SOJOURN CHURCH | T raverse City, Michigan | October 18, 2020
L = Leader | P = People
INVITATION
To all who are weary and need rest; To all who mourn and long for comfort; To all who feel worthless and wonder if God even cares; To all who are weak and fail and desire strength; To all who sin and need a Savior — This church opens wide her doors with a welcome from Jesus, The mighty friend of sinners, the ally of his enemies, The defender of the indefensible, The justifier of those who have no excuses left.
CALL TO WORSHIP b ased on The Worship Sourcebook pg. 46 #4
L: “Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid:
P: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name through Christ, our Lord. Amen.”
SONG: Holy Jason Ingram, Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman | CCLI License # 6016306
What heart could hold the weight of your love And know the heights of your great worth? What eyes could look on your glorious face Shining like the sun?
You are holy, holy, holy God most high and God most worthy You are holy, holy, holy Jesus, you are, Jesus you are
Your name alone has power to raise us Your light will shine when all else fades Our eyes will look on your glorious face Shining like the sun. Who is like you God?
Who shall we say you are? You’re the living God Who shall we say you are? You’re the Great I Am The highest name of all, You’re all you say you are
And you will come again in glory To judge the living and the dead All eyes will look on your glorious face Shining like the sun. Who is like you God?
SONG: Come Ye Sinners Joseph Hart, Brooks Ritter | CCLI License # 188971
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy Weak and wounded, sick and sore Jesus ready stands to save you Full of pity, love and power
Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome God’s free bounty glorify True belief and true repentance Every grace that brings you nigh
Come, ye weary, heavy laden Lost and ruined by the fall If you tarry ‘til you’re better You will never come at all You will never come at all
On the bloody Cross behold Him Sinner, will this not suffice Lo! the incarnate God ascended Please His perfect sacrifice
Let not conscience make you linger Not of fitness fondly dream All the fitness He requireth Is to feel your need of Him
CALL TO CONFESSION based on The Worship Sourcebook pg. 90 #13
L: Holy and merciful God, in your presence we confess our sinfulness, our shortcomings, and our offenses against you. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we are ashamed and sorry for all we have done to displease you. Forgive our sins, and help us to live in your light and walk in your ways, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.”–
SONG: Redeemed By The Blood Of The Lamb David Gentiles, Sean Carter, The Emerging Sound, Will Yates, Melanie Tierce | CCLI License # 7125327
I went down to the crimson river Left my burdens on the shore I went down a sinner came up a saint Died with Christ now I’m reborn
Yes he washed me in his mercy And he cleansed me with his blood Now I stand complete I have been set free I found life there in that flood
Not the same, I am changed Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb By his grace I am saved I’m his child forever I am Hallelujah, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb
Now I have the living water From the well that won’t run dry All the pangs of life have been satisfied By the precious blood of Christ
When it’s time to cross that river I will shine in glorious light When he calls me home I’ll fall at his throne And forever worship Christ And forever worship Christ And forever worship Christ
ASSURANCE OF PARDON based on Romans 8:34; 2 Corinthians 5:17
L: Hear the good news! Who is in a position to condemn?
P: Only Christ, and Christ died for us, Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for us. Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone; a new life has begun.
L: Know that you are forgiven, and be at peace.
P: Thanks be to God!
SCRIPTURE READING
Jonah 3: 1-10
3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in breadth. 4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5 And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.6 The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, 8 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. 9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.” 10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.
L: This is the Word of the Lord. | P : Praise be to Christ!
SONG: In Christ Alone Keith Getty, Stuart Townend | CCLI License # 3350395
In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song This cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought or storm What heights of love, what depths of peace When fears are stilled, when strivings cease My comforter, my All in all, here in the love of Christ I stand
In Christ alone, Who took on flesh, fullness of God in helpless Babe This gift of love and righteousness, scorned by the ones He came to save ‘Til on that cross, as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid, here in the death of Christ I live
There in the ground His body lay, light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious day, up from the grave He rose again And as He stands in victory, sin’s curse has lost its grip on me For I am His and He is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ
No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the power of Christ in me From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny No power of hell, no scheme of man can ever pluck me from His hand ‘Til He returns or calls me home, here in the power of Christ I’ll stand