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PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
How do you know when work has become an identity?
Success goes to your head
and failure goes to your heart.
— Tim Keller
“Maturity is moving from a thin skin and hard heart to having thick skin and a tender heart.”
— John Stott
Sometimes the Bible
in the hand of one man
is worse than a whisky bottle
in the hand of (another).
— Harper Lee
The smartphone has caused a social reversal:
the desire to be alone in public
and never alone in private.
— Tony Reinke
“Few people want to be saints nowadays,
but everyone is trying to lose weight.”
— Rene Girard
“Because of the Savior, your sin can be forgiven.
And because of the Spirit, your sin can be fought.”
— Trevin Wax
“I’m not afraid of failure;
I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.”
— William Carey
“The very presence of these prayers in scripture
is a witness of God’s understanding.
God knows how men speak when they are desperate.”
— Derek Kidner, commenting on Ps.39 & 88
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
“Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
Isaiah 55:1-2
SONG
Give Me Faith
I need You to soften my heart
And break me apart
I need You to open my eyes
To see that You’re shaping my life
All I am
I surrender
Give me faith to trust what You say
That You’re good and Your love is great
I’m broken inside I give You my life
I need You to soften my heart
And break me apart
I need You to pierce through the dark
And cleanse every part of me
‘Cause I may be weak
But Your Spirit’s strong in me
My flesh may fail
My God You never will
SONG
Abide
[Verse 1]
For my waking breath
For my daily bread
I depend on You
I depend on You
For the sun to rise
For my sleep at night
I depend on You
I depend on You
[Chorus]
You’re the way the truth and the life
You’re the well that never runs dry
I’m the branch and You are the vine
Draw me close and teach me to abide
[Verse 2]
Where the Spirit leads
As I’m following
I depend on You
I depend on You
For the victories
Still in front of me
I dеpend on You
I depend on You
[Chorus 2]
You’rе the way the truth and the life
You’re the well that never runs dry
I’m the branch and You are the vine
Draw me close and teach me to abide
Be my strength my song in the night
Be my all my treasure my prize
I am Yours forever Your mine
Draw me close and teach me to abide
[Verse 3]
When I pass through death
As I enter rest
I depend on You
I depend on You
For eternal life
To be raised with Christ
I depend on You
I depend on You
[Chorus 2]
RESPONSIVE READING
Pastor:
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
O Lord, hear my voice!
Congregation:
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
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
He will again have compassion on us;
he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
You will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.
Micah 7:18-19
We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord,
and the iniquity of our fathers,
for we have sinned against you.
Do not spurn us, for your name’s sake;
do not dishonor your glorious throne;
remember and do not break your covenant with us.
Jeremiah 14:20-21
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,
that we might die to sin
and live to righteousness.
By his wounds you have been healed.
1 Peter 2:24
but God shows his love for us in this:
while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
Since, therefore,
we have now been justified by his blood,
much more shall we be saved by him
from the wrath of God.
Romans 5:8-9
ALL:
There is therefore now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1
PRAISE DANCE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Women’s Event – There are plans in the works for a brunch on Saturday, June 8th at 10AM – location to be determined. These gatherings have shown to help us build and deepen our relationships and strengthen the fellowship of our church as a whole. Join us!
Promotion Sunday
All of our kids and students will promote up a grade on June 16th. We’re looking forward to celebrating this milestone, as Johnny and Danielle will encourage them and share their plans for the ministries. Thank you for entrusting us to partner with you in leading your kids toward Jesus!
Summer Nights
As summer vacation season approaches, be sure and keep up with our schedule of Sunday “Summer Nights” events. These are intended to be casual gatherings for you to come and go as you please, with no agenda other than to enjoy some community during a time when we often are scattered. Here is a link to the first one on June 2nd.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
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After APRIL 2024
YTD 2024 Projected Giving: $210,355
YTD 2024 Actual Giving: $203,488
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If you would like to give electronically, you may do so using the “Giving” tab at the bottom-right corner of the mobile app. There are also white baskets in the back of our worship space, where you can give via check, made out to King’s Cross Church, or cash.
SONG
What a Friend We have in Jesus
[Verse 1]
What a friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer
Oh, what peace we often forfeit
Oh, what needless pain we bear
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer
[Verse 2]
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share
Jesus knows our every weakness
Take it to the Lord in prayer
[Tag]
What a friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer
SERMON
“Merry Band of Failures”
Mark 14:10-11,17-20,27-31, 66-72
Verses 10-11
Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him.
Verses 17-20
And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me.
Verses 27-31
And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.
Verses 66-72
And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
SONG
Never See the End
[Verse 1]
Where can we run, where can we hide
That You will not find us?
Deepest of depths, highest of heights
Your love, it chases us
No matter where we’ve been, no matter what we’ve done
We can’t escape Your love
[Chorus]
We will never see the end
We will never see the end of Your goodness
[Verse 2]
Though we pass through the fire or we pass through the flood
You will be with us
Though we walk through the valley, the darkest of night
Your love will be our light
And when we are in plenty or we are in want
You will always be enough
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
And in our darkest hours, on our hardest days
We do not have to be afraid
For You will never leave, You will not forsake
The promises You have made
[Chorus]
BENEDICTION
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10