BEFORE THE THRONE
Call to Worship: Psalm 139:7-12,17-18
In the depths and in the heights, in the sorrow and in the joy, inside of me, and outside of me - there is no place where God is not present, aware, ruling, and reigning. And for followers of Jesus, this should be a comfort that draws us closer to the Lord. We’re going to sing this morning about the way that God has and continues to pursue His people. We are going to begin with a song that we have sung a few times here, but can be a bit tricky, so we’ll sing the chorus, and the bridge before we get into the song:
JESUS!
NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD
Sermon: 1 Peter 3:18-19
“Because Jesus has descended into hell there is no reality in which Christ has not declared victory. There is no realm over which Christ does not have authority. There is no moment in which Christ does not offer hope.” Let’s celebrate and rehearse that victory, authority, and hope by confessing what we believe about our faith through the words of the Apostles’ Creed. Would you stand:
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
GOODNESS OF GOD
DEATH WAS ARRESTED
Benediction