July 24, 2019 PM Children Choir

This is our summer children's program choir, and we do this every year, and I always ask next year, are we going to do that again?

What I share with them before is to plant seeds in them of Scripture and music, music based upon Scripture, that will flourish and grow, and as they become older, it expands their vision of who

God is, that their spiritual vision, sing for you and quote

Scripture, and we sing together as a congregation that there are seeds planted here.

Again, we're a congregational city, so we're going to warm you up.

Follow me a second as I bring this message, both in spoken word and in sung word, to you.

Although this congregation is witness to it, we do it for your glory, for your honor, for your pleasure, and I pray for these young people that they will sense your presence as we participate in this time.

We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. First one is, Trust and Obey. I will call upon the

Lord, and I am saved from my enemies. The Lord blessed me with my rock, and he told me to be

God in my salvation. Ready?

I will call upon the

Lord, and I am saved from my enemies.

The Lord blessed me with my rock, and he told me to be God in my salvation.

The Lord blessed me with my rock, and he told me to be God in my salvation. So shall I be saved from my enemies.

I will call upon the Lord. I will call upon the

Lord. I will call upon the

Lord. I will call upon the

Lord. ♪ In heaven above, oh praise Him, alleluia ♪ ♪

Praise rejoice, He lives everywhere ♪ ♪

Praise Him, oh praise Him, alleluia, alleluia ♪ ♪

Forgiving others, take our calling deep, alleluia ♪ ♪

Praise Him, oh praise Him, alleluia ♪ ♪

Let all nature, creation bless ♪ ♪ And worship

Him in humbleness, oh praise Him, alleluia ♪ ♪

Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son ♪ ♪ And praise the

Spirit, three in one, oh praise Him, oh praise

Him, alleluia ♪

Nate, and Henson, and Sylvia, and Glenn, would you come up to the mics here? Romans 32, three.

For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God. Ephesians 2, four. But God, rich in mercy, because of the great love which

He has loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, He made us alive together with Christ.

By grace, you have been saved. I am He who blocks out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sin.

Micah 7, 19. He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities underfoot.

He will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. ♪

All the wrongs we have done ♪ ♪ Our mission's ongoing, He counts not their sum ♪ ♪

Flown into a sea without bottom or shore ♪ ♪

Our sins, they are many, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

But ages could range as we constantly roam ♪ ♪

The Father so tender is calling us home ♪ ♪

He helps with the weakest, the vilest, the poor ♪ ♪

Our sins, they are many, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more ♪ ♪

Stronger than darkness, new and remorned ♪ ♪

Our sins, they are many, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

His mercy is full ♪ ♪

Stronger than darkness, new and remorned ♪ ♪

Our sins, they are many, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

Passions of kindness He lavished on us ♪ ♪

His word was the payment, His life was the cost ♪ ♪

These good things that we could never own ♪ ♪

Our sins, they are many, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

Praise the Lord, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

Stronger than darkness, new and remorned ♪ ♪ Our sins, they are many,

His mercy is full ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

Stronger than darkness, new and remorned ♪ ♪

Our sins, they are many, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

Our sins, they are many, His mercy is full ♪ ♪

How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪

Once was lost, but now am found ♪ ♪

I see the grace that taught my heart to fear ♪ ♪

And grace my fears relieved ♪ ♪

How precious did that grace appear ♪ ♪

The hour I first believed ♪ ♪

My chains are gone, I've been set free ♪ ♪

My God, my Savior has ransomed me ♪ ♪

And mercy reigns, unending love ♪ ♪

Amazing grace is good to me ♪ ♪

His word my hope secures ♪ ♪

He will my shield and portion be ♪ ♪

As life endures, my chains are gone ♪ ♪

I've been set free ♪ ♪

My God, my Savior has ransomed me ♪ ♪

And mercy reigns, unending love ♪ ♪

Amazing grace is good to me ♪ ♪

I've been set free ♪ ♪

My God, my Savior has ransomed me ♪ ♪

And mercy reigns, unending love ♪ ♪

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow ♪ ♪

Peace to shine here below ♪ ♪

Will be forever, will be forever ♪ ♪

To you all, forever ♪ On paper, it's a song.

It's some spiritual songs, and we need to start with some hymns. The first song, the first hymn that we did, all right?

It's 316. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom, singing songs and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

And Christ Alone is a modern -day hymn written in 2002 by two men, one from England, Stuart Townend, and one from Ireland, Keith Getty.

The hymn tells the story of Jesus in four verses. The first verse tells who Jesus is.

He is our hope, light, strength, song, cornerstone, solid ground, comforter, and all in all.

The second verse tells us about his birth and death. The third about his resurrection. What has he done?

Has he become your savior? Your friend?

No man had no answers for the ills of life. Answers for the pains and sickness, broken relationships, the hardships of life, and the death.

We don't have answers. But God, the

Holy Creator, the sustainer of life, he does have those answers.

He does have those answers to the death, the burial, the resurrection of Jesus Christ his

Son. For he did give up willingly for us.

For those of you who haven't come to know him, this gift is like none other. There isn't money enough in the world to buy this gift.

It is given freely by God once he draws you into him, once he calls the

Holy Spirit and convictions the sin in your life. He does it.

There's no power that matches his, no kingdom that matches his, no resources, no riches, anything that matches

God. Corrie Ten Boom said in her book, He owns a cattle on a thousand hills.

It doesn't say one cattle per hill. I leave it to your imagination.

A thousand hills worth of cattle. That's a bunch of cattle. And that's just the beginning.

There are many scriptures that talk about him and his Christ. In John 3, 3 it talks about the new birth.

And in John 16 and John 36. John 14, 6 talks about the way, the truth, and the life.

There is no other way. Romans 10, 9, 11 is the salvation through the

Word. 2 Corinthians 5, 15 is the eternal service that we will offer to God when we join him in heaven.

Revelation 3, 20, he knocks. Will you allow me?

This is a call of the convicting of your sin.

And the recognition that you are so far away from God. There's no way you can get across that chasm without the help of Christ Jesus being that bridge.

Romans 3, 23 all have sin. Romans 6, 23 the wages of sin is death.

Not continued life in the worst case scenario, but death. The separation eternal from God.

If you have been saved, you believe that. You must believe that. That's core to your relationship with God.

So are you trying to save yourself? Before Christ, I was.

Are you fighting sin in your life? You know what it is. You know what you're supposed to do with it.

You're supposed to turn from it. Run from it. Leave it. Put it down. Ignore it.

You can't do it without God. Are you at the end of your strength and ability, your strength and ability, to fight the problems of life?

If you are, you know what? We would pray that the

Holy Spirit intervenes and helps you recognize that these things are beyond your ability.

We're sent through some Christ has the ability to do it all. So I ask you tonight, giving your heart and mind and soul accept the offer of salvation.

Believe in the death, the burial, the resurrection of Christ who took on himself.

Your sin. My sin. Nobody else does that.

He will forgive you. He will make you new. He will renew your soul.

It's like in a courtroom. You can get a crime. There is no way out of it.

The judge has all the witnesses. And he's ready to declare the penalty of the punishment.

And a man stands in the back of the courtroom and says, Your Honor, please punish me instead of him.

And he walks down to the bench. And the judge dictates the punishment.

On this man, you go free. That is what Christ does. If those are things you're dealing with tonight,

I want you to know that these people in this audience are ones you can go to.

They can lead you through what it means to yield to God who saves.

Revelation 5 -9 says this, And they sent him this offer, saying, Worthy are you to take the scroll and open its sealings.

For you were slain by your blood. You ransomed the people for God from every tribe, language, and people, and nation.

And you have made them a kingdom of priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.

Jesus alone is worthy. We sang this song before. Is He Worthy?

We're going to sing it again tonight. It's an echo song. The part that asks a question.

And if you want to be the echo you say, be the echo. The kids are going to help us with that.

Lisa's going to play. And I'll believe you. Do we have words for that?

Do we have the words for that, Victor? No. Do you feel the world is broken?

Do you feel the shadows deepen? But do you know that all the dark won't stop the light from getting through?

Do you wish that you could see it all made new?

We do. Is all creation groaning?

Is a new creation coming? Is the glory of the

Lord to be the light within our midst? It is.

Is it good that we remind ourselves of this?

It is. Is anyone worthy?

Is anyone cold? Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?

The lion of Judah who conquered the grave?

Is David's fruit 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. Is this God who dared to dwell again with us?

He does. Is anyone worthy?

Is anyone cold? Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?

The lion of Judah who conquered the grave?

Is David's fruit and the lamb who died to ransom the slave?

From every people and tribe, he has made us a kingdom and priesthood to reign with his

Son. Is he worthy? Is he worthy of all blessing and glory?

Is he worthy?

Is he worthy? He is. In 2

Corinthians 13 -14, may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the

Holy Spirit be with you all. The fellowship of the

Holy Spirit be with you all.

Please join us in the fellowship hall for desserts. And we have a special song that pretty much represents what something we're eating.

Cookie, chocolate, cookie, chocolate, cookie, yum, yum, yum.

Chocolate, cookie, chocolate, cookie, yum, yum, yum.

In all of Rio, Rio, I love that creamy filling in our...

Guys, stand real still. Smile. Smile.