Preparing for Worship
 
March 29, 2026
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WHAT TO PRAY THIS WEEK
Speaker: Patrick Belshe

Pray for those who will lead in worship:
Garold Syring
Patrick Belshe
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 2026.
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.
Pray that we will pursue lost people as Jesus did (Luke 19:10)
 
Patrick’s sermon for this Sunday is entitled: “A Different Kind of Different” using John 12:12-19 as the text.
 
12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
    sitting on a donkey's colt!”
16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”
 
Beauty in Worship
GOD-MOTIVATED BEAUTY
 
As Christians become mature there is likely to be more and more hunger for and production of that which is truly beautiful. We are thinking, not of beauty (or art) for its own sake, but for beauty which draws attention to the Lord of beauty. This beauty is seen in our church buildings (which are symbols, either to honor or dishonor), in our symbolism (always conspicuous, even when absent), in our musical expressions (quality of composition and presentation). Beauty ought to be true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, reputable, and praiseworthy. Let beauty declare our Lord’s glory, both in public worship and in private adoration of His works.
Ronald Allen and Gordon Borror, Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel (Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1977), Page 101

This Sunday's Music As we prepare for corporate worship, meditate on the lyrics from some of our songs of worship. Listen to the song using the YouTube links listed below.

Pre-worship
‘Hosanna (Praise is Rising)’
‘Hosanna’
‘Crown Him with Many Crowns’
‘The Lord Almighty Reigns’
Listen to the songs on our website under the menu heading ‘Preparation for Worship’.
 
Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)
Praise is rising, eyes are turning to You; We turn to You.
Hope is stirring, hearts are yearning for You; We long for You.
‘Cause when we see You, we find strength to face the day.
In Your presence all our fears are washed away, washed away.
 
Hosanna, hosanna, You are the God who saves us,
worthy of all our praises.
Hosanna, hosanna, come have Your way among us.
We welcome You here, Lord Jesus.
 
Hear the sound of hearts returning to You. We turn to You.
In Your kingdom, broken lives are made new; You Make us new;
‘Cause when we see You, we find strength to face the day.
In Your presence all our fears are washed away, washed away.
 
Hosanna, hosanna, You are the God who saves us,
worthy of all our praises.
Hosanna, hosanna, come have Your way among us.
We welcome You here, Lord Jesus.
 
‘Cause when we see You, we find strength to face the day.
In Your presence all our fears are washed away, washed away.
  
Hosanna, hosanna, You are the God who saves us,
worthy of all our praises.
Hosanna, hosanna, come have Your way among us.
We welcome You here, Lord Jesus.
Hosanna, hosanna,
Hosanna, hosanna.
 
Words and Music by BRENTON BROWN and PAUL BALOCHE © Copyright 2006 Thankyou Music (PRS) (admin. worldwide by EMI CMG Publishing excluding Europe which is admin. by kingswaysongs.com)/Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (ASCAP) (c/o Integrity Media, Inc., 1000 Coday Road, Mobile, AL 36695). All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI License # 2473598
 
Hosanna
Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
 
Lord we lift up Your name
With hearts full of praise.
Be exalted, O Lord, my God;
Hosanna in the highest
 
Glory, glory. Glory to the KIng of kings
Glory, glory. Glory to the KIng of kings
Lord we lift up Your name
With hearts full of praise.
Be exalted, O Lord, my God;
Hosanna in the highest
 
Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
 
Lord we lift up Your name
With hearts full of praise.
Be exalted, O Lord, my God;
Hosanna in the highest
 
Lord we lift up Your name
With hearts full of praise.
Be exalted, O Lord, my God;
Hosanna in the highest 
“Hosanna” word and music by CARL TUTTLE © Copyright 1985 Shadow Spring Music (ASCAP) (admin. by Music Services, Inc.) All right reserve. Used by permission. CCLI License # 2473598
 
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Verse 1
Crown Him with many crowns
The Lamb upon His throne
Hark how the heavenly anthem drowns
All music but its own
Awake my soul and sing
Of Him who died for thee
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity
Verse 2
Crown Him the Lord of life
Who triumphed o'er the grave
And rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save
His glories now we sing
Who died and rose on high
Who died eternal life to bring
And lives that death may die
Verse 3
Crown Him the Lord of love
Behold His hands and side
Rich wounds yet visible above
In beauty glorified
No angel in the sky
Can fully bear that sight
But downward bends each burning eye
At mysteries so bright
Verse 4
Crown Him the Lord of peace
Whose power a sceptre sways
From pole to pole
That wars may cease
And all be prayer and praise
His reign shall know no end
And round His pierced feet
Fair flowers of paradise extend
Their fragrance ever sweet
Verse 5
Crown Him the Lord of years
The Potentate of time
Creator of the rolling spheres
Ineffably sublime
All hail Redeemer hail
For Thou hast died for me
Thy praise shall never never fail
Throughout eternity
CCLI Song # 23938 George Job Elvey | Godfrey Thring | Matthew Bridges © Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 2473598
 
The Lord Almighty Reigns
There’s an endless song waiting to be sung, waiting to be sung,
With the voice of every tribe, the sound of every tongue.
When the bride of Christ on that day of days,
Brings with joy unto the lamb a multitude of praise.
And like the roar of mighty seas and rolls of thunder, hear his people sing:
Hallelujah, hallelujah, for the Lord Almighty reigns!
Hallelujah, hallelujah, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns.
 
We will join the feast, rest from battles won,
Tell with great rejoicing all the wonders God has done.
And like the roar of mighty seas and rolls of thunder all the church will sing:
Hallelujah, hallelujah, for the Lord Almighty reigns!
Hallelujah, hallelujah, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns.
 
Certain of that day. Christ we will proclaim.
Oh, that more would share the prize, salvation in His name.
Thern greater will the anthem ring, the mighty chorus rising to the King.
 
Hallelujah, hallelujah, for the Lord Almighty reigns!
Hallelujah, hallelujah, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns.
 
Hallelujah, hallelujah, for the Lord Almighty reigns!
Hallelujah, hallelujah, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns.
Words and Music by KEITH GETTY, KRISTYN GETTY, MATT PAPPA, and MATT BOSWELL © Copyright 2022 Getty Music Publishing (BMI)/Messenger Hymns (BMI)/Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/Love Your Enemies Publishing (ASCAP)(admin. at music services.com). All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI#720747