Each week, we provide the following resources to help you spiritually prepare for communal worship. Investing time in preparation will enable you to grow and worship God more deeply during the Sunday Service. Resources for the upcoming Sunday are available by Saturday morning.
Big Idea: Where sin makes us rebels, the gospel brings us under Christ’s gracious reign, producing the obedience of faith.
1. The Messenger of the Gospel (1)
2. The Message of the Gospel (2-4)
3. The Purpose of the Gospel (5-7)
1. What specifically would change in your life if you more consciously lived each day believing, “I am not my own; I belong to Jesus”? What changes can you start making now?
2. How should Christ’s present reign—as the risen “Son of God in power” and “Jesus Christ our Lord” change the way you handle: (1) sin, (2) suffering, and (3) death?
3. What is the difference between obeying God to earn His acceptance or avoid punishment, and obeying God because you have already received His grace and love in Christ? Which describes you most?
4. What areas in your life do you most need the gospel to move you from reluctant duty to joyful obedience? How can you daily increase your gospel
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You can listen to our musical lineup for the Sunday Service using the YouTube links or the Spotify Playlist below.
This week, our song highlight is a new song by CityAlight titled There Is One Gospel. As you can tell by the title, it is a song that praises God for the glorious salvation found in the good news given through Jesus Christ. Verse 1 starts the songs off by stating that it is the Gospel alone which we stand upon for life and salvation. This salvation through Christ has been part of the Father’s plan for all eternity and is that which brings us lasting peace. The Gospel meets our deepest need as sinners and it brings the highest joy as we are restored to the Father. Verse 2 continues along the same line showing that both justice and mercy were met on the cross. Our sin was perfectly paid for satisfying God’s holy justice and His abundant mercy is given to us instead. Because we have been brought from death to life, we no longer have to seek our own merit, but rather, through the cross, the burden of sin has been lifted. Verse 3 then shifts to the work of Christ and the joy found in His resurrection. Death had no hold on our Lord, but He rose victoriously on that third day conquering sin and death forever. Because He lives, we are free from the bondage of death and we have the same hope of Christ in that we too will rise, as He did, on that last day. Finally in verse 4, the song concludes with the hope that the Gospel brings to the church. The church, being led by the Holy Spirit, is equipped to live a Godly life and it is the Spirit that will lead us safely home. As one body, we will sing for all of eternity to our great Savior, the King of Life, and praise Him for who He is and for all that He has done to redeem us. So, as we heard from Ephesians 5:19, let us sing now to our glorious Savior for the wondrous work He has done to redeem us and practice for the song that we will sing to Him in glory!