THE SOLID ROCK
Good morning, and welcome to worship on this Lord’s Day, and Happy Father’s Day. I said on Mother’s Day, I’ll say again today - these holidays can often be complicated for us as people, and bring up complicated things in us. And perhaps that is compounded for you when you realize, of all the ways God could have revealed Himself, He has chosen Father. So as we focus our hearts, minds, and lives around God together this morning, I want to read this prayer to remind us of our good and gracious Heavenly Father.
Father’s Day Prayer
God, You are our Father
We are the sheep of Your pasture
The work of Your hand
You have loved us with an everlasting love
You have welcomed us into Your family
We are Your dearly loved children
Nothing can separate us from Your love
You discipline those You love
Your anger is for a moment,
But Your favor lasts a lifetime
You have called us by name, we are Yours
You know us for You have made us
You have shown us Your love in sending Your Son
Nothing is hidden from You
You quiet us with Your love
And You delight over us with singing
You comfort us in our distress
You are the giver of every good and perfect gift
No good thing do you withhold
See what kind of love the Father has given
That we should be called children of God,
And so we are
From Is 64:8, Ps 100:3, Ephesians 5:1, Heb 31:3, Eph 1:5, Rom 8:38-39, Pr 3:12, Ps 30:5, Is 43:1, Rom 4:8, Heb 4:13, Zeph 3:17, Ps 86:7, Jam 1:17, Ps 84:11, 1 Jn 3:1
We have heard who our God is, let’s hear Him call us to worship through His Word:
Call to Worship: Psalm 116:1-7
Whatever your experience of your earthly father, if you are here this morning as a follower of Jesus, You can return to rest, because your Heavenly Father has dealt bountifully with you. Let’s sing:
GOD, YOU’RE SO GOOD
ABIDE
Sermon: Exodus 20:7-11
Theologian and Philosopher Dallas Willard was once asked ‘How would you describe God in one word?’ He thought about I for a moment and said ‘…Relaxed.’
Perhaps one of the most offensive and subversive realities of keeping the Sabbath is how it forces us to reckon with the reality that we are not God. That we are not self-sufficient, and we are so much more limited than we would like to admit. But every night as you put your head on a pillow to go to sleep, and every time you break in your day to eat, you are admitting to yourself, your body, and the world that you are limited and dependent. We are called to be conformed fully to God, in our labor and in our resting. Let’s sing to the God who is holy, set apart, and calls us to the same…
HOLY FOREVER
LIVING HOPE
Benediction