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Worship July 2017

Church Family,
           I pray that you and your family have had a great start to your summer! This month, I want to write about a new song we have been singing together on Sundays, which has quickly become one of my  favorite worship songs. It’s called, “Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery.” In just four verses, this song points us to the person and work of Jesus in a beautiful way. Verse 1 begins with Christ’s incarnation. Verse 2 and 3 lead us to consider Christ’s life and death, in which He died for us all. And then in verse 4, the song leads us to sing in triumph, celebrating Christ’s resurrection, and His victory over sin and death. I wanted to include the lyrics here, and ask you to reflect on these words this week. We will be singing this song together in the future, and I hope it encourages you to really consider who Jesus is, and what He has done for you. And then join us on Sunday, as we gather together to worship Jesus in a powerful way.

“Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery”

Verse 1
Come behold the wondrous mystery in the dawning of the King,
He, the theme of heaven’s praises, robed in frail humanity.
In our longing, in our darkness, now the light of life has come;
Look to Christ, who condescended, took on flesh to ransom us

Verse 2
Come behold the wondrous mystery: He the perfect Son of Man,
In His living, in His suffering, never trace nor stain of sin
See the true and better Adam come to save the hell-bound man,
Christ, the great and sure fulfillment of the law, in Him we stand.

Verse 3
Come behold the wondrous mystery: Christ the Lord upon the tree;
In the stead of ruined sinners hangs the Lamb in victory.
See the price of our redemption; see the Father’s plan unfold,
Bringing many sons to glory, grace unmeasured, love untold!

Verse 4
Come behold the wondrous mystery: slain by death, the God of life;
But no grave could e’er restrain Him, praise the Lord, He is alive!
What a foretaste of deliverance; how unwavering our hope:
Christ in power resurrected, as we will be when he comes.

         In Christ,

         Jared

MAY 2017 WORSHIP

Church Family,

The past month has been a great time of worship and fellowship for our Church Family,  as we had a very powerful Easter weekend of worship, and it was a great time that I will not forget anytime soon! We had a powerful night of worship on Good Friday, and I am so thankful for the efforts of everyone who made this event happen. Our musicians, praise band members, childcare workers, and many more contributed to this worship event. I could not be more thankful.

Every year when Easter is over, someone always comes to me and says, “I love Easter music  and I’m going to miss singing Easter songs.” Though I am always encouraged that Easter is a powerful time of worship, I want to remind us all that we will never stop singing “Easter” songs, because there will never be a day that we aren't celebrating the resurrection of Jesus! The resurrection of Jesus is the reason we gather on Sundays, and it’s the reason we have hope every morning when we wake up. The resurrection will never lose it’s power and singing resurrection songs will never get old. Every Sunday, we will consider Christ together, and what he did for us on the cross. Every Sunday, we will contemplate the cross. Every Sunday, we will celebrate the resurrection and God’s love for us.

A song we have been singing together recently, “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery”, sings these words:

“Come behold the wondrous mystery

Slain by death the God of life

But no grave could e’er restrain Him

Praise the Lord; He is alive!

What a foretaste of deliverance

How unwavering our hope

Christ in power resurrected

As we will be when he comes”

I pray that we will never grow weary of these words, as they are filled with the truth of what Jesus did for us on the Cross. And we will sing these praises for eternity. He is our savior, and that will always be worth singing about! I love you all, and I will see you Sunday!

In Christ,

Jared