call to worship “open our eyes” 1 i raise my eyes toward the mountains. where will my help come...

Call to Worship

“Open Our Eyes”

1 I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? 2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalms

121:1-2 (HCSB)

O worship the King, all glorious above,O gratefully sing

His wonderful love;Our Shield and Defender,

the Ancient of Days,Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

“O Worship The King”

O tell of His might, O sing of His grace,

Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space,His chariots of wrath

the deep thunderclouds form,And dark is His path

on the wings of the storm.


Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;

It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,

And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.


Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,

In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;

Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,

Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.


Offertory PrayerReceiving of Tithes and

Offerings

2 Corinthians 9:6

“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and

whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

Children’s Message

I am weak but Thou art strongJesus keep me from all wrong

I'll be satisfied as longAs I walk let me walk close to Thee

“Just A Closer Walk With Thee”

Just a closer walk with TheeGrant it Jesus is my plea

Daily walking close to TheeLet it be dear Lord let it be


Thro' this world of toil and snaresIf I falter Lord who cares

Who with me my burden sharesNone but Thee dear Lord none but Thee


When my feeble life is o'erTime for me will be no moreGuide me gently safely o'er

To Thy kingdom shore to Thy shore


During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female slaves, and his 11 sons, and crossed the ford of Jabbok. He took them and brought them across the stream, along with all his possessions. Jacob was left

alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that He could not defeat him, He

struck Jacob’s hip as they wrestled and dislocated his hip

socket. Then He said to Jacob, “Let Me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob

said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me.” “What is your name?” the

man asked. “Jacob!” he replied. “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” He said. “It will be Israel because you

have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.” Then Jacob

asked Him, “Please tell me Your name.” But He answered,

“Why do you ask My name?” And He blessed him there. Jacob then named the

place Peniel, “For,” [he said,] “I have seen God face to face, and I have been delivered.” The sun shone on him as he passed by Penuel—limping on his hip. That is why, to this day, the Israelites

don’t eat the thigh muscle that is at the hip socket: because He struck Jacob’s hip

socket at the thigh muscle. Genesis 32:22-32 (HCSB)

Special Music

“Heaven Came Down”

THE JOURNEY TO BROKENNESS

October 14, 2007

I. THE JOURNEY TO BROKENNESS IS WHERE YOU

ADMIT THAT YOUR WAY DOESN’T WORK.

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

Proverbs 14:12 (HCSB)

II. THE JOURNEY TO BROKENNESS IS WHERE YOU LEARN TO BELIEVE IN GOD’S

SUFFICIENCY.

“I have seen God face to face” Genesis 32:30 (HCSB)

Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior.

Hebrews 7:7 (HCSB)

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is

perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more

about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 (HCSB)

III. THE JOURNEY TO BROKENNESS IS WHERE YOU

CONFESS YOUR OWN SINFULNESS.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 (HCSB)

Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not conceal my iniquity. I

said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and You took away the guilt of my sin. Selah

Psalms 32:5 (HCSB)

IV. THE JOURNEY TO BROKENNES IS WHERE YOU

DESIRE A CHANGE OF HEART.

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a

heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:26 (HCSB)

God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalms 51:10 (HCSB)

V. THE JOURNEY TO BROKENNESS IS WHERE YOU

ENTER THE PROMISED LAND OF FORGIVENESS AND CLEANSING.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His

marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:9 (HCSB)

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the

kingdom of the Son He loves,

Colossians 1:13 (HCSB)

CONCLUSIONS

THE JOURNEY TO BROKENNESS IS WHERE YOU CAN’T ENTER YOUR WAY, IN YOUR

POWER AND IN YOUR CONDITION (SINFUL).

CONCLUSIONSYOU CAN ONLY ENTER IF YOU ARE WILLING

TO BE CHANGED.

YOUR WAY DOESN’T WORK. ADMIT IT.

CONCLUSIONSGOD IS SUFFICIENT. BELIEVE IT.

YOU’RE A SINNER. CONFESS IT.

CONCLUSIONS

YOU NEED A CHANGE OF HEART. DESIRE IT.

THE PROMISED LAND IS OPENED. ENTER IT.

All to Jesus, I surrender;All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,In His presence daily live.

I surrender all, I surrender all,All to Thee, my blessèd Savior,

I surrender all.

“I Surrender All”

All to Jesus, I surrender;Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;

Let me feel thy Holy Spirit,Truly know that Thou art mine.


I surrender all.


All to Jesus, I surrender;Lord, I give myself to Thee;

Fill me with Thy love and power;Let Thy blessing fall on me.


I surrender all.


Benediction

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