Preparing for Worship
October 13, 2024                                                                                                                                 www.crossroadswsks.com

WHAT TO PRAY THIS WEEK
Speaker: Patrick Belshi

Pray for those who will lead in worship:
Garold Syring-the Worship Ministry team
Patrick Belshe
Erin Toole
Pray that the Holy Spirit will move in our corporate gatherings, leading us to exalt Jesus Christ.
Pray that CCC will grow in Christ-exalting, Kingdom advancing ministry in 2024.
Pray that God will move on us to be more evangelistic and, through our obedience in sharing the Gospel, will save many.
Pray that we will become a house of prayer.
 
This Sunday Patrick will be using 1 Timothy 3:1-7 as his text for his sermon entitled “Following the Checklist”.
 
3 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

The Moods of Worship
95:3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

As we read the word “great,” we may observe that advertising hype and careless usage have teamed together to cheapen the notion of this word. The word great seems hardly enough adjective for this context because of contemporary sloganeering. Other words have assumed more power.
Yet in Psalm 95:3 the word great is a positive word used in a superlative manner. “God is great” does not suggest that another is greater; there is in fact and in truth none like God. He is great, and He is worthy of our exuberant and excited praise.

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 below.
 
 Pre-worship
‘Speak, O Lord’
‘All I Have is Christ’
‘Yet Not I But Christ Through Me’
‘Faith of Our Fathers’
Listen to the songs below.
Speak, O Lord 
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
to receive the food of Your holy word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;
shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
that the light of Christ might be seen today
in our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us
all your purposes, for Your glory.
 
Teach us Lord full obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility.
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
in the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise,
Cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of power that can never fail;
Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
 
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us.
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time,
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises;
And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory.
 
“Speak, O Lord” Words and music by Keith Getty  and Stuart Townend © 2005 Thankyou Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing). Used by permission. CCLI License # 2473598
 
All I Have Is ChristHallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
 
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 run 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.
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!”
 
Hallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
Hallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
 
Hallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
 
‘All I Have Is Christ’ Words and music by JORDAN KAUFLIN © 2008 Sovereign Grace Praise (admin. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI #2473598
 
Yet Not I but through Christ in Me
What gift of grace is Jesus, my redeemer
There is no more for heaven now to give
He is my joy, my righteousness, and freedom
My steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace
To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus
For my life is wholly bound to His
Oh, how strange and divine, I can sing: All is mine!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me

The night is dark but I am not forsaken
For by my side, the Savior He will stay
I labor on in weakness and rejoicing
For in my need, His power is displayed
To this I hold, my Shepherd will defend me
Through the deepest valley, He will lead
Oh, the night has been won, and I shall overcome
Yet not I, but through Christ in me

No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven
The future sure, the price it has been paid
For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon
And He was raised to overthrow the grave
To this I hold, my sin has been defeated
Jesus now and ever is my plea
Oh, the chains are released, I can sing: I am free!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
 
With every breath, I long to follow Jesus
For He has said that He will bring me home
And day by day I know He will renew me
Until I stand with joy before the throne
To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to Him
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to Him
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
 
“Yet not I, but through Christ in me” words and music by MICHAEL FARREN, RICH THOMPSON and JONNY ROBINSON Copyright © 2018 CityAlight Music (APRA) Farren Love And War Pub (SECAC) integrity’s Alleluis! Music (SESAC) (adm. At capitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI# License # 2473598
Faith Of Our FathersVerse 1Faith of our fathers living stillIn spite of dungeon fire and swordO how our hearts beat high with joyWhene'er we hear that glorious wordChorusFaith of our fathers holy faithWe will be true to thee till deathVerse 2Our fathers chained in prisons darkWere still in heart and conscience freeHow sweet would be their children's fateIf they like them could die for TheeVerse 3Faith of our fathers we will striveTo win all nations unto TheeAnd through the truth that comes from GodMankind shall then be truly freeVerse 4Faith of our fathers we will loveBoth friend and foe in all our strifeAnd preach Thee too as love knows howBy kindly words and virtuous life
CCLI Song # 29011 Frederick William Faber | Henri Frederick Hemy © Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 2473598