1. “For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10

2. EVERMORE (Intro) With all my heart I'll say I'm living for Your name With all to give You praise I'm living for Your glory Lord

3. Verse 1 Lost for words with all to say Lord You take my breath away Still my soul my soul cries out For You are holy

4. Verse 2 And as I look upon Your name Circumstances fade away And now Your glory steals my heart For You are holy You are holy You are holy Lord

5. Chorus 1 Evermore my heart my heart will say Above all I live for Your glory Even if my world falls I will say Above all I live for Your glory

6. (Bridge) You are holy You are holy Lord

7. YOU ARE HOLY (PRINCE OF PEACE) Verse 1 You are holy (You are holy) You are mighty (You are mighty) You are worthy (You are worthy) Worthy of praise (worthy of praise) I will follow (I will follow) I will listen (I will listen) I will love You (I will love You) All of my days (all of my days)

8. Chorus 1 I will sing to and worship The King who is worthy And I will love and adore Him And I will bow down before Him And I will sing to and worship The King who is worthy And I will love and adore Him And I will bow down before Him You're my Prince of Peace And I will live my life for You

9. Chorus 2 You are Lord of lords You are King of kings You are mighty God Lord of ev'rything You're Emmanuel You're the Great I Am You're the Prince of Peace who is the Lamb You're the living God You're my saving grace You will reign forever You are Ancient of Days You are Alpha Omega Beginning and End You're my Savior Messiah Redeemer and Friend You're my Prince of Peace And I will live my life for You

10. (Ending) You’re my Prince of Peace And I will live my life for You

11. SHOUT TO THE LORD Verse 1 My Jesus my Saviour Lord there is none like You All of my days I want to praise The wonders of Your mighty love My comfort my shelter Tower of refuge and strength Let every breath all that I am Never cease to worship You

12. Chorus 1 Shout to the Lord All the earth let us sing Power and majesty Praise to the King Mountains bow down And the seas will roar At the sound of Your name I sing for joy At the work of Your hands Forever I'll love You Forever I'll stand Nothing compares to the promise I have in You

13. 10000 REASONS (Bless the Lord) Verse 1 The sun comes up it's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes

14. Verse 2 You're rich in love and You're slow to anger Your name is great and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find

15. Chorus 1 Bless the Lord O my soul O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before O my soul I'll worship Your holy name

16. Verse 3 And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore

17. (Ending) Worship Your holy name Lord I'll worship Your holy name

18. YOU ARE GOD ALONE (You are not a god) Verse 1 You are not a god created By human hands You are not a god dependent On any mortal man You are not a god in need of Anything we can give By Your plan That's just the way it is

19. Chorus 1 You are God alone from before time began You were on Your throne You are God alone And right now in the good times and bad You are on Your throne You are God alone

20. (Bridge) You're unchangeable You're unshakable You're unstoppable that's what You are You're unchangeable You're unshakable You're unstoppable that's what You are

21. Verse 2 You're the only God whose power None can contend You're the only God whose name and Praise will never end You're the only God who's worthy Of ev'rything we can give You are God That's just the way it is

22. (Ending) And right now in the good times and bad You are on Your throne You are God alone

23. Lord God of Abraham Offering Song Lord God of Abraham Of Isaac and Israel Let it be known today that You are God We offer up our lives As a living sacrifice Purify us with

24. Your holy fire Holy fire… You are the holy One Highly exalted One We’ve come to worship at Your holy hill You are the holy One Highly exalted One And we

25. surrender to Your sovereign will Oh Lord God of Abraham… Lord God of Abraham Isaac and Israel Let it be known today that You are God There is no other one like You

26. Come now and fill this place Be exalted in our praise Let it be known today that You are God You are God… You are the holy One Highly exalted One We’ve

27. come to worship at Your holy hill (Here we come Lord) You are the holy One Highly exalted One And we surrender to Your sovereign will Oh Lord God of

28. Abraham… For the Lord He is God For the Lord He is God And He shall reign forevermore evermore… For the Lord He is God For the Lord He is God And He

29. shall reign forevermore EVERMORE… You are the holy One Highly exalted One We’ve come to worship at Your holy hill (Holy hill) You are the holy One Highly

30. exalted One And we surrender to Your sovereign will Oh Lord God… You are the holy One Highly exalted One We’ve come to worship at Your holy hill

31. You are the holy One You are the holy One Highly exalted One And we surrender to Your sovereign will Oh Lord God of

32. Abraham… Oh Lord God of Abraham… Oh Lord God of Abraham!!!

34. Now Is The Time To Grow! by Pastor Fee Soliven 2 Peter 3:14-18 Sunday Morning October 5, 2014

35. 2 Peter 3:14-18 14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation--as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,

36. 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

37. 17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

38. Spiritual Growth

39. 1 Timothy 6:12 "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses."

40. How do we know if we’re growing spiritually?

41. 2 Peter 3:18 "but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever."

42. Why should we endeavor to grow in Christ?

43. 1. God has predetermined that we should grow.

44. Romans 8:29 "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren."

45. 2. Spiritual growth protects us.

46. 2 Peter 3:17 "You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked..."

47. 3. God is interested in our relationship with Him and desires our sanctification.

48. Hebrews 2:10-13 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,

49. 12 saying: "I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You." 13 And again: "I will put My trust in Him." And again: "Here am I and the children whom God has given Me."

50. Why do we fail to grow spiritually?

51. 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

52. 2. Neglect of Bible reading, prayer, and church attendance.

53. Hebrews 10:24-25 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

54. 3. Negative influence of others.

55. Romans 1:27-32 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

56. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

57. 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

58. 4. Uncertainty about beliefs.

59. John 8:30-32 30 As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

60. 5. The lure of the world’s system.

61. 1 John 2:15-17 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

62. 6. Doubts about God.

63. James 1:6-8 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

64. What is the evidence of growth?

65. 1. Increasing awareness of our sins and weaknesses.

66. 2. Responding to sin with immediate repentance.

67. 3. Rejoicing even in intense spiritual battles.

68. 4. Seeing trials and temptations as opportunities for growth.

69. 5. Viewing service to Christ as a high honor, not a burden.

70. 6. Counting everything as coming from the Lord.

71. “For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10