March 12, 2017.

March 12, 2017

Prelude for Worship Martha Short

Welcome Daniel Palmer

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Crown Him With Many Crowns

Crown Him with many crowns The Lamb upon His throne
Hark how the heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own

And hail Him as thy matchless King
Awake my soul and sing Of Him who died for thee And hail Him as thy matchless King Through all eternity

Crown Him the Lord of Life Who triumphed o'er the grave
Who rose victorious to the strife For those He came to save

Who died and rose on high Who died eternal life to bring
His glories now we sing Who died and rose on high Who died eternal life to bring And lives that death may die

Crown Him the Lord of peace Whose pow'r a scepter sways
From pole to pole That wars may cease And all be prayer and praise

His reign shall know no end And round His pierced feet
Fair flowers of paradise extend Their fragrance ever sweet

Crown Him the Lord of Love Behold His hands and side
Those wounds yet visible above In beauty glorified

For Thou hast died for me Thy praise and glory shall not fail
All hail Redeemer hail For Thou hast died for me Thy praise and glory shall not fail Throughout eternity

Victory in Jesus CCLI #606984

How a Savior came from Glory How He gave His life on Calvary
I heard an old old story How a Savior came from Glory How He gave His life on Calvary To save a wretch like me

I heard about His groaning Of His precious blood’s atoning
Then I repented of my sin And won the victory

He sought me and bought me With His redeeming blood
O victory in Jesus My Savior forever He sought me and bought me With His redeeming blood

He loved me ere I knew Him And all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory Beneath the cleansing flood

I heard about His healing Of His cleansing power revealing
How He made the lame To walk again And caused the blind to see

And then I cried “Dear Jesus Come and heal my broken spirit”
And somehow Jesus Came and brought To me the victory

He has built for me in glory
I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory And I heard about The streets of gold Beyond the crystal sea

About the angels singing And the old redemption story
And some sweet day I’ll sing up there The song of victory

Tithes and Offering

It is Well With My Soul Sanctuary Choir

When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot
When peace like a river Attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot Thou hast taught me to say It is well it is well with my soul

The bliss of this glorious thought My sin not in part but the whole
My sin Oh The bliss of this glorious thought My sin not in part but the whole Is nailed to the cross And I bear it no more Praise the Lord praise the Lord O my soul

It is well With my soul It is well It is well

Peace Peace Wonderful peace Coming down from the Father above
Sweep over my spirit forever I pray In fathomless billows of love

When the faith shall be sight The clouds be rolled back As a scroll
And Lord haste the day When the faith shall be sight The clouds be rolled back As a scroll The trump shall resound And the Lord shall descend “Even so” it is well with my soul

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

Colossians 2:8–15 (NASB) See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. 9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,

Colossians 2:8–15 (NASB) 10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; 11 and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;

Colossians 2:8–15 (NASB) 12having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him,

Colossians 2:8–15 (NASB) having forgiven us all our transgressions, 14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities,

Colossians 2:8–15 (NASB) He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.

Christ is Enough for Our Freedom
To enjoy the freedom that comes through Christ alone: 1) we must continually watch out for spiritual systems that undermine the gospel, 2) we must understand the supernatural change that comes through our union with Christ, and 3) we must appreciate the extent of our freedom.

1. We must continually watch out for spiritual systems that undermine the gospel (8).

see to it – the second command in Colossians, meaning “look carefully” or “watch out!”

takes you captive – “to be carried off as plunder or as a slave”

philosophy – any system of thinking that does not have Christ as its source, substance, and goal

“The philosophy is the product of mere human speculation and does not put its adherents in touch with divine truth.” (Douglass Moo, 187).

How can we identify bankrupt and enslaving philosophies?

We look at what they are “according to” (8).

The false teachers are proclaiming a doctrine and demanding practices that do not depend on Christ. . .Christ is the One in whom God exclusively is to be found, the One through whom the world was created and through whom it is redeemed, and the One who has decisively defeated all the hostile powers” (Douglass Moo, 193).

If the system begins with, continues with, or concludes with something less than Christ, it will never get you to Christ.

2. We must understand the supernatural change that comes through our union with Christ (9–13).

God the Son assumed what we are to deliver us from what we were – to complete us (10).

If we are in Christ in Whom all the fullness of deity dwells, why would we venerate angels or pray to saints or anything or anyone other than Christ?

Paul says we have already been circumcised with the circumcision that matters.

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn. (Deut 10:16)

He removes me from an existence under the dominion of sin in my body of flesh (11) and places me in Christ who assumed a body of flesh (1:22) to break the power of sin by living a sinless life for me.

a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God. (Romans 2:28)

OT circumcision does not need to be replaced or continued; we have an infinitely better and superior circumcision, the circumcision of Christ which comes through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead (13).

Has Paul written an entire letter to tell us Christ is enough as long as you get baptized? Well, yes and no. Water baptism does not save us, but it is through Jesus’ baptism, that is His death, burial, and resurrection that God does save us.

But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” (Mark 10:38)

Baptism is important because it represents not only what is being believed but what happened at the moment of belief; we were united with Christ in His baptism – in His death, burial, and resurrection.

There is no greater captivity than spiritual death, and Christ has freed us by making us alive in Himself.

3. We must appreciate the extent of our freedom (13b–15).

All the sins that stood between us and God, God has forgiven -- all (13) of them.

The charges that should have entered with us into God’s holy court room were permanently erased in the blood of God’s perfect and spotless Lamb.

“In causing him to be nailed to the cross, God has provided for the full cancellation of the debt of obedience that we incurred. Christ took upon Himself the penalty that we were under because of our disobedience, and his death fully satisfied God’s necessary demand for due punishment of that disobedience” (Moo, 212).

Don’t put back on the shackles that Christ has removed.

Every power and authority that wants to lead you away from Christ has been exposed for what it is through Christ is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him. (1 Peter 3:22)

If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed. (John 8:36)

Response

I Surrender All

All to Jesus I surrender All to Him I freely give
I will ever love and trust Him In His presence daily live

All to thee my blessed Savior
I surrender all All to thee my blessed Savior

All to Jesus I surrender Make me Savior wholly thine
Let me feel thy Holy Spirit Truly know that thou art mine

All to Jesus I surrender Lord I give myself to thee
Fill me with thy love and power Let thy blessing fall on me

Postlude for Worship Martha Short

March 12, 2017

Victory in Jesus CCLI #606984

How a Savior came from Glory How He gave His life on Calvary
I heard an old old story How a Savior came from Glory How He gave His life on Calvary To save a wretch like me

I heard about His groaning Of His precious blood’s atoning
Then I repented of my sin And won the victory

I heard about his healing Of His cleansing power revealing
How He made the lame To walk again And caused the blind to see

And then I cried “Dear Jesus Come and heal my broken spirit”
And somehow Jesus Came and brought To me the victory

He has built for me in glory
I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory And I heard about The streets of gold Beyond the crystal sea

About the angels singing And the old redemption story
And some sweet day I’ll sing up there The song of victory

Welcome Daniel Palmer

Text “Welcome” to

White Flag White Flag

The battle rages on As storm and Tempest roar We cannot win This fight Inside our Rebel hearts We're laying down Our weapons now

We raise our white flag We surrender All to You All for You We raise our White flag The war is over Love has come Your love has won

Here on this holy ground
You made a Way for peace Laying Your Body down You took our Rightful place This freedom Song is Marching on

We raise our white flag We surrender All to You All for You We raise our White flag The war is over Love has come Your love has won

We lift the cross – Lift it high We lift the cross -

Come to the Water

Oh come come to the water
All who are thirsty Come and be filled

Oh come Come to the river
Brothers and sisters Come and be healed

We believe in the Kingdom come We believe in the risen Son
You bring our hearts to life

Lord we come with our hands up high We believe You will satisfy
You bring our hearts to life We are alive

Oh see the people returning
The love of the Father Drawing us in

Oh see salvation coming
Jesus our Savior Light of the world

Let revival come Let the people sing The glory of Your name

Because He Lives (Amen)

I believe in the risen One By the power of His blood
I believe in the Son I believe in the risen One I believe I overcome By the power of His blood

Let my song join the one that never ends
Amen Amen I’m alive I’m alive Because He lives Let my song join the one that never ends

I was covered in sin and shame I heard mercy call my name
I was dead in the grave I was covered in sin and shame I heard mercy call my name He rolled the stone away

I know He holds my life My future in His hands
Because He lives I can face tomorrow Every fear is gone I know He holds my life My future in His hands