The Lord’s Supper The elements of the Lord's Supper will be available in small pieces of unleavened bread and cups of juice on tables on the east and west sides of the worship center if you would like to observe this ordinance in that means. Please inform an usher if you have mobility problems and would like to receive the elements of the Lord's Supper where you are seated.

Jesus Thank You The mystery of the cross I cannot comprehend The agonies of Calvary You the perfect Holy One crushed Your Son Who drank the bitter cup reserved for me Your blood has washed away my sin Jesus thank You The Father's wrath completely satisfied Jesus thank You Once Your enemy now seated at Your table Jesus thank You By Your perfect sacrifice I've been brought near Your enemy You've made Your friend Pouring out the riches of Your glorious grace Your mercy and Your kindness know no end Your blood has washed away my sin Jesus thank You The Father's wrath completely satisfied Jesus thank You Once Your enemy now seated at Your table Jesus thank You Lover of my soul I want to live for You CCLI Song #4475341 © 2003 Sovereign Grace Worship | Integrity's Hosanna! Music Pat Sczebel CCLI License #189652

April 26-27, 2008

Wholly Yours

I am full of earth, You are heaven's worth I am stained with dirt, prone to depravity You are everything that is bright and clean The antonym of me, You are divinity But a certain sign of grace is this from the broken earth Flowers come up pushing through the dirt And You are holy holy holy All heaven cries holy holy God Oh You are holy holy holy I want to be holy like You are You are ev'rything that is bright and clean And You're covering me with Your majesty And the truest sign of grace was this That from wounded hands Redemption fell down liberating man But the harder I try the more clearly can I feel The depth of our fall and the weight of it all And so this might could be the most impossible thing Your grandness in me making me clean Glory hallelujah / Glory glory hallelujah So here I am all of me Finally everything Wholly wholly wholly I am wholly wholly wholly I am wholly wholly wholly Yours I am wholly Yours I am full of earth and dirt and You CCLI Song #4613770 © 2005 worshiptogether.com songs | sixsteps Music David Crowder CCLI License #189652

Dennis Newkirk, Sr. Pastor April 26-27, 2008

The Central Truth of the Christian Life Romans 1:16-17

Part Three An Essential Definition: The Gospel is the good news that God has made it possible for you to be forgiven of your sins and have an eternal relationship with God. This happens as we:

• Understand that you have sinned (Romans 3:23). • Believe that the penalty of sin is death (Romans 6:23). • Accept that Jesus died to pay the penalty for your sins (Romans 5:8). • Responds to these facts by repenting of your sins and trusting Jesus as your Lord

(Acts 20:21; Romans 10:9-10).

I. There is no reason to be ashamed of the gospel (16).

II. The gospel reveals the righteousness of God. (17a). A. Reveals means to attribute, ascribe, reckon or impute. B. The righteousness of God gives the idea righteousness from God. C. Therefore, the righteousness of God is imputed to us through the gospel.

III. Those who are righteous by faith shall live (17b).

A. A first step to understanding this crucial passage is to see if the Bible says the same thing in other places. 1. Habakkuk 2:4

2. Galatians 3:11-12 3. Hebrews 10:38

B. Consider the two ways to translate Romans 1:17.

1. The righteous __________________________________________

2. The righteous

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C. Define the words.

1. Righteousness _________________________________________

2. Faith

_________________________________________________ 3. Live

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D. When you accept the Gospel, you receive _______________________ from God and then you will experience true _____________.

E. Since that is true, you then need to practice the mechanics of exercising faith.

1. Surrender yourself to God daily (Psalm 37:5).

2. Believe his promises (Acts 27:25). 3. Trust that what he says is true (Proverbs 3:5-6). 4. Obey him explicitly (Deuteronomy 13:14).

Living Word:

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