Worship Service Resources

You Have Redeemed My Soul

You have redeemed my soul
From the pit of emptiness
You have redeemed my soul from death

I was a hungry child
A dried up river
I was a burned out forest
And no one could do anything for me 
You put food in my body
Water in my dry bed
and to my blackened branches
You brought the springtime green and new life
And nothing is impossible for you

You have redeemed my soul
From the pit of emptiness
You have redeemed my soul from death

I was a hungry child
A dried up river
I was a burned out forest
And no one could do anything for me 
You put food in my body
Water in my dry bed
and to my blackened branches
You brought the springtime green and new life
And nothing is impossible for you

 

  

We Will Feast

We will feast in the house of Zion
We will sing with our hearts restored
"He has done great things," we will say together
We will feast, and weep no more

We will not be burned, by the fire
He is the Lord our God
We are not consumed, by the flood
Upheld, protected, gathered up

In the dark of the night, before the dawn
My soul be not afraid
For the promised morning, Oh how long
O God of Jacob, be my strength

Every vow we've broken and betrayed
You are the faithful One
And from the garden to the grave
Bind us together bring Shalom

Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me

What gift of grace is Jesus my redeemer
There is no more for heaven now to give
He's my joy my righteousness and freedom
My steadfast love 
My deep and boundless peace

To this I hold my hope is only Jesus
For my life is wholly bound to his
Oh how strange and divine
I can sing all is mine 
Yet not I but through Christ in me

The night is dark but I am not forsaken
For by my side the Savior he will stay
I labor on in weakness and rejoicing
For in my need, his power is displayed

To this I hold my Shepherd will defend me
Through the deepest valley he will lead
Oh the night has been won
And I shall overcome
Yet not I but through Christ in me

No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven
The future sure, the price it has been paid
For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon
And he was raised to overthrow the grave

To this I hold my my sin has been defeated
Jesus now and ever is my plea
Oh the chains are released
I can sing, I am free
Yet not I but through Christ in me

With every breath I long to follow Jesus
For he has said that he will bring me home
And day by day I know he will renew me
Until I stand with joy before the throne

To this I hold my hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to him 
When the race is complete
Still my lips shall repeat
Yet not I but through Christ in me

To this I hold my hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to him 
When the race is complete
Still my lips shall repeat
Yet not I but through Christ in me

When the race is complete
Still my lips shall repeat
Yet not I but through Christ in me 
Yet not I but through Christ in me

Prayers of the People

(from the New Zealand Prayer Book)

Leader:
Arise O Lord God and lift up Your Hand; do not forget the poor in their need; the poor commit themselves to You; for You are the Helper of the orphaned. (Psalm 10:13,16)

All:
Almighty God
You teach us in The Scriptures
That love is the fulfilling of the law:
Grant that we may love You with all our heart
And our neighbors as ourselves
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.

Save us Jesus, from hurrying away.
Because we do not wish to help,
Because we do not know how to help,
Because we dare not.
Inspire us to use our lives
Serving one another.

Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us
That what we do to each other, we do to You.
Make us quick to help and slow to hurt.
Knowing that in our neighbor it is You
Who receive our love or our neglect.

Holy Spirit breathe life and hope into us and
Fill us with Yourself.
In this moment of silence please hear prayers of our
Hearts and minds.
(Moment of Silent Prayer)

 

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 trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
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.

 

 

The Apostles' Creed

LEADER :
Christians, what do you believe?

ALL :
I believe in God
the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth

LEADER :
Do you believe in Jesus?

ALL :
I believe in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand
of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come 
to judge the living and the dead.

LEADER :
Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?

ALL :
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

 

What a Beautiful Name

You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ

What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ My King
What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus 

You didn't want heaven without us
So Jesus You brought heaven down
My sin was great 
Your love was greater
What could separate us now

What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ My King
What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

Death could not hold You
The veil tore before You
You silence the boast of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring
The praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again

You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever God You reign
Yours is the kingdom
Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name above all Names

What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ My King
What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus 
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus 
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

 

Scripture

2 Kings 5 (CSB)

Naaman, commander of the army for the king of Aram, was a man important to his master and highly regarded because through him, the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was a valiant warrior, but he had a skin disease.

Aram had gone on raids and brought back from the land of Israel a young girl who served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his skin disease.”

So Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said. Therefore, the king of Aram said, “Go, and I will send a letter with you to the king of Israel.”

So he went and took with him 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing. He brought the letter to the king of Israel, and it read:

When this letter comes to you, note that I have sent you my servant Naaman for you to cure him of his skin disease.

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Recognize that he is only picking a fight with me.”

When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Have him come to me, and he will know there is a prophet in Israel.” So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.

Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go wash seven times in the Jordan and your skin will be restored and you will be clean.”

But Naaman got angry and left, saying, “I was telling myself: He will surely come out, stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the skin disease. Aren’t Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and left in a rage.

But his servants approached and said to him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more should you do it when he only tells you, ‘Wash and be clean’?” So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the command of the man of God. Then his skin was restored and became like the skin of a small boy, and he was clean.

Then Naaman and his whole company went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “I know there’s no God in the whole world except in Israel. Therefore, please accept a gift from your servant.”

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, in whose presence I stand, I will not accept it.” Naaman urged him to accept it, but he refused.

Naaman responded, “If not, please let your servant be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry, for your servant will no longer offer a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the Lord. However, in a particular matter may the Lord pardon your servant: When my master, the king of Aram, goes into the temple of Rimmon to bow in worship while he is leaning on my arm, and I have to bow in the temple of Rimmon—when I bow in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord pardon your servant in this matter.”

So he said to him, “Go in peace.”

After Naaman had traveled a short distance from Elisha, Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

Gehazi said, “It’s all right. My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them seventy-five pounds of silver and two sets of clothing.’”

But Naaman insisted, “Please, accept one hundred fifty pounds.” He urged Gehazi and then packed one hundred fifty pounds of silver in two bags with two sets of clothing. Naaman gave them to two of his attendants who carried them ahead of Gehazi. When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from them and deposited them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left.

Gehazi came and stood by his master. “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Elisha asked him.

He replied, “Your servant didn’t go anywhere.”

“And my heart didn’t go when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,” Elisha said. “Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves? Therefore, Naaman’s skin disease will cling to you and your descendants forever.” So Gehazi went out from his presence diseased, resembling snow.

Benediction

Go with God, everyone!