COMMUNIQUE: November 2024

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.