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Call to Worship

The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—whom should I dread?

🎵 You are Good

Lord, you are good
And your mercy endureth forever

People from every nation and tribe
From generation to generation

We worship you
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
We worship you for who you are
You are good

You are good, all the time
And all the time, you are good

🎵 Christ be Magnified

Were creation suddenly articulate
With a thousand tongues to lift one cry
Then from north to south and east to west
We'd hear 'Christ be magnified!'

Were the whole earth echoing His eminence
His name would burst from sea and sky
From rivers to the mountain tops
We'd hear 'Christ be magnified!'

Oh Christ be magnified!
Let His praise arise
Christ be magnified in me
Oh Christ be magnified!
From the altar of my life
Christ be magnified in me

When every creature finds its inmost melody
And every human heart its native cry
Oh then in one enraptured hymn of praise
We'll sing 'Christ be magnified!'

Oh be lifted high, Jesus

I won't bow to idols
I'll stand strong and worship You
And if it puts me in the fire
I'll rejoice 'cause You're there too

I won't be formed by feelings
I hold fast to what is true
If the cross brings transformation
Then I'll be crucified with You

'Cause death is just the doorway
Into resurrection life
And if I join You in Your suffering
Then I'll join You when You rise

And when You return in glory
With all the angels and the saints
My heart will still be singing
My song will be the same

Confession

Lord, we are quick to chase many things, when You invite us to seek one thing.
We bring You our divided hearts, Our loud fears, Our need to control.

We confess that we look for shelter in money, in approval, in productivity, in comfort.
We run to what is familiar, even when it cannot hold us.
Forgive us for trusting lesser refuges.
Forgive us for loving Your gifts more than You.

Teach us to seek Your face. Teach us to wait. Teach us to want what is truly good.
Search us, Lord. Bring what is hidden into Your light.
And by Your Spirit, make our desires whole.

Where we are anxious, steady us. Where we are afraid, strengthen us.
Where we are scattered, gather us.
We seek You, Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

🎵 Not in a Hurry

Lord I don't want to rush on ahead
In my own strength when You're right here

I'm not a hurry when it comes to Your Spirit
When it comes to Your presence
When it comes to Your voice
I'm learning to listen, just to rest in Your nearness
I'm starting to notice You are speaking

Lord I want to love like You
I want to feel what You feel, I want to see what You see

I'm not a hurry when it comes to Your Spirit
When it comes to Your presence
When it comes to Your voice
I'm learning to listen, just to rest in Your nearness
I'm starting to notice You are speaking

Assurance

Church, this is the work of the risen Christ.
In Christ, we are forgiven.
In Christ, we are welcomed.
In Christ, we are free to seek and serve the Lord
with an undivided heart. Thanks be to God.

🎵 All I Have is Christ

I once was lost in darkest night
Yet thought I knew the way
The sin that promised joy and life
Had led me to the grave
I had no hope that You would own
A rebel to Your will
And if You had not loved me first
I would refuse You still

But as I ran my hell-bound race
Indifferent to the cost
You looked upon my helpless state
And led me to the cross
And I beheld God’s love displayed
You suffered in my place
You bore the wrath reserved for me
Now all I know is grace

Hallelujah, all I have is Christ
Hallelujah, Jesus is my life

Now Lord I would be Yours alone
And live so all might see
The strength to follow Your commands
Could never come from me
O Father use my ransomed life
In any way You choose
And let my song forever be
My only boast is You

🎵 Nothing but the Blood

What can wash away my sin
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

O precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

For my pardon this I see
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
For my cleansing, this my plea
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Nothing can for sin atone
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Naught of good that I have done
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

This is all my hope and peace
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
This is all my righteousness
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Scripture Reading & Sermon

A One Thing Church

Jamaal Williams

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
whom should I dread?
2 When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army deploys against me,
my heart will not be afraid;
though a war breaks out against me,
I will still be confident.
4 I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking him in his temple.
5 For he will conceal me in his shelter
in the day of adversity;
he will hide me under the cover of his tent;
he will set me high on a rock.
6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me;
I will offer sacrifices in his tent with shouts of joy.
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7 Lord, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.
8 My heart says this about you:
“Seek his face.”
Lord, I will seek your face.
9 Do not hide your face from me;
do not turn your servant away in anger.
You have been my helper;
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
10 Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord cares for me.
11 Because of my adversaries,
show me your way, Lord,
and lead me on a level path.
12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence.
13 I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart be courageous.
Wait for the Lord.

–Psalm 27

1. One Desire in a World of Fear

The Psalmist's "one thing."
- To dwell in the house of the Lord
- To gaze on the beauty of the Lord
Courage grows when God’s presence becomes our one thing.

2. Confidence and Fear Can Coexist

Faith is not pretending fear doesn’t exist. Faith is choosing where fear gets carried.

3. Where the Gospel Meets the Psalm

When we examine our lives, we are not searching for a distant God. We are responding to a near one.
We are not earning access. We are learning to live from what has already been given.

🎵 Everlasting God

The Lord is my light and salvation
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I be afraid

I will wait on You
I will wait on You
I will trust in You
I will trust in You

I will remain confident in this
I will see the goodness of the Lord

We set our hope on You
We set our hope on Your love
We set our hope on the One
Who is the Everlasting God
You are the Everlasting God
You are the Everlasting

🎵 Goodness of God

I love You Lord
Oh Your mercy never fails me
All my days
I've been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
until I lay my head
I will sing of the goodness of God

All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so so good
With every breath that I am able
I will sing of the goodness of God

I love Your voice,
You have led me through the fire
In darkest night
You are close like no other
I've known You as a father
I've known You as a friend
I have lived in the goodness of God

Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
With my life laid down I’m surrendered now
I give You everything
Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me

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