Theme: adult ministries: missions, local and global

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Hope of the Nations

Jesus, hope of the nations

Jesus, comfort for all who mourn

You are the source of heaven's hope on earth

Jesus, light in the darkness

Jesus, truth in each circumstance

You are the source of heaven's light on earth

In history, You lived and died,

You broke the chains, You rose to life!

You are the hope, living in us,

You are the Rock, in whom we trust,

You are the Light, shining for all the world to see

You rose from the dead, conquering fear,

Our Prince of Peace, drawing us near

Jesus, our hope, living for all who will receive

Lord, we believe!

Brian Doerksen. original key A.
© 2002 Integrity's Hosanna! CCLI song# 3540703

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling, and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

The Wonderful Cross (When I Survey)

When I survey the wondrous cross

On which the Prince of Glory died

My richest gain I count but loss

And pour contempt on all my pride.

See from His head, His hands, His feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down.
Did ever such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Oh the wonderful cross, oh the wonderful cross

Bids me come and die and find that I may truly live

Oh the wonderful cross, oh the wonderful cross:

All who gather here by grace draw near and bless Your name

Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were an offering far too small
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all

Isaac Watts, J. D. Walt Jesse Reeves, Chris Tomlin
© 2000 worshiptogether.com songs, Six Steps Music
CCLI song# 148435

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God. But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, "LET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD."

Wonderful Merciful Savior

Wonderful merciful Savior,

Precious Redeemer and Friend,

Who would have thought that a Lamb could

Rescue the souls of men?

O, You rescue the souls of men!

You are the One that we praise,

You are the one we adore,

You give the healing and grace our

Hearts always hunger for

Oh, our hearts always hunger for.

Counselor, Comforter, Keeper, Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have hopelessly lost the way
Oh, we've hopelessly lost the way

Almighty, infinite Father, faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us falling before Your throne
Oh, we're falling before Your throne

VCAC CCLI# 146987