Prepare (July 16, 2017)

This blog gives you a glimpse into the upcoming Sunday Gathering. It's an opportunity to read through the passage we'll be studying together, pray through some of the liturgy we'll be using, and listen to a selection of the songs we’ll be singing


EXODUS - Idolatry

SERMON

As Exodus is a big book we won’t read all of the Bible text in our Sunday gathering. Each week we will give you the full section of Exodus here on the blog for you to read in your own time. This is a great way to prepare your heart to hear from God’s word on a Sunday. This week Alex Passmore will be preaching to us on idolatry from Exodus 32-34. 

LITURGY

CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE

God tells us in his word that we've worshipped and served created things rather than him, our creator God. The truth is that if we look to these things to give us meaning, hope and happiness, they will ultimately fail us. God himself, is the only one who can provide us with these things. But we forget this and end up creating idols in our hearts, that take our worship and attention away from God.

The truth of the Gospel is that Jesus died to save us from our idolatry. Even though we have turned from him, time and time again, in Jesus, he has not turned away from us

MUSIC

  • Lead us Back (Sojourn Music): A song of confession, confessing to God the ways we have turned away from him and a plea that he would lead us back to life in him. 

  • O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Zach Sprowls): A song of longing, looking forward to the day we will be with God, singing his praises, forever.