SECOND SUNDAY in LENT February 28, 2021 - 10:30 AM

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT February 28, 2021 - 10:30 AM

Pre-Service “The Blood of Jesus Speaks for Me” “The Lion and the Lamb”

WELCOME & GREETING

OPENING SONG “The Blood of Jesus Speaks for Me”

Vs.1 The blood of Jesus speaks for me Bridge Worthy is the Lamb Lamb for sinners slain Be still my soul redeeming love Jesus Lord of all glory to His name Out of the dust of Calvary Heaven crying out let the earth proclaim Is rising to the throne above Power in the blood glory to His name There is no vengeance in His cry (Repeat) While it is finished fills the sky Jesus

Forgiveness is the final plea Vs.4 Oh let my soul arise and sing The blood of Jesus speaks for me My confidence is not in vain Vs.2 My heart can barely take it in The One who fights for me is King He pardons all my guilty stains His oath His covenant remain Surrender all my shame to Him No condemnation now I dread He breaks the curse of ev'ry chain Eternal hope is mine instead My sin is great but greater still His Word will stand I stand redeemed The boundless grace His heart reveals The blood of Jesus speaks for me A mercy deeper than the sea The blood of Jesus speaks for me Ending Amazing love how can it be The blood of Jesus speaks for me Vs.3 When my accuser makes the claim For me That I should die for my offense For me I point him to that rugged frame Where I found life at Christ's expense See from His hands His feet His side

The fountain flowing deep and wide

Oh hear it shout the victory The blood of Jesus speaks for me

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THE CONFESSION

People: Heavenly Father, you call us always to be prepared to share the hope we have in Christ. But we admit that we have not followed this command. The causes for this are many: the pressures of the world, our fear of embarrassment, our misplaced priorities, and our lack of prayer. But behind all of them is a heart full of sin that continually pursues the ways of the world, instead of pursuing you. Father, forgive us. Look not at our sin, but at Your Son. Strengthen us by filling us with the confidence in Your gracious promises. And prepare us to talk about You. Give us Your words, and led us with Your Spirit, to confess faithfully Your holy name. WORDS OF FORGIVENESS

SONG “The Lion and the Lamb”

Verse 1 He's coming on the clouds Verse 2 So open up the gates Kings and kingdoms will bow down Make way before the King of kings And every chain will break The God who comes to save As broken hearts declare His praise Is here to set the captives free For who can stop the Lord Almighty For who can stop the Lord Almighty

Chorus Our God is the Lion (Chorus)

The Lion of Judah Bridge Who can stop the Lord Almighty He's roaring with power Who can stop the Lord (Almighty) And fighting our battles And every knee will bow before Him (Repeat 3x) Our God is the Lamb The Lamb that was slain (Chorus 2x)

For the sins of the world

His blood breaks the chains And every knee will bow

before the Lion and the Lamb Every knee will bow before Him

CCLI Song # 7038281 Brenton Brown | Brian Johnson | Leeland Mooring © 2015 Meaux Mercy (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) The Devil Is A Liar! Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Bethel Music Publishing For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 188086

NICENE CREED People: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven And was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; And ascended into heaven, And sits at the right hand of the Father; And He shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Christian and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, And I look for the resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.

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FIRST READING Isaiah 12:1-6

You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.

“Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

SECOND READING 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

CONNECT TIME

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GOSPEL READING Luke 15:11-32

So [Jesus] told them this parable… “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.

“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

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“Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’ But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”

MESSAGE

SONG OF THE DAY “You Hold it All Together”

Vs. 1 You come at the right time Vs.2 You go You go before me When I least expect it never behind To prepare a blessing You make a way So why would I be surprised It's more than I could imagine When You deliver every time More than I can fathom Or comprehend Pre-Chorus On mountaintops You stay the same (Pre-Chorus & Chorus) In valleys low You never change Bridge God of my present God of my future Chorus And I believe that I will see You write my story The goodness of the Lord You hold it all together (Repeat 4x) I'm confident as seasons change Your faithfulness remains (Chorus 2x)

CCLI Song # 7165541 Alton Eugene | Edward Rivera | Elyssa Smith | Garrett Abel | Naomi Raine © 2020 Heritage Worship Music Publishing (Admin. by Bethel Music Publishing) UR Creative (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Maverick City Publishing (Admin. by Heritage Worship Publishing) Naomi Raine Music (Admin. by Heritage Worship Publishing) Remaining portion is unaffiliated For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 188086

PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER

People: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

+ COMMUNION +

COMMUNION SONGS “Hosanna”

Vs.1 I see the King of glory Washing over all our sin Coming on the clouds with fire The people sing The whole earth shakes The people sing The whole earth shakes yeah Chorus Hosanna hosanna Vs. 2 I see His love and mercy

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Hosanna in the highest (Chorus) Hosanna hosanna Hosanna in the highest Bridge Heal my heart and make it clean Vs. 3 I see a generation Open up my eyes to the things unseen Rising up to take their place Show me how to love like You have loved me With selfless faith Break my heart for what breaks Yours With selfless faith Everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause Vs.4 I see a near revival As I walk from earth into eternity Stirring as we pray and seek We're on our knees (Chorus 2x) We're on our knees Hosanna in the highest

“Revelation Song” (Instrumental) “No Longer Slaves” (Instrumental)

BENEDICTION

CLOSING SONG “Song in My Soul”

Vs. 1 There's a song in my soul Vs. 3 There's a hope in my heart And I feel it stirring in me Burning bright in the darkness This I know for sure This I know for sure That Your love is like a flood That I will look upon Your face And Your mercy never ending Forever dwell in Your presence I give my song to You And always sing to You (Chorus)

Vs. 2 There's a joy in my soul Bridge Let my life be to You a symphony And it rises like the morning Singing out holy holy This I know for sure All my days every single breath I That Your grace is enough breathe And Your promise never breaking Singing out holy (You are) holy I give my song to You (Chorus) (Repeat 2x) Chorus All of Your goodness is like a well (Chorus) running over Oh my soul it sings for You Yeah all my songs I sing for You

For all of Your goodness I will love You forever All my songs I sing for You Yes all my songs I sing for You

CCLI Song # 7113941, Brad Beal | Jonathan Smith | Phil Wickham | Travis Ryan, © 2018 Integrity's Alleluia! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music [DC Cook])), The Worship Society (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music [DC Cook])), Hickory Bill Doc (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC), So Essential Tunes (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC), Phil Wickham Music (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music Publishing LLC]), Simply Global Songs (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music ublishing LLC]), Sing My Songs (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music Publishing LLC]), Remaining portion is unaffiliated, For use solely with the SongSelect®. Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com, CCLI License # 188086