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PRELUDE – “The Story of Abraham” by Psallos
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Isaiah 12
You will say in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
And you will say in that day:
“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.
“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known in all the earth.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
Song –
“Forever” by Chris Tomlin
CONFESSION OF SIN – Luke 18:13
EVERYONE:
‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Titus 3:4-7
When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness,
but according to his own mercy,
by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
so that being justified by his grace
we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Song –
“Not in Me” by David L. Ward and Eric Shumacher
PRAYER
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q33
Should those who have faith in Christ
seek their salvation through their own works,
or anywhere else?
No, everything necessary to salvation is found in Christ.
Song –
“God Is So Good” by Unknown
SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 4:1-8
SERMON – “The Holy Audacity of Justification by Faith Alone”
THE LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady
“The Solid Rock” by Edward Mote and William Batchelder Bradbury
OFFERING
Song –
“All I Have is Christ” by Jordan Kauflin
BENEDICTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE – “Active Obedience” by Shai Linne
PRELUDE – “Satisfied in You” by The Sing Team
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 146
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Put not your trust in princes,
in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,
who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed,
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the sojourners;
he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!
Song –
“10,000 Reasons” by Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman
CONFESSION OF SIN – Isaiah 55:6-7
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 abundantly pardon.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Romans 8:31-35, 37-39
LEADER:
What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all,
how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect?
It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn?
Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—
who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
EVERYONE:
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers,
nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Song –
“O the Love of My Redeemer” by Josh Caterer
PRAYER
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q32
What do justification and sanctification mean?
Justification means our declared righteousness before God.
Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness.
Song –
“It Is Well with My Soul” by Horatio Gates Spafford and Philip Paul Bliss
SCRIPTURE READING – Psalm 13
SERMON – “Run to Hope”
LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“He Will Hold Me Fast” by Ada Ruth Habershon and Matthew Merker
“Cornerstone” by Hillsong
OFFERING
Song –
“Rejoice” by Dustin Kensrue and Stuart Townend
BENEDICTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE – “Psalm 13” by Shane & Shane
PRELUDE – “That Ain’t Nothin” by Fred Hammond
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Isaiah 45:18-22
For thus says the Lord,
who created the heavens
(he is God!),
who formed the earth and made it
(he established it;
he did not create it empty,
he formed it to be inhabited!):
“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
‘Seek me in vain.’
I the Lord speak the truth;
I declare what is right.
“Assemble yourselves and come;
draw near together,
you survivors of the nations!
They have no knowledge
who carry about their wooden idols,
and keep on praying to a god
that cannot save.
Declare and present your case;
let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God and a Savior;
there is none besides me.
“Turn to me and be saved,
all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
Song –
“No One Higher” by Heath Balltzglier, Seth Condrey, and Steve Fee
CONFESSION OF SIN – Jeremiah 17:9-10
The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?
I the Lord search the heart
and test the mind.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Song –
“This Is Amazing Grace” by Phil Wickham
PRAYER
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q31
What do we believe by true faith?
We believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into 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.
We 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.
Song –
“Be Thou My Vision” by Eleanor Henrietta Hull, Mary Elizabeth Byrne
SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 3:21-31
SERMON – “Nothing to Boast About”
LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” by Isaac Watts
“How Deep the Father’s Love” by Stuart Townend
OFFERING
Song –
“All I Have is Christ” by Jordan Kauflin
BENEDICTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE – “It Is Finished” by Dustin Kensrue
PRELUDE – “He Came to Die” by Psallos
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Revelation 5:11-13
Then I looked,
and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders
the voice of many angels,
numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
saying with a loud voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth
and under the earth and in the sea,
and all that is in them, saying,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
Song –
“Worthy is the Lamb” by Darlene Zschech
CONFESSION OF SIN – Romans 3:23
All have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Romans 3:24
[You] are justified by his grace as a gift,
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood.
Song –
“One Thing Remains” by Brian Johnson, Christa Black Gifford, Jeremy Riddle
PRAYER
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q30
What is faith in Jesus Christ?
Receiving and resting
on him alone
for salvation
as he is offered to us
in the gospel.
Song –
“Lord I Need You” by Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill, and Matt Maher
SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 3:21-26
SERMON – “The Just Justifier”
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Heidelberg Catechism (1563), Q. 60
How are you righteous before God?
Only by true faith in Jesus Christ.
Although my conscience accuses me
that I have grievously sinned against all God’s commandments,
have never kept any of them,
and am still inclined to all evil,
yet God, without any merit of my own, out of mere grace,
imputes to me the perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ.
He grants these to me
as if I had never had nor committed any sin,
and as if I had accomplished all the obedience
which Christ has rendered for me,
if only I accept this gift with a believing heart.
LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“And Can It Be?” by Charles Wesley
“Jesus, Thank You” by Pat Sczebel
OFFERING
Song –
“Amazing Grace” by John Newton
BENEDICTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE – “The Cross (3 Hours)” by Shai Linne
Happy Labor Day and the official end of summer!!
Small Groups are re-launching this week. Small Groups at Immanuel are a way to have a mid-week check-in, share life, prayer requests, and study Scripture. Most eat a meal together. This year we’ll all be going through the OT book of 1 Samuel.
If you haven’t joined a Small Group yet, here are the offerings:
TUESDAYS:
Small Group at the Hills’ @ 7:00 PM | westpilsen@immanuel-baptist.net
WEDNESDAYS:
Small Group at the Carters’ @ 6:30 PM | eastpilsen@immanuel-baptist.net
Small Group at the Sapthavees’ @ 6:30 PM | universityvillage@immanuel-baptist.net
THURSDAYS:
Small Group at the Engs’ @ 6:30 PM | logansquare@immanuel-baptist.net
Small Group at Christian & Rosario’s @ 7:00 PM | littleitaly@immanuel-baptist.net
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