This week Bob DeGray will be bringing us a “farewell” message as Trinity’s pastor. The title is “Not Ceasing to Pray for You,” and the text is Colossians 1:9-14. The worship theme is “He Has Delivered Us,” and the visual theme is “Dawn,” because he has delivered us from the domain of darkness and brought us into his light.
Here is the link to the YouTube playlist: 230820 Heart Prep
He Delivered Us
Call to Worship: You Are My King (Amazing Love)
Worship Song: Glory Will Cover The Earth
Scripture Reading:
Jeremiah 9:23–24 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”
Hosea 6:3 Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.”
John 17:1–3 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
Worship Song: Dwell
Invitation to Communion: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Closing Worship: Redeemed
Scripture for Meditation:
James 1:22–25 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
Titus 2:11–14 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.