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We Lift Your Name — Shana Wilson

Your Presence Is Heaven To Me — Israel & New Breed

O Come to the Altar — Elevation Worship

O Praise The Name (Anástasis) — Hillsong Worship

Worthy — Elevation Worship

Holy Holy Holy — Reginald Heber (1823)

The Midtown Hymnal

Liturgy & Sermon

Call to Worship

Jesus is the image of the invisible God,

He has authority over all creation.

In Him all things were created:

everything has been made through Him and for Him.

There is no one and nothing greater.

And God the Father was pleased to reconcile all things to Himself,

by making peace through the blood of Jesus, shed on the cross.

Unlike the sacrifices in the Old Testament, the sacrifice of Jesus was accomplished once and for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin forever.

Christ was sacrificed on our behalf one time to take away the sins of many;

He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who wait for Him.

- Taken from Heb 9:26-27 and Col 1:15-20

Confession

Lord, we fret over the news;

we lose sleep over our jobs.

Like the rest of the world, we get so discouraged that we descend into disillusionment.

Remind us, Lord, of the true state of things.

Remind us that You are enthroned and in control.

Remind us that we are moving toward a perfect ending.

Help us to live with the hope we say we believe.

Assurance

Church, where were you when the kindness of God appeared to you?

We were separated from God, distant from Him because of our evil deeds.

We were hostile toward Him in mind and spirit.

We were captured by empty philosophies, human reasoning, and spiritual powers.

Church, why do you rejoice in this present age?

Because God delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into Christ’s kingdom.

God’s grace has changed us, and His good news bears fruit all over the world.

Church, what is your future hope and expectation?

We will continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, never shifting from the hope of the gospel.

One day, all our failures will be forgotten and Christ will present us as His holy and blameless bride.

Our worship today looks forward to the reality that is yet to come:

Soon we will see Jesus with our own eyes, and we will worship our risen King.

- based on Colossians 1 and 2

Scripture Reading & Sermon

The Unveiling

Jamaal Williams

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw.
3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep what is written in it, because the time is near.
4 John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood, 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Look, he is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him.
And all the tribes of the earth
will mourn over him.
So it is to be. Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 1:1-8 CSB

Big Idea: When you see King Jesus clearly, you can face the future faithfully.

1. Receive the Revelation (Revelation 1:1–3)

2. See King Jesus Clearly (Revelation 1:4-6)

3. Face the Future Faithfully (Revelation 1:7-8)

4. This Week and Closing

When something loud or immediate begins to feel ultimate, pause and pray: “King Jesus, help me see what is most true and take the next faithful step.”
Read Revelation 1 aloud sometime this week and pay attention to every description of Jesus. Then carry that prayer into the moment when fear, anger, pressure, or uncertainty begins interpreting your life for you.