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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

Liturgy, Lyrics, & Sermon

Come, everyone who thirsts, 
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
Come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.

Lord, we come into your presence hungry and thirsty. 
As the deer pants for living water, so our souls pant for you. 

We’ve wasted money on bread that leaves us empty 
and on water that doesn’t satisfy 

Feed us with bread from heaven 
and living water this morning and every morning. 

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

God, our Rock,

You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. We pray that you would make us steadfast for we are flighty and inconsistent. We are tossed to and fro by waves and swells of popularity and culture. Christ, anchor us again in the truth of your Word so that we may abide in you. To you, who are able to keep us from falling, we present our wandering hearts again. In Christ’s name, amen.

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

We believe in one God, the Father almighty.
He is the creator of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, begotten from the Father before all ages.

God from God! Light from Light! True God from true God! Begotten not made, of the same essence as the Father. Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven.

He was made flesh by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and he became human. He was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. On the third day, he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will return in glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life.

He proceeds from the Father. With the Father and the Son, he is worshiped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets.

We believe in one holy universal and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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

A Flourishing Soul

Brandon Shields

1 The Lord is my shepherd;

I have what I need.

2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;

he leads me beside quiet waters.

3 He renews my life;

he leads me along the right paths

for his name’s sake.

4 Even when I go through the darkest valley,

I fear no danger,

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff—they comfort me.


5 You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

as long as I live.

–Psalm 23

1.  A Conspiracy Against the Soul

  • "But our task is the opposite of distraction. Our task is to help people concentrate on the real but often hidden event of God’s active presence in their lives. Hence, the question that must guide all organizing activity in a parish is not how to keep people busy, but how to keep them from being so busy that they can no longer hear the voice of God who speaks in silence." -Henri Nouwen
  • Soul in Psalm 23: Nephesh
  • "What is running your life at any given moment is your soul. Not external circumstances, or your thoughts, or your intentions, or even your feelings, but your soul. The soul is that aspect of your whole being that correlates, integrates, and enlivens everything going on in the various dimensions of the self. The soul is the life center of human beings." -Dallas Willard

2. Soul Sickness

  • "When my will is consistently, freely, joyfully aligned with what I most deeply value, my soul finds rest. That is wholeness. When I live with half-hearted devotion, my soul is always strained." - John Ortberg
  • "The divided life is a wounded life, and the soul keeps calling us to heal the wound." -Parker Palmer

3. The Healing & Growth of the Soul

  • "But our Physician is the only true God…Jesus the Christ…He became subject to corruption, that He might free our souls from death and corruption, and heal them, and might restore them to health, when they were diseased with ungodliness and wicked lusts." -Ignatius of Antioch

4. The Easy Yoke of Jesus

  • "The first and most basic thing we can and must do is to keep God before our minds…Our part in thus practicing the presence of God is to direct and redirect our minds constantly to Him. In the early time of our “practicing” we may well be challenged by our burdensome habits of dwelling on things less than God. But these are habits—not the law of gravity—and can be broken. A new, grace-filled habit will replace the former ones as we take intentional steps toward keeping God before us. Soon our minds will return to God as the needle of a compass constantly returns to the north. If God is the great longing of our souls, He will become the pole star of our inward beings." -Dallas Willard

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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