GOD SO LOVED
Call to Worship: Ephesians 2:4-7
The Good News of the gospel is not that God takes good people and makes them better. The good news of the Gospel is that God takes dead people and makes them alive. And if you are here this morning as a follower of Jesus, you are someone who was once dead and has been made alive in Christ. That is not something that you have earned, achieved, accomplished, or deserve - but it is simply a gift of Grace from a God who is rich in mercy. And this morning we are going to teach you a new song that reminds us of who Jesus is, what He has done, and how we as His people are invited to rest, depend and abide in Christ. We’ll teach you the chorus first:
ABIDE
HYMN OF HEAVEN
Sermon: Romans 6:1-11
Life in Christ is first death to self. Life in Christ is first dying to our sin, so that we may be raised to new life in Christ. Your sin not in part, but the whole has been nailed to the cross of Christ, and you bear it no more - praise the Lord. Let’s celebrate and confess what we believe about our faith in the words of the Apostles’ Creed:
The Apostles’ Creed
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.
COME BEHOLD THE WONDROUS MYSTERY
A THOUSAND HALLELUJAHS
Benediction: Hebrews 13:20-21