Psalm 62 Song - Aaron Keyes

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.
Psalms 62:5-8

Finding and Following the Lamb of God

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." (John 1:43)



We seek Jesus because Jesus has been seeking us. When we seek Jesus, we will find Christ; when we don’t seek Jesus he will find us and he will give us a new name. We follow Jesus because Jesus has found us. Jesus has authority to call anyone he wants to follow him, regards of who they are or who they are not, because he has the sovereign authority of God to determine our destiny. Jesus is our ladder to God!

10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) - Matt Redman

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
103:1

Amazing Grace/No Not By Might/Are You Washed - Robin Mark

Fishers of Men - Rhonda Vincent

"Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
Mark 1:17



Rise and follow me
I'll make you worthy
Rise and follow me
I'll make you fishers of men.
Rise and follow me
I'll make you worthy
Rise and follow me
I'll make you fishers of men.

Peter, John, and James
Could never be the same
After they heard him say
I'll make you fishers of men.

Cast your nets aside
and join the battle tide
He will be your guide
To make you fishers of men.

Jesus bore the cross
To gather in the lost
Oh what a might cost
To set us free from sin.

The Powerful Faith of Witness

“I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God." (John 1:34)



Jesus is the promised hope of God, the preeminent power of God, and the presence of one true God! We “bear witness” to that message when we boldly live out our “faith” in God before the world we live in. God has given us “a voice” to use to point people to Jesus!

Creation Calls: Are You listening? - Brian Doerksen

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
Psalms 19:1-5

The Fullness of God in Jesus Christ

And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. (John 1:16)



Jesus is the Sovereign God of the Universe, the Word of God, the Light and Life of God; the Sovereign Savior of the World who empowers spiritually powerless sinners to believe and fully receive him as their Lord and Savior; the Sovereign Grace of our Salvation who is full of grace and truth – and from his fullness, we have all received grace upon grace!

The Powerful Presence of the Prince of Peace

On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day, "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."
Isaiah 25:6-9

Excerpt from “Jesus, Light of the World: Prince of Peace” – 2011-12-25

In hearing the Father’s call for is life, Jesus came down to earth, grew in grace, obediently walked into the waters of baptism, healed the sick, cast out demons, preached the gospel, and challenged the spiritually arrogant of his day. As a result, they beat him and hammered his body to a cross where He was left to die. Under the weight of our sin Jesus’ body did die - but by the power of the living God he rose from the dead and ascended into heaven – fulfilling the promise of God proclaimed through the prophet Isaiah - the completed action of God as promised.

Just before he died, Jesus cried out: “It is finished!” (John 19:30). From God’s first promise in the Garden to his birth, from his death to resurrection, from this day and on into eternity - Jesus is our fulfilled promise that our war against God! And while our battle against sin, evil and death is not completely over here on earth – we have a completed promise from God that we have victory! The “Prince of Peace” has arrived; The banquet is prepared; the covering of sin has been removed; death has been swallowed up; our tears and our reproach have been wiped away - and our battle cry is “Behold, this is our Savior! He has arrived, we are saved! Let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation!”

The night before he went to the cross Jesus said: “Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world" (John 16:32-33). The peace we are promised in Jesus Christ is a peace is a peace that is not overwhelmed by adversity, overshadowed by fear or overclouded by guilt. The peace that Jesus gives us is not the absence of war, but rather the confidence that he is with us always, regardless of trouble or trial. The “Prince of Peace” brings not the absence of danger but the overcoming presence of the living God through Jesus Christ even in the face of death. In the words of the great Puritan prayer: “I am not afraid to look the king of terrors in the face, for I know I shall be drawn, not driven, out of the world.” The great Charles Wesley once wrote:

In times of trouble I rest beneath the Almighty's shade, my griefs expire, my troubles cease; Thou, Lord, on whom my soul is stayed, wilt keep me still in perfect peace.

Hope Has Come – Stephen Altrogge

Let us join with the angel voices
Let us join their happy song
All of heaven and earth rejoices
For the Lamb of God has come
He has come to rescue sinners
Come to meet our desperate need
He was born to bring forgiveness
Born for Calvary

Alleluia hope has come
Alleluia Christ has come
We once were slaves in misery
Till You appeared and set us free
Alleluia hope has come

Let us lay our gifts before Him
Let us magnify His name
With our thankful hearts adore Him
For the Lord has come to save
He has come to break sin's power
He has come to set us free
Hope was born that glorious hour
Christ the mighty King