How Great is Our God The splendor of

How Great is Our God The splendor of the King Clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice All the earth rejoice

He wraps Himself in light How Great is our God And darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice

How great is our God How Great is our God Sing with me How great is our God And all will see how great How great is our God

And age to age He stands How Great is our God And time is in His hands Beginning and the End

The Godhead three in one How Great is our God Father Spirit Son The Lion and the Lamb

How great is our God How Great is our God Sing with me How great is our God And all will see how great How great is our God

Name above all names How Great is our God Worthy of all praise My heart will sing How great is our God

How great is our God How Great is our God Sing with me How great is our God And all will see how great How great is our God CCLI Song No. 4348399 © 2004 worshiptogether. com songs | sixsteps Music | Alletrop Music CCLI Licence No. 51584

At The Name Of Jesus At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, every tongue confess Him King of Glory now; this the Father’s pleasure, We should call Him Lord, who from the beginning was the mighty Word.

At His voice creation sprang at once to sight, At The Name Of Jesus all the angel faces, all the hosts of light; thrones and dominations, stars upon their way, all the heavenly orders, in their great array.

Humbled for a season, to receive a name At The Name Of Jesus from the lips of sinners unto whom He came; faithfully he bore it spotless to the last. Brought it back victorious when from death He passed.

Brothers, this Lord Jesus shall return again At The Name Of Jesus With His Father’s glory With His angel train For all wreaths of empire meet upon His brow and our hearts confess Him, King of Glory now. CCLI Song No. 645220 © Public Domain Caroline M. Noel | Frances Ridley Havergal CCLI Licence No. 51584

Bible Reading Colossians 3: 12 -17 2 Corinthians 4: 1 -6 page 1184 page 1160 This is the word of God. Thank you Lord

Colossians 3: 12 -17 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Confession Of Sin 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

2 Corinthians 4: 1 -6 Treasures in Jars of Clay 1 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Confession Of Sin 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Confession Of Sin 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness, ” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD Seeing Clearly in 2020

WHY IS GOD’S WORD SO IMPORTANT?

By His Word WE LIVE WE GROW WE STAND

BY HIS WORD… WE LIVE

WE LIVE

“I am not ashamed of the Gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes…” – Romans 1: 16 WE LIVE

“You have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring Word of God. ” – 1 Peter 1: 23 WE LIVE

BY HIS WORD… WE GROW

WE GROW

“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD and on His law he meditates day and night. ” - Psalm 1: 1 -2 WE GROW

“But his delight is in the Law of the LORD and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. ” - Psalm 1: 2 -3 WE GROW

“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. ” - Colossians 3: 16 WE GROW

BY HIS WORD… WE STAND

WE STAND

WE STAND

“Put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground…Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. ” - Ephesians 6: 12, 17 WE STAND

By His Word WE LIVE WE GROW WE STAND

Speak, O Lord, as we come to You To receive the food of Your holy word Take Your truth, plant it deep in us Shape and fashion us in Your likeness

That the light of Christ Speak, O Lord might be seen today In our acts of love and our deeds of faith Speak, O Lord, and fulfil in us all your purposes For Your glory

Teach us Lord full obedience Speak, O Lord Holy reverence, true humility Test our thoughts and our attitudes In the radiance of Your purity

Cause our faith to rise Speak, O Lord Cause our eyes to see Your majestic love and authority Words of power that can never fail Let their truth prevail over unbelief

Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds Speak, O Lord Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us Truths unchanged from the dawn of time That will echo down through eternity

And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises Speak, O Lord And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built And the earth is filled with Your glory CCLI Song No. 4615235 Copyright - 2005 Thankyou Music/Adm by worshiptogether. com songs adm by kingswaysongs. com tym@kingsway. co. uk Used by permission. CCLI Licence No. 51584

1 John 1: 8 -9 1: 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1: 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. The Holy Bible, New International Version. Pradis CD-ROM

Confession Of Sin Heavenly Father, we praise you for adopting us as your children and making us heirs of eternal life. In your mercy you have washed us from our sins and made us clean in your sight.

Confession Of Sin Yet we still fail to love you as we should and serve you as we ought. Forgive us our sins and renew us by your grace, that we may continue to grow as members of Christ, in whom alone is our salvation. Amen.

Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven.

T h e L o r d ’ s P Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.

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Never Alone We're not alone for Christ is here Immanuel our God come near We're not alone for to our world Jesus has come eternal Word

And as He speaks our souls laid bare Never Alone Naked ashamed sin is made clear And yet He clothes us in His Love Never alone, Christ is with us Is with us

The longest walk earth's darkest day Never Alone The pressing crowd His mounting pain A heavy load of grief and shame Breathless that we should breathe again

“Father forgive them, ” comes His cry Never Alone Silence from God blackens the sky A creeping dread in every heart Lost in the world now God departs

The dawn will come the sun will rise Never Alone Out of the grave we'll see hope's light Tomb opened wide stone rolled away Morning has come a brand new day

“He isn't here, ” the angel said Never Alone “He is alive, no longer dead. ” Our hearts are lifted souls raised high Christ is with us Christ is our Life He's our Life

Never alone is now our cry Never Alone In joy, in grief, in lonely sin Never alone for Christ is ours He lives in us we live in Him

And 'til we reach that final day Never Alone When fears are gone, cast far away We'll live secure trust in His Love Never alone, Christ is with us He's with us CCLI Song No. 4928159 © Words: 2006 Simone Richardson | Music: Philip Percival | Simone Richardson CCLI Licence No. 51584

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“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. ” John 1: 14