It’s week two of Exodus. The book of Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world. Here’s how you can prepare this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 1:7–22.

A new Pharaoh rises to power in Egypt who didn’t know the story of Joseph’s deliverance of Egypt. He saw the people of Israel as a growing threat to His own Kingdom. Because of this fear, the new Pharaoh enslaved the people of Israel and subjected them to oppressive burdens. But the the more the Hebrews were oppressed, the more they multiplied. Pharaoh then escalated his oppressive treatment of the Hebrews, commanding their midwives to kill Hebrew sons as soon as they were born. When this plan was foiled by the faithful midwives, he commanded all of the Egyptians to take every son that was born to the Hebrews and throw them in the Nile. Far from a thriving Kingdom, the people of God are enslaved to overwhelming burdens and surrounded by death—they are desperate for deliverance.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Isaiah 41:10

Oh God (Zach Bolen)
How Firm A Foundation (Author Unknown)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: From Isaiah 43:1–3

Blessed Be Your Name (Beth Redman, Matt Redman)

GREETING, SERMON, RESPONSE, & COMMUNION

In Tenderness (Garvey, Gordon, Walton arr. Brian Eichelberger)
Living Hope (Brian Johnson, Phil Wickham)

BENEDICTION

We thrilled to begin a new series this Sunday in the book of Exodus. Exodus will take us through the spring and early summer, breaking for three months for Christ in the Psalms and a brief topical series before picking back up in September to take us to Advent. Get comfortable! The book of Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world and we’re excited to get started learning together. Here’s how you can prepare for this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 1:1–7.

The story begins where Genesis ended: Jacob (Israel), his sons, and their families (70 people in all), have come to Egypt under the care of Joseph, one of the twelve sons of Israel. By God’s sovereign grace, and through much suffering, Joseph had come into a position of power in Egypt and was able to create a space for his family to grow and thrive under his protection. Even after Joseph and his generation had died, the people of Israel continued to be “fruitful,” to “multiply,”and to “fill the land.” This is a direct reference to the mission of God’s people repeated throughout Genesis. But as much as they were able to grow in Egypt, they were still in a foreign place, with a foreign ruler, and foreign gods—a far cry from the life that God had promised to their forefather Abraham.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Exodus 15:11, 13

The Lion And The Lamb (Brenton Brown, Brian Johnson, Leeland Mooring)
Praise To The Lord The Almighty (Joachim Neander, Catherine Winkworth arr. Citizens)

CONFESSION OF SIN: Psalm 32:1–4

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Psalm 32:5–7

What A Beautiful Name (Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood)

GREETING, SERMON, & RESPONSE

Your Name Is Good (Psalm 54) (Joel Limpic, Scott Mills)

COMMUNION

Heart Of God (Aodhan King, Jonas Myrin)
Man Of Sorrows (Matt Crocker, Brooke Ligertwood)

BENEDICTION

This is our fourth and final week of Teach Us to Pray, our mini-series on the Lord’s Prayer. Here’s how you can prepare for service:

1. Read through our text, Matthew 6:9–13.

Last week, we focused on the first three petitions of the prayer—the “Your” petitions: Hallowed be Your name, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done… This week, we’ll end our time with the three “us” petitions: Give us our daily bread, forgive us, lead us not into temptation.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 36:7–9

Come Thou Fount (Robert Robinson, John Wyeth arr. Page CXVI)
New (Bryan Brown, Tofer Brown, Kate York)

CONFESSION OF SIN:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: 1 John 1:7–9

Nothing But The Blood (Robert Lowry arr. Page CXVI)
Establish The Work Of Our Hands (Isaac Wardell)

GREETING, SERMON, RESPONSE, & COMMUNION

We Will Feast In The House Of Zion (Sandra McCracken)

VOCATIONAL SENDING & PRAYER

Your Labor Is Not In Vain (Wendell Kimbrough, Isaac Wardell, Paul Zach)

BENEDICTION

It’s week three of four in Teach Us to Pray, our mini-series on the Lord’s Prayer. Here’s how you can prepare:

1. Read through our text, Matthew 6:9–13.

Last week, we focused on the first four words of the Lord’s Prayer, “Our Father in heaven.” This week, we turn to the first three petitions of the prayer—the “Your” petitions: Hallowed be Your name, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done…

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Isaiah 6:3, Matthew 6:9–13

Holy, Holy, Holy (Reginald Heber, John Bacchus Dykes)
Forever Reign (Jason Ingram, Reuben Morgan)

CONFESSION OF SIN:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Romans 8:14–17

King Of My Heart (John Mark McMillan, Sarah McMillan)
The Lord’s Prayer (James Lepine)

GREETING, SERMON, & RESPONSE

Here As In Heaven (Brown, Brock, Ntlele, Furtick, Joye)

COMMUNION

New (Bryan Brown, Tofer Brown, Kate York)
All Glory Be To Christ (Dustin Kensrue arr. King’s Kaleidoscope)

BENEDICTION

It’s week two of four in Teach Us to Pray, our mini-series on the Lord’s Prayer. Here’s how you can prepare for our first week:

1. Read through our text, Matthew 6:9–13.

Last week was an overview on the whole prayer and some of the “why” behind Jesus’ charge to us: “pray then like this…” This week, we’ll focus on the phrase “Our Father in Heaven” before spending next week on the three “Your” statements (“hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”) and the following, final week on the three “Us” statements (“give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts…, and lead us not into temptation”).

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 68:4–6

Before The Throne Of God (Charitie Lees Bancroft, arr. The Modern Post)
How Deep The Father’s Love For Us (Stuart Townend, Charlie Hall arr. Chichi Agorom, The Christian Year)

CONFESSION OF SIN: Matthew 6:25–27

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Galatians 4:4–5

No Longer Slaves (Joel Case, Jonathan David Hesler, Brian Johnson)

GREETING, SERMON, & COMMUNION
RESPONSE: Song & Prayer

This Is My Father’s World (Maltbie Davenport Babcock, arr. Gungor)
Good Good Father (Anthony Brown, Pat Barrett)

BENEDICTION