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Jun 28, 2020

Living Word (Click Here for Resources)

Passage: 1 Peter 1:22-2:3

Speaker: Chip Reed

Series: 1 Peter

Category: Grace Brevard

Keywords: love, trust, scripture, word, rest, eternal

The Living Word of God (Scripture and Jesus) teaches us what is true, pure and loving, as well as how to live (Calvin’s 3rd use of the Law). But it also, in Jesus as the Living Word, and through the Holy Spirit, empowers us to live it out since Jesus himself lived it out on our behalf. And so we are called to “crave” and “taste” this pure spiritual milk that brings us life, and enables us to live this life and love others.

6.28.20 GBV Online Service from Grace Brevard on Vimeo.

Order of Worship

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 34:1-3, 8
MUSIC: 

  • Highlands (Song of Ascent)
  • My Soul Finds Rest
  • Build My Life

READING: John 1:1-3,14 

PRAYER:  Prayer of Confession (from The Service for the Lord’s Day)

ALL:  O Merciful God,

We confess that we have not loved you with

our whole heart, mind, and strength

And have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

 

In your great mercy, forgive us,

renew us, compel us and lead us,

 

That we may delight in your will

walk in your ways; find joy in your Word.

Through the finished work of Christ.

Amen

CENTRAL TEXT:  1 Peter 1:22 - 2:3

LEADER: 22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 24 for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, 25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.”  And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

2:1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

MESSAGE: Living Word

ILLUSTRATIONS: 

BENEDICTION: 2 Corinthians 13:11,14

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURES:

  • Genesis 1:1-3 
  • Hebrews 4:12-13
  • Romans 14
  • Hebrews 10:19-25
  • 1 John 2:28-3:3

ILLUSTRATIONS:

6.28.20 Album