The God Who Judges

In this week's passage, God begins to deliver Israel from Egypt, but the process is anything but pleasant.  In fact, Israel's deliverance is going to come about right alongside a terrifying judgment.  We find that God's judgment is not a random act of terror, but is actually a necessary part of setting things right.  If evil is not judged, then how can we be delivered?  The question we are left asking as we near the deliverance of Israel is whether Israel will really leave evil behind in Egypt, or if evil is something that we all carry in our hearts.  We are left wondering, how might God deliver us if we are part of the problem?  It's there that we begin to understand how deliverance from oppression is only part of the battle.  In the end, we need the Spirit of the Lord made available by the forgiveness of sins.  Jesus is our hope, as always.

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TCC Order of Worship, 9.6.20

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WELCOME 

CALL TO WORSHIP 

Psalm 105:1-6

Leader: Lift up your hearts

Congregation: Our hearts are lifted up to the Lord

CONFESSION

Most merciful God,

we confess that we have sinned against you

in thought, word, and deed,

by what we have done,

and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart;

we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.

For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,

have mercy on us and forgive us;

that we may delight in your will,

and walk in your ways,

to the glory of your Name. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS IN CHRIST

Romans 8:1

CONFESSION OF FAITH (Nicene Creed)

We believe in one God,

   the Father almighty,

   maker of heaven and earth,

   of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,

   the only Son of God,

   begotten from the Father before all ages,

        God from God,

        Light from Light,

        true God from true God,

   begotten, not made;

   of the same essence as the Father.

   Through him all things were made.

   For us and for our salvation

        he came down from heaven;

        he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,

        and was made human.

        He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;

        he suffered and was buried.

        The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.

        He ascended to heaven

        and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

        He will come again with glory

        to judge the living and the dead.

        His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit,

   the Lord, the giver of life.

   He proceeds from the Father and the Son,

   and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.

   He spoke through the prophets.

   We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.

   We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

   We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,

   and to life in the world to come. Amen.

 

His Mercy Is More
by Matt Papa

Verse 1

What love could remember no wrongs we have done

Omniscient all knowing He counts not their sum

Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore

Our sins they are many His mercy is more

Chorus

Praise the Lord His mercy is more

Stronger than darkness new every morn

Our sins they are many His mercy is more

Verse 2

What patience would wait as we constantly roam

What Father so tender is calling us home

He welcomes the weakest the vilest the poor

Our sins they are many His mercy is more

Verse 3

What riches of kindness He lavished on us

His blood was the payment His life was the cost 

We stood 'neath a debt we could never afford 

Our sins they are many His mercy is more

Come Thou Fount Traditional Hymn (1758)

Verse1 

Come, Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing 

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace 

Streams of mercy, never ceasing 

Call for songs of loudest praise 

Teach me some melodious sonnet 

Sung by flaming tongues above 

Praise His Name; I’m fixed upon it 

Name of God’s redeeming love

Verse 2

Hither to thy love has blessed me

Thou hast brought me to this place

And I know thy hand will bring me

Safely home by thy good grace

Jesus sought me when a stranger

Wand’ring from the fold of God

He, to rescue me from danger

Bought me with His precious blood

Verse 3

O to grace how great a debtor

Daily I’m constrained to be

Let Thy goodness, like a fetter 

Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee 

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it 

Prone to leave the God I love 

Here’s my heart, O take and seal it 

Seal it for Thy courts above

Verse 3

O that day when freed from sinning 

I shall see thy lovely face

Full arrayed in blood-washed linen 

How I'll sing thy sovereign grace 

Come my Lord no longer tarry

Bring thy promises to pass

For I know thy pow'r will keep me

Till I'm home with thee at las

SCRIPTURE READING

Exodus 3:1-10

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord!

Congregation: Thanks be to God!

SERMON

LORD’S SUPPER 

Remembrance
by Hillsong Worship

Verse 1

I take the bread of life 

Broken for all my sin 

Your body crucified

To make me whole again

I will recall the cup 

Poured out in sacrifice 

To trade this sinner's end 

For Your new covenant

Chorus 1

Hallelujah

I'll live my life in remembrance 

Hallelujah

Your promise I won't forget

Verse 3

I'll walk salvation's road 

With fear and trembling 

Your way borne as my own

As Christ is formed in me

Chorus 2

If ever I should lose my way

If ever I deny Your grace

Remind me of the price you paid

Hallelujah

I'll live in remembrance

Bridge

You've been so so good to me

You've been so so good to me

Oh to think where I would be

If not for You if not for You

Chorus 3

As far as heights reach from the depths 

As far as east is from the west

So far Your grace has carried me

Until I see You face to face

Until at last I've won my race

Remind me You're not finished yet

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah 

I'll live in remembrance

Grace Alone by Dustin Kensrue

Verse 1

I was an orphan, lost at the fall; 

Running away when I’d hear you call, 

But Father, you worked your will.

I had no righteousness of my own, 

I had no right to draw near your throne,

But Father, you loved me still.

Chorus 1

And in love, before you laid the world’s foundation, 

You predestined to adopt me as your own.

You have raised me up so high above my station;

I’m a child of God by grace, and grace alone

Verse 2

You left your home to seek out the lost; 

You knew the great and terrible cost

But Jesus, your face was set.

I worked my fingers down to the bone

But nothing I did could ever atone

But Jesus, you paid my debt.

Chorus 2

By your blood I have redemption and salvation.

Lord you died that I might reap what you have sown, 

And you rose that I might be a new creation.

I am born again by grace, and grace alone.

Bridge

I was in darkness all of my life, 

I never knew the day from the night, 

But Spirit, you made me see.

I swore I knew the way on my own; 

Head full of rocks, a heart made of stone

But Spirit, you moved in me.

Chorus 3

And At your touch my sleeping spirit was awakened; 

On my darkened heart the light of Christ has shone. 

Called into a kingdom that cannot shaken;

Heaven’s citizen by grace, and grace alone.

So I’ll stand in faith by grace, and grace alone

I will run the race by grace, and grace alone

I will slay my sin by grace, and grace alone

I will reach the end by grace, and grace alone

DOXOLOGY 

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Praise Him all creatures here below

Praise him above ye heavenly hosts

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 

BENEDICTION