Worship Service for March 20, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Most of you are aware that we recently expanded our stage and had new flooring installed on it and back into our office space. Thanks to our Trustees and especially Trustee Jerry Barnes. At the same time, the Trustees thought it would be nice to take advantage of the situation to also install some mic/instrument inputs and electrical outlets and I want to thank Jim Brandenburg for putting them in. You can readily see some of them on the facing of the stage. It was a very tedious job as Jim had to solder about 80 connections to make it happen.
Our leaders met this past Tuesday evening and among other decisions we made, set a goal to re-open the nursery and kids’ worship by the first Sunday in April. If your heart beats for kids and you would like to know more about either position, please talk to Gail today after the service.
Next Friday is our next Community Meal. If you’d like to help serve it, please let Sandy Barnes know.
Lastly, we are planning an Easter Egg Hunt for the Saturday before Easter. We need volunteers. There are sign-up sheets on the table I the back.
Before I read today’s Call to Worship, I have a little story. Whether it’s true or not, I leave to you to decide.
After God made Adam, he noticed that Adam was sad and asked what was wrong.
Adam replied, “I’m lonely.”
God said, “That’s no good! How about I make you a companion? One that is appealing, will cook and clean, and doesn’t mind it when you hang out with the guys or watch football?”
Adam can’t contain himself: “That sounds awesome! What will it cost me?”
God says, “An arm and a leg!”
Adam asks, “What can I get for a rib?”
By the way, were you aware that we’d all be living in paradise if Adam and Eve were Chinese. Because they would’ve eaten the snake and not the apple.
But alas, they ate the forbidden fruit as Paul writes about it in our . . .
CALL TO WORSHIP
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. … Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come. But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and His gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:12, 14b-17
OPENING WORSHIP SONGS
It Is You
Furler, Peter
As we lift up our hearts,
Will You meet us here?
As we call on Your name,
Will You meet us here?
We have come to this place
To worship You,
God of mercy and grace.
It is You we adore.
It is You praises are for.
Only You the heavens declare.
It is You. It is You.And holy, holy is our God almighty.
And holy, holy is His name alone, yeah.
And holy, holy is our God almighty.
And holy, holy is His name alone.
It is You we adore.
It is You, only You.As we lift up our hearts,
Will You meet us here?
As we call on Your name,
Will You meet us here?
We have come to this place
To worship You,
God of mercy and grace.
It is You we adore.
It is You praises are for.
Only You the heavens declare.
It is You. It is You.And holy, holy is our God almighty.
And holy, holy is His name alone, yeah.
And holy, holy is our God almighty.
And holy, holy is His name alone.As we lift up our hearts,
As we call on Your name,
Will You meet us in this place
By Your mercy and grace?
As we lift up our hearts,
As we call on Your name,
Will You meet us in this place
By Your mercy and grace?
It is You we adore.
It is You. It is You.And holy, holy is our God almighty.
And holy, holy is His name alone, yeah.
And holy, holy is our God almighty.
And holy, holy is His name alone.It is You we adore.
©2002 Ariose Music, admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing
It is You praises are for.
Only You the heavens declare.
It is You. It is You.
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One Way
Douglass, Jonathon/Houston, Joel
I lay my life down at Your feet
Cause You’re the only one I need
I turn to You and You are always there.
In troubled times it’s You I seek
I put You first that’s all I need
I humble all I am all to You.One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.
One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.You are always, always there
Every how and everywhere
Your grace abounds so deeply within me
You will never ever change
Yesterday, today the same
Forever till forever meets no end.One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.
One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.
One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.You are the Way, the Truth, and the life
We live by faith and not by sight for You.
We’re living all for You.You are the Way, the Truth, and the life
We live by faith and not by sight for You.
We’re living all for You.
You are the Way, the Truth, and the life
We live by faith and not by sight for You.
We’re living all for You.You are the Way, the Truth, and the life
We live by faith and not by sight for You.
We’re living all for You.One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.
One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.
One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.
One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.One way, Jesus
©2003 Jonathon Douglass/Joel Houston/Hillsong Publishing
You’re the only one that I could live for.
One way, Jesus
You’re the only one that I could live for.
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Shout to the Lord
Zschech, Darlene
My Jesus, my Savior,
Lord there is none like You,
All of my days, I want to praise,
The wonders of Your mighty love.
My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength.
Let every breath, all that I am,
Never cease to worship You.Shout to the Lord, all the earth let us sing,
Power and majesty, praise to the King.
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands.
Forever I’ll love You, forever I’ll stand.
Nothing compares to the promise I have, in You.My Jesus, my Savior,
Lord there is none like You,
All of my days, I want to praise,
The wonders of Your mighty love.
My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength.
Let every breath, all that I am,
Never cease to worship You.Shout to the Lord, all the earth let us sing,
©1993 Darlene Zschech (Hillsong)
Power and majesty, praise to the King.
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands.
Forever I’ll love You, forever I’ll stand.
Nothing compares to the promise I have,
Nothing compares to the promise I have,
Nothing compares to the promise I have… in You.
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OPENING PRAYER
O Lord, our God, we thank You for the good news of Your love for us in Christ. We rejoice with Paul because Your free gift leads to our being made with You. May this good news of the gospel fill our hearts to overflowing; so much so that that it might overflow into the lives of others for the sake of Jesus who gave us His all and in whose name we pray, amen.
OFFERING
If you would like to send your offering through the mail, our mailing address is:
CrossPointe Community Church
P O Box 126
Chippewa Lake, OH 44215
So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving. Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us—I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.
II Corinthians 8:6-7
Gracious God our Father, what a privilege it is to participate with You by sharing our offerings that Your Church might continue to make the gospel of peace known to others who fall within our sphere of influence here in the greater Chippewa Lake area. We pray, as always, in the name of the One who saves, even Jesus, our Lord, amen.
OFFERING/PRAYER SONG
My Peace
Routledge, Keith
My peace I give unto you.
It’s a peace that the world cannot give.
It’s a peace that the world cannot understand.
Peace to know, peace to live.
My peace I give unto you.My love I give unto you.
©1975, 1980 and this arrangement ©1997 Kenwood Music.
It’s a love that the world cannot give.
It’s a love that the world cannot understand.
Love to know, love to live.
My love I give unto you.
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MORNING PRAYER
Brad Winter
Dear Heavenly Father,
We thank you for the wonderful morning you blessed us with and for bringing us safely together to worship you and hear your word. Please speak powerfully to us through Paster Randy!
We pray for the people of Ukraine and Ukrainian families around the world. So many have experienced destruction, confusion, uncertainty, death, injury, fear, and suffering. We pray during this time of conflict and division they will fall to their knees and turn their eyes and their hearts to you to find hope and experience PEACE.
The world contains so many temptations, images, sounds and devices that can easily distract and lure us into a storm of darkness, fear, doubt, and sin leaving us feeling lost and stranded. The world offers no PEACE. As winter fades and spring arrives help us to find PEACE in your wonderful creation….blossoming flowers, singing birds, and warm sunshine.
All PEACE comes from you God! The minute we take our eyes off you is when we stumble and fall. When our eyes are focused on you, our weakness and fear go away. When our fear is gone, only PEACE remains.
You are the savior of sinners Lord! We pray for those who do not know you that they will ask you into their hearts, repent of their sins and ask for your forgiveness.
When we leave here today help us to be a shining beacon of light in this dark world. May our actions glorify you and inspire others to join us here at Crosspointe Community Church. Please bless this day and keep us safe.
In Jesus’ Name, we pray, Amen
SCRIPTURE
Before I read today’s scriptures, I would like to say a word about one aspect of preaching that relates to living the Christian life. God calls us to live balanced Christian lives by first breathing in and then breathing out. We breathe in by reading the scriptures, praying, listening to sermons. Then we breathe out; that is, we put our Christian lives in motion by obeying and/or serving the Lord.
Because this is true, there should be balance in preaching. Sermons can assist us in breathing in and breathing out. Sermons that enable us to breathe in focus on subjects like forgiveness, grace, God’s love, eternal life. Sermons that help us to breathe out focus on helping us to obey and/or to serve others in Jesus’ name. Two weeks ago, we breathed in the sweet-smelling fragrance of forgiveness as we considered the denial and forgiveness of Peter. Today’s message has to do with breathing out; obeying and serving, as we consider the life of Peter’s brother, Andrew, who I am referring to as The Enthusiastic Follower.
Finally, sermons that focus on breathing out, like today’s, should also take into account that not all listeners have reached that point in their spiritual journey where they are ready to breathe out; that is, put their faith in action. If that be true of some here, I pray that you will breathe in where appropriate.
The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. As Jesus walked by, John looked at Him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!” When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked them.
They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are You staying?”
“Come and see,” He said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with Him to the place where He was staying, and they remained with Him the rest of the day.Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”). Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).
John 1:35-42
This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach His Good News. God promised this Good News long ago through His prophets in the holy Scriptures. The Good News is about His Son. In His earthly life He was born into King David’s family line, and He was shown to be the Son of God when He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey Him, bringing glory to His name.
Romans 1:1-5
So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News. For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
Romans 1:15-17
(Then in chapter three Paul makes this perfectly clear in what I think is the most remarkable paragraph in the Bible):
But now God has shown us a way to be made right with Him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in His grace, freely makes us right in His sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life, shedding His blood.
Romans 3:21-25a
MESSAGE
The Enthusiastic Follower
Randy K’Meyer
On the first sunny and warm Sunday in the Spring a pastor, who was a golf enthusiast, decided to play a round. So he phoned his associate pastor, said he couldn’t come in because he was sick then he instructed his wife to back up his story if it became necessary. Seeing all this from the pearly gates, St. Peter says, “Lord, have you seen what your servant is doing down there?”
“Yes Peter, I know all about it and it’ll be okay.”
On the first tee, the pastor swung and absolutely crushed the ball.
St. Peter said, “Lord, are you going to let him get away with this?”
“Peter, I said it will be all right.”
The pastor was shooting his best round ever when he came to the famous 18th hole, an enormous par five that had caused many golfers to pull their hair out.
He lined himself up and let her fly; he had never seen his ball sail so far.
But wait the ball starts to fade toward the dreaded trees, but wait it hits a tree and bounces around the dogleg out of sight. The preacher hurries down the fairway, rounds the corner but can’t see his ball. He walks all the way to the green and amazingly it’s lying in the hole!
Up in heaven that was the final straw, “Lord Jesus, what is going on here?
Did you do that; is this some kind of grace thing again? Your servant abandons his flock for some foolish game, lies to his elders, and makes his wife do the same and this happens?!
“Yes Peter,” replied Jesus, smiling, “But there is one thing that you forget. Who’s he going to tell?!!!!”
What a vexing situation to be in!
To have good news and for whatever reason, not be able to share it; especially something that you are enthusiastic about. If you made a hole-in-one, the first thing you would do is tell somebody, “Hey, you’ll never believe it; I made a hole-in-one!”
Because we have a natural human tendency, don’t we, to tell others about our good fortune.
Our hero for today, Andrew, certainly did.
It may have surprised some of us to realize that Andrew was a disciple of John’s before he began to follow Jesus. One day he heard the Baptist exclaim, “Behold, the Lamb of God” (John 1:36). Andrew thought it would be worth checking out this “Lamb of God” and it only takes him a day to realize that his mentor was right-on. Such that, when Jesus told Andrew that He was the Messiah, Andrew took a leap of faith and believed Him. (By the way, this text points out that Andrew was the first to discover this truth, even though his brother Peter is more famous for this on the day months later on which Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do you say I am?”)
For Andrew to realize that the long-awaited Messiah had finally come was very, very good news. And like all good news, it needed to be shared with somebody. And in this case, Andrew went straight to his brother, Simon, and told him flat-out, “Come on man, we’ve found the Messiah!”
In fact, it seems like whenever he gets the chance Andrew steps up to the plate
and maximizes the opportunity before him to introduce others to Christ.
First, it’s his brother, Peter.
Then in John 6, John tells that Jesus is in the midst of a great multitude of people who have been listening to Him teach and how the people were getting hungry. So Jesus asks His disciples for suggestions about how to feed them all. Philip, bless his heart, there’s always a Philip in the crowd, says, “No way Lord, we’ll never be able to feed all these people.”
But wait a minute, who is that stepping up to the plate? Why, yes, it’s Andrew who takes advantage of the opportunity and introduces a little boy with five barley loaves and two fish to Jesus?
Then in chapter 12, Jesus has already made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Sometime later that afternoon, a group of Greeks who had come to town apparently had heard about Jesus because they approached Phillip and expressed their desire to meet Jesus. And Philip, he’s not so sure what to do, other than to take them to Andrew. And sure enough, Andrew introduces these Greeks to Jesus.
Andrew is a great example of one who could not keep Jesus to himself. His enthusiasm for His Lord overflowed into always looking for an opportunity to introduce someone to Jesus.
Don’t we all wish that we could as enthusiastic as Andrew?
Or maybe William Booth? Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army and started what morphed into the Salvation Army Band by banging drums and playing horns on street corners of bar tunes to gather a crowd and then share the good news of the gospel. Once asked about his methods, Booth replied, “If I thought that I could win one soul for Christ by standing on my hands and beating the tambourine with my feet I would learn to do it.” 1
Those who questioned Mr. Booth’s methods couldn’t question his enthusiasm for reaching people for Christ.
By the way, I am not promoting standing on your hands and beating a tambourine. As you have heard me say many times, “This is about planting seeds.” It can be as simple as inviting someone to attend worship with you. Or saying something like, “My faith means a lot to me because.”
Oh, and, by the way, William Booth and Andrew’s heart beat with the Apostle Paul’s, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). And Paul goes on a little later in his letter to the Romans:
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them?
Romans 10:13-14
God loves you and I so much that He became one of us to die for us and He gives us the awesome privilege of being like Andrew inviting others to come to grips with that truth.
There is no other higher calling in life; there is no more significant task than bringing people to Jesus in any way we can.
One author writes, “Enthusiasm is that certain something that makes us great, that pulls us out of the mediocre and commonplace, that builds into us power. It glows and shines, it lights up our faces, enthusiasm, the keynote that makes us sing and makes men sing with us. Enthusiasm, the maker of friends, the maker of smiles, the producer of confidence. Enthusiasm is the inspiration that makes us ‘wake up and live. It puts spring in our step, spring in our hearts, a twinkle in our eyes. Enthusiasm changes a deadpan salesman to a producer, a pessimist to an optimist, a loafer to a go-getter. Enthusiasm for reaching people for Christ, if we have it, we should thank God for it. If we don’t have it, then we should get down on our knees and pray for it.” 2
My friends, I have some questions for you.
Have you ever sinned against God?
Are you aware that the Bible says that “the wages of sin is death”? (Romans 6:23).
Are you also aware that God loves us all so much that He doesn’t wish for any to pay the penalty of death for sin but for all to receive the forgiveness of their sins through faith in what His Son accomplished on the cross?
And have you reached the point in your life, where you have cast yourself upon the mercy of God through faith in Jesus who is “the way, the truth, and the life”? (John 14:6).
And do you then believe that God has not only forgiven all your sins past present and future and that you have received the righteousness of Christ such that when you do die God will welcome you into His kingdom where you will live forever?
So I’ve got to ask you, isn’t that the greatest thing that has ever happened to you?!
I mean, before we became Christians, we knew that someday we were going to experience what we call death. We know that it awaits us all. We don’t know when, we just know that with each passing second we come closer to that which many human beings fear and dread.
Before we became believers in the power of the cross to make us right with God, we lived in fear of three possibilities.
- That either, there is no life after death; just nothingness, oblivion.
- That perhaps there really is a God and an afterlife, and we fear that we
are not going to measure up enough to merit eternal life. - Even worse, that there is a God and we fear that we are going to wind
up in a place we call hell.
But once we come to the point in our lives where we embrace by faith the power of the cross, these fears are relieved! There is a God, there is an afterlife, and God has provided a way for us to be assured that we are going to be with Him forever not based upon our half-hearted attempts to be good, but rather, on the power of the cross to secure our salvation!
You may be thinking, ‘Why are you asking us these questions; why in the world do you think we are here today?”
And my answer is that our default mode is to take things, even the salvation of our eternal souls, for granted. And every once in a while somebody needs to stir up our souls in such a way that we will not only appreciate what we have been blessed with, but we will be enthusiastic about sharing the best thing that’s ever happened to us with other folks; our families, our friends our colleagues.
William Booth knew the importance of enthusiasm when it came to evangelism
he was fond of saying “Tend to the fire because it’s in the nature of fire to go out.” 3
Today, I’m attempting to tend your fire!
I’m using the bellows of the Word of God to blow some oxygen into your spirits that will fan your flame in such a way that it will bring the light of Christ to others. I am praying that the Holy Spirit of God will lead and empower us to Each One Reach One by Easter; that is to pray for and either share faith or invite another person to come to worship with us on Easter so that they will hear the good news of the gospel.
It is my hope that as a result of our being here today, all of our hearts will begin to beat with Andrew’s and the Apostle Paul’s who were both “not ashamed of the gospel for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
Why? Because Jesus, who saved us, would have it to be so!
Gail and I watched God’s Not Dead 2 the other night, (and we highly recommend it) and at the end of the film, before the credits rolled, there was a screen that read, “Silence is the enemy of truth.”
Here’s the truth for you: “Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father except through Him” (John 14:6). If that’s true and I know you believe it is, else you wouldn’t be here, someone has to tell it!
I know some of us are afraid of sharing the good news or even inviting someone to worship because we think the other person will think of us as religious fanatics. Many of us are fanatical about many different things. Some might say that I am fanatical about Ohio State Football. Some of us are golf fanatics; every chance we get we are on the links. But wouldn’t you rather have a reputation as a fanatic for your faith?
Yes, it’s true that sometimes sharing faith requires sacrifice. But isn’t that what living the Christian life is all about?
The Acts and Martyrdom of Andrew describe his continuing ministry, as well as the persecution and execution that took place in the city of Patras in Greece.
The proconsul was told that Andrew refused to sacrifice to a Roman god. So he had Andrew brought in for questioning. Andrew preached the cross to the Proconsul who ridiculed Andrew for believing that the crucifixion of anyone could be a benefit to anyone. He also told Andrew that if he didn’t sacrifice to the Roman gods, he would be crucified like the one he claimed to believe in.
Andrew replied, “If I had been afraid of the tree of the cross, I should not have proclaimed the glory of the cross.” 4
The proconsul ordered that Andrew be crucified, but unlike Jesus, they did not break his legs or thrust a spear in Andrew’s side. Consequently, he hung on a cross three days before he expired. And the book talks about how Andrew spent those three days trying to convince everyone who passed by his cross to have faith in Jesus.
Sharing faith can be challenging, but it’s oh so rewarding.
I could talk about the reward of inviting someone to worship or faith and see them make the most important decision that any human being can ever make.
But the reward I am talking about is the satisfaction in knowing that you have aligned yourself with Jesus who told us all in Matthew,
Go and make disciples of all nations…
Matthew 28:19
in Mark,
Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
Mark 16:15b-16
in Luke
Proclaim this message in the authority of My name to all the nations.
Luke 24:47
in John,
As the Father has sent Me, so send I you.
John 19:20
and in Acts,
You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be My witnesses.
Acts 1:8
I’m talking about the reward of coming home at the end of a long day and laying your body down on the bed at night, wondering why you crawled out in the first place. And as you lay there thinking, you’ll hear a little voice, you know the voice; “Servant, I heard what you said today. You spoke a word on My behalf, and I thank you, well done.”
PRAYER IN RESPONSE TO THE MESSAGE
[I encourage you to pray as you feel led by the Spirit of God].
CLOSING SONG
Here I Am, Lord
Schutte, Daniel, L.
I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard My people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin;
My hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear My light to them?
Whom shall I send?Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold Your people in my heart.I, the Lord of snow and rain
I have borne My people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them;
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone;
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak My Word to them.
Whom shall I send?Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold Your people in my heart.I, the Lord of wind and flame;
I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them;
My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide;
Till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give My life to them.
Whom shall I send?Here I am, Lord.
©1981 by Daniel L. Schutte and New Dawn Music
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold Your people in my heart.
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BENEDICTION
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21
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4 The Anti Nicene Fathers, Volume 8, The Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D., and James Donaldson, LL.D. Editors, [New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, © 1903] Page 512.