April 9th 2017 Palm Sunday.

April 9th 2017 Palm Sunday

Prelude for Worship Martha Short

Welcome Daniel Palmer

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Hosanna Loud Hosanna

The little children sang Through pillared court and temple
Hosanna loud hosanna The little children sang Through pillared court and temple The lovely anthem rang To Jesus who had blessed them Close folded to His breast The children sang their praises The simplest and the best

From Olivet they followed Among the joyful crowd
The victory palm branch waving With praises clear and loud The Lord of earth and heaven Rode on in lowly state Nor scorned that little children Should on His bidding wait

That ancient song we sing For Christ is our Redeemer
"Hosanna in the highest!" That ancient song we sing For Christ is our Redeemer The Lord of heaven our King O may we ever praise Him With heart and life and voice And in His blissful presence Eternally rejoice

All Glory Laud and Honor

All glory laud and honor To Thee Redeemer King
To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring

Thou art the King of Israel Thou David's royal Son
Who in the Lord's name comest The King and Blessed One

Are praising Thee on high All things created make reply
The company of angels Are praising Thee on high And mortal men and All things created make reply

The people of the Hebrews With palms before Thee went
Our praise and prayer and anthems Before Thee we present

To Thee before Thy passion They sang their hymns of praise
To Thee now high exalted Our melody we raise

Thou didst accept their praises Accept the praise we bring
Who in all good delightest Thou good and gracious King

Offering

Revelation 7:9–17 (NASB) After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands; 10 and they cry out with a loud voice, saying,

Revelation 7:9–17 (NASB) “Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,

Revelation 7:9–17 (NASB) “Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.” 13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?”

Revelation 7:9–17 (NASB) 14 I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple;

Revelation 7:9–17 (NASB) and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. 16 They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

Offering Martha Short

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

Blessed Be The Name Singing Saints

Faithful to the King John writes to encourage us to persevere through hardship, even martyrdom, because Christ is coming and keeping His promise.

Faithful to the King The delay in God’s judgment serves 3 purposes:
it gives the ungodly time to repent; it confirms the guilt of those who do not, and it proves the faith of those who belong to Christ

Faithful to the King Knowing and believing how it ends for us should impact how it currently is for us. Where we fix our gaze will impact how we order our days.

Sermon in a Sentence To stay faithful in the midst of trying times 1) our vision of the people in God’s Kingdom must be vast and specific (9); 2) we must be clothed with blood-washed robes of righteousness (9, 13–14), and 3) we must trust that God is worthy of worship and faithful to keep His promise (10–11; 15–17).

Faithful to the King 1. Our vision of the people in God’s Kingdom must be vast and specific (9).

Faithful to the King This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Matt 24:14

Faithful to the King John sees “the vast throng who worship God and the Lamb” (Thielman, 627).

Faithful to the King When adversity comes, we are tempted to settle for a limited vision of God’s salvation – to allow what we see or what seems possible with our own limited resources to dictate our vision rather than to be captivated by what John sees.

Faithful to the King The multitude includes people from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues. John mentions this seven times in Revelation (5:9; 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 17:5).

Faithful to the King Don’t accept the generalizations of the world about this or that group of people – God is at work!

Faithful to the King There are 3 billion people living in 6,690 people groups which have very few, if any, believers.

Faithful to the King A people group is “a significantly large grouping of individuals who perceive themselves to have a common affinity with one another…[it] is the largest group within which the Gospel can spread…without encountering barriers of understanding or acceptance. (Joshua Project)

Faithful to the King Faithfulness comes when the eyes of faith allow us to stare through adversity and see Christ winning the nations.

Faithful to the King You want to get through your depression, anxiety, marital difficulties, body-image issues – fix your eyes on what matters in the end and then work and pray toward it.

Faithful to the King 2. We must be clothed with blood-washed robes of righteousness (9, 13–14).

Faithful to the King These are the ones who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb (v. 14).

To be in the presence of God, we must be clean.
Faithful to the King To be in the presence of God, we must be clean.

Faithful to the King Every human in heaven is dressed in the white robes of the righteousness of God which comes “through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus (Rom 3).

Faithful to the King “The expression ‘great tribulation’ includes all Christians who have experienced oppression and persecution everywhere throughout history.” (Kistemaker, 257).

Faithful to the King “The Scriptures teach that God’s people of all places and of all times have encountered, do encounter, and will encounter persecutions, dangers, and hardships until the end of the age” (Kistemaker, 257).

Faithful to the King The blood of Christ in my place is the only hope that does not disappoint.

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Faithful to the King Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Faithful to the King 3. We must trust that God is worthy of worship and faithful to keep His promise (10–11; 15–17).

Faithful to the King No one is qualified for citizenship in His Kingdom, unless Christ is also a personal Savior.

Faithful to the King All redeemed humanity cries out – they shout or scream – continually with palm branches in their hand and declare “Salvation belongs to the Lord and to the Lamb” (10).

Faithful to the King “The beleaguered church needs this vision of their sovereign God at rest in tranquil sovereignty over the earth’s turmoil” (Johnson, 101).

The Lamb is our Shepherd King (15, 17).
Faithful to the King The Lamb is our Shepherd King (15, 17).

Faithful to the King “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matthew 5:6)

Are You Washed in the Blood

For the cleansing power Are you fully trusting in
Have you been to Jesus For the cleansing power Are you washed in the Blood of the Lamb Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour Verse 1

Are your garments spotless
Are you washed In the blood In the soul-cleansing Blood of the Lamb Are your garments spotless Are they white as snow Are you washed in the

Are you walking daily By the Savior's side Are you washed
In the blood of the Lamb Do you rest each moment In the Crucified Verse 2

When the Bridegroom cometh Will your robes be white Are you washed
In the blood of the Lamb Will your soul be ready For the mansions bright And be washed Verse 2

That are stained with sin There's a fountain flowing
Lay aside the garments That are stained with sin And be washed in the Blood of the Lamb There's a fountain flowing For the soul unclean O be washed in the Verse 4

Prelude for Worship Martha Short

11:00 AM Worship

April 9th 2017 Palm Sunday

Hosanna

Praise is rising Eyes are turning to You We turn to You
Hope is stirring Hearts are yearning for You We long for You

We find strength To face the day
'Cause when we see You We find strength To face the day In Your presence all our fears Are washed away Washed away

Hosanna Hosanna You are the God Who saves us Worthy of all our praises

Hosanna Hosanna Come have Your Way among us
We welcome You here Lord Jesus

Hear the sound of hearts Returning to You We turn to You
In Your Kingdom Broken lives are made new You make us new

We find strength To face the day
'Cause when we see You We find strength To face the day In Your presence all our fears Are washed away Washed away

Hosanna Hosanna You are the God Who saves us Worthy of all our praises

Hosanna Hosanna Come have Your Way among us
We welcome You here Lord Jesus

Welcome Daniel Palmer

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Sing to the King Who is coming to reign Glory to Jesus The Lamb that was slain

Life and salvation His empire shall bring
Joy to the nations When Jesus is King

Come let us sing a song A song declaring We belong to Jesus He is all we need

Lift up a heart of praise
Sing now with Voices raised to Jesus Sing to the King

For His returning We watch and we pray We will be ready The dawn of that day

We'll join in singing With all the redeemed Satan is vanquished And Jesus is King

Come let us sing a song A song declaring We belong to Jesus He is all we need

Lift up a heart of praise
Sing now with Voices raised to Jesus Sing to the King

Before the Throne of God

Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea A great High Priest Whose name is love Who ever lives and pleads for me

My name is graven on His hands My name is written on His heart I know that while in heav’n He stands No tongue can bid me thence depart No tongue can bid me thence depart

When Satan tempts me to despair And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there Who made an end of all my sin

Because the sinless Savior died My sinful soul is counted free
For God the Just is satisfied To look on Him and pardon me

Behold Him there the risen Lamb My perfect spotless Righteousness
The great unchangeable I AM The King of glory and of grace

One with Himself I cannot die My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high With Christ my Savior and my God

I bow before the cross of Christ And marvel at this love divine
God's perfect Son was sacrificed To make me righteous in God's eyes

This river's depths I cannot know But I can glory in its flood
The Lord Most High Has bowed down low And poured on me His glorious love

There Is A Fountain

There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Immanuel’s veins
And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains

The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day
And there may I though vile as he Wash all my sins away

Dear dying Lamb Thy precious blood Shall never lose its power
‘Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved to sin no more