Scripture for Today

Opening Song: O Lord, open our lips And our mouths will declare your praise. Glory be to the Father, And to the Son, And to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning, Is now and ever shall be, World without end, Amen. The Scripture for today is 1 Kings 8:1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, and 41-43. Let’s prepare our hearts to hear from God’s Word as we listen to You Will Remain by David Leonard, David Wood, a...

Opening Song: What Child Is This? By William Chatterton Dix, arranged by Chris Tomlin Lyrics: What Child is this who laid to rest On Mary's lap is sleeping Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping This this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing Haste haste to bring Him laud The Babe the Son of Mary So bring Him incense gold and myrrh Come peasant kin...

Opening Song: There Blooms A Rose in Bethlehem by Neil DeGrade Lyrics: There blooms a rose in Bethlehem From tender stem hath sprung Of Jesse's line this flower grows As men of old have sung Isaiah told us long ago About this rose we'd find In virgin arms we shall behold The Savior of mankind The glories of the heavens Surrounded shepherds bright The angels sang a sign was shown The Christ was bor...

Opening Song: Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber, and arranged by Jason Ingram, John Freeman Young, Joseph Mohr, Lauren Daigle, and Paul Mabury Lyrics: Silent night holy night All is calm all is bright 'Round yon virgin mother and Child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night holy night Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar...

Opening Song: O Little Town of Bethlehem by Lewis Henry Redner and Phillips Brooks, arranged by Ross Fishburn and Shane Barnard Lyrics: O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting light The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight For Christ is born of Mary And gathere...

Opening Song: Hark , original music and words by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Charles Wesley, additional words and music by Joth Hunt Lyrics: Hark the herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled Joyful all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies With angelic hosts proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem Hark the herald angels sing Glo...

Opening Song: O Come, All You Unfaithful by Bob Kauflin and Lisa Clow Lyrics: O come all you unfaithful Come weak and unstable Come know you are not alone O come barren and waiting ones Weary of praying Come see what your God has done Christ is born Christ is born Christ is born for you O come bitter and broken Come with fears unspoken Come taste of His perfect love O come guilty and hiding ones T...

Opening Song: Light of the World by Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, and Paul Mabury Lyrics: The world waits for a miracle The heart longs for a little bit of hope O come O come Emmanuel A child prays for peace on earth And she's calling out from a sea of hurt O come O come Emmanuel And can you hear the angels singing Glory to the Light of the world Glory the Light of the world is here The drought brea...

Opening Song: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus by Charles Wesley, Rita West, and Rowland Hugh Prichard Lyrics: Come Thou long expected Jesus Born to set thy people free From our fears and sins release us Let us find our rest in thee Israel's strength and consolation Hope of all the earth thou art Dear desire of every nation Joy of every longing heart Born thy people to deliver Born a child and yet a...

Opening Song: Prepare Him Room by Rita Baloche Lyrics: Who is man that You would care for us You clothed Yourself in flesh to draw us near In sinful men You've made our hearts Your home To make Your glory known Your redemption clear Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room For nothing else compares with You Restore the joy of our salvation Lord Prepare our hearts for more of You No greater love has anyone...

Opening Song: Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming by Michael Praetorius and Blake Flattley Lyrics: Lo how a rose e’er blooming From tender stem hath sprung Of Jesse’s lineage coming As prophets long have sung It came a flow’ret bright Amid the cold of winter When half spent was the night Isaiah ‘twas foretold it The rose I have in mind With Mary we behold it The virgin mother kind To show God’s love arig...

Opening Song: O Come, O Come Emmanuel by Jason Ingram, John Mason Neale, Lauren Daigle, Paul Mabury, Thomas Helmore Lyrics: O come O come Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear O Come Thou Dayspring come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death's dark shadows put to flight Rejoice rejoice Emman...

Opening Song: Be On the Lookout by Caroline Cobb Smith and Paul Zach Lyrics: Lift up your head Be on the lookout Wake from your bed Don’t fall asleep Lift up your head He’s coming soon now Get yourself ready For the coming of the King Could a mother forget her children? Could a husband forget his wife? How much more, then, will He remember? Will He come and set things right? Lift up your head Be o...

Opening Song: Teach Us Your Ways by Isaac Wardell, Leslie Jordan, Orlando Palmer, and Paul Zach Lyrics: Teach us Your ways teach us Your ways As we learn from one another Learn to love each other Teach us Your ways Teach us to give teach us to give Give ourselves for one another Learn to love each other Teach us to give Teach us to weep teach us to weep Let us weep with one another Learn to love e...

Opening Song: 25 by Red Rocks Worship Passage: 1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. 3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. 5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of...

Opening Song: O Righteous Branch by Caroline Cobb Smith Lyrics: Oh righteous branch from Jesse's root Please come and bring Your kingdom The lion dwelling with the lamb Bring peace and life and freedom Oh Son of David come to rule And reign in us forever Come write Your law upon our hearts And keep us like a shepherd Hallelujah Jesus we wait for You Hallelujah Jesus come soon come soon Messiah com...

Opening Song: Remember by Bryan and Katie Torwalt Lyrics: How quickly we forget The God who lives in ev'ryday How easy to lose sight That You reside in the mundane How quickly we forget the pow'r That's running through our veins The kind of pow'r that empties graves (And) oh my soul Remember who you're talking to The only One who death bows to That's the God who walks with you And oh my soul You k...

Opening Song: Psalm 46 (Lord of Hosts) by Jennie Lee Riddle, Josh Miller, Josiah Warneking, and Shane Barnard Lyrics: O come behold the works of God The nations at His feet He breaks the bow and bends the spear And tells the wars to cease O Mighty One of Israel You are on our side We walk by faith In God who burns the chariots with fire Lord of hosts You’re with us with us in the fire With us as a...

Opening Song: O Righteous Branch by Caroline Cobb Smith Lyrics: Oh righteous branch from Jesse's root Please come and bring Your kingdom The lion dwelling with the lamb Bring peace and life and freedom Oh Son of David come to rule And reign in us forever Come write Your law upon our hearts And keep us like a shepherd Hallelujah Jesus we wait for You Hallelujah Jesus come soon come soon Messiah com...

Passage: And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for...

Opening Song: For All My Life by Hank Bentley, Jon Guerra, and Taya Gaukrodger Lyrics: When my troubles are a little too heavy Who can I turn to to share the weight When my mind is cluttered and cloudy Who can I turn to to clear the way Who can I turn to I turn to You I won't lean on my own understanding I will let go follow empty handed You say Your yoke is easy You say Your burden's light So I'l...