Brothers and Sisters,

Prayer on Wed night will be held at the church. At 8:00 we will begin the “Jurisdictions Under Fire,” Conference

Important dates:

Nov 6-7, Father Daughter Campout at the Brown’s Farm. Our topic this year is, “What They Must Be,” which will define from scripture the relationship between a father and a daughter.

Nov 13, Pilgrim Play, 6:00 at the Church building.

On Sunday morning… As we have concluded the Gospel of John, we will be transitioning back to the writing of John the apostle in the book of Revelation. But before we start Revelation, I want us to see the context and flow of the Gospel of John for how it connects with the first two chapters of Acts, and then the broader context of the work of Jesus in the church throughout the church age as reflected in Revelation. On Sunday, our focus will be Acts 1, where Jesus’ prophesies in the Gospel of John are fulfilled.

The songs we will be singing are,

Doxology

Rejoice the Lord Is King

    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlMx8tJgr3I)

Take My Life and Let It Be

    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQocCvnVg7o)

O Church, Arise

    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_MGHeqc89Y)

Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God

   (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eia7Hs6jSMg)

I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord

    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT_Z6svUjxI)

Rejoice, the Lord Is King
Rejoice, the Lord is King
Your Lord and King adore!
Rejoice, give thanks and sing and triumph evermore.
  Lift up your heart; lift up your voice! 
  Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Jesus, the Savior, reigns
The God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains, He took His seat above.
  Lift up your heart; lift up your voice! 
  Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

His kingdom cannot fail;
He rules o’er earth and heav’n.
The keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv’n.
  Lift up your heart; lift up your voice! 
  Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

He sits at God’s right hand,
The Church’s great High Priest,
And all his enemies are placed beneath His feet.
  Lift up your heart; lift up your voice! 
  Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Rejoice in glorious hope!
Our Lord, the Judge, shall come
And take His servants up to their eternal home.
  Lift up your heart; lift up your voice! 
  Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Take My Life and Let it Be
Take my life and let it be 
Consecrated Lord to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
Let them flow in ceaseless praise

Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee
Swift and beautiful for Thee

Take my voice and let me sing
Always, only, for my King
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee
Filled with messages from Thee

Take my silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use 
Every power as Thou shalt choose
Every power as Thou shalt choose

Take my love, my Lord I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store
Take my self and I will be 
Ever only all for Thee
Ever only all for Thee

Take my will and make it Thine
It shall be no longer mine
Take my heart it is Thine own
It shall be Thy royal throne
It shall be Thy royal throne

O Church, Arise
O church, arise and put your armor on
Hear the call of Christ our Captain
For now the weak can say that they are strong
In the strength that God has given 
With shield of faith and belt of truth 
We’ll stand against the devil’s lies 
An army bold whose battle cry is Love
Reaching out to those in darkness

Our call to war to love the captive soul 
But to rage against the captor
And with the sword that makes the wounded whole 
We will fight with faith and valor
When faced with trials on every side 
We know the outcome is secure 
And Christ will have the prize for which He died
An inheritance of nations

Come see the cross where love and mercy meet 
As the Son of God is stricken 
Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet
For the Conqueror has risen 
And as the stone is rolled away 
And Christ emerges from the grave
This victory march continues till the day 
Every eye and heart shall see Him

So Spirit come put strength in every stride
Give grace for every hurdle
That we may run with faith to win the prize
Of a servant good and faithful 
As saints of old still line the way 
Retelling triumphs of His grace
We hear their calls and hunger for the day
When with Christ we stand in Glory

Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God
Holy Spirit, living Breath of God,
Breathe new life into my willing soul.
Bring the presence of the risen Lord
To renew my heart and make me whole.
Cause Your Word to come alive in me;
Give me faith for what I cannot see;
Give me passion for Your purity.
Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me.

Holy Spirit, come abide within;
May Your joy be seen in all I do –
Love enough to cover ev’ry sin
In each thought and deed and attitude,
Kindness to the greatest and the least,
Gentleness that sows the path of peace.
Turn my striving into works of grace
Breath of God, show Christ in all I do. 

Holy Spirit, from creation’s birth,
Giving life to all that God has made,
Show Your power once again on earth;
Cause Your church to hunger for Your ways.
Let the fragrance of our prayers arise.
Lead us on the road of sacrifice
That in unity the face of Christ
Will be clear for all the world to see.

I Love Thy Kingdom Lord
I love Thy kingdom, Lord,
The house of Thine abode,
The church our blessed Redeemer saved
With His own precious blood.

I love Thy church, O God.
Her walls before Thee stand,
Dear as the apple of Thine eye,
And written on Thy hand.

If e’er to bless Thy sons
My voice or hands deny,
These hands let useful skills forsake,
This voice in silence die.

Should I with scoffers join
Her altars to abuse?
No! Better far my tongue were dumb,
My hand its skill should lose.

For her my tears shall fall
For her my prayers ascend,
To her my cares and toils be given
Till toils and cares shall end.

Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.

Jesus, Thou Friend divine,
Our Savior and our King,
Thy hand from every snare and foe
Shall great deliverance bring.

Sure as Thy truth shall last,
To Zion shall be given
The brightest glories earth can yield
And brighter bliss of Heaven.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

1. Through repeated requests to compromise, 6:1-4
2. Through slanderous communication, 6:5-9. 
3. Through offers to compromise to protect safety, v10-14.
4. Through persistent attacks, v17-19

• Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
• Faith Is the Victory
• The Son of God Goes Forth to War
• Before the Throne of God
• Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

1 John 5:6-13, where John speaks of the foundation of our faith – the person and work of Christ. John contends that our faith depends on the testimony of three witnesses. In other words, there are three things that happened in history that are grounds for belief. Our faith cannot rest on feelings; intellectual confession or even upon our practices. The only sound basis for faith is Christ Himself and what He has done which is why John writes, “He who has the Son has life.”

We will be having Women’s Mentoring this Wednesday, September 14, at the Brown’s barn from 10-noon. We are going through “Managers of Their Homes.” Childcare will be provided for preschool children. 

On Thursday at 5:00pm we will be studying the book of Hebrews as we are “Rediscovering the New Testament Church.” You can LIVESTREAM clicking here.

Pray for the team in Malawi. Daily updates are being posted on the Sovereign Redeemer Blog…

Prayer will be held in the Brown’s Barn.

Remember our series on the Baptist Confession on Sunday night – Chapter 2 on The Trinity. Hope to see you there!

For our Worship Singing Together on Sunday will be singing the following songs

• O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
• The Church’s One Foundation
• Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
• Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul
• I Will Glory in My Redeemer

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O for a thousand tongues to sing

My great Redeemer’s praise

The glories of my God and King

The triumphs of His grace

Jesus! the name that charms our fears

That bids our sorrows cease

‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears

‘Tis life and health and peace

He breaks the pow’r of cancelled sin

He sets the prisoner free

His blood can make the foulest clean

His blood availed for me

Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb

Your loosened tongues employ

Ye blind, behold your Savior come

And leap, ye lame, for joy

My gracious Master and my God

Assist me to proclaim

To spread thro’ all the earth abroad

The honors of Thy name

The Church’s One Foundation

The Church’s one foundation 

Is Jesus Christ her Lord

She is His new creation 

By water and the Word

From heav’n He came and sought her 

To be His holy bride

With His own blood He bought her

And for her life He died

Elect from every nation 

Yet one o’er all the earth

Her charter of salvation: 

One Lord, one faith, one birth

One holy Name she blesses, 

Partakes one holy food

And to one hope she presses 

With every grace endued

The Church shall never perish!

Her dear Lord to defend,

To guide, sustain, and cherish,

Is with her to the end:

Though there be those who hate her,

And false sons in her pale,

Against both foe or traitor

She ever shall prevail.

Though with a scornful wonder

Men see her sore oppressed,

By schisms rent asunder,

By heresies distressed:

Yet saints their watch are keeping,

Their cry goes up, “How long?”

And soon the night of weeping

Shall be the morn of song!

‘Mid toil and tribulation

And tumult of her war

She waits the consummation 

Of peace forevermore

Till with the vision glorious 

Her longing eyes are blessed

And the great Church victorious 

Shall be the Church at rest

Yet she on earth hath union

With God the Three in One,

And mystic sweet communion

With those whose rest is won,

With all her sons and daughters

Who, by the Master’s hand

Led through the deathly waters,

Repose in Eden land.

O happy ones and holy!

Lord, give us grace that we

Like them, the meek and lowly,

On high may dwell with Thee:

There, past the border mountains,

Where in sweet vales the Bride

With Thee by living fountains

Forever shall abide!

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Love divine, all loves excelling,

Joy of heav’n, to earth come down!

Fix in us Thy humble dwelling;

All Thy faithful mercies crown.

Jesus, Thou art all compassion; 

Pure, unbounded love Thou art.

Visit us with Thy salvation; 

Enter every trembling heart.

Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit

Into every troubled breast!

Let us all in Thee inherit;

Let us find the promised rest.

Take away our bent to sinning;

Alpha and Omega be.

End of faith, as its beginning, 

Set our hearts at liberty.

Come, Almighty, to deliver;

Let us all Thy life receive.

Suddenly return, and never,

Nevermore Thy temples leave.

Thee we would be always blessing

Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,

Pray and praise Thee without ceasing

Glory in Thy perfect love

Finish then Thy new creation;

Pure and spotless let us be.

Let us see Thy great salvation

Perfectly restored in Thee:

Changed from glory into glory,

Till in heav’n we take our place,

Till we cast our crowns before Thee,

Lost in wonder, love and praise.

Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul

Dear refuge of my weary soul, on Thee, when sorrows rise,

On Thee, when waves of trouble roll, my fainting hope relies.

To Thee I tell each rising grief, for Thou alone canst heal;

Thy Word can bring a sweet relief for every pain I feel.

But oh! When gloomy doubts prevail, I fear to call Thee mine;

The springs of comfort seem to fail, and all my hopes decline.

Yet gracious God, where shall I flee? Thou art my only trust;

And still my soul would cleave to Thee, though prostrate in the dust.

Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face, and shall I seek in vain?

And can the ear of sov’reign grace be deaf when I complain?

No, still the ear of sov’reign grace attends the mourner’s prayer;

O may I ever find access to breathe my sorrows there.

Thy mercy seat is open still, here let my soul retreat;

With humble hope attend Thy will, and wait beneath Thy feet.

Thy mercy seat is open still,    here let my soul retreat;

With humble hope attend Thy will, and wait beneath Thy feet.

I Will Glory in My Redeemer

I will glory in my Redeemer

Whose priceless blood has ransomed me

Mine was the sin that drove the bitter nails

And hung Him on that judgment tree

I will glory in my Redeemer

Who crushed the power of sin and death

My only Savior before the holy Judge

The Lamb who is my righteousness

The Lamb who is my righteousness

I will glory in my Redeemer

My life He bought, my love He owns

I have no longings for another

I’m satisfied in Him alone

I will glory in my Redeemer

His faithfulness my standing place

Though foes are mighty and rush upon me

My feet are firm, held by His grace

My feet are firm, held by His grace

I will glory in my Redeemer

Who carries me on eagles’ wings

He crowns my life with lovingkindness

His triumph song I’ll ever sing

I will glory in my Redeemer

Who waits for me at gates of gold

And when He calls me, it will be paradise

His face forever to behold

His face forever to behold

Dear brothers and sisters,

Our passage this week (66:1-6) brings us to the last chapter of Isaiah. How fitting it is for Isaiah to end his prophecy with a contemplation of who God is; the worship He desires; and the distinction He makes between those who tremble at His Word and those who refuse to hear. The next portion (which we will probably shift to the following week) will bring us face-to-face with the coming of the Messiah and the birth of the New Testament Church. The last portion of this chapter deals with the fixed eternal state of all men.

Isaiah calls upon us to behold our great and awesome God. As we gather this Lord’s Day, may the Spirit grant us a poor and contrite spirit and a proper disposition before His Word.

Please pray for Scott and Dan as they travel to Phoenix to minister the Word this weekend. We will be postponing our usual first-Sunday afternoon message until the second Sunday. The Lord willing we will also be kicking off our annual Prayer Week on February 14th.

Prayer will be at the Church building.

The songs for Sunday are as follows:

• How Sweet & Awesome is the Place
• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
• Immortal, Invisible
• Speak, O Lord
• There is a Redeemer