October 9th 2016.

October 9th 2016

Prelude for Worship Martha Short

Welcome Daniel Palmer

Invocation Daniel Palmer

Blessed Assurance CCLI #606984

Blessed assurance Jesus is mine Oh what a foretaste Of glory divine Heir of salvation Purchase of God Born of His Spirit Washed in His blood

This is my story This is my song Praising my Savior All the day long

Perfect submission Perfect delight Visions of rapture Now burst on my sight Angels descending Bring from above Echoes of mercy Whispers of love

This is my story This is my song Praising my Savior All the day long

Filled with His goodness
Perfect submission All is at rest I in my Savior Am happy and blest Watching and waiting Looking above Filled with His goodness Lost in His love

This is my story This is my song Praising my Savior All the day long
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At The Cross © Public Domain CCLI License No

Alas and did my Savior bleed
And did my sov'reign die Would He devote That sacred head For sinners such as I

At the cross At the cross Where I first saw the light
And the burden of my Heart rolled away It was there by faith I received my sight And now I am happy all the day

He groaned upon the tree Amazing pity grace unknown
Was it for crimes That I have done He groaned upon the tree Amazing pity grace unknown And love beyond degree

For man the creature's sin
Well might the sun In darkness hide And shut His glories in When Christ The mighty Maker died For man the creature's sin

Here Lord I give myself away
But drops of grief Can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe Here Lord I give myself away 'Tis all that I can do

And the burden of my Heart rolled away It was there by faith I received my sight And now I am happy all the day CCLI License No

We Give Our Tithes and Offerings

When We All Get To Heaven
The Singing Saints

Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here below Praise Him above ye heavenly host Praise Father Son and Holy Ghost Amen

Matthew 12:38–41 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; 40 for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Matthew 12:38–41 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

Something Greater than Jonah is Here
In the Bible, the elect are always chosen for the blessing of others. It would make no sense in the logic of biblical redemption, for the chosen people to be chosen for their own glory and aggrandizement” (167).

They do all their deeds to be noticed by men. (Matt 23:5)

Seeking signs is convenient cover for subversion.

When Jesus challenges our authority, we can: surrender to Him, deny the basis of His authority, recognize but reject His authority, or say we just need a little more evidence

To find rest for our souls and stand in the Day of Judgment:

1. We must not seek more signs of Christ’s authority and identity (39–40).

Now that Jesus has come in fulfillment of the Scriptures, seeking signs is a sign that there is something wrong.

Teacher, we want to see a sign from you. (v. 38).

A sign is a mark, token, miracle or wonder by which God authenticates a message or messenger.

“Jesus immediately diagnoses this generation's demand for a sign as a form of unbelief” (Cary, 79).

People who serve God in faithfulness may indeed see signs, but sensation-seeking unbelievers will not see them” (Morris, 325).

Sign seeking is adulterous because we are saying what Jesus has done and who He is are not enough.

Skeptical sign seekers have received all the signs they need.

Signs are not to be selfishly demanded from God, He graciously gives them. And God has given His Son as the sign of Jonah. Jesus is the sign to which all other signs point. He is the miraculous sign sent from God in heaven.

2. We must behold Christ – the true sign Who is greater than Jonah (39–41).

Jesus reminds us that the Bible, rightly understood, leads us to expect, recognize, and trust in Him.

This was sign enough for Nineveh, and it should be sign enough for us.

The key to avoiding the judgment that comes to perpetual sign seekers is to stop looking for the next miracle and start beholding Christ the Savior. Entering God’s rest does not come through seeking something we do not yet have but in beholding the One God has already given.

Behold, something greater than Jonah here. (v. 41)

Jesus commands us to behold Him. The word behold is “a prompter of attention” urging us to look purposefully upon Christ – to consider carefully and deliberately this one who is something greater than Jonah.

Jonah runs from God’s will because he knows God will deliver Nineveh. Jesus willingly empties Himself of divine privileges knowing He must die to deliver us.

Jonah tries to escape the face of God which is leading him on mission to his enemies. Jesus is the face of God, leading us on mission to our enemies.

The rebellious Jonah deserved to be delivered to death. The righteous Jesus died so we could be delivered to life.

Jonah puts his word against God’s Word, trying to convince God to change His mind. Faced with the agony of the cross in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prays not my will, but God’s will be done.

Jonah wants to die because his enemies are spared. Jesus willingly dies so that we could be spared.

Jonah brings salvation to a great city. Jesus brings salvation to the ends of the earth.

Jonah pouts when his enemies are saved. Jesus pours out His Holy Spirit to make us children of God and a part of His mission.

Someone greater than Jonah is here.

Our Time of Response

Grace Greater Than All Our Sin
CCLI #606984

Marvelous grace Of our loving Lord Grace that exceeds Our sin and our guilt Yonder on Calvary’s Mount outpoured There where the blood Of the Lamb was spilt

Grace Grace God’s grace
Grace that will pardon And cleanse within Grace that is greater Than all our sin

Dark is the stain That we cannot hide What can avail To wash it away Look There is flowing A crimson tide Whiter than snow You may be today

Grace that will pardon And cleanse within Grace that is greater Than all our sin

Marvelous infinite Matchless Grace Freely bestowed On all who believe All who are longing To see His face Will you this moment His grace receive

Grace that will pardon And cleanse within Grace that is greater Than all our sin CCLI #606984

Postlude for Worship Martha Short

11:00 AM Worship

October 9th 2016

I’m Going Free (Jailbreak)
CCLI #606984

Go on and speak against My borrowed innocence The judge is my defense I'm going free

Right when the gavel fell I heard the freedom bell
Ring through the heart of hell I'm going free I'm going free

Glory Glory hallelujah You threw my shackles in the sea
Jesus is my liberty I'm going free

I won't go back again That’s just not who I am Lord I'm a brand new man I'm going free

It's paved with grace and hope I'm going free I'm going free
I'm on a narrow road It's paved with grace and hope It's gonna lead me home I'm going free I'm going free

I am free I am free indeed We are free we are free indeed

Your love is my jailbreak
Someday I'll fly away On Your amazing grace Your love is my jailbreak I'm going free

Jesus is my liberty I'm going free CCLI #606984

Welcome Daniel Palmer

Invocation Daniel Palmer

Even So Come Chris Tomlin | Jason Ingram | Jess Cates
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All of creation all of the earth Make straight a highway
A path for the Lord Jesus is coming soon

Call back the sinner wake up the saint
Let ev'ry nation shout of Your fame Jesus is coming soon

Like a bride waiting for her groom We'll be a Church ready for You
Every heart longing for our King We sing “Even so, come, Lord Jesus, come”

There will be justice all will be new
Your name forever faithful and true Jesus is coming soon

So we wait, we wait for You God, we wait, You're coming soon

This Is Amazing Grace

The King above all kings
Who breaks the power Of sin and darkness Whose love is mighty And so much stronger The King of Glory The King above all kings

Who shakes the whole earth With holy thunder Who leaves us breathless
In awe and wonder The King of Glory The King above all kings

That You would take my place That You would bear my cross
This is amazing grace This is unfailing love That You would take my place That You would bear my cross

All that You've done for me
You laid down Your life That I would be set free Jesus I sing for All that You've done for me

Who brings our chaos Back into order Who makes the orphan A son and daughter The King of Glory The King above all kings

Who rules the nations With truth and justice Shines like the sun in All of its brilliance The King of Glory The King above all kings

That You would take my place That You would bear my cross
This is amazing grace This is unfailing love That You would take my place That You would bear my cross

All that You've done for me
You laid down Your life That I would be set free Jesus I sing for All that You've done for me

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave conquers the grave

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave Worthy worthy worthy

Great I Am

So Heaven is real and death is a lie
I want to be close – Close to Your side So Heaven is real and death is a lie I want to hear voices Of angels above Singing as one

God Almighty - Great I Am Who is worthy - none beside Thee
Hallelujah - Holy Holy God Almighty - Great I Am Who is worthy - none beside Thee

Loving the world - hating the dark
I want to be near – Near to Your heart Loving the world - hating the dark I want to see dry bones living again Singing as one

The mountains shake before You At the mention of Your name
The demons run and flee At the mention of Your name King of majesty

There is no power in hell and the Presence of the Great I Am
Or any who can stand Before the power and the Presence of the Great I Am The Great I Am

The Great I Am

We Give Our Tithes and Offerings

The Lord is My Salvation

The grace of God has Reached for me And pulled me from the Raging sea
And I am safe on This solid ground The Lord is my salvation

I will not fear when Darkness falls
His strength will help me Scale these walls I'll see the dawn of the Rising sun The Lord is my salvation

My debt is paid and the Victory won The Lord is my salvation
Who is like the Lord our God? Strong to save Faithful in love My debt is paid and the Victory won The Lord is my salvation

When winter fades I know Spring will come The Lord is my salvation
My hope is hidden In the Lord He flowers each Promise of His Word When winter fades I know Spring will come The Lord is my salvation

The Lord is my salvation
In times of waiting Times of need When I know loss When I am weak I know His grace will Renew these days The Lord is my salvation

The Lord is my salvation
And when I reach the Final day He will not leave Me in the grave But I will rise He Will call me home The Lord is my salvation

Glory be to God the Father Glory be to God the Son
Glory be to God the Spirit The Lord is our salvation

The Lord is our salvation

Matthew 12:38–41 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; 40 for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Matthew 12:38–41 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

In the Bible, the elect are always chosen for the blessing of others. It would make no sense in the logic of biblical redemption, for the chosen people to be chosen for their own glory and aggrandizement” (167).