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In Jesus' Name — Israel Houghton

Been So Good — Elevation Worship

I Shall Not Want — Audrey Assad

Refiner — Maverick City Music

Thank You Jesus for the Blood — Charity Gayle

Out of Hiding — Tye Tribbett

Liturgy & Sermon

Call to Worship

We worship you, Lord of heaven, with our voices.

With your speech you made all of creation.

Holy Trinity, you live in perfect serenity, always possessing all you need.

And yet you beckoned creation into being with your powerful Word.

You created the staggering display of stars.

You formed everything, from the greatest galaxies to the minuscule molecules that hold it all together.

You wove threads of grace and blessing into the fabric of the universe.

Your love fills the spaces between us.

Your breath fills our lungs.

And so with every breath, we praise you, Lord our God, Maker of all.

To whom could we compare our God?

Who in all creation is equal to Him?

He alone is Yahweh! There is no one like him!

He declares the end from the beginning.

All his plans come to pass,

All he speaks will be accomplished.

–based on Isaiah 46:5, 9-11

Confession

Father, we acknowledge our shortcomings and confess that

we have strayed from your perfect love.

In our brokenness, we turn to You.

We seek the forgiveness that only Your mercy can provide.

For the times we have resisted Your lordship—

choosing control over surrender, our way over Yours—

Lord, have mercy. Help us to submit to Your will.

For the times we were impatient and did not consult you in our decisions,

Please forgive us and help us to seek your wisdom in all of our lives,

We look to you for the strength to walk in total obedience.

May the grace of your Spirit transform us into the likeness of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

In his name we pray, Amen.

Assurance

Help us to hold fast to your word and to these glorious truths:

When I am brokenhearted, the Lord is near; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

When my closest friends betray or abandon me:

I will not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord is with me; he will not fail me or abandon me.

When I am too weak to withstand the trial, I will remember these words:

Jesus says, “I have told you these things so that you will have peace.

Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.

But take heart, I have overcome the world.”

When my own failures loom large in my mind, I will remember these truths:

I was dead because of my sins and my sinful nature.

Then God made me alive with Christ and forgave all my sins.

He canceled the record of the charges against me and nailed it to the cross.

–adapted from Psalm 34:18; Deuteronomy 31:8; John 16:33; Colossians 2:13-14

Scripture Reading & Sermon

From Troubled to Sent

Jamaal Williams

36 As they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst. He said to them, “Peace to you!”
37 But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. 38 “Why are you troubled?” he asked them. “And why do doubts arise in your hearts?
39 Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.”
40 Having said this, he showed them his hands and feet.
41 But while they still were amazed and in disbelief because of their joy, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
42 So they gave him a piece of a broiled fish,
43 and he took it and ate in their presence.

44 He told them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
46 He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead the third day,
47 and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 You are witnesses of these things.
49 And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”

–Luke 24:36-49

Main Idea: Jesus gives troubled disciples what they need to be faithful on mission.

Outline:

1. Peace for Their Troubled Souls

2. Proof for Their Doubting Hearts

3. Purpose for Their Future Lives