Celebrating Christ...Serving the City
Worship Guide March 7th, 2021 | 3rd Sunday of Lent
Mission Statement
All Souls exists to be used by God to make followers of Jesus through transformative worship, spiritual friendships, and being a faithful presence in our city
Welcome/Announcements
God’s Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
God calls us to worship - stand Psalm 51
Leader: Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities People: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Leader: Cast me not away from your presence and take not your Holy Spirit from me People: Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Leader: Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. People: O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
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Opening Prayer
We ask you, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of your humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of your Majesty, to be our defense against all our enemies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God
prepares Behold Our God our hearts - song Who has held the oceans in His hands? Who has numbered every grain of sand? Kings and nations tremble at His voice All creation rises to rejoice
Behold our God seated on His throne Come, let us adore Him Behold our King! Nothing can compare Come, let us adore Him!
Who has given counsel to the Lord? Who can question any of His words? Who can teach the One who knows all thing? Who can fathom all his wondrous deeds?
Behold our God seated on His throne Come, let us adore Him Behold our King! Nothing can compare Come, let us adore Him!
Who has felt the nails upon His hands Bearing all the guilt of sinful man? God eternal humbled to the grave Jesus, Savior risen now to reign!
Words & Music: Sovereign Grace, Bob Kauflin
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We praise our God - song Pensive Doubting Fearful Heart
Pensive, doubting, fearful heart, hear what Christ the Savior says Every word should joy impart, change thy mourning into praise Yes, he speaks, and speaks to thee; may he help thee to believe! Then thou presently wilt see, thou has little cause to grieve
Fear thou not, nor be ashamed, all thy sorrows soon shall end I who heaven and earth have framed, Am thy husband and thy friend I the High and Holy One, Israel’s God by all adored As thy Savior will be known, Thy Redeemer and thy Lord
For a moment I withdrew, and thy heart was filled with pain But my mercies I’ll renew, thou shalt soon rejoice again Though I scorn to hide my face, very soon my wrath shall cease ‘Tis but for moment’s space, Ending in eternal peace
When my peaceful bow appears, Painted on the watery cloud ‘Tis to dissipate thy fears, Lest the earth should be overflowed ‘Tis an emblem too of grace, of my covenant love a sign Though the mountains leave their place, thou shalt be forever mine
Though afflicted, tempest-tossed, comfortless awhile thou art, Do not think thou can be lost, thou art graven on my heart All thy walls I will repair, thou shalt be rebuilt anew And in thee it shall appear, what a God of love can do
Words & Music: Indelible Grace Music
Leader: The praise of God's people! People: Praise be to God!
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New Testament Reading John 2:13-22 13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In
the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” 18So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise to you, Lord Christ. We confess our sins “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” -1 John 1:9
All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen
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We receive assurance of God's pardon 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart. Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
All: Amen! Thank you, Jesus, for living, dying, and rising for our sins!
We now take a moment to pass the peace of Christ to one another. Not as a break from worship, but a continuation.
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Is He Worthy? Do you feel the world is broken? (We do) Do you feel the shadows? (We do) But do you know that all the dark won’t stop the light from getting through? (We do) Do you wish that you could see it all made new? (We do)
Is all creation groaning? (It is) Is a new creation coming? (It is) Is the glory of the Lord to be the light withing our midst? (It is) Is it good that we remind ourselves of this? (It is)
Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole? Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll? The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave He is David’s root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave Is He worthy? Is He worthy? Of all blessing and honor and glory Is He worthy of this? He is
Does the Father truly love us? (He does) Does the Spirit move among us? (He does) And does Jesus, our Messiah hold forever those He loves? (He does) Does our God intend to dwell again with us? (He does)
Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole? Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll? The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave He is David’s root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave From every people and tribe, every nation and tongue He has made us a kingdom and priests to God To reign with the Son Is He worthy? Is He worthy? Of all blessing and honor and glory Is He worthy? Is He worthy? Is He worthy of this? He is!
Words & Music: Andrew Peterson
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Pastoral Prayers of The We sinners beseech you to hear us, O Lord God: That it may please you to rule People and govern your holy Church universal in the right way,
People: We beseech you to hear us, good Lord.
To give all your people increase of grace to hear your Word with humility, to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruit of the Spirit, to bring into the way of truth all who have erred and are deceived, to give us a heart to love and fear you, and diligently to keep your commandments, to bless and keep all your people
People: We beseech you to hear us, good Lord
That it may please you to rule the hearts of your servant Joseph, our President, Greg our Governor, and John our Mayor, and all others in authority, that they may do justice, and show mercy, and walk humbly before you
People: We beseech you to hear us, good Lord
To make wars to cease in all the world, and to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord. That it may please you to show mercy on all prisoners and captives; refugees, the homeless, and the hungry; and all those who are desolate and oppressed, to preserve all who are in danger by reason of their work or travel.
People: We beseech you to hear us, good Lord
To strengthen the bonds of those in Holy Matrimony; to uphold the widowed and abandoned; and to comfort all whose homes are torn by strife.
People: We beseech you to hear us, good Lord
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To protect the unborn and their parents, and to preserve all women in childbirth; To care for those who have lost children or face infertility, and to provide for young children and orphans, to visit the lonely and those who grieve; to strengthen all who suffer in mind, body, or spirit; and to comfort with your presence those who are failing and infirm.
People: We beseech you to hear us, good Lord
That it may please you to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sin, negligence, and ignorance; and to endue us with grace of your Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to your holy Word, and to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts.
People: We beseech you to hear us, good Lord
And from all oppression, conspiracy, and rebellion; from violence, battle, and murder; and from dying suddenly and unprepared, and from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and from all disordered and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil.
People: Good Lord, deliver us
And so, by the mystery of your holy incarnation; by your holy nativity and submission to the Law; by your baptism, fasting, and temptation, by your glorious resurrection and ascension; by the sending of the Holy Spirit; by your heavenly intercession; and by your coming again in power and great glory.
People: Good Lord, deliver us
*We now pause so you can offer your own prayers to God whether silently or out loud, whether in person or online. Let us lift up our prayers to God.
Leader: Heavenly Father grant these our prayers for the sake of Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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We hear God's Revelation 11 word 1Then I was given a measuring rod like a 11But after the three and a half days a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the breath of life from God entered them, and temple of God and the altar and those who they stood up on their feet, and great fear worship there, 2but do not measure the fell on those who saw them. 12Then they court outside the temple; leave that out, for heard a loud voice from heaven saying to it is given over to the nations, and they will them, “Come up here!” And they went up trample the holy city for forty-two months. to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies 3And I will grant authority to my two watched them. 13And at that hour there was witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city days, clothed in sackcloth.” fell. Seven thousand people were killed in 4These are the two olive trees and the two the earthquake, and the rest were terrified lampstands that stand before the Lord of and gave glory to the God of heaven. the earth. 5And if anyone would harm 14The second woe has passed; behold, the them, fire pours from their mouth and third woe is soon to come. consumes their foes. If anyone would harm 15Then the seventh angel blew his them, this is how he is doomed to be killed. trumpet, and there were loud voices in 6They have the power to shut the sky, that heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world no rain may fall during the days of their has become the kingdom of our Lord and prophesying, and they have power over the of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and waters to turn them into blood and to strike ever.” 16And the twenty-four elders who sit the earth with every kind of plague, as on their thrones before God fell on their often as they desire. 7And when they have faces and worshiped God, 17saying, finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on “We give thanks to you, Lord God them and conquer them and kill them, 8and Almighty, their dead bodies will lie in the street of the who is and was, for you have taken your great city that symbolically is called Sodom great power and begun to reign. 18The and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. nations raged, but your wrath came, and 9For three and a half days some from the the time for the dead to be judged, peoples and tribes and languages and nations and for rewarding your servants, the will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to prophets and saints, and those who fear let them be placed in a tomb, 10and those who your name, both small and great, and for dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and destroying the destroyers of the earth.” make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to 19Then God’s temple in heaven was those who dwell on the earth. opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes
Leader: The word of the Lord! of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. All: Thanks be to God!
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Encouragement from God's word “Preserved and Exposed”
Pastor Austin Britton
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The Lord’s Supper
The Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Leader: Is the Father with us? All: He is!
Leader: Is Christ among us? All: He is!
Leader: Is the Spirit present now? All: He is!
Leader: This is our God. All: Father Son and Holy Spirit
Leader: We are his people. All: We are redeemed
Leader: So, lift up your hearts! All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give him thanks and praise!
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Leader: It is right, our duty and our joy, always and everywhere to give you thanks and praise Holy Father, creator of heaven and earth. And we do not presume to come to your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in your many and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table. But you are the same Lord whose nature is always to have mercy. Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, an increased faith as we come to sacramentally eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.
So, brothers and sisters, let us proclaim the mystery of our faith.
All: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. (Pause to take the Lord’s Supper together)
*We invite to the Lord’s Table all those who are baptized in the name of the Trinity and who are disciples of Jesus Christ, under the authority of Christ and His body, the Church. By eating the bread and drinking the wine with us as a visitor, you are acknowledging to our church that you are a sinner, without hope except in the sovereign mercy of God, and that you are trusting in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation. If you have any doubts about your participation, please speak to the pastor or one of the elders. All are welcome to come to the table to receive prayer if not partaking of the elements.
NOTE: We do use real wine in the Supper and we have gluten free, allergy-free cracker available
Leader: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; People: Have mercy on us
Leader: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; People: Have mercy on us
Leader: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; People: Grant us your peace
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For the Joy For the joy set before you, for a bride dressed in white For a kingdom that will never end you laid down your life For the orphan and widow, for the slave and the free For the destitute, the prostitute, the pauper and king
I can hear the hammer pounding the nails I can hear the thunder roll High on that hill where wrath was poured on innocence And all my sins were paid for When you died for me Jesus, when you died for me
Not a thought of injustice, not a victimless crime Precious was the blood you shed that should have been mine And forsaking the torment as the tears burned your eyes For the joy set before you, you laid down your life
I can hear the hammer pounding the nails I can hear the thunder roll High on that hill where wrath was poured on innocence And all my sins were paid for When you died for me Jesus, when you died for me
Words & Music: John Barnett, 2013
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God sends us out with hope- song
This is My Father’s World This is my Father’s world And to my listening ears All nature sings, and round me rings The music of the spheres This is my Father’s world I rest me in the thought Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas His hands the wonders wrought
This is my Father’s world The birds their carols raise The morning light, the lily white Declare their Maker’s praise This is my Father’s world He shines in all that’s fair In the rustling grass I hear Him pass He speaks to me everywhere
This is my Father’s world O let me ne’er forget That though the wrong seems oft so strong God is the Ruler yet This is my Father’s world Why should my heart be sad? The Lord is King: let the heavens ring! God reigns; let earth be glad!
The Lord is King: let the heavens ring! God reigns; let earth be glad!
Words: Matbie D. Babcock, 1901 Music: Sandra McCracken, 2014
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ANNOUNCEMENTS All Souls 101: Sundays at 2pm at the church.
Gather: We are ramping up our Gather space once again, and our Jennifer Barnett could use volunteers to help promote the space. More details coming soon.
Gideons: The local Missoula chapter of the Gideon's is looking to recruit new members to help spread God's Word. If you are interested in joining the Gideon's, please talk to Jim Cook.
Good Friday Service: We will be having our Good Friday service on April 2nd at 7pm.
Weekly Zoom Prayer Meeting: Join others in our church Wednesdays @ 8:30-9pm via Zoom to pray together. For more information or to send prayer requests to, please contact Jill Taber.
Young Life College: Young Life has started meeting at our space on Tuesdays at 7:30pm.
Welcome to ALL SOULS MISSOULA, a community of faith, where we see it as our highest priority to welcome you regardless of your spiritual convictions. Thanks for choosing to spend your Sunday morning with us!
We seek to create an environment for Christian worship that is reverent yet casual, structured yet authentic, grounded in both old and new. Worship is a great place to process the claims of Jesus and to consider your own response. Whether you are a follower of Jesus or someone who is simply curious about classic, biblical Christianity, we hope you will feel comfortable and welcome.
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LEADERS AND STAFF
Rev. Austin Britton, Pastor [email protected] Jesse Barnett, Elder, Music Director [email protected] Ric Hauer, Elder [email protected] Joe Kesler, Elder [email protected] Paul Greenwood, Deacon, Mercy, Setup [email protected] Nick Taber, Treasurer [email protected] Harlan Barnett, Pastoral Intern [email protected] Audrey Harris, Children's Director, Admin [email protected]
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