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Outdoor Sunday Service 01/31/2021 Call to Worship Isaiah 40:28-31 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. 30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Desert Song Brooke Fraser This is my prayer in the desert when all that's within me feels dry This is my prayer in my hunger and need my God is the God who provides This is my prayer in the fire in weakness or trial or pain There is a faith proved of more worth than gold So refine me, Lord through the flame I will bring praise, I will bring praise, no weapon formed against me shall remain I will rejoice, I will declare God is my victory and He is here This is my prayer in the battle when triumph is still on its way I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ so firm on His promise I'll stand I will bring praise, I will bring praise, no weapon formed against me shall remain I will rejoice, I will declare God is my victory and He is here All of my life in every season You are still God I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship All of my life in every season You are still God I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship All of my life in every season You are still God I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship All of my life in every season You are still God I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship I will bring praise, I will bring praise, no weapon formed against me shall remain I will rejoice, I will declare God is my victory and He is here This is my prayer in the harvest when favor and providence flow I know I'm filled to be emptied again the seed I've received I will sow © 2008 Hillsong Music Publishing (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) CCLI #42049 The Valley Song Aaron Sands, Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason You have led me to the sadness I have carried this pain On a back bruised and nearly broken I'm crying out to You I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy When death like a robber comes to steal what I love I will still look to the heavens I will still seek Your face But I fear You aren't listening because there are no words Just the stillness and the hunger for a faith that assures I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia While we wait for rescue with our eyes tightly shut Face to the ground Using our hands to cover the fatal cut Though the pain is an ocean, tossing us around, around, around You have calmed greater waters and higher mountains have come down I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy (Alleluia, Alleluia) I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy (Alleluia, Alleluia) I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy (Alleluia, Alleluia) I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy (Alleluia, Alleluia) Oh, Sing of Your mercy, Your mercy, Your mercy I will sing of Your mercy that leads me through valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy © 2003 Bridge Building Music, Inc. (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) Pogostick Music (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) Innocent Smith (Admin. by Unaffiliated Admin (UA)) CCLI #42049 Prayer of Confession and Celebration 31 January 2021 “A Prayer of Hope When Hoping Isn’t Easy” Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Heavenly Father, the gospel makes all the difference in the world, period. What but the gospel of your grace could possibly explain Paul’s attitude of faith and hope reflected in these few verses? He experienced crazy-making danger and betrayals, from both outside and inside the Body of Christ. He was flogged five times by the Jews, beaten with rods, stoned, thrice shipwrecked, floated boat-less in the ocean 36 hours; he went sleepless and foodless, was cold and naked… among other loses and crosses. (2 Cor. 11:23-33). And yet— and supernaturally yet, he didn’t lose heart and he didn’t kill hope. Nothing but the truth and power of the gospel can explain this. No pity-parties or numbing binges; no throwing in the towel or throwing of temper tantrums; no excuse making or excusing himself from life; no angry blaming or cynical shaming. Rather, Paul modeled for us the way of the cross, the way of the gospel, the ways of your heart. Please cultivate the same attitude of hope in our lives, Father. Though most of us will only experience a small percentage of the disappointments and suffering Paul experienced, nonetheless, we need the transforming power of gospel- hope in our lives. When we are tempted to lose heart, harden our hearts, numb our hearts, or indulge our hearts, help us to see Jesus clearly— the author and perfecter of our faith. Help us to see the glories of the new heaven and the new earth, and not just the brokenness of the first heaven and earth. May a vision of unseen eternal realities transcend and transform our vision of temporal heart-wreckers and heart-breakers. May the endless triumph of heaven be more real to us than the momentary troubles of today. Help us, like Paul, to be honest about the ways we are outwardly “wasting away,” for you’re not asking us to pretend or deny the reality of our weakness. But also, help us to be convinced about the inward renewal that you are effecting in our lives, day by day. You will bring to completion the good work you have begun in us and all around us. How we praise you for this great assurance. Gracious Father, as you renew and deepen our hope, help us to live as conduits of hope. Every gift and grace you give us is meant to be shared with others, every one of them. So very Amen we pray in Jesus’ name, with fresh humility and eternal gratitude. Closing Song Victorious David Carr | Justin T. Daly | Mac Powell | Mark Lee | Tai Anderson In all the heavens there is One Who conquered death alone and brought our freedom Your throne will last throughout all time Let all the nations bow and bring You praise Victorious, You reign victorious over sin, over death, over all, over us And with the angels we will sing A blessed multitude of Your creation Rejoicing with our holy King The only One that brings us our salvation Victorious, You reign victorious, over sin, over death, over all, over us Victorious, You reign victorious, in Your mighty name we trust, Let all proclaim, You reign victorious Victorious, we lift You up, victorious All nations rise and they will fall, The kingdom of our God will last forever All nations rise and they will fall, The kingdom of our God will last forever Victorious, we lift You up, victorious Victorious, we lift You up, victorious Victorious, You reign victorious, over sin, over death, over all, over us Datamama Music | Remaining portion is unaffiliated (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) | CCLI #42049 .