Lilac Ministries
January 2009 Order of Service
YOU MAKE ALL THINGS NEW [Brett & Donna]
01 FATHER, I ADORE YOU [LCCC Choir]
11 JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE
Invitation & Opening Prayer [Brett]
02 HE TOUCHED ME [LCCC Choir]
Comment [Brett]: Most of us are pleased to be moving BEYOND 2008. At the same time, God yearns for us to move BEYOND old ideas of obedience for the sake of obedience, BEYOND even our New Year’s resolutions that tend to focus on our faults, and BEYOND our penchant for overemphasizing the faults of others!
WE ARE CALLED [Brett & Donna]
Walking in God’s Freedom
Rdg [Donna]: Micah 6:6-8 Rdg [Brett]: Luke 4:38-39
03 REDEEMED [LCCC Choir]
29 VICTORY IN JESUS
Fasting with Purpose
Rdg [Donna]: Is 58:6-8 Rdg [Brett]: Is 58:9-11
34 TEACH ME YOUR WAY, O LORD
Participating in God’s Will
Rdg [Donna]: Is 55:10-13 Rdg [Brett]: Matt 5:17-20
[Pink Sheet] SEND US YOUR SPIRIT [LCCC Choir]
23 SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD
Approaching God with Joy
Rdg [Donna]: Is 2:2-3 Rdg [Brett]: Zech 8:23
[Green Sheet] SWEET REFRESHMENT [LCCC Choir]
03 O FOR A THOUSAND TONGUES TO SING
Seeing What God Sees
Rdg [Donna]: John 14:5-6 Rdg [Brett]: Matt 7:13-14
BE LIGHT FOR OUR EYES [Brett & Donna]
47 THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD IS JESUS
Seeking the Purpose of God’s Commands
Rdg [Donna]: John 8:2-7 Rdg [Brett]: John 8:8-11
04 I AM THINE, O LORD [LCCC Choir]
15 WONDERFUL WORDS OF LIFE
Message [Brett]: Christ forgives sinful people - all of us. But WHY? Christ heals Peter’s mother-in-law, thus freeing her from the fever of illness. He heals (forgives) us, thus freeing us from the fevers of fear and resentment. Perhaps the narrow gate Christ mentions is the keen sight of the Good Shepherd, who examines each sheep (as it passes through the narrow gate), running His rod through the woolliness of life, in order to see and heal what needs to be healed. Perhaps the refreshment our God offers us includes the ability to see others with the trained eye of the Good Shepherd, so that we, too, may offer healing, rather than judgment.
17 AMAZING GRACE
Prayer Time