Sunday Celebration 10/24/2021
Affirmation of Faith, Affirmation Chorus, Song Lyrics, and Today’s Scriptures are listed after the order of worship below:
OPENING MUSIC
WELCOME & INVOCATION & AFFIRMATIOON OF FAITH
AFFIRMATION CHORUS: “IN THIS PLACE”
SING AND CELEBRATE:
1. FRIEND OF GOD
2. AWESOME
3. I WON’T GO BACK
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
MATTHEW 7:13-29;
LUKE 13:22-30 THE MESSAGE (MSG)
SPECIAL MUSIC
PRAISE AND PRAYER
SPECIAL MUSIC
TODAY’S SERMON:
“ENTERING THE NARROW GATE”
FINAL SONG
Our Affirmation of Faith
We believe in God the creator of us all, whose desire for
diversity is seen in the rainbow of humanity. With unrelenting
passion God Seeks to be in relationship with all of us.
We believe in Jesus the Christ, who is the embodiment of
God’s redeeming grace; And in the Holy Spirit through whom
that grace continues its restoring work.
We believe in the Church. It is the body of Christ on the earth
today. As ministers of this church, we are all called like Jesus,
to heal, to deliver, to teach, and to serve.
We believe that together we can change the world,
in our time and for all time Amen!
Affirmation Chorus: In This Place
In this place, There’s joy that I can’t explain
In this place, There’s healing for all my pain
There is love unlike I’ve ever known
Everybody here makes me feel at home
As we gather here, I know I’m not alone
I feel God’s presence, Moving in this place..
I AM A FRIEND OF GOD
Verse: Who am I that you are mindful of me, That you hear me when I call
Is it true that you are thinking of me How you love me, it’s amazing (Who am I Lord) repeat
Chorus: I am a friend of God, I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God, You call me friend (repeat chorus)
Verse: Who am I that you are mindful of me, That you hear me when I call Is it true that you are thinking of me, How you love me
It’s amazing. It’s amazing. It’s amazing. (repeat chorus 2x)
Bridge: God Almighty, Lord of Glory, You have called me friend
(4TIMES…FIRST TWO UNISON) (repeat chorus3x)
You call me friend. You call me friend. You call me friend
AWESOME
Verse 1: My God is Awesome/He can move mountains/Keep me in the valley/
Hide me from the rain. My God is Awesome/Heals me when I’m broken/
Strength where I’ve been weakened/Forever He will reign (repeat)
Hook: My God Is Awesome/Awesome, Awesome, Awesome
My God is Awesome/Awesome, Awesome, Awesome
Verse 2: My God is Awesome/Savior of the whole world/Giver of Salvation/
By His stripes I am healed. My God is Awesome/Today I am forgiven/
His grace is why I’m living/Praise His Holy name
Shorten Hook: My God Is Awesome/Awesome, Awesome, Awesome
Vamp: He’s Mighty, He’s Mighty, He’s Mighty, He’s Mighty/Awesome, Awesome
He’s Holy, He’s Holy, He’s Holy, He’s Holy/Awesome, Awesome
He’s Great He’s Great, He’s Great, He’s Great/Awesome, Awesome
Deliverer, Deliverer, Deliverer, Deliverer/Awesome, Awesome
Provider, Provider, Provider, Provider/Awesome….Awesome
Protector, Protector, Protector, Protector/Awesome, Awesome
Verse 3: My God is Awesome/He can move mountains/Keep me in the valley/
Hide me from the rain. My God is Awesome/Heals me when I’m broken/
Strength where I’ve been weakened… Praise His Holy Name
I WON’T GO BACK
I’ve been changed, healed, freed, delivered, I’ve found joy, peace, grace and favor
I’ve been changed, healed, freed, delivered, I’ve found joy, peace, grace and favor
Bridge: Right now is the moment, today is the day,
I’ve been changed, I’ve been changed
I have waited for this moment to come, And I won’t let it pass me by
Chorus: I won’t go back, can’t go back to the way it used to be
Before your presence came and changed me
I won’t go back, can’t go back to the way it used to be
Before your presence came and changed me
All my shame, guilt, sins, forgiven, No more chains, fear, my past is over
REPEAT BRIDGE THEN CHORUS (4X)
I won’t go back, can’t go back to the way it used to be
Before your presence came and changed me
I won’t go back, can’t go back to the way it used to be
Before your presence came and changed me
Today’s Scripture
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate
and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter
through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life,
and only a few find it. Watch out for false prophets. They come to you
in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit
you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or
figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad
tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree
cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut
down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize
them. Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom
of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in
heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy
in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name
perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you.
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into
practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came
down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house;
yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone
who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice
is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down,
the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it
fell with a great crash.” When Jesus had finished saying these things, the
crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had
authority, and not as their teachers of the law. MATTHEW 7:13-29
He went on teaching from town to village, village to town, but keeping on
a steady course toward Jerusalem. A bystander said, “Master, will only a
few be saved?” He said, “Whether few or many is none of your business.
Put your mind on your life with God. The way to life—to God!—is
vigorous and requires your total attention. A lot of you are going to
assume that you’ll sit down to God’s salvation banquet just because
you’ve been hanging around the neighborhood all your lives. Well, one day
you’re going to be banging on the door, wanting to get in, but you’ll find
the door locked and the Master saying, ‘Sorry, you’re not on my guest list.’
You’ll protest, ‘But we’ve known you all our lives!’ only to be interrupted
with his abrupt, ‘Your kind of knowing can hardly be called knowing. You
don’t know the first thing about me.’ That’s when you’ll find yourselves
out in the cold, strangers to grace. You’ll watch Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and
all the prophets march into God’s kingdom. You’ll watch outsiders stream
in from east, west, north, and south and sit down at the table of God’s
kingdom. And all the time you’ll be outside looking in—and wondering
what happened. This is the Great Reversal: the last in line put at the head
of the line, and the so-called first ending up last.”
LUKE 13:22-30 THE MESSAGE (MSG)