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  • Come Thou Fount
    Lyrics by: Robert Robinson
    Melody by: Asahel Nettleton


    Come Thou fount of every blessing
    Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
    Streams of mercy, never ceasing
    Call for songs of loudest praise
    Teach me some melodious sonnet
    Sung by flaming tongues above
    Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it
    Mount of Thy redeeming love

    Here I raise my Ebenezer;
    Hither by Thy help I'm come;
    And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
    Safely to arrive at home.
    Jesus sought me when a stranger,
    Wandering from the fold of God;
    He, to rescue me from danger,
    Interposed His precious blood.

    Oh, to grace how great a debtor
    Daily I'm constrained to be!
    Let Thy goodness, like a fetter
    Bind my wandering heart to Thee
    Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
    Prone to leave the God I love
    Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it
    Seal it for Thy courts above

    Here's my heart Lord, take and seal it
    Seal it for Thy courts above


    Brokenness Aside
    By All Sons And Daughters

    Will your grace run out
    If I let you down
    ‘Cause all I know
    Is how to run

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful 

    Will you call me child
    When I tell you lies
    Cause all I know
    Is how to cry 

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful 

    You make it beautiful
    You make it beautiful
    You make it beautiful
    You make it beautiful

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful


    Create in Me a Clean Heart
    Arranged by Keith Green

    Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
    And renew a right spirit within me.
    Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
    And renew a right spirit within me.

    Cast me not away from Thy presence, oh Lord,
    And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
    Restore unto me the joy of my salvation,
    And renew a right spirit within me.

    Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
    And renew a right spirit within me.
    Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
    And renew a right spirit within me. 

    Cast me not away from Thy presence, oh Lord,
    And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
    Restore unto me the joy of my salvation,
    And renew a right spirit within me.

    Restore unto me the joy of my salvation,
    And renew a right spirit within me.


    O Come To The Altar
    Arranged by Christopher Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, and Wade Joye

    Are you hurting and broken within?
    Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin?
    Jesus is calling

    Have you come to the end of yourself?
    Do you thirst for a drink from the well?
    Jesus is calling

    O come to the altar
    The Father's arms are open wide
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood of Jesus Christ

    Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
    Come today, there's no reason to wait
    Jesus is calling

    Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy
    From the ashes, a new life is born
    Jesus is calling

    O come to the altar
    The Father's arms are open wide
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood of Jesus Christ
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood

    Oh, what a Savior
    Isn't He wonderful?
    Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen
    Bow down before Him
    For He is Lord of all
    Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen

    O come to the altar
    The Father's arms are open wide
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood of Jesus Christ

    O come to the altar
    The Father's arms are open wide
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood of Jesus Christ
    The Father's arms are open wide


    Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
    Written by John Newton, Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio

    Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
    That saved a wretch like me
    I once was lost, but now I'm found
    Was blind, but now I see

    'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
    And grace my fears relieved
    How precious did that grace appear
    The hour I first believed

    My chains are gone, I've been set free
    My God, my Savior has ransomed me
    And like a flood His mercy reigns
    Unending love, amazing grace

    The Lord has promised good to me
    His word my hope secures
    He will my shield and portion be
    As long as life endures

    My chains are gone, I've been set free
    My God, my Savior has ransomed me
    And like a flood His mercy reigns
    Unending love, amazing grace

    The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
    The sun forbear to shine.
    But God who called me here below
    Will be forever  mine

    My chains are gone, I've been set free
    My God, my Savior has ransomed me
    And like a flood His mercy reigns
    Unending love, amazing grace
    My chains are gone, I've been set free
    My God, my Savior has ransomed me
    And like a flood His mercy reigns
    Unending love, amazing grace

  • Liturgical Worship Readings

    Daily Prayer

    Help me pay attention today.

    I want to be so acutely aware of Your presence in every space.

    Help me notice beauty that doesn't beg for applause, conversations that carry Your kindness, and the still, small ways You're working beneath the surface.

    Let my feet be rooted, not rushed.

    Let my heart be soft, not guarded.

    And let my soul remember that You waste nothing—not even times of slowing down.

    Psalm 139

    1 You have searched me, Lord,
        and you know me.
    2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
        you perceive my thoughts from afar.
    3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
        you are familiar with all my ways.
    4 Before a word is on my tongue
        you, Lord, know it completely.
    5 You hem me in behind and before,
        and you lay your hand upon me.
    6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
        too lofty for me to attain.

    7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
        Where can I flee from your presence?
    8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
        if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
    9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
        if I settle on the far side of the sea,
    10 even there your hand will guide me,
        your right hand will hold me fast.
    11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
        and the light become night around me,”
    12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
        the night will shine like the day,
        for darkness is as light to you.

    13 For you created my inmost being;
        you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
    14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
        your works are wonderful,
        I know that full well.
    15 My frame was not hidden from you
        when I was made in the secret place,
        when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
    16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
        all the days ordained for me were written in your book
        before one of them came to be.
    17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
        How vast is the sum of them!
    18 Were I to count them,
        they would outnumber the grains of sand—
        when I awake, I am still with you.

    Instrument of Your Peace – St. Francis of Assisi

    Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
    Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
    Where there is injury, pardon
    Where there is doubt, faith,
    Where there is despair, hope,
    Where there is darkness, light,
    Where there is sadness, joy.
    O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
    seek to be consoled as to console,
    not so much to be understood as to understand,
    not so much to be loved, as to love;
    for it is in giving that we receive,
    it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
    it is in dying that we awake to eternal life.

    Offering Prayer

    Compassionate Father, thank you that you are our strength and our song, you fill our hearts with joy. May we give our offerings to you with gladness and joy. Everything we have belongs to you and we rejoice to give some of your abundant gifts back to you. Bless the tithes and offerings we give today. Let the majesty of the Father be the light that guides us, the compassion of the Son be the love that inspires us and the presence of the Spirit be the power that empowers us. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.

    THE LORDS PRAYER

    Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

    THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

    Offer Prayers of Intercessions, Petitions, or Thanksgivings to the Lord either silently or aloud. After each person shares we simply acknowledge by saying “Lord hear our prayer.”

    Prayer of Gratitude

    Heavenly Father, We come before you today with hearts full of gratitude. Thank you for your countless blessings and your unwavering love. Thank you for the gift of life, for the air we breathe, and for the strength you give us each day. Your grace and mercy sustain us, and we  are deeply grateful for your presence in our lifes.

    Thank you for our family, friends, and the community you have surrounded us with. Thank you for providing for our needs and for guiding us with your wisdom. Even in times of trial, we thank you for the lessons and the growth that come from trusting in you.

    Lord, may we never take your blessings for granted. Help us to remain mindful of your goodness and to share your love and kindness with others. We praise your name and give thanks for all that you are and all that you do.

    In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

 

SERMON NOTES & RESOURCES

We typically preach through the LECTIONARY READINGS — For further reading of all the passages click here https://wordtoworship.com/lectionary/acna

GP Mission;  We are a community established on experiencing the life-giving grace and peace found in knowing Christ.

"We participate in God's mission as a people. There's individual actions, there's individual moments, but ultimately, this is a symphony." -- MARK SAYERS

“Pure Heart”

Sermon by Nate Wells

Psalm 51:1-17 NIV


For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.


1 Have mercy on me, O God,

    according to your unfailing love;

according to your great compassion

    blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash away all my iniquity

    and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions,

    and my sin is always before me.

4 Against you, you only, have I sinned

    and done what is evil in your sight;

so you are right in your verdict

    and justified when you judge.

5 Surely I was sinful at birth,

    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;

    you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;

    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness;

    let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9 Hide your face from my sins

    and blot out all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,

    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence

    or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation

    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

    so that sinners will turn back to you.

14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,

    you who are God my Savior,

    and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

15 Open my lips, Lord,

    and my mouth will declare your praise.

16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;

    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;

    a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.


1 Timothy 1:12-17 — The Lord’s Grace to Paul

12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. 13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Luke 15:1-10 NIV

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

1 Corinthians 9

Paul the Servant to All

19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. 21To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. 22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.


The pharisees and sceptics look onto Jesus with criticism and judgment.

Jesus prioritizes pursuing the lost to find eternal life. Life abundant.

We celebrate what we value.

Do we value people finding eternal life?


Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation

ACTION STEP

Do you ever find yourself more like the Pharisees, grumbling about who God welcomes? Why might that be?

Who are the lost ones in your life, family or community that God might be calling you to value the way He does?

What’s one step you can take this week to love/pursue someone the way God loves/pursues you?


Blessing…

Rejoice in knowing that we never walk alone.

Know the grace and peace of Christ walking beside us, guiding and protecting us.

Share this comfort with one another and feel his presence each moment of each day.

Amen


The option to give toward the ministry we partner with in Haiti is always available…

God is at work in Haiti, and we’re grateful to share just a few of the wonderful things He allowed our team to accomplish this past week through your support and generosity.

New Savings Group Started (last photo of all women)

The Outreach Mission – A Week of Transformation

Care Packs for families fleeing from violent gangs who currently pushing to gain more control over cities.

Thanks to the funds you sent, the outreach was a huge blessing. We were able to purchase gas, water, and supplies—and most meaningfully, we bought Bibles. With support from LCH and the local church, they are now walking in new obedience and joy.





Number one task of a Christ follower; Stay in that rhythm of receiving nourishment. A tree doesn’t work to receive but we choose what soil and if it’s near water source or in the care of a constant gardener. Here are a few more resources to study further.

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