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All I Have Is Christ — Sovereign Grace Music

Come Thou Fount — Kings Kaleidoscope

Canvas and Clay — Pat Barrett

In Christ Alone — Ri-An

Jesus Is Better — Austin Stone Worship

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Liturgy & Sermon

Call to Worship

We were once foolish—disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various pleasures.

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us,

not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.

He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.

- Titus 3:3-6

Confession

Jesus, you are a friend of the unworthy, the unfit, the outcast.

The law-obsessed Pharisees could not understand it,

but they didn’t know that they were just as lost, too.

O Lord, I know how easily I would be lost without your grace.

Like a simple sheep, I get distracted or complacent.

I make a few missteps, until I’ve completely lost track

of the place I should be.

Like an entitled son, I demand my own way and chase empty pleasures.

I taste how poorly I can provide for myself,

until I’m desperate for your mercy.

Jesus, will you leave the ninety-nine to go after me?

Will you put me on your shoulders and carry me home?

Jesus, will you see me coming from a long way off?

Will you be filled with compassion, will you run to embrace me?

O Lord, how deeply I need your rescue.

O Lord, how I wait to hear heaven rejoicing as you bring me home.

–Based on Luke 15:1-32

Assurance

The Lord’s instructions are perfect, they revive our souls.

The Lord’s decrees are trustworthy, they make us wise, even when we are foolish.

The Lord’s commands are right, they bring joy to our hearts.

God’s words are more valuable than vaults filled with gold,

God’s words are more satisfying than the sweetest honey,

God’s words give a great reward to all who heed them.

Jesus, our Lord, is God’s Word in the flesh.

Jesus, our Lord, has the words of eternal life.

He has kept the law that we could not.

From Him we receive grace, and grace, and more grace.

- From Psalm 19:7-11, John 1:1, 16, John 6:68

Scripture Reading & Sermon

The Wise Life: When More Isn’t Better

Pastor Jesse Leightenheimer

7 Two things I ask of you;
don’t deny them to me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.
9 Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny you, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

Proverbs 30:7-9

Big Idea: The danger isn't having more. The danger is when "more" becomes what we depend on instead of God.

1. A wise person prays for a truthful heart.

2. A wise person trusts God for enough.

3. A wise person finds enough in Jesus.

This Week's Response

Confess and Repent
- What lies am I believing about God’s character and provision?
- What am I depending on besides Jesus?
- Where have I confused "more" with "enough"?
Pray Agur's Prayer
- Similar to this: Father, Keep falsehood far from me. Expose the lies I've believed. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Give me whatever keeps my heart dependent on You. Feed me with what I truly need. Because in Christ, You have already given me more than this world could ever offer.