A Night of Prayer and Praise
Welcome and Introduction
Prayer of Adoration: Emily Offord
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5
The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.”*
Song: We Will Feast in the House of Zion
Chorus:
We will feast in the house of Zion;
We will sing with our hearts restored.
“He has done great things,” we will say together;
We will feast and weep no more.We will not be burned by the fire;
He is the LORD our God.
We are not consumed, by the flood;
Upheld, protected, gathered up.In the dark of night, before the dawn,
My soul, be not afraid,
For the promised morning, oh how long?
Oh God of Jacob, be my strength.Every vow we’ve broken and betrayed;
You are the Faithful one.
And from the garden to the grave,
Bind us together, bring shalom.Sandra McCracken and Joshua Moore © 2015 Drink Your Tea (ASCAP) / Joshmooreownsthis Music (ASCAP) CCLI #2783020
Prayer of Thanksgiving: Tom Bastoni
Scripture Reading: Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Song: Psalm 130 (I Will Wait for You)
Out of the depths I cry to You;
From darkest places I will call.
Incline Your ear to me anew,
And hear my cry for mercy, Lord.Were You to count my sinful ways
How could I come before Your throne?
Yet full forgiveness meets my gaze –
I stand redeemed by grace alone.Chorus:
I will wait for You, I will wait for You,
On Your word I will rely.
I will wait for You, surely wait for You
Till my soul is satisfied.So put Your hope in God alone,
Take courage in His power to save;
Completely and forever won
By Christ emerging from the grave.Chorus:
I will wait for You, I will wait for You,
On Your word I will rely.
I will wait for You, surely wait for You
Till my soul is satisfied.Now He has come to make a way,
And God Himself has paid the price,
That all who trust in Him today
Find healing in his sacrifice.Chorus:
I will wait for You, I will wait for You,
On Your word I will rely.
I will wait for You, surely wait for You
Till my soul is satisfied.I will wait for You, I will wait for You
Through the storm and through the night.
I will wait for You, surely wait for You,
For Your love is my delight.Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Copyright © 2018 Getty Music Publishing/Jordan Kauflin Music/Matthew Merker Music/Townend Songs (Adm. by Song Solutions www.songsolutions.org). All rights reserved. Used by permission CCLI #2783020
Prayer of Confession: Katherine Baugham
Scripture Reading: Psalm 131
“O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.
O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.”
Song: Christ is Mine Forevermore
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.
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.Mine are tears in times of sorrow;
Darkness not yet understood.
Through the valley I must travel
Where I see no earthly good,
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.Mine are days here as a stranger;
Pilgrim on a narrow way.
One with Christ I will encounter
Harm and hatred for His name,
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.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.Come rejoice now, O my soul,
For His love is my reward;
Fear is gone and hope is sure.
Christ is mine forevermore!Come rejoice now, O my soul,
For His love is my reward;
Fear is gone and hope is sure.
Christ is mine forevermore!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;
Christ is mine forevermore;
Christ is mine forevermore.Jonny Robinson and Rich Thompson © 2016 CityAlight Music (APRA) and Capitol CMG Paragon. Capitol CMG Publishing. All Rights Reserved. CCLI #2783020
Prayer of Forgiveness: Debbie Bastoni
Scripture Reading: Romans 8:18-19; 31-39
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.... What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died— more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Song: 10,000 Reasons
Chorus:
Bless the Lord, Oh my soul,
Oh my soul, worship his holy name.
Sing like never before, Oh 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.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.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:
Bless the Lord, Oh my soul,
Oh my soul, worship His holy name.
Sing like never before, Oh my soul,
I'll worship Your holy name,
I'll worship Your holy name,
I'll worship Your holy name.Words and music by Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman © 2011 Shout! Publishing (ASCAP), sixstep Music (ASCAP), Said and Done Music (ASCAP), and Thankyou Music (PRS) CCLI #2783020
Prayer of Supplication: Nate Offord
Scripture: Psalm 42
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?”
These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. I say to God, my rock: “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?”
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
Song: It Is Well
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well, with my soul.”Refrain:
It is well (It is well) with my soul (with my soul).
It is well, it is well with my soul.Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.My sin—O the bliss of this glorious thought—
My sin, not in part, but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul.And, Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.Horatio Spafford, 1828-1888
Prayer of Hope: Brad Baugham
Scripture Reading: Revelation 5:1-12
Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice,
“Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”
And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me,
“Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”
Song: Is He Worthy?
Do you feel the world is broken?
We do.
Do you feel the shadows deepen?
We do.
But do you know that all the dark won't stop the light from getting through?
We do.
Do you wish that you could see it all made new?
We do.
Is all creation groaning?
It is.
Is a new creation coming?
It is.
Is the glory of the Lord to be the light within our midst?
It is.
Is it good that we remind ourselves of this?
It is.Chorus:
Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave.
He is David's root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave.
Is He worthy? Is He worthy Of all blessing and honor and glory?
Is He worthy of this?
He is.Does the Father truly love us?
He does.
Does the Spirit move among us?
He does.
And does Jesus, our Messiah hold forever those He loves?
He does.
Does our God intend to dwell again with us?
He does.Chorus:
Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave.
He is David's root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave.
From every people and tribe, Every nation and tongue,
He has made us a kingdom and priests to God To reign with the Son.
Is He worthy? Is He worthy Of all blessing and honor and glory?
Is He worthy? Is He worthy? Is He worthy of this?
He is!
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
He is! He is!Words: Andrew Peterson Music: Andrew Peterson and Ben Shive © 2018 Jakedog Music (ASCAP) Admin. by Musicservices.org, Junkbox Music (ASCAP) Admin. by Bicycle Music Co. All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI #2783020
*All Scripture, English Standard Version. © 2001 by Crossway Bibles. Used by permission.