Preparing for Worship: July 11, 2021

Text: Matthew 1:1–17
Title: "Messianic Credentials"

This Sunday morning we will consider five messages conveyed by the genealogy of Jesus:

I. It Speaks of the Fulfillment of God's Promises
II. It Speaks of the Importance of Remembering God's Truthfulness and Faithfulness
III. It Speaks of the Wonder of God's Grace
IV. It Speaks of the Uniqueness of Jesus' Person
V. It Speaks of God's Grace and the World's Salvation Hope

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a YouTube playlist here and a Spotify playlist here:

  1. Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord)
  2. Blessed Are All (Only in Jesus)
  3. Is He Worthy?
  4. Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
  5. How Sweet and Aweful Is the Place
  6. Praise to the Lord
  7. Christ Our Hope in Life and Death
  8. How Great Thou Art
  9. Come, Lord Jesus
  10. Shine into Our Night
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Preparing for Worship: July 4, 2021

Text: Jonah 4:1–11
Title: "God Is Right When We Are Wrong"

I. The Prophet Contends (vv. 1–3)
II. God Corrects (vv. 4–11)

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a YouTube playlist here and a Spotify playlist here:

  1. Come Praise and Glorify
  2. Jesus Paid It All
  3. How Deep the Father's Love for Us
  4. Ancient of Days
  5. All Glory Be to Christ



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Preparing for Worship: June 27, 2021

Text: Jonah 1:17–2:10
Title: "Yahweh's Mercy to His Wayward Prophet"

I. Yahweh's Merciful Rescue of Jonah (1:17)
II. Yahweh's Merciful Answer to Jonah (2:1–2)
III. Yahweh's Merciful Instruction of Jonah (2:3–9)
IV. Yahweh's Merciful Release of Jonah (2:10)

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a YouTube playlist here and a Spotify playlist here:

  1. A Mighty Fortress
  2. Only a Holy God
  3. Christ Our Hope in Life and Death
  4. Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me
  5. In the Name of God
  6. All Creatures of Our God and King
  7. His Mercy Is More
  8. Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
  9. Christ is Mine Forevermore
  10. O Great God




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Preparing for Worship: June 20, 2021

Text: Jonah 1:4–17
Title: "The Inescapable God"

I. Intervention (vv. 4–5)
II. Indifference (vv. 5b–6)
III. Identification (vv. 7–10)
IV. Intercession (vv. 11–15)
V. Introductions (vv. 16–17)

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a YouTube playlist here and a Spotify playlist here:

  1. All Creatures of Our God and King
  2. Praise to the Lord
  3. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
  4. Christ Is Mine Forevermore
  5. I Will Be Still
  6. Come Thou Almighty King
  7. None but Thee
  8. O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer
  9. Grace Greater Than All Our Sin
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Preparing for Worship: June 13, 2021

Text: Jonah 1:1–3
Title: "Learning That God Is God"

I. God Comes to Jonah (v. 1)
II. God Commands Jonah (v. 2)
III. God Allows Jonah to Run (v. 3)

Songs we will sing this week include the following, included in a YouTube playlist here and a Spotify playlist here:

1. Psalm 46
2. Always
3. Solid Rock
4. Ancient of Days
5. Shine into Our Night
6. Come Praise and Glorify
7. 10,000 Reasons
8. We Sing As One
9. Be Thou My Vision


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Preparing for Worship: June 6, 2021

Text: Romans 16:25–27

Title: "From Doctrine to Doxology"

I. The Recipient of Praise Recognized (vv. 25, 27)
II. The Reasons for Praise Recited (vv. 25–27)
III. The Return to the Recipient of Praise (v. 27)

Songs we will sing this week include the following, provided in a YouTube playlist here and a Spotify playlist here:

  1. Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord)
  2. Christ Our Hope in Life and Death
  3. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
  4. He Will Hold Me Fast
  5. Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
  6. All Creatures of Our God and King
  7. Blessed Are All (Only in Jesus)
  8. Crown Him with Many Crowns
  9. Holy, Holy, Holy




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