Hear God call you to worship through his Word:

Psalm 99:1-3
The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.
Let them praise your great and awesome name!
Holy is he! 

Let’s worship God together.

Song 1 – Only a Holy God

Song 2 – Here is Love

Song 3 – Love Still Bids Me Welcome

Song 4 – All Praise to You

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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him, all creatures here below
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Amen

As we continue in our gathered worship, we will now take a moment to confess our sin together before God and each other. Our Holy and Perfect Father assures us, with the words of First John chapter one, that “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (‭‭1 John‬ ‭1:9‬)

So let us now humble ourselves before the Lord and pray together this prayer of confession to our holy and glorious Lord 

Confession of Sin

O Lord, 
as long as I am apart from you, 
I am self-satisfied, 
because I have no standard 
by which to measure my low stature. 
But when I come near to you, 
there for the first time I see myself. 

In your light 
I behold my darkness. 
In your purity 
I behold my corruption. 
My very confession of sin 
is the fruit of holiness. 

Oh! Divine Man, 
let me gaze on you more and more 
until, in the vision of your brightness, 
I loathe the sight of my impurity; 
until, in the blaze of that glory 
which human eye has not seen, 
I fall prostrate, blinded, broken, 
to rise again a new man in you. 
Amen. 
             (George Matheson)

Assurance of Forgiveness

According to second Corinthians chapter 5 verses 21 and 17, “for our sake God made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

Let’s pray.

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Hear the Word of the Lord:

Ephesians 2:13-22 (NIV)

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 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.”

This is the Word of God. 

Ephesians 2:13-22

1. Jesus my peace with God, Jesus my peace with humanity (13-15)

2. A new humanity characterized by peace (15-18)

3. Peace, safety, security as members of Gods household (19-22)

Song 5 – Cornerstone

Verse 1
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
(REPEAT)

Chorus
Christ alone cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Saviour’s love
Through the storm He is Lord
Lord of all

Verse 2
When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
My anchor holds within the veil

Interlude
He is Lord Lord of all

Verse 3
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

Song 6 – Christ Is Mine Forevermore

Verse 1
Mine are days that God has numbered
I was made to walk with Him
Yet I look for worldly treasure
And forsake the King of kings

Chorus 1
But mine is hope in my Redeemer
Though I fall His love is sure
For Christ has paid for every failing
I am His forevermore

Verse 2
Mine are tears in times of sorrow
Darkness not yet understood
Through the valley I must travel
Where I see no earthly good

Chorus 2
But mine is peace that flows from heaven
And the strength in times of need
I know my pain will not be wasted
Christ completes His work in me

Verse 3
Mine are days here as a stranger
Pilgrim on a narrow way
One with Christ I will encounter
Harm and hatred for His name

Chorus 3
But mine is armour for this battle
Strong enough to last the war
And He has said He will deliver
Safely to the golden shore

Chorus 4
And mine are keys to Zion city
Where beside the King I walk
For there my heart has found its treasure
Christ is mine forevermore

Bridge
Come rejoice now O my soul
For His love is my reward
Fear is gone and hope is sure
Christ is mine forevermore

Our Father in heaven, 
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. 
And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who have sinned against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. 
For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Amen.

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