Worship Preparation - April 13, 2025
Read the sermon text: 1 Peter 2:9-12
Read the sermon summary: Last week, we discussed how Christians make up the spiritual house of God. We ourselves are the stones that make up the house! As part of this house, we are also a “holy priesthood” offering spiritual sacrifices. For this week, we will cover verses 9-12. Peter continues his description of the Christian life. A life set apart from the world and committed to the worship of our Savior! We have an IDENTITY: Peter details a list of features that make up the church! We have a DUTY: as part of this new identity, you are expected to live a life “proclaiming the excellencies of God.” We have a FIGHT: the desires of our sinful flesh must be conquered, Peter says these passions are “waging war” with our souls. This should remind you of the words of Jesus, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” And lastly, We have a LIGHT! God has called us out of darkness into his light. Therefore we live in a way that others may see the “light” in us and when they see our good works, God gets the glory!
Read the following song lyrics in relation to the sermon:
Come Thou Fount (Above All Else)
Verse 1
Come Thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it
Mount of Thy redeeming love
Verse 2
Here I raise my Ebenezer
Hither by Thy help I'm come
And I hope by Thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wand'ring from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
Verse 3
Oh to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wand'ring heart to Thee
Prone to wander Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart Lord take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
Bridge
(Above) All else I adore Your name
Above all else tune my heart to sing Your praise
Above all else I adore Your name
Above all else tune my heart to sing Your praise
(REPEAT)
Tag
The highest praise
The loudest praise
To the name above every name
CCLI Song #7029505
Robert Robinson | Shane Barnard
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