Sunday, June 22, 2008

Thoughts on Worship

Songs
All Hail the Power of Jesus Name (1779, Edward Parronet, Tomlin)
        Only the power of Jesus is Redemptive        

History Maker // Martin Smith
        How big is our view of God?

Come Thou Fount (1758, Robert Robinson)
        We are only strong through Him, this song is about a longing to be dependent on God.

Hungry // Kathryn Scott
        When we are broken and empty we need to learn to turn to God alone for restoration.

Sunday Morning Prayers...
God I pray that you would challenge our view of You this morning. That we would put our trust in Your strength and not our own.

Worship thoughts...
Nehemiah knew where His strength came from, “The God of heaven will give us success.” (Neh. 2:20a). When we trust our own strength is how we are ‘prone to wander’ as it says in Come Thou Fount. There is a definite progression here.

Verse Integration...
Acts 17:28, “For in him we live and move and have our being...”

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