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Promises - Maverick City Music

Give Us Clean Hands - Charlie Hall

Refiner - Maverick City Music

Jesus At The Center  -  Israel Houghton

I Give Myself Away  - William McDowell

All Sufficient Merit - Shane & Shane

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God of Abraham you’re the God of covenant
And faithful promises
Time and time again
You have proven you’ll do just what you say

Though the storms may come
And the winds may blow, I’ll remain steadfast
And let my heart learn
When you speak a word it will come to pass

Great is your faithfulness to me
Great is your faithfulness to me
From the rising sun to the setting same
I will praise your name
Great is your faithfulness to me

God from age to age
Though the earth may pass away
Your Word remains the same
Your history can prove
There’s nothing you can’t do
You’re faithful and true

I put my faith in Jesus
My anchor to the ground
My hope and firm foundation
He’ll never let me down
He’ll never let me down

From the rising sun to the setting same
I will praise your name
Great is your faithfulness to me

We bow our hearts, we bend our knees
Spirit, come make us humble
We turn our eyes from evil things
Lord we cast down our idols

Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another

O God, let us be
A generation that seeks
That seeks your face
O God of Jacob

Oh Lord open my lips
And my mouth will declare your praise
A broken and contrite heart
You will never despise

O God, O God
 let us not lift our souls to another

If the altar's where you meet us
Take me there, take me there
If what You need is just an offering
It's right here, my life is here
And I'll be a living sacrifice for You

You're a fire, the Refiner
I wanna be consumed

I wanna be tried by fire
Purified
You take whatever You desire
Lord, here's my life

If Your glory wants to come here
Let it fall, we want it all
Your fire is consuming
Fill this place, set it ablaze
And I'll be a living sacrifice for You

Clean my hands purify my heart
I wanna burn for you, only for you
Take my life as a sacrifice
I wanna burn for you, only for you

Jesus at the center of it all
Jesus at the center of it all
From beginning to the end
It will always be, it’s always been You, Jesus, Jesus

Nothing else matters
Nothing in this world will do
Jesus, You’re the center
Ev’rything revolves around You, Jesus, You

Jesus, be the center of my life
Jesus, be the center of my life
From beginning to the end
It will always be, it’s always been You, Jesus, Jesus

From my heart to the heavens, Jesus, be the center
It’s all about You, yes, it’s all about You
From my heart to the heavens, Jesus, be the center
It’s all about You, yes, it’s all about You

Jesus, be the center of Your church
Jesus, be the center of Your church
And ev’ry knee will bow
And ev’ry tongue shall confess You

Jesus, Jesus

I give myself away
I give myself away
So You can use me

Here I am, here I stand
Lord my life is in Your hands
Lord I'm longing to see
Your desires revealed in me

Take my heart, take my life
As a living sacrifice
All my dreams, all my plans
Lord I place them in Your hand

My life is not my own
To You I belong
I give myself
I give myself to You

Born to Die

Jamaal Williams

31 Then he took the Twelve aside and told them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. 32 For he will be handed over to the Gentiles, and he will be mocked, insulted, spit on; 33 and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day.”

34 They understood none of these things. The meaning of the saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

–Luke 18:31-34

1.  The Child with a Mission (Luke 18:31a)

  • Jesus came as the prophets prophesied in the Old Testament.

2. The King Who Suffers and Rises (Luke 18:31b–33)

  • Our King was handed over, mocked, insulted, spat on, flogged, and killed to accomplish all the prophesies.

3. The Hope They Could Not See (Luke 18:34)

  • Jesus was born to die to bear our sins.

All-sufficient merit shining like the sun
A fortune I inherit by no work I have done
My righteousness I forfeit at my Savior’s cross
Where all sufficient merit did what I could not

In love he condescended eternal now in time
A life without a blemish the Maker made to die
The law could never save us; our lawlessness had won
Until the pure and spotless Lamb had finally come

It is done, it is finished
No more debt I owe
Paid in full, all-sufficient
Merit now my own

I lay down my garments, any empty boast
Good works now all corrupted by the sinful host
I'm dressed in my Lord Jesus, a crimson robe made white
No more fear of judgment, his righteousness is mine

All-sufficient merit, firm in life and death
The joy of my salvation shall be my final breath
When I stand accepted before the throne of God
I’ll gaze upon my Jesus and thank him for the cross
Yes I’ll thank him for the cross

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