Prelude
Welcome | Rev. Andrew Field, Executive Pastor
Call to Worship | Psalm 95:1-2
Leader: Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
All: Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
Song of Praise | Great Are You Lord
You give life, You are love,
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are you Lord
It’s Your breath, in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It’s Your breath, in our lungs
So we pour out our praise for You only
All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry
These bones will sing
Great are You Lord
Song of Praise | Fall Afresh
Awaken my soul come awake
To hunger to seek to thirst
Awaken first love come awake
And do as you did at first
Chorus Spirit of the living God,
Come fall afresh on me
Come wake me from my sleep
Blow through the caverns
Of my soul, pour in me
To over flow
To overflow
Yes Spirit come and fill this place
Let Your glory now invade
Spirit come and fill this place
Let Your glory now invade
Prayer of Adoration (concluded by the Lord’s Prayer)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Silent Praise and Thanksgiving
Doxology | Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
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
Amen
Prayer of Confession
Forgive our sins, O Lord.
Forgive the sins of our youth and the sins of our age,
The sins of our soul and the sins of our body,
Our secret and our whispering sins,
Our presumptuous and our careless sins,
The sins we have done to please ourselves, and the sins we have done to please others.
Forgive them, O Lord, because of your great goodness.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Silent Confession
Words of Encouragement | 1 John 2
If anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Song of Praise | Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not,Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
(Chorus)
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Chorus
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Chorus
Vision Sunday Presentations
Song of Praise | Goodness of God
I love You Lord
Oh Your mercy never fails me
All my days
I’ve been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
I will sing of the goodness of God
(Chorus)
All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so so good
With every breath that I am able
I will sing of the goodness of God
I love Your voice
You have led me through the fire
In darkest night
You are close like no other
I’ve known You as a father
I’ve known You as a friend
I have lived in the goodness of God
Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
With my life laid down
I’m surrendered now
I give You everything
Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
Greetings
Scripture Reading | Jeremiah 29:1-9
1 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 (This was after King Jehoiachin and the queen mother, the court officials and the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the skilled workers and the artisans had gone into exile from Jerusalem.) 3 He entrusted the letter to Elasah son of Shaphan and to Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It said:
4 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. 7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” 8 Yes, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. 9 They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them,” declares the Lord.
Sermon | For the City by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi
Closing Song | King of Kings
In the darkness we were waiting
Without hope, without light
‘Til from Heaven You came running
There was mercy in Your eyes
To fulfill the law and prophets
To a virgin came the word
From a throne of endless glory
To a cradle in the dirt
(Chorus)
Praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, three in one
God of glory, Majesty
Praise forever to the King of Kings
To reveal the kingdom coming
And to reconcile the lost
To redeem the whole creation
You did not despise the cross
For even in your suffering
You saw to the other side
Knowing this was our salvation
Jesus for our sake you died
(Chorus)
And the morning that You rose
All of Heaven held its breath
‘Til that stone was moved for good
For the Lamb had conquered death
And the dead rose from their tombs
And the angels stood in awe
For the souls of all who’d come
To the Father are restored
And the church of Christ was born
Then the Spirit lit the flame
Now this gospel truth of old
Shall not kneel, shall not faint
By His blood and in His name
In His freedom I am free
For the love of Jesus Christ
Who has resurrected me
(Chorus)
Benediction and Dismissal
Minister: Let us go forth to serve the world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
All: Thanks be to God!
Worship Musicians
Sung Kim | Acoustic Guitar
Leo Traversa | Bass
Aiden Kim | Drums
Evelyn Brandes | Violin
Chris Weldon | Piano/Vocal
Bonne Kramer | Vocals
Carmen Cancél | Vocals
Song Credits
Great Are You Lord | Words & Music: Leslie Jordan and David Leonard, CCLI #6460220
Fall Afresh | Words & Music: Jeremy Riddle, CCLI #6032768
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow | Thomas Ken, CCLI #1046749
Great Is Thy Faithfulness | Thomas Obediah Chisholm and William Marion Runyan, CCLI #18723
Goodness of God | Ed Cash and Jenn Johnson, CCLI #7117726
King of Kings | Brooke Ligertwood, Jason Ingram, and Scott Ligertwood, CCLI #7127647
