Sunday Meditation, June 27
God’s Indwelling Spirit
Scripture for Meditation: John 15:26
But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Hymn of Invocation: Come, Thou Almighty King
Come, Thou almighty King,
Help us Thy Name to sing, help us to praise!
Father all glorious, o’er all victorious,
Come and reign over us, Ancient of Days!Come, Thou incarnate Word,
Gird on Thy mighty sword, our prayer attend!
Come, and Thy people bless, and give Thy Word success,
Spirit of holiness, on us descend!Come, holy Comforter,
Thy sacred witness bear in this glad hour.
Thou Who almighty art, now rule in every heart,
And ne’er from us depart, Spirit of power!To the great One in Three,
Eternal praises be, hence, evermore.
Thy sovereign majesty may we in glory see,
And to eternity love and adore!Anonymous, c. 1757
Hymn of Keeping: Wonderful, Merciful Savior
Wonderful, merciful Savior,
Precious Redeemer and Friend,
Who would have thought that a Lamb could
Rescue the souls of men,
Oh, You rescue the souls of men.Refrain:
You are the one that we praise,
You are the one we adore,
You give the healing and grace
Our hearts always hunger for,
Oh, our hearts always hunger for.Counselor, comforter, keeper,
Spirit we long to embrace,
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way,
Oh, we’ve hopelessly lost the way.Almighty, infinite Father,
Faithfully loving Your own;
Here in our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne,
Oh, we’re falling before Your throne.Words and music by Dawn Rodgers and Eric Wyse
© Copyright 1989 Word Music, LLC (a div. of Word Music Group, Inc.)/Dayspring Music, LLC (a div. of Word Music Group, Inc.). All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI #2783020
Prayer of Blessing
Responsive Reading: Acts 1:6-11
So when they had come together, they asked him,
“Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said,
“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
Hymn of Dependence: O God the Holy Spirit
O God the Holy Spirit, eternal One of Three,
My Comforter and Teacher, be merciful to me.
You hovered over chaos the land and sea to part
So manifest your power to calm my restless heart.O God the Holy Spirit, direct me to the cross
Where I can see the suff'ring my waywardness has cost.
In Jesus' death please show me the power of my sin
And by His life convince me this battle He will win.
O God the Holy Spirit, put Jesus on display:
Remind me how my Savior took all my guilt away.
My sins were all forgiven and satisfaction made;
Atonement was completed, my captive soul was saved.O God the Holy Spirit, come deepen and impart
These saving, loving lessons up on my desp'rate heart
That I might loathe my evil and flee from Satan's snares
Then run to my redeemer and cast on Him my cares.Words and Music by David L. Ward. Based on the prayer "The Spirit's Work" from The Valley of Vision. © 2006 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI #2783020
Prayer of Corporate Confession
Silence for Personal Confession
Assurance of Pardon: Romans 8:11
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Hymn of Invocation: Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God*
Holy Spirit, living Breath of God,
Breathe new life into my willing soul.
Bring the presence of the risen Lord
To renew my heart and make me whole.
Cause Your Word to come alive in me;
Give me faith for what I cannot see;
Give me passion for Your purity.
Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me.Holy Spirit, come abide within;
May Your joy be seen in all I do—
Love enough to cover ev'ry sin
In each thought and deed and attitude,
Kindness to the greatest and the least,
Gentleness that sows the path of peace.
Turn my striving into works of grace.
Breath of God, show Christ in all I do.Holy Spirit, from creation's birth,
Giving life to all that God has made,
Show your power once again on earth;
Cause Your church to hunger for Your ways.
Let the fragrance of our prayers arise.
Lead us on the road of sacrifice
That in unity the face of Christ
Will be clear for all the world to see.Keith Getty & Kristyn Getty
© 2006 Thankyou Music
Used by permission. CCLI #2783020*Children may leave during this song.
Ministry of the Word
Hymn of Praise: His Be the Victor’s Name
*All Scripture, English Standard Version. © 2001 by Crossway Bibles. Used by permission.