Michigan District Convention 2018 IMAGINE Living as God s... Saved and Sent Servants Opening Devotion June 25, 2018-8:15 a.m. Chapel of the Holy Trinity Concordia University Ann Arbor
IMAGINE... Living as God s Saved and Sent Servants For Those Near and Far, Access to the Father PRESERVICE OPENING SONG Verse 1 You unravel me with a melody You surround me with a song Of deliverance from my enemies Till all my fears are gone Chorus I m no longer a slave to fear I m no longer a slave to fear Verse 2 From my mother s womb You have chosen me Love has called my name I ve been born again into Your family Your blood flows through my veins Chorus (2x) Behold Our God No Longer Slaves Bridge (2x) Oh, oh, oh You split the sea so I could walk right through it My fears were drowned in perfect love You rescued me so I could stand and sing Chorus (2x) Ending No Longer Slaves Brian Johnson Joel Case Jonathan David Helser 2014 Bethel Music Publishing CCLI #995516 INVOCATION P: In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. P: This is the day which the Lord has made; C: let us rejoice and be glad in it. P: From the rising of the sun to its setting, C: the name of the Lord is to be praised. P: Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; C: I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. P: Make me to know your ways, O Lord. C: Teach me your paths. P: Sanctify us in your truth. C: Your Word is truth. 1
P: From the rising of the sun to its setting, C: the name of the Lord is to be praised. All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. SCRIPTURE READING - Ephesians 2:11 18 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called the uncircumcision by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. SONG Verse 1 You came down from Heaven s throne This earth You formed was not Your home A love like this the world had never known A crown of thorns to mock Your name Forgiveness fell upon Your face A love like this the world had never known On the altar of our praise Let there be no higher name Jesus, Son of God You laid down Your perfect life You are the sacrifice Jesus, Son of God (You are Jesus, Son of God) Jesus, Son of God Verse 2 You took our sin, You bore our shame You rose to life, You defeated the grave And a love like this the world has never known Cause You took our sin, You bore our shame You rose to life, You defeated the grave A love like this the world has never known Bridge Be lifted higher than all You ve overcome Your name be louder than any other song There is no power that can come against Your love The cross was enough The cross was enough (The cross was enough) (The cross was enough) 2
(2x) Bridge Ending The cross was enough MESSAGE SONG Verse 1 Before I spoke a word You were singing over me You have been so so good to me Before I took a breath You breathed Your life in me You have been so so kind to me (And) O the overwhelming never-ending reckless love of God O it chases me down fights til I m found Leaves the ninety-nine I couldn t earn it I don t deserve Still You give Yourself away O the overwhelming never-ending reckless Love of God yeah Jesus Son of God Chris Tomlin Jason Ingram Matt Maher 2012 S. D. G. Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Sixsteps Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Valley Of Songs Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Worship Together Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Open Hands Music (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) So Essential Tunes (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) CCLI #995516 Rev. Brennan A. Woell Reckless Love Bridge (4x) There s no shadow You won t light up Mountain You won t climb up Coming after me There s no wall You won t kick down Lie You won t tear down Coming after me Reckless Love Caleb Culver Cory Asbury Ran Jackson 2017 Watershed Publishing Group (Admin. by Watershed Music Group) Bethel Music Publishing Richmond Park Publishing CCLI #995516 Verse 2 When I was Your foe still Your love fought for me You have been so so good to me When I felt no worth You paid it all for me You have been so so kind to me PRAYERS P: In peace, let us pray to the Lord: P: For the gift of divine peace and of pardon, with all our heart and all our mind, let us pray to the Lord: 3
P: For the holy Christian Church, here and scattered throughout the world, and for the proclamation of the gospel and the calling of all to faith, let us pray to the Lord: P: For this nation, for our cities and communities, and for the common welfare of us all, let us pray to the Lord: P: For seasonable weather and for the fruitfulness of the earth, let us pray to the Lord: P: For those who labor, for those whose work is difficult or dangerous, and for all who travel, let us pray to the Lord: P: For all those in need, the hungry and the homeless, for the widowed and the orphaned, and for all those in prison, let us pray to the Lord: P: For the sick and dying and for all those who care for them, let us pray to the Lord; P: For these and for all our needs of body and soul, let us pray to the Lord: Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. LORD S PRAYER Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed by Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. BENEDICTION P: Let us bless the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. P: The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the T Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you. C: Amen. 4
CLOSING SONG Verse 1 I cast my mind to Calvary Where Jesus bled and died for me I see His wounds, His hands, His feet My Savior on that cursed tree Verse 2 His body bound and drenched in tears They laid Him down in Joseph s tomb The entrance sealed by heavy stone Messiah still and all alone Chorus O praise the Name of the Lord our God O praise His Name forevermore For endless days we will sing Your praise Oh Lord oh Lord our God Chorus O Praise the Name (Anastasis) Verse 4 He shall return in robes of white The blazing sun shall pierce the night And I will rise among the saints My gaze transfixed on Jesus face Chorus (3x) Ending Oh Lord, O Lord our God. O Praise the Name (Anastasis) Benjamin Hastings Dean Ussher Marty Sampson 2015 Hillsong Music Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) CCLI #995516 Verse 3 Then on the third at break of dawn The Son of heaven rose again O trampled death where is your sting The angels roar for Christ the King PARTICIPANTS Preacher: Rev. Brennan A. Woell, Pastor, St. Luke, Nunica Liturgist: Reader: Rev. Mark D. Milatz, Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Lakes, Brighton Rev. Bradley A. Smith, Senior Pastor, St. John, Fraser Worship Team: Shepherd of the Lakes, Brighton 5