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Wethersfield · Connecticut
Call to Worship
“God is spirit, and
..His worshipers must worship
..In the Spirit and in truth.” — John 4:24
Hymn
Perfect You Are My God
Rose Park
Perfect You are my God
Righteous and Holy
In all of Your ways
Revealing Your glory
In all that You do
All men will worship You
I will worship You
I will praise Your name
For You are the only Lord and King
I will worship You
I will praise Your name
My desire is to honor You Lord
Confession of Faith
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
…Maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord,
…Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
…Born of the Virgin Mary,
…Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
…Was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven,
…And is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The holy universal Church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body
And life everlasting. Amen.
Hymn
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Charles Wesley
O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of his grace!
My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of your name.
Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears,
‘Tis life and health and peace.
He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean;
His blood availed for me.
To God all glory, praise, and love
Be now and ever given
By saints below and saints above,
The Church in earth and heaven.
Responsive Reading
1 John 4
Leader: Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.
People: Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Leader: Whoever does not love does not know God,
People: because God is love.
Leader: This is how God showed his love among us:
People: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
Leader: This is love: not that we loved God,
People: but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Leader: Dear friends, since God so loved us,
People: we also ought to love one another.
Leader: No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another,
People: God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
Hymn
All the Way My Savior Leads Me
Fanny Crosby
All the way my Savior leads me.
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt his tender mercy,
Who thru’ life has been my Guide?
Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in him to dwell!
For I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus fashions all things well.
All the way my Savior leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread;
Gives me grace for ev’ry trial,
Feeds me with the living Bread.
Tho’ my weary steps may falter,
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see.
All the way my Savior leads me;
Oh, the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised
In my Father’s house above.
When my spirit, cloth’d immortal,
Wings its flight to realms of day
This my song thru’ endless ages:
Jesus led me all the way.
Scripture Reading
Isaiah 43:18-19
Carmetta Williams
“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
Message
I Am Doing a New Thing
Pastor Ryu Kwang Su
▣ Introduction
1. While churches around the world are closing their doors, 237 nations and 5,000 tribes are still waiting for the gospel.
2. The greatest gift parents can give their children is the power of prayer.
3. The Word given to Israel in despair
…1) Forget the former things.
……(1) A person stuck in the past can never succeed nor receive answers.
……(2) A person with mental problems cannot escape from the past, wounds, and limitations. Tormented by spiritual problems, the next generation is struggling with conflict.
…2) I will do a new thing. A person who holds on to God’s new thing can overcome the past. It actually becomes a stepping stone.
…3) I will make a way in the wilderness. I will make rivers in the desert. God will completely restore life.
▣ Main: Five covenants of God that we must hold on to
1. We must know what true prayer is.
…1) Isaiah saw God seated on the throne and the heavenly host while in prayer (Isaiah 6).
…2) Prayer connects to the throne and is the time when God’s kingdom comes.
…3) God’s kingdom comes during the time of worship.
…4) What we see with our eyes comes a little while after.
2. We must know the power of the gospel that binds darkness and reverses destiny.
…1) Isaiah 7:14 – “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
…2) Isaiah 8:3 – This is the remarkable message that completely shatters darkness and reverses destiny.
…3) Genesis 3:15 – “The offspring of the woman will strike the head of the serpent.” Jesus Christ will break the power of Satan. Then destiny is completely overturned.
…4) John 1:12 – “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
…5) Exodus 3:18 – On the day the blood of the lamb was applied, liberated.
3. We must hold on to the power of the Word.
…1) The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
…2) The word of God came to Moses.
…3) The word of Galatians 3:28 came to Lincoln.
…4) The word of Isaiah 40 – “Go up on a high mountain and speak.”
……(1) Isaiah 40:8 – “Speak this: the grass withers and the flower fades, but the word of I, the Lord, will stand forever.”
……(2) Isaiah 40:18-20 – “Can something made by human hands be God? People make something and bow down to it – is that God? Some make it big, some make it from gold – what kind of God is that?”
……(3) Isaiah 40:27 – “Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you speak, O Israel, saying: ‘Why is my situation hidden, and why does God not hear my complaint?'”
……(4) Isaiah 40:28-31 – “Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength.”
4. Arise and shine – evangelism and missions.
…1) Isaiah 60:1 – “Arise, shine.”
…2) Isaiah 60:2 – “The glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”
…3) Isaiah 60:3 – Your children will return.
5. We must know the mission of the watchman.
…1) One who gives the Lord no rest.
…2) One who opens the highway.
…3) One who lifts up a banner for all peoples.
▣ Conclusion: Who held on to this prophecy of Isaiah as a covenant?
1. Daniel
…1) He held on to this covenant and made a resolution.
…2) Three kings bowed their knees to Daniel.
2. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
…1) High positions
…2) They did not bow before the idol temple.
…3) The king was moved and made a way in the wilderness and made rivers in the desert so that people could be saved.
Offering
Hymn
Calling
Kwon Jung Min
Lord, hear my prayer as I look back,
Upon my past and see my life today.
Would You open my eyes to see
Your plans for me?
Lord, as I hold onto Your covenant,
And pray in faith with Your Word,
Would You give to me the blessing of meeting
In my every step?
O Lord, in the trials help me to see
Your plans for me,
And give thanks unto Your name.
O Lord, pour Your grace into my heart and let it flow,
Let my love be renewed once again.
Let my heart break from within,
As I look out on this world.
Would You show me the only thing they need
Is Your Gospel, Lord?
And for all of my life,
Let my will be tied to Your desire.
Let me raise up the remnant,
To answer their calling.
Prayer · Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
…hallowed be thy name;
…thy kingdom come;
…thy will be done;
…on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
…as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
…but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
…the power and the glory,
…forever and ever.
Amen.
Hymn
We Will Keep Our Faith Alive!
Don Besig · Nancy Price
Gathered here, within this place,
We can share in God’s redeeming grace.
There’s no room for doubt or fear;
We can feel His presence here.
As we face each passing day,
We will serve and honor and obey;
And if hope should start to dim,
We will know our trust is in Him.
And we will keep our faith alive,
God will always be our guide.
Through the darkest night,
We will see God’s light.
We will keep our faith alive!
We will live as God has planned,
Though at times we may not understand.
Many things we may not see,
But our faith will help us believe.
From His Word we learn the truth;
Through His love we all are born anew.
With His help, we will not fail
For we know our God will prevail. Chorus
Benediction
Announcements · Prayer Requests
1. Let us continue to pray for world missions.
2. Continue to pray for Pastor Francis, his family, and the church. Pray for the power of Your throne to come on him and God’s absolute plan to be fulfilled throughout this journey.
3. Continue to pray for the remnants in Ethiopia and Rwanda:
…1) The Word movement will spread to the whole African continent and the world in general.
…2) The Holy Spirit will continuously guide us to the disciples that He has prepared.
…3) RUTCs will be established to intensively train and release remnants for world evangelization.