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Psalm 31 In you, O Lord , do I take refuge;      let me never be put to shame;      in your righteousness deliver me! 2  Incline your ear to me;      rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me,      a strong fortress to save me! 3  For you are my rock and my fortress;      and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me; 4  you take me out of the net they have hidden for me,      for you are...

Psalm 31 In you, O Lord , do I take refuge;      let me never be put to shame;      in your righteousness deliver me! 2  Incline your ear to me;      rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me,      a strong fortress to save me! 3  For you are my rock and my fortress;      and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me; 4  you take me out of the net they have hidden for me,      for you are...

Psalm 30 I will extol you, O  Lord , for you have drawn me up      and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2  O  Lord  my God, I cried to you for help,      and you have healed me. 3  O  Lord , you have brought up my soul from Sheol;      you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. 4  Sing praises to the  Lord , O you his saints,      and give thanks to his holy name. 5  For...

Psalm 29 Ascribe to the  Lord , O heavenly beings,      ascribe to the  Lord  glory and strength. 2  Ascribe to the  Lord  the glory due his name;      worship the  Lord  in the splendor of holiness. 3  The voice of the  Lord  is over the waters;      the God of glory thunders,      the  Lord , over many waters. 4  The voice of the  Lord  is powerful;      the voice of the  Lord  is full of majest...

Psalm 28 To you, O  Lord , I call;      my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me,      I become like those who go down to the pit. 2  Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,      when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands      toward your most holy sanctuary. 3  Do not drag me off with the wicked,      with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors      while...

Psalm 27 The  Lord  is my light and my salvation;      whom shall I fear? The  Lord  is the stronghold of my life;      of whom shall I be afraid? 2  When evildoers assail me      to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes,      it is they who stumble and fall. 3  Though an army encamp against me,      my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me,      yet I will be confident. 4  One thin...

Psalm 26 Vindicate me, O  Lord ,      for I have walked in my integrity,      and I have trusted in the  Lord  without wavering. 2  Prove me, O  Lord , and try me;      test my heart and my mind. 3  For your steadfast love is before my eyes,      and I walk in your faithfulness. 4  I do not sit with men of falsehood,      nor do I consort with hypocrites. 5  I hate the assembly of evildoers,     ...

Psalm 24 The earth is the  Lord 's and the fullness thereof,      the world and those who dwell therein, 2  for he has founded it upon the seas      and established it upon the rivers. 3  Who shall ascend the hill of the  Lord ?      And who shall stand in his holy place? 4  He who has clean hands and a pure heart,      who does not lift up his soul to what is false      and does not swear deceitf...

Acts 13:44-52 44  The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.   45  But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him.   46  And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unwort...

Acts 13:13-43 13  Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem,   14  but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.   15  After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, "Brother...

Acts 12:25-13:12 25  And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark.        13:1  Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.  2  While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting...

Acts 12:1-24 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.   2  He killed James the brother of John with the sword,   3  and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.   4  And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him,...

Acts 11:19-30 19  Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.   20  But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus.   21  And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number w...

Psalm 23:1-6 The  Lord  is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2       He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3       He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness      for his name's sake. 4  Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,      I will fear no evil, for you are with me;      your rod and your staff,      they comfort me. 5  Y...

Note: We are in our new building! Please forgive any audio issues this week. Specifically, some portions of the scripture reading were missed and the audio levels throughout are inconsistent. We will work to resolve these issues for next week's sermon.  Psalm 22:22-31 22  I will tell of your name to my brothers;      in the midst of the congregation I will praise you: 23  You who fear the  Lord ,...

Acts 11:1-18 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.  2  So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying,  3  "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."  4  But Peter began and explained it to them in order:  5  "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision...

Acts 10:24-48 The next day [Peter] rose and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.  24  And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.  25  When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.  26  But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I too...

Psalm 118:1-29 Oh give thanks to the  Lord , for he is good;      for his steadfast love endures forever! 2  Let Israel say,      "His steadfast love endures forever." 3  Let the house of Aaron say,      "His steadfast love endures forever." 4  Let those who fear the  Lord  say,      "His steadfast love endures forever." 5  Out of my distress I called on the  Lord ;      the  Lord  answered me and...

Acts 10:1-23 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,  2  a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.  3  About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, "Cornelius."  4  And he stared at him in terror and said, "What...

Acts 9:32-43 32 " Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.  33  There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. 34  And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed." And immediately he rose.  35  And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord....

Acts 9:19b-31 For some days [Saul] was with the disciples at Damascus.  20  And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."  21  And all who heard him were amazed and said, "Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?"  22  But Saul...

Acts 9:1-19 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest  2  and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.  3  Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him.  4  And falling t...

Acts 8:26-40 26  Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert place. 27  And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28  and was returning, seated in his chario...

Acts 8:9-25 9  But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. 10  They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called Great." 11  And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. 12  B...