Sunday Meditation, August 2
The Christ Who Gives Life
Scripture for Meditation: John 6:57
As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.
Hymn of Identity: My Worth Is Not in What I Own
My worth is not in what I own,
Not in the strength of flesh and bone,
But in the costly wounds of love
At the Cross.
My worth is not in skill or name,
In win or lose, in pride or shame,
But in the blood of Christ that flowed
At the Cross.
Refrain:
I rejoice in my Redeemer,
Greatest Treasure,
Wellspring of my soul;
I will trust in Him, no other.
My soul is satisfied in Him alone.
As summer flowers we fade and die;
Fame, youth and beauty hurry by,
But life eternal calls to us
At the cross.
I will not boast in wealth or might,
Or human wisdom’s fleeting light,
But I will boast in knowing Christ
At the cross.
Refrain
Two wonders here that I confess:
My worth and my unworthiness,
My value fixed – my ransom paid
At the cross.
Refrain
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Prayer of Blessing
Responsive Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—
among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Hymn of Confession: Not in Me
Prayer of Corporate Confession
Silence for Personal Confession
Assurance of Pardon: John 6:58
This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Hymn of Hope: Christ, Our Hope in Life and Death
Video: Youtube
What is our hope in life and death?
Christ alone, Christ alone.
What is our only confidence?
That our souls to him belong.Who holds our days within his hand?
What comes apart from his command?
And what will keep us to the end?
The love of Christ in which we stand.Chorus:
O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever we confess:
Christ our hope in life and death.What truth can calm the troubled soul?
God is good, God is good.
Where is his grace and goodness known?
In our great Redeemer's blood
Who holds our faith when fears arise?
Who stands above the stormy trial?
Who sends the waves that bring us nigh unto the shore,
The rock of Christ?Chorus:
O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever we confess:
Christ our hope in life and death.Unto the grave, what will we sing?
Christ, He lives! Christ, he lives!
And what reward will heaven bring?
Everlasting life with him.
There we will rise to meet the Lord;
Then sin and death will be destroyed.
And we will feast in endless joy,
When Christ is ours forevermore.Chorus:
O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever we confess:
Christ our hope in life and death.
(repeat)Now and ever we confess:
Christ our hope in life and death.
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