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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Salvation Army 2025 Volunteers

Earning Our Wings! 🕊️

We had an amazing group of 13 volunteers head down to the Salvation Army warehouse in Phoenix! We spent the day prepping toys for the Christmas Angel program, making sure gifts were ready for families to pick up the next morning. In just 2.5 hours, we got a ton of work done. So grateful for this team and the chance to serve our neighbors this holiday season! 🎄🎁 #ChristmasAngel #Phoenix #Service #SalvationArmy

Friday, February 21, 2025

Gathering for 02/23

Buttercup last Wednesday

Lord I Need You - Passion

Lord, I come, I confess

Bowing here I find my rest

And without You, I fall apart

You're the one that guides my heart

Lord, I need You, oh I need You

Every hour I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

Where sin runs deep, Your grace is more

Where grace is found is where You are

And where You are Lord I am free

Holiness is Christ in me

Yes, where You are Lord I am free

Holiness is Christ in me

Lord, I need You, oh I need You

Every hour I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

So teach my song to rise to You

When temptation comes my way

And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You

Jesus You're my hope and stay

And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You

Jesus You're my hope and stay

Lord, I need You, oh I need You

Every hour I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

Lord, I need You, oh I need You

Every hour I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

My one defense, my righteousness

Oh God, how I need You

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Matt Maher / Daniel Carson / Jesse Reeves / Kristian Paul Stanfill / Christy L. Nockels

Lord, I Need You lyrics © Sweater Weather Music, Worshiptogether.com Songs, Sixsteps Music, Thankyou Music Ltd., Thankyou Music, Valley Of Songs Music

How Great Thou Art

Oh Lord, my God

When I, in awesome wonder

Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder

Thy power throughout the universe displayed

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing

Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in

That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing

He bled and died to take away my sin

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart

Then I shall bow, in humble adoration

And then proclaim, my God, how great Thou art

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Stuart Keene Hine

How Great Thou Art lyrics © Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd., Manna Music Inc, Stuart Hine Trust, Emerald Music (ireland) Ltd

RESPONSIVE READING: from John 13:34, John 13:35, Romans 12:10, Romans 13:8, Galatians 5:13, Ephesians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, Hebrews 10:24, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 3:8, 1 John 3:11, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 4:7, 1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:12, 2 John 1:5

LEADER: Jesus spoke to all the apostles saying, “A new command I give you.”

PEOPLE: “Love one another.”

LEADER: Jesus again reminded them.

PEOPLE: “As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

LEADER: John recorded Christ’s words again in his gospel:

PEOPLE: “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

LEADER: Paul carried the same message forward. As his jewish brothers and sisters were being oppressed, Paul preached …

PEOPLE: “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

LEADER: Paul even wrote a letter to the churches in Rome to remind them …

PEOPLE: Love Fulfills the Law. Let no debt remain except the debt to love one another. For whoever loves others, has fulfilled the law.

LEADER: Paul repeated Christ’s commands. He wrote to the church in Galatia these words.

PEOPLE: “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

LEADER: Paul continued this message to the church in Ephesus.

PEOPLE: “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. For you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.”

LEADER: Jesus taught us to love one another. Paul repeated the teachings to love one another. But wait! There was more! Peter also wrote …

PEOPLE: “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth, love one another deeply, from the heart.

LEADER: Peter repeated himself …

PEOPLE: “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.

LEADER: John, the Beloved Apostle. The last letter-writer of the New Testament wrote these words in all of his three letters:

PEOPLE: “For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.”

LEADER: John went on to say:

ALL: “And this is God’s command:

To believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,

and to love one another as he commanded us.”

How Great is Our God - Chris Tomlin

The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty

Let all the Earth rejoice

All the Earth rejoice

He wraps himself in light

And darkness tries to hide

And trembles at His voice

Trembles at His voice

How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Age to age He stands

And time is in His hands

Beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One

Father Spirit Son

The Lion and the Lamb

How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Name above all names (how great is our God, sing with me)

Worthy of our praise (how great is our God, and all will see)

My heart will sing

How great is our God

You're the name above all names (how great is our God, sing with me)

You are worthy of our praise (how great is our God, and all will see)

And my heart will sing

How great is our God

How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Chris Tomlin / Ed Cash / Jesse Reeves

How Great Is Our God lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing, Music Services, Inc, O/B/O DistroKid, Reservoir Media Management, Inc

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Lord's Supper

Living Hope - Phil Wickham

How great the chasm that lay between us

How high the mountain I could not climb

In desperation, I turned to heaven

And spoke Your name into the night

Then through the darkness, Your loving kindness

Tore through the shadows of my soul

The work is ﬁnished, the end is written

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy?

What heart could fathom such boundless grace?

The God of ages stepped down from glory

To wear my sin and bear my shame

The cross has spoken, I am forgiven

The King of kings calls me His own

Beautiful Savior, I'm Yours forever

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Then came the morning that sealed the promise

Your buried body began to breathe

Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion

Declared the grave has no claim on me

Then came the morning that sealed the promise

Your buried body began to breathe

Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion

Declared the grave has no claim on me

Jesus, Yours is the victory, whoa!

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Harvey & Niko last Monday

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me

You have broken every chain

There's salvation in Your name

Jesus Christ, my living hope

Oh God, You are my living hope

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Brian Johnson / Phil Wickham

Living Hope lyrics © Be Essential Songs, Bethel Music Publishing, Simply Global Songs, Phil Wickham Music (bmgp) (bmgp)

Prayer for Global Conflict and unrest in our own country

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Sunday, January 26, 2025

South Central Asia

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Urban Living 2

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Urban Living 2 WORSHIP SERVICE

HOUSE OF THE LORD

We worship the God who wasWe worship the God who isWe worship the God who evermore will beHe opened the prison doorsHe parted the raging seaMy God, He holds the victory

There's joy in the house of the LordThere's joy in the house of the Lord todayAnd we won't be quietWe shout out Your praise

There's joy in the house of the LordOur God is surely in this placeAnd we won't be quietWe shout out Your praise(Oh-oh, oh) we shout out Your praise(Oh-oh, oh)

We sing to the God who healsWe sing to the God who savesWe sing to the God who always makes a way'Cause He hung up on that crossThen He rose up from that graveMy God's still rolling stones away

There's joy in the house of the LordThere's joy in the house of the Lord todayAnd we won't be quietWe shout out Your praise

There's joy in the house of the LordOur God is surely in this placeAnd we won't be quietWe shout out Your praise

We were the beggarsNow we're royaltyWe were the prisonersNow we're running freeWe are forgiven, acceptedRedeemed by His graceLet the house of the Lord sing praise

'Cause we were the beggarsNow we're royaltyWe were the prisonersNow we're running freeWe are forgiven, acceptedRedeemed by His graceLet the house of the Lord sing praise

There's joy in the house of the Lord (there is joy in the house)There's joy in the house of the Lord todayAnd we won't be quiet (oh, yeah)We shout out Your praise (I wanna shout out Your praise)

There's joy in the house of the Lord (there is joy, there is joy)Our God is surely in this placeAnd we won't be quietWe shout out Your praise (we gonna shout out Your praise)

There's joy in the house of the LordThere's joy in the house of the Lord todayAnd we won't be quietWe shout out Your praise (we gonna shout out Your praise)

There's joy in the house of the Lord (there is joy, there is joy)Our God is surely in this place (joy in this place)And we won't be quiet (we won't be quiet)We shout out Your praise

We shout out Your praiseThere is joy in the house, there is joy in the house todayWe shout out Your praiseWe shout out Your praise

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Jonathan Smith / Phil Wickham

House of the Lord lyrics © Be Essential Songs

Scripture
Matthew 5:43-48. Living Bible
43 “There is a saying, ‘Love your friends and hate your enemies.’ 44 But I say: Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way you will be acting as true sons of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust too. 46 If you love only those who love you, what good is that? Even scoundrels do that much. 47 If you are friendly only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even the heathen do that. 48 But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not

As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—

“Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,

Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—

“Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—

“Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!

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The Beatitudes influenced by Dr Tim Mackie translation

Leader: The Good Life comes to those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.