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Sunday 29th March 2020
Welcome
Song: In Christ alone
Verse 1
In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light my strength my song
This Cornerstone this solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love what depths of peace
When fears are stilled when strivings cease
My Comforter my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
Verse 2
In Christ alone who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live
Verse 3
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
Verse 4
No guilt in life no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand
CCLI Song # 3350395 Keith Getty | Stuart Townend
- © 2001 Thankyou Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia)
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636
Prayer
Reading: John 10:1-18 (NASB)
Parable of the Good Shepherd
10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
7 So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and [a]have it abundantly.
11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, 15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. 18 No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”
Song: It’s not that I would choose you Lord
It’s not that I would choose You Lord
That just could never be
This heart would still refuse You Lord
Had You not chosen me.
From the sin that stained my soul you have cleansed and set me free
Before all time You chose me
That I should live for Thee.
For all Your grace that called me
Taught my heart and mind
For all the world enthralled me
While I remained still blind.
Now my heart knows only You
And for Your grace I thirst
I know that if I love You
You have loved me first.
Praise the God of all creation
Praise the Fathers endless love
Praise the Lamb our Expiation
Priest and King enthroned above
Praise the Spirit of Salvation
By whom all our spirits live
Undivided adoration
to our Lord And God we give.*
Prayer
Reading: Psalm 23 (NASB)
The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.
A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my shepherd,
I [a]shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside [b]quiet waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He guides me in the [c]paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the [d]valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no [e]evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You [f]have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
6 [g]Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will [h]dwell in the house of the Lord [i]forever.
Sermon
Song: My Hope Rests Firm
Verse 1
My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ
He is my only plea
Though all the world should point and scorn
His ransom leaves me free
His ransom leaves me free
Verse 2
My hope sustains me as I strive
And strain towards the goal
Though I still stumble into sin
His death paid for it all
His death paid for it all
Verse 3
My hope provides me with a spur
To help me run this race
I know my tears will turn to joy
The day I see His face
The day I see His face
Verse 4
My hope is to be with my Lord
To know as I am known
To serve Him gladly all my days
In praise before His throne
In praise before His throne
CCLI Song # 3334768 Keith Getty | Richard Creighton
- © 2001 Thankyou Music (Admin. by SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia)
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Licence # 181636