Worship – April 19, 2020 | CROSSWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Worship – April 19, 2020

April 18, 2020 by Doug W

Dear Crossway,

Another week, another worship time separated from one another. Yet, we have hope, not just in this world but in an age to come, when not only will we not be separated from the love of Christ, but we also will not be separated from one another! What’s more, today we get to remember the greatness of the gift of the Spirit. That gift means that we will always carry with us no less than the presence of God wherever we go, no matter how isolated we might be. God is never quarantined! Praise the Lord!

The order is available as a word document here, or as a PDF here.

Soli Deo Gloria,

Pastor Doug

ORDER OF WORSHIP – SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2020

Responsive Reading – Psalm 92:1-9

It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.

For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep!

The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;

But you, O LORD, are on high forever. For behold, your enemies, O LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

Prayer of Adoration

Holy, Holy, Holy

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and Seraphim falling down before Thee,
Who wert, and art, and ever more shall be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

The Power of the Cross

O, to see the dawn, of the darkest day;
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men, torn and beaten, then,
Nailed to a cross of wood.

O, to see the pain written on Your face,
Bearing the awesome weight of sin.
Every bitter thought, every evil deed,
Crowning Your blood-stained brow.

This the power of the cross, Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath; we stand forgiven at the cross.

Now the daylight flees; now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
Curtain torn in two, dead are raised to life –
“Finished!” the vict’ry cry –

This the power of the cross, Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath; we stand forgiven at the cross.

O, to see my name written in the wounds,
For through Your suffering I am free!
Death is crushed to death,
Life is mine to live, won through Your selfless love –

This the power of the cross, Son of God – slain for us
What a love, what a cost! We stand forgiven

What a love, what a cost! We stand forgiven at the cross.

Scripture Reading: Luke 18:35-43

His Mercy is More

What love could remember no wrongs we have done?
Omniscient, all knowing, He counts not their sum.
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore.
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more!

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more!
Stronger than darkness, new every morn,
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more!

What patience would wait as we constantly roam?
What Father, so tender, is calling us home.
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor.
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more!

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more!
Stronger than darkness, new every morn,
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more!

What riches of kindness He lavished on us!
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost.
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford.
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more!

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more!
Stronger than darkness, new every morn,
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more!

Prayer of Repentance: Isaiah 1:2-4

Gospel Assurance: Psalm 103:8-12

Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed!

My chains are gone, I’ve been set free.
My God, my Savior, has ransomed me.
And like a flood His mercy reigns,
unending love, amazing grace.

The Lord has promised good to me; His Word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures.

My chains are gone, I’ve been set free.
My God, my Savior, has ransomed me.
And like a flood His mercy reigns,
unending love, amazing grace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, the sun forbear to shine.
But God, who called me here below, will be forever mine,

Will be forever mine.
You are forever mine.

Sermon by Pastor Doug Wallaker: John 14:15-31

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery

Come behold the wondrous mystery, in the dawning of the King,
He the theme of heaven’s praises, robed in frail humanity.
In our longing, in our darkness, now the light of life has come;
Look to Christ, who condescended, took on flesh to ransom us.

Come behold the wondrous mystery, He the perfect Son of Man,
In His living, in His suffering, never trace nor stain of sin.
See the true and better Adam, come to save the hell-bound man;
Christ the great and sure fulfillment of the law; in Him we stand.

Come behold the wondrous mystery, Christ the Lord upon the tree,
In the stead of ruined sinners, hangs the Lamb in victory!
See the price of our redemption, see the Father’s plan unfold,
Bringing many sons to glory, grace unmeasured, love untold!

Come behold the wondrous mystery, slain by death the God of life;
But no grave could e’er restrain Him, praise the Lord; He is alive!
What a foretaste of deliverance! How unwavering our hope!
Christ in power resurrected, as we will be when he comes.

What a foretaste of deliverance! How unwavering our hope!
Christ in power resurrected, as we will be when he comes.

Benediction: 1 Corinthians 15:23-26

Each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

The last enemy to be destroyed is death.