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Preparing for Worship
September 26, 2021 www.crossroadswsks.com WHAT TO PRAY THIS WEEK Speaker: Patrick Belshe
This Sunday Patrick will be speaking on “Enduring It All”. He will be using Hebrews 12:4-13 as his text. 4 You have not yet resisted [a]to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; 5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are reproved by Him; 6 For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He scourges every son whom He receives.” 7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we had [b]earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of [c]spirits, and live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. 11 All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. 12 Therefore, [d]strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, 13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed. Who Will Worship? How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. Psalm 128:1WORSHIP CHECKPOINT 3 The consideration of friends and neighbors in the last checkpoint was directed toward loving those in our world no matter if they love God or not. Yet some do better at their relationships with friends and neighbors than they do with their co-worshipers! The contradiction is that our co-worshipers normally have the same values we do. Shouldn’t those relationships be easier? Most relationship drama emerges from conflicting values. Right? SONGS OF WORSHIP This Sunday's Music As we prepare for corporate worship, meditate on the lyrics from some of our songs of worship. Listen to them on our website on ‘preparing for worship’. Pre-worship ‘We Bring the Sacrifice’ -Call to Worship- -Praise and Adoration- ‘Open Our Eyes, Lord’’ ‘Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery’ ‘Jesus is the Song’ ‘He is Lord’ Listen to the songs on our website under the menu heading ‘Preparation for Worship’ We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise We bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord; We bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. And we offer up to You the sacrifices of thanksgiving; And we offer up to You the sacrifices of joy. “We Bring the Sacrifice”Words and music by Kirk Dearman © 1984 John T. Benson Publishing Company (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc., 741 Cool Springs Blvd., Franklin TN 37067). Used by permission CCLI License # 2473598 Open Our Eyes, LordOpen our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus, To reach out and touch Him, and say that we love Him, Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen, Open our eyes Lord, we want to see Jesus. ‘Open Our Eyes, Lord,’ Words and music by Robert Cull © 1976 (Maranatha! Music [Admin. by The Copyright Company]) Used by permission. CCLI License # 2473598 Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery Come behold the wondrous mystery, in the dawning of the King. He the theme of heaven’s praises, robed in frail humanity. In our longing, in our darkness, now the light of life has come. Look to Christ, who condescended, took on flesh to ransom us. Come behold the wondrous mystery, He the perfect Son of Man. In His suffering, never trace, nor stain of sin. See the true and better Adam, come to save the hell-bound man. Christ, the treat and sure fulfillment of the law, in Him we stand. Come behold the wondrous mystery, Christ the Lord upon the tree. In the stead of ruined sinners hangs the Lamb in victory. See the price of our redemption, see the Father’s plan unfold. Bringing many sons to glory; grace unmeasured, love untold. Come behold the wondrous mystery; slain by death, the God of life. But no grave could e’er restrain Him. Praise the Lord, He is alive! What a foretaste of deliverance, how unwavering our hope. What a foretaste of deliverance, how unwavering our hope. “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery” Words and music by MATT BOSWELL, MATT PAPA and MICHAEL BLEECKER © 2012 Bleecker Publishing (ASCAP) admin. by Michael Bleecker)/ McKinney Music, Inc. (BMI) (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) All rights reserved. Used by permission CCLI #7026028 Jesus Is the Song Verse 1 My Savior is the Lord and King, He has control of everything, He gives me strength to face my fears, He gives His song to me. Chorus Jesus is the song of life, Jesus is the song of joy, Jesus is the song of love; Jesus gives His song to me. Verse 2 He calms my hursts and dries my tears, He gives me strength to face my fears, He sends HIs grace thought all my years, He gives His song to me. Verse 3 My Savior, Jesus, I’ll adore, My weary soul He will restore, I’ll praise His name forevermore, He’ll give His song to me. “Jesus Is the Song” Words and music by DAVID DANNER © 1979 Broadman Press (SESAC) in He Is Lord. All rights reserved. Distributed by GENEVOX MUSIC GROUP. Used by permission CCLI #7026028 He Is LordHe is Lord, He is Lord! He is risen from the dead and He is Lord! Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess, That Jesus Christ is Lord. We have thought on Your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of Your temple.-Psalm 48:9 |
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