellhouse; Waiting Room Music; Sacred Invitation Music
Call To Worship
We confess the supremacy of God in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Call to Worship
Psalm 103:1-5, 20-22 (ESV)
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Bless the LORD, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
obeying the voice of his word!
Bless the LORD, all his hosts,
his ministers, who do his will!
Bless the LORD, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Our Sung Call to Worship
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
Chorus
Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul,
Worship His holy name.
Sing like never before, O my soul,
I’ll worship Your holy name.
The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning;
It’s time to sing Your song again.
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me,
Let me be singing when the evening comes. (Chorus)
You’re rich in love and You’re slow to anger,
Your name is great and Your heart is kind;
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing,
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find. (Chorus)
And on that day when my strength is failing,
The end draws near and my time has come;
Still, my soul will sing Your praise unending,
Ten thousand years, and then forevermore. (Chorus)
Worship your holy name,
Lord, I’ll worship Your holy name.
By Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin
© 2011 Atlas Mountain Songs; sixsteps Music; Thankyou Music Ltd; worshiptogether.com songs
Confession
We confess our need for mercy through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Confession
2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 (ESV)
Hear the Word of the Lord:
What agreement has the temple of God with idols?
For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
“I will make my dwelling among them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse
ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit,
bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
Forgive our sins, Father, for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ,
and cleanse us from every impurity of the flesh and spirit
so that we may delight in your will
and walk in your ways
to the glory of your holy name.
Amen.
Time of silent confession.
Our Sung Confession
Not in Me
No list of sins I have not done,
No list of virtues I pursue,
No list of those I am not like,
Can earn myself a place with You.
O God! Be merciful to me—
I am a sinner through and through!
My only hope of righteousness
Is not in me, but only You.
No humble dress, no fervent prayer,
No lifted hands, no tearful song,
No recitation of the truth
Can justify a single wrong.
My righteousness is Jesus’ life,
My debt was paid by Jesus’ death,
My weary load was borne by Him
And He alone can give me rest.
No separation from the world,
No work I do, no gift I give,
Can cleanse my conscience, cleanse my hands;
I cannot cause my soul to live.
But Jesus died and rose again—
The pow’r of death is overthrown!
My God is merciful to me
And merciful in Christ alone.
My righteousness is Jesus’ life,
My debt was paid by Jesus’ death,
My weary load was borne by Him
And He alone can give me rest.
And He alone can give me rest.
By Eric Schumacher and David L. Ward
© 2012 Hymnicity
Assurance and Peace
We profess our assurance of salvation and peace in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Remember the Gospel
Colossians 2:13-15; 2 Corinthians 2:14 (ESV)
Remember the Gospel!
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and
the uncircumcision of your flesh,
God made alive together with him,
having forgiven us all our trespasses,
by canceling the record of debt
that stood against us with its legal demands.
This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
He disarmed the rulers and authorities
and put them to open shame,
by triumphing over them in him.
But thanks be to God, who in Christ
always leads us in triumphal procession!
Our Sung Profession of Assurance
The Gospel Song
Holy God in love became,
Perfect Man to bear my blame.
On the cross He took my sin,
By His death I live again. (Repeat)
By Bob Kauflin and Drew Jones
© 2002 Sovereign Grace Praise; Sovereign Grace Worship
The Goodness of Jesus
Come you weary hearts now to Jesus.
Come you anxious soul now and see
There is perfect love and comfort in your tears.
Rest here in His wondrous peace.
Chorus
Oh the goodness, the goodness of Jesus,
Satisfied He is all that I need.
May it be, come what may,
that I rest all my days in the goodness of Jesus.
Come find what this world cannot offer.
Come and find your joy here complete.
Taste the living water, never thirst again,
Rest here in His wondrous peace. (Chorus)
Come and find your hope now in Jesus.
He is all He said He would be.
Grace is overflowing from the Savior’s heart.
Rest here in His wondrous peace. (Chorus)
May it be, come what may,
that I rest all my days in the goodness of Jesus.
By Fioan Aghajanian, Harrison Druery, Michael Farren, Jaywan Mawell, Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson
© 2018 CityAlight Music; Farren Love And War Publishing; Integrity’s Alleluia! Music
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
Psalm 1 (ESV)
1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
This is the word of the Lord.
The grass withers and the flower falls
but the word of the Lord endures forever.
Sermon
Psalm 1 – Songs for Sojourners: Two Ways to Live – Pastor Michael Felkins
A1 (v 1) The way of blessedness
B1 (v 2) Continuance in the Lord’s law
C1 (v 3) The enduring fruit tree
C2 (v 4) The impermanent chaff
B2 (v 5) No standing in the Lord’s judgment
A2 (v 6) The way of perishing
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
I Delight (Psalm 1)
Lord, You are a stream of purest water.
Blessing grows in beauty by Your side.
From the rising of the sun
Until the day is done,
In Your word, Oh Lord, I will abide.
Chorus:
I delight in You, I delight in You,
Like water You satisfy my soul.
I delight in You, I delight in You,
Oh, day and night, I delight in You.
Keep me from the counsel of the wicked.
Keep my eyes upon the ancient path.
The chaff will blow away,
And all the flowers fade,
But only You and Your word will last. (Chorus)
Lord, You know my heart is prone to wander.
Lord, You know my feet will go astray.
Though my flesh may fail,
Every sin was nailed to the cross.
Now I will sing, (Chorus)
By Michael Olson
© 2022 Songs From Wellhouse; Waiting Room Music; Sacred Invitation Music
Blessing
2 Thessalonians 3:5 (ESV)
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God
and to the steadfastness of Christ.
Amen.
Scripture text for next Sunday: Psalm 2