OUR AWESOME GOD

Awesome Father from Your glory
Unapproachable in light
Angels bow in adoration
In the splendor of that sight.

Awesome Jesus intercessor
At your feet our sins we lay
Wash us in Your cleansing Fountain
Free to worship and obey.

Awesome Spirit in your fullness
Fill these temples made of clay
So the worship that we offer
May bring praise to you today.

Refrain
Oh the wonder of your Presence
Clothed in holiness and light
Awesome God our risen Savior
We lift praise with all our might
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ALMIGHTY SAVIOR

El Shaddai, Almighty Father
Elohim, Almighty Lord
You have raised us by Your mercy
Through the Power of Your Word.

We lift high the Name of Jesus
Every knee before You bows
Heaven and earth proclaims Your glory
Holiness enthrones Your brow.

So in glad and full surrender
May Your blood remove all stain
So that through the Holy Spirit
Worship crowns Your Holy Name.

Spirit, clothe us in Your fullness
Melt the dross, ignite the Flame
That in body, soul and spirit
Holy, blameless, we remain!
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LORD MOST HIGH

Lord most Holy, in Your Presence

We are gathered round Your Throne

Seeking freedom from distraction

Finding joy in You alone.

Worldly cares and vain ambition

Garments stained by selfish pride

Lord, remove the sin that binds us

That Your Presence may abide.

Fill our hearts in holy worship

By Your Spirit sanctified

That in body, soul and spirit

You alone be glorified.

REFRAIN

Holy, Holy, in Your Presence

We bow down to crown You Lord

Lifting holy hands in worship

Bind our hearts in one accord.

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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT - Matt.5:3

Everyone wants to be happy! Mankind is in a mad rush driving down the fast lane of life looking for happiness. Some look for it in drugs, money, sex, cars, vacations, or other pursuits. The concept of God becoming the supreme source of true happiness is foreign to most people. They think of Him as a killjoy who is out to increase our misery Unfortunately, they never really met Jesus. But you and I have! So come with me and lets listen in on what Jesus is trying to say to us as His disciples. I want us to take small bites so we don't get too overwhelmed and quit. Are you ready for this little adventure? Of course you are! Come on! I want you to sit right here beside me on the front row. Verse 3 begins: "blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
If we want to be truly happy and maintain this happiness even in the middle of life's disappointments and hard times, Jesus tells us that the beginning point is to be "poor in spirit." What does that mean? Principally, it means we recognize our own spiritual poverty and the corruption of our own sinful nature before an absolutely holy and righteous God. Dr. James Montgomery Boice hits the nail on the head when he warns, "You see, it is never possible to create a true poverty of spirit by looking within or by looking around at other people. The human heart is corrupt. And because of it you will always latch upon someone who is worse in some respect than you. You will find someone who is prouder than you are, and although you may still be quite proud you will congratulate yourself on being humble. You will find someone who has strong fits of temper, and although you too have a temper you will congratulate yourself on being more moderate in your temper than he. So it will go with all the failings that make you less perfect than Jesus Christ and therefore the fit object of his mercy and salvation."
So today's challenge is simple! As I sit looking at Jesus, comparing my life with His, am I willing to honestly confess that I am completely filthy and bankrupt spiritually before His absolute holiness and ask Him to clean my life and fill me with Himself? If so, you've just taken the first step into the secret of the kingdom of heaven. Congratulations!

BEFORE HIS THRONE

All holiness surrounds His Throne
In unmatched power He reigns alone
No sin can stand before His face
For guilt has marred the human race.

Condemned, the sentence clearly gave
No hope for those beyond the grave
The flames of hell in darkened shame
Engulf the souls who bore the blame.

Yet on life's pathway stands a Cross
Where love and mercy bare the loss
When sinner's guilt on Him is laid
The blood of Christ completely paid.

Real freedom opens wide the door
Its guilty past is there no more
For wings have given flight to soar
The Spirit's power to sin no more.
--B. Pent