center charlie hall

You’re the center of the universe everything was made in You, Jesus breath of every living thing everything was made for You

You hold everything together

o Christ be the center of our lives be the place we fix our eyes be the center of our lives

You’re the center of the universe everything was made in You, Jesus breath of every living thing everything was made for You

You hold everything together

o Christ be the center of our lives be the place we fix our eyes be the center of our lives

we lift our eyes to heaven we wrap our lives around Your life we lift our eyes to heaven to You

o Christ be the center of our lives be the place we fix our eyes be the center of our lives

none but Jesus tim hughes

in the quiet in the stillness i know that You are God in the secret of Your presence i know there i am restored when You call i won't refuse each new day again i'll choose

there is no one else for me none but Jesus crucified to set me free now i live to bring Him praise

in the chaos in confusion i know You're sovereign still in the moment of my weakness You give me grace to do Your will when You call i won't delay this my song through all my days

there is no one else for me none but Jesus crucified to set me free now i live to bring Him praise

all my delight is in You Lord all of my hope all of my strength all my delight is in You Lord forever more

there is no one else for me none but Jesus crucified to set me free now i live to bring Him praise

a vision of Jesus isaiah 6:1-5 page 485

any vision for a church needs to start with a vision of God

Jesus sits upon a throne. He is first and foremost sovereign.

Jesus is high and lifted up. He is worthy of worship. He is central to all things.

Jesus' robe fills the temple. His beauty is uncontainable and infinite.

to seraphim, it’s not about them. they want Jesus' face to be seen. He is the focus.

Jesus’ power and centrality and beauty lead us to His holiness, His perfection.

we should be like isaiah: recognizing who our God really is…and humiliated and ashamed at who we are in light of who He is.

isaiah 48:8-11 page 516

from birth, we are rebels against a holy and infinitely beautiful sovereign God

God has every right to toss us aside like rag dolls, in light of how we have demoted His name.

but instead, He restrains Himself. there is another plan.

sin is not what we do…. it’s who we are.

open rebellion vs. religious rebellion

isaiah 52:3, 6-12 page

He has not saved us because of who we are, but who He is.

Good news brings joy into a hopeless situation. The good news is this: our God reigns.

the joy of who God is erupts into celebration, singing, and delight

first, realize that you have been saved from the holy wrath of God. then strive to be like Him.

we are to be mirrors of God to a lost and crumbling city

the plan isn’t religion or a false God. the plan is God’s exalted servant, Jesus.

Jesus vs. open rebellion

Jesus vs. religious rebellion

this church is nothing without Christ.

there will be 170,000 people in the year 2025…not in need of Harmony Church…but in need of Jesus. what does our part look like?

6 regional church plants: Uptown, Winterville, Farmville, Ayden-Grifton, Bethel, Falkland-Fountain

A Home Group in every Greenville neighborhood.

9,000 leaders serving the city through Harmony Church.

It all begins with seeing Jesus as sovereign, central, beautiful, and holy, then reflecting Him to the city.

questions 1)do you see Jesus as sovereign and central? 2)do you rely on yourself as savior, or sing for joy in Jesus as Savior? 3)is your heart moved by God’s act in saving us? 4)do you strive to reflect Jesus to a lost and crumbling city?

Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by his love; He will exult over you with loud singing. zephaniah 3:14-17

Christ, the solid rock hymn

my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness i dare not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean on Jesus' name

on Christ the solid Rock i stand all other ground is sinking sand all other ground is sinking sand

when darkness seems to hide His face i rest on His unchanging grace in every high and stormy gale my anchor holds within the veil

on Christ the solid Rock i stand all other ground is sinking sand all other ground is sinking sand

His oath, His covenant, His blood support me in the whelming flood when all around my soul gives way He then is all my Hope and Stay

on Christ the solid Rock i stand all other ground is sinking sand all other ground is sinking sand

when He shall come with trumpet sound o, may i then in Him be found dressed in His righteousness alone faultless to stand before the throne

on Christ the solid Rock i stand all other ground is sinking sand all other ground is sinking sand