Welcome back to Sacred City’s Liturgy Recap. Here you will find a complete rundown of all that happened as we gathered this past Sunday!

- Opening Song:

- Call To Worship:

Hear the call to worship from Isaiah 55...

 

Seek the Lord while he may be found;

call upon him while he is near; 

Let the wicked forsake his way,

and the unrighteous man his thoughts;

let him return to the Lord, that he may

have compassion on him,

and to our God, for he will abudantly pardon.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, 

neither are your ways my ways, decalres the Lord.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

 

For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven 

and do not return there but water the earth,

making it bring forth and sprout,

giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

so shall my word be that foes out from my mouth;

it shall not return to me empty,

but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,

and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

 

For you shall go out in joy

and be led forth in peace;

the mountains and the hills before you

shall break forth into singing,

and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up cypress;

instead of the brier shall come up myrtle;

and it shall make a name for the Lord,

and everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

 

- Song:

 

- Confession of Sin: 

Let us confess our sins to the Father together…

Lord, You come to us,

but we do not recognize You;

You call, but we do not follow;

You command, but we do not obey,

You bless us,

but we do not thank you.

Please forgive and help us.

Lord, You accept us,

but we do not accept others;

You forgive us, but we do not forgive those who wrong us;

You love us,

but we do not love our neighbors.

Please forgive and help us.

Lord, You showed us how to carry out Your mission,

but we still insist on our own;

You identified with the poor and needy,

but we seek our own wants and desires;

You suffered and died for all,

but we turn to our own comfort.

In the midst of our lack of faith,

You are always faithful!

Please forgive and help us,

You are the faithful one! Amen.

 

- Absolution:

Hear the good news...

Who is in a position to condemn?

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.

Know that you are forgiven, and be at peace.

Let’s celebrate and worship our Lord. 

 

- Song:

 

- Profession of Faith: 

 

Let us profess our faith together...

 

We profess and affirm with the Holy Scriptures 

that we were dead in our trespasses and sins, 

in which we walked, following the passions of our flesh.

We were by nature children of wrath,

in bondage to sin, and unable to do what is good.

But God, because of His great love,

made us alive with Christ, and freed us from bondage to sin.

By God's grace we are converted,

and given the ability to repent of sin, 

to walk in new life, and to will what is good. 

Thanks be to God for His abundant mercy!

 

- Song: "I Love You Lord"

- Sermon: "Into the Wild" by Pastor Justin Dean

- Communion/Benediction:

As we leave here today…

 

You go nowhere by accident.

Wherever you go, God is sending you there.

Wherever you are, God has put you there.

He has a purpose in your being there.

Christ, who indwells in you, has something He wants to do through you,

wherever you are.

Believe this, and go in His grace, and love, and power. Amen! 

 

L: Peace be with you!

C: And also with you!