Worship Rehearsal 3-21-2018

Sunday’s Sermon and Scripture

3/25/2018 Totally Optimized: THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD (Hebrews 4:12-13)

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 9 (ESV)

9  TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDING TO MUTH-LABBEN. A PSALM OF DAVID.

1 I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.

2 I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

3 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before your presence.

4 For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.

5 You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish;  you have blotted out their name forever and ever.

6 The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; their cities you rooted out; the very memory of them has perished.

7 But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice,

8 and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness.

9 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

11 Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!

12 For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

13 Be gracious to me, O LORD! See my affliction from those who hate me,

  O you who lift me up from the gates of death,

14 that I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation.

15 The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;  in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.

16 The LORD has made himself known; he has executed judgment;

    the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah

17 The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.

18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

19 Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!

20 Put them in fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah

Discussion Questions

1. What words or phrases from this passage of scripture jump out at you and why?

2. Have you been in trouble or oppressed and how does that impact your understanding of verse 9?

3. What do you think God is trying to say to us tonight through this passage?.

Song List in Sunday Order

• PRELUDE - The Holy City - Deb Hawk

• OPENING SONG - Hosanna - Praise is Rising (G)

• MEET AND GREET -  Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery (F)

• SPECIAL MUSIC - Kay Smith and Linda Clarkson?

• Forever (Ab)

• The Blood of Jesus Speaks for Me (Ab-Bb)

• INVITATION - We Fall Down (D)

• GOING OUT -  Lift High the Name of Jesus (E)

Rehearsal Order

1. Forever (Ab)

1. As written

2. The Blood of Jesus Speaks for Me (Ab-Bb)

1. As written

3. INVITATION - We Fall Down (D)

1. I only have the songselect lead sheet

2. Jeff will lead on guitar

3. Try to follow Jeff

4. GOING OUT - Lift High the Name of Jesus (E)

1. As written

5. OPENING SONG - Hosanna - Praise is Rising (G)

1. As written

6. MEET AND GREET -  Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery (F)

1. As written