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Psalm 34 (Taste and See) — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

You Are The Living Word — Fred Hammond

God Alone — Sojourn Music

It Is Well — Horatio G. Spafford

Refiner — Maverick City Music

The Midtown Hymnal

Liturgy & Sermon

Call to Worship

Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the whole world,
From everlasting to everlasting You are God.

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Satisfy us in the morning with Your unfailing love,
That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us,
For as many years as we have seen trouble.
May Your deeds be shown to Your servants,
Your splendor to their children.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
Establish the work of our hands for us—
Yes, establish the work of our hands.

–Psalm 90:1-2,12,14-17

Psalm 34 (Taste and See) 🎵

VERSE 1
I sought the Lord and he answered me
And delivered me from every fear
Those who look on him are radiant
They’ll never be ashamed, they’ll never be ashamed

VERSE 2
This poor man cried and the Lord heard me
And saved me from my enemies
The Son of God surrounds his saints
He will deliver them, he will deliver them

CHORUS
Magnify the Lord with me
Come exalt his name together
Glorify the Lord with me
Come exalt his name forever

VERSE 3
Oh taste and see that the Lord is good
Oh blessed is he who hides in him
Oh fear the Lord, oh all you saints
He’ll give you everything, he’ll give you everything

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Let us bless the Lord every day and night
Never-ending praise, may our incense rise

REPEAT CHORUS

OUTRO
Oh taste and see that the Lord is good
He’ll give you everything, he’ll give you everything

You Are the Living Word 🎵

Bread of life
Sent down from glory
Many things you were on earth
A holy King, a carpenter
You are the Living Word

Bread of heaven
Sent down from glory
Many things you were on earth
A holy King, a carpenter
You are the Living Word

Awesome Ruler
Gentle Redeemer
God with us, the Living Truth
And what a friend we have in you
You are the Living Word

Jesus, Jesus
That’s what we call you
Manger born, but on a tree
You died to save humanity
You are the Living Word

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh, oh
You are the Living Word

Jesus, Jesus
That’s what we call you
Manger born, but on a tree
You died to save humanity
You are the Living Word

Confession

Almighty and merciful Father,
We have erred and strayed from you like children wandering in a crowd.
We have become caught up in the glittering amusements around us
and our desires for distractions and comforts. 

We have stopped listening to your voice.
We have left undone those things which we ought to have done,
And we have done those things which we ought not to have done.
But, O Lord, have mercy upon us.

As we confess our sin to You,
Restore us, according to Your promises declared to us
In Christ Jesus our Savior; and 
Grant, O merciful Father, 
That we may hereafter walk closely with You and 
Live godly, righteous, and sober lives,
To the glory of Your Name.

–Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer

God Alone 🎵

VERSE 1
When my courage fails and the path is dark
In you alone I hide
For your way is good and revives my heart
And you will be my guide

VERSE 2
When my prayers seem faint, Lord, I know you hear
Though I can barely speak
And I beg of you, please draw me near
For I am much too weak

CHORUS
For God alone, my soul, wait in silence
For my hope is from him, from God alone
For God alone, my soul, wait in silence
For my hope is from him, from God alone

VERSE 3
When the waves of life tower over me
And sorrows drag me down
Even here I know still I can sing
You breathe life when none is found

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Oh, you lift me up out of my despair
And you take my burdens as yours to bear
Oh, you lift me up out of my despair
And you take my burdens as yours to bear

REPEAT CHORUS

Assurance

Sing to the Lord a new song,
For He has done awesome deeds!
His right hand and powerful arm
Have brought Him victory.
The Lord has made His deliverance known;
He has disclosed His justice before the nations.
He has remembered His gracious love;
His faithfulness toward the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth saw our God’s deliverance.

–Psalm 98:1-3

It Is Well 🎵

VERSE 1
When peace like a river attendeth to my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul

VERSE 2
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come
Let this blest assurance control
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate
And hath shed his own blood for my soul

CHORUS
It is well (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul

VERSE 3
My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part, but the whole
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 4
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my soul

REPEAT CHORUS

Sermon

True and Just Are Your Ways

Adam Alexander

15:1 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues; for with them God’s wrath will be completed. 2 I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, its image, and the number of its name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God. 3 They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb:

Great and awe-inspiring are your works,
Lord God, the Almighty;
just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.
4 Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come
and worship before you
because your righteous acts
have been revealed.
5 After this I looked, and the heavenly temple—the tabernacle of testimony—was opened. 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes wrapped around their chests. 7 One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever. 8 Then the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”


The wrath of God is real, and his ways are true and just.

  1. The Reality: The wrath of God is real, true, and just.
  2. The Result: The wicked will receive the just punishment of God.
  3. The Redemption: We have been spared the wrath of God through the gracious gift of his Son.
  4. The Response
    • Take heart, because vengeance is the Lord’s.
    • Make right, because the wrath of God is real.
    • Turn to Jesus, because he is our hope of salvation.

Communion

Main floor, middle section: Please go forward to a Communion station in front of you, as usual.

Main floor, back section: Please go back to a Communion station behind you, as usual. If you’re seated on the left side of the sanctuary (the side without the AV booth), you’ll return to your seat by walking out into the hall and looping back inside. Connect servants will help direct you.

Balcony: Please use one of the Communion stations on either side of the back of the balcony. Connect servants will help direct you.

Refiner 🎵

VERSE 1
If the altar’s where you meet us
Take me there, take me there
If what you want is just an offering
It’s right here, my life is here
And I’ll be a living sacrifice for you
You’re a fire, the Refiner
I wanna be consumed

CHORUS
I wanna be tried by fire, purified
You take whatever you desire
Lord, here’s my life

VERSE 2
If your glory wants to come here
Let it fall, we want it all
Your fire is consuming
Fill this place, set it ablaze
And I’ll be a living sacrifice for you
You’re a fire, the refiner
I wanna be consumed

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Clean my hands, purify my heart
I wanna burn for you, only for you

Take my life as a sacrifice
I wanna burn for you, only for you

REPEAT CHORUS




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