Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Peachtree City, Georgia September 5, 2021 9:45 a.m. Goodness of God Fritz Wiese, Senior Pastor Miriam Beecher, Pastor Verse 1 Sandra Bohlken, Director of Contemporary Worship I love You Lord Dana Bogdanski, Bass guitar Oh Your mercy never fails me James Callison, Elec. Guitar All my days Jim Smothers, Drums I've been held in Your hands Eli Anderson, Tracee Daniel, Kendra Milburn, Vocals From the moment that I wake up Untl I lay my head I will sing of the goodness of God WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS Chorus SONGS OF PRAISE: I Know I Been Changed All my life You have been faithful All my life You have been so so good Chorus With every breath that I am able I know I been changed I will sing of the goodness of God I know I been changed I know I been changed Verse 2 the angels in heaven done signed my name I love Your voice You have led me through the fre Verse 1 In darkest night If you don't believe that I been redeemed You are close like no other the angels in heaven done signed my name I've known You as a father then follow me down to the Jordan stream I've known You as a friend the angels in heaven done signed my name I have lived in the goodness of God Verse 2 Bridge I stepped in the water the water was cold Your goodness is running afer the angels in heaven done signed my name It’s running afer me it chilled my body but not my soul Your goodness is running afer the angels in heaven done signed my name It’s running afer me Verse 3 With my life laid down When I get to heaven gonna sing and shout I’m surrendered now the angels in heaven done signed my name I give You everything Ain't nobody gonna turn me out Your goodness is running afer the angels in heaven done signed my name It's running afer me CCLI Song # 7117726 Ben Fielding | Brian Johnson | Ed Cash | Jason Ingram | Jenn Johnson Ending © 2018 Capitol CMG Paragon (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) the angels in heaven done signed my name SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Fellow Ships Music (Admin. by Essental Music Publishing LLC) the angels in heaven done signed my name So Essental Tunes (Admin. by Essental Music Publishing LLC) Traditonal/LaShun Pace/New City Fellowship Bethel Music Publishing For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 1160091

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SPECIAL READING ON CREATION: A New World SONG OF THE DAY: Set Me Ablaze Verse 1 RESPONSIVE READING Set me ablaze set me ablaze L God WORKS in diferent ways, but it is the same 'Til it's all that I know God who does the WORK in all of us. Set me ablaze set me ablaze C God is WORKing in us, giving us the desire and So (and) I'll never grow cold the power to do what is pleasing in his sight. (REPEAT) L We are God’s WORKmanship; he created us anew Chorus in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good WORKS he Breathe come and breathe planned for us long ago. On the coals of my heart C May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon Let Your fre start us and confrm for us the WORK of our hands! Breathe come and breathe L Word of God, word of life. On the coals of my heart C Thanks be to God. Keep me burning Breathe come and breathe GOSPEL LESSON: On the coals of my heart Mathew 25:31-40 & John 13:15-17 (PEV) Let Your fre start Breathe come and breathe “Jesus said, “I am God’s special man, and one day, I On the coals of my heart (oh) will come back from heaven…and at that tme, I will be really great and powerful. I will be the biggest Verse 2 boss, and I will sit down on the big boss’s seat. All Set me ablaze set me ablaze the people in the world, from every country, they With a single obsession will all come together in front of me. Set me ablaze set me ablaze Good people will say, ‘Sir, when did we ever see you With an endless passion hungry, and give you food? Or thirsty, and give you (REPEAT) water to drink? When did we ever see you as a Bridge stranger, and take you into our homes? When did Wild fre burn brighter we ever see you short of clothes, and give you some Deep inside my heart more clothes? When did we ever see you sick, or in Consume me rage through me prison, and visit you?’ I want all You are I will say to them, ‘Listen. You did all these things to (REPEAT) help…people who were not important people, but CCLI Song # 7054542 they were mine, so every tme you helped them, Bryan Torwalt | Jacob Sooter | Kate Torwalt | Mia Fieldes © 2015 Capitol CMG Genesis (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) you helped me at the same tme.’” Capitol CMG Paragon (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) [Remember…] Jesus Culture Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Jesus Culture Music Group (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Even though I am not your WORKER and you are not Be Essental Songs (Admin. by Essental Music Publishing LLC) my boss, I washed your feet anyway. In the same Hipgnosis Songs Essental (Admin. by Essental Music Publishing LLC) So Essental Tunes (Admin. by Essental Music Publishing LLC) way, you have to wash each other’s feet…it’s how Upside Down Under (Admin. by Essental Music Publishing LLC) you have to treat each other. Vertcal Church Band Publishing (Admin. by Essental Music Publishing LLC) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. P The Gospel of the Lord. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 1160091 C Praise to you, O Christ.

2 OUR PROFESSION OF FAITH: INVITATION TO OFFERING: The Apostles’ Creed: Yes, We Believe Link to give: htps://coslutheran.org/give/ Verse 1 Do you believe in God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of heaven and of earth? Chorus THE GREAT THANKSGIVING Yes, we believe, we do, Lord! P The Lord be with you. Yes, we believe, we do, Lord! C And also with you. Yes, we believe, we do, Lord! P Lif up your hearts. C We lif them to the Lord. Verse 2 P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Do you believe in Jesus, C It is right to give our thanks and praise. God’s only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, WORDS OF INSTITUTION was crucifed under Pontus Pilate, sufered and died, and was buried? THE LORD’S PRAYER Verse 3 C Our Father, in heaven, hallowed be your name; Do you believe that on that third day your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as he rose from the dead, and is now seated in heaven. at the Father’s right hand? Give us today our daily bread; forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us; Verse 4 Save us from the tme of trial and deliver us from Do you believe in the Holy Spirit? evil. (Yes, we believe, we do, Lord!) For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are In the Lord, the giver of all life? yours, now and forever. Amen. (Yes, we believe, we do, Lord!) With the Father and Son, he is worshiped SHARING COMMUNION and glorifed. As you see the pastors, worship team, and in person (Yes, we believe, we do, Lord!) worshipers commune, please join them and the He has spoken to us through the Prophets. whole Church remotely by communing each other/ (Yes, we believe, we do, Lord!) yourself with these ancient words of promise: Do you believe in the holy catholic church? (Yes, we believe, we do, Lord!) “The body of Christ for you” and One baptsm the forgiveness of all sin? “The blood of Christ for you.” (Yes, we believe, we do, Lord!) Do you believe that the dead shall rise, PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION and in life of the world to come? Amen! BENEDICTION Paul A. Tate, 1996 WLP L God has made everything beautful for its own tme. He has planted eternity in the human heart, PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH but we cannot see the whole scope of God’s WORK When the petton concludes “Lord, in your mercy,” from beginning to end. please respond, “Hear our prayer.” C Now may the God of peace … equip us in every When the prayers conclude, Please respond, good thing to do His will, WORKing in us that which “Amen.” 3 is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

SENDING SONG: (Praise You) Chorus Take the shackles of my feet so I can dance I just want to praise you I just want to praise you You broke the chains now I can lif my hands And I'm gonna praise you I'm gonna praise you Verse 1 In the corners of mind I just can't seem to fnd a reason to believe That I can break free Cause you see I have been down for so long Feel like the hope is gone But as I lif my hands, I understand That I should praise you through my circumstance Verse 2 Everything that could go wrong All went wrong at one tme So much pressure fell on me I thought I was gon’ lose my mind But I know you want to see If I will hold on through these trials But I need you to lif this load Cause I can't take it anymore Bridge Been through the fre and the rain Bound in every kind of way But God has broken every chain So let me go right now As recorded by . Words and music by Warryn Campbell, Erica Atkins, Trecina Atkins. 2000 EMI Music Publishing.

DISMISSAL L Go in peace. You are the body of Christ. Share Jesus’ gifs of joy and life with all you meet! C Thanks be to God.

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