The text this week is Revelation 16:1-12. Worship, however, will focus on the sacrifice of Christ who bore God’s wrath in our place. These songs are great ‘heart prep’ for a communion Sunday.
Via Dolorosa (Leeland version)
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Stuart Townend talks about this modern day hymn
Sorry this is a little late and a little short. I’ve been that way all week!
This is the week we begin to make forward progress in Revelation: Revelation 15:1-8
The text is about preparation in Heaven for the final series of judgments on earth, the bowl judgments. The heavenly focus is worship of a God who is mighty and awesome, just and true, holy and righteous. Our worship will imitate that:
O Worship the King This one has a little bridge, but is otherwise pretty much the traditional version we use.
Praise to the Lord, The Almighty
David Jackson is writing a new song based on the ‘Song of Moses and the Lamb’ for the offertory. While we look forward to that, you may enjoy Michael Card’s Song of the Lamb from his Revelation album, also based on the same text.
I’m looking forward to starting the final segment of the book of Revelation this Sunday, January 22nd. Actually we’ll be starting with a review of chapters 1 to 14, which we studied last spring and the spring before. So it will be a whirlwind tour. One of the things we’ll mention is that at every critical juncture of Revelation, we see worship. We’ll be worshiping with some of those texts and with some of the songs we’ve sung over the past two years – but also with one or two new ones. Here’s the plan:
This is new – you might want to listen to it a couple of times: The Sands of Time are Sinking Hannah says: “won’t do it exactly this way but you’ll get the tune.”
The God of Abraham Praise. Here’s a link to a previous blog entry I did on this hymn: Early Heart Prep for Sunday, October 9th
On Jordan’s Stormy Banks This is the Jars of Clay version. I suspect we’ll do it a little faster.
Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah Except for the unaccountable substitution of ‘redeemer’ for ‘Jehovah’ this is a pretty good version.
Offertory:Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand Hannah says: “poor recording/rendition but you’ll get the tune!:)”
Benediction:
Revelation Song
Happy New Year
Here is the PDF for the final (seventh) chapter of the story series.
His Dwelling Among Us Final Chapter 7
Here is the PDF for the exposition of John 15:1-8