August 23, 2026
Call to Worship
Oh sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth!
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!
Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness;
tremble before him, all the earth!
Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”
— Psalm 96:1–4, 7–10a (ESV)
Song of Adoration
God of This City
Verse 1
You're the God of this city
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation
You are
You're the light in this darkness
You're the hope to the hopeless
You're the peace to the restless
You are
Pre-Chorus 1
There is no one like our God
There is no one like You God
Chorus 1
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have still to be done
In this city
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have still to be done here
Verse 2
You're the Lord of creation
The Creator of all things
You're the King above all kings
You are
You're the strength in the weakness
You're the love to the broken
You're the joy in the sadness
You are
Chorus 2
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have still to be done
In this city
Where glory shines from hearts alive
With praise for You and love for You
In this city
Pre-Chorus 2
There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God
There is no one like You God
There is no one like You God
Aaron Boyd, Andrew McCann, Ian Jordan, Peter Comfort, Peter Kernoghan, Richard Bleakley
© 2006 sixsteps Music; worshiptogether.com songs
CCLI Song # 5037070
CCLI License # 22513868
Confession of Sin
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD!
O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
that you may be feared.
— Psalm 130:1–4 (ESV)
Song of Confession
Grace Alone
Verse 1
I was an orphan lost at the fall
Running away when I'd hear you call
But Father you worked your will
I had no righteousness of my own
I had no right to draw near your throne
But Father you loved me still
Chorus 1
And in love before you laid the world's foundation
You predestined to adopt me as your own
You have raised me up so high above my station
I'm a child of God by grace and grace alone
Verse 2
You left your home to seek out the lost
You knew the great and terrible cost
But Jesus your face was set
I worked my fingers down to the bone
But nothing I did could ever atone
But Jesus you paid my debt
Chorus 2
By Your blood I have redemption and salvation
Lord you died that I might reap what you have sown
And you rose that I might be a new creation
I am born again by grace and grace alone
Bridge
I was in darkness all of my life
I never knew the day from the night
But Spirit you made me see
I swore I knew the way on my own
Head full of rocks a heart made of stone
But Spirit you moved in me
Chorus 3
And at your touch my sleeping spirit was awakened
On my darkened heart the light of Christ has shone
Called into a kingdom that cannot be shaken
Heaven's citizen by grace and grace alone
Ending
So I'll stand in faith by grace and grace alone
I will run the race by grace and grace alone
I will slay my sin by grace and grace alone
I will reach the end by grace and grace alone
Dustin Kensrue
CCLI Song #7004659
© 2013 Dead Bird Theology; It's All About Jesus Music; We Are Younger We Are Faster Music
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com
CCLI License #22513868
Assurance of Pardon
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
— Colossians 1:13–15 (ESV)
Song of Thanks
Be Thou My Vision (Slane)
Verse 1
Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me Save that Thou art
Thou my best thought By day or by night
Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light
Verse 2
Be Thou my wisdom Be Thou my true Word
I ever with Thee And Thou with me Lord
Thou my great Father I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling And I with Thee one
Verse 3
Be Thou my shield And my sword for the fight
Be Thou my dignity Be Thou my might
Thou my soul's shelter And Thou my high tow'r
Raise Thou me heav'nward O pow'r of my pow'r
Verse 4
Riches I heed not Nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance Now and always
Thou and Thou only Be first in my heart
High King of heaven My treasure Thou art
Verse 5
High King of heaven When vict'ry is won
May I reach heaven's joys O bright heaven's Sun
Heart of my own heart Whatever befall
Still be my vision O Ruler of all
Eleanor Henrietta Hull, Mary Elizabeth Byrne
CCLI Song #30639
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
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CCLI License #22513868
Intermission
Take a few minutes to greet one another, get a refill on your coffee, and use the restroom.
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Sermon
“Results May Vary” | Acts 19–20
Central Idea:
God uses devoted disciples without avoiding hard times
Dan Michael Cogan (Lead Pastor)
Communion
. . . the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
— 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 (ESV)
Benediction
And now I commend you to God
and to the word of his grace,
which is able to build you up
and to give you the inheritance
among all those who are sanctified.
— Acts 20:32 (ESV)
Amen!
