Serving God with Your Talent

Holy Water [Verse 1] God, I’m on my knees again God, I’m begging please again I need You Oh, I need You Walking down these desert roads Water for my thirsty soul I need You Oh, I need You [Chorus] Your forgiveness Is like sweet, sweet honey on my lips Like the sound of a symphony to my ears It’s like holy water on my skin [Verse 2] Dead man walking, slave to sin I wanna know about being born again I need You Oh, God, I need You So, take me to the riverside Take me under, baptize I need You Oh, God, I need You [Chorus] Let me hear you Your forgiveness Is like sweet, sweet honey on my lips Like the sound of a symphony to my ears It’s like holy water on my skin On my skin [Bridge] I don’t wanna abuse Your grace God, I need it every day It’s the only thing that ever really Makes me wanna change [Chorus] Your forgiveness Is like sweet, sweet honey on my lips, yes it is It’s like the sound of a symphony to my ears Like holy water Your forgiveness Oh, it’s like sweet, sweet honey on my lips Like the sound of a symphony to my ears It’s like holy water on my skin It’s like holy water on my skin It’s like holy water   “Holy Water” words and music by Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash and Scott Cash © 2019 Andrew Bergthold Designee, Capitol CMG Genesis, Capitol CMG Paragon, We The Kingdom ASCAP Designee and We The Kingdom Music   Wake Up [Verse 1] We have seen the pain That shaped our hearts And in our shame We’re still breathing, ’cause We have seen the hope Of Your healing Rising from our souls Is the feeling We are drawing close Your light is shining through [Chorus] So wake up, wake up Wake up all you sleepers Stand up, stand up Stand up all you dreamers Hands up, hands up Hands up all believers Take up your cross, carry it on [Verse 2] All that You reveal With light in us Will come to life And start breathing, ’cause We have seen the hope Of Your healing Rising from our souls Is the feeling We are drawing close Your light is shining through [Chorus] So wake up, wake up Wake up all you sleepers Stand up, oh stand up Stand up all you dreamers Hands up, oh hands up Hands up all believers Take up your cross, carry it on [Bridge] Here we stand, our hearts are Yours Not our will but Yours be done [Chorus] So wake up, wake up, wake up Wake up all you sleepers Stand up, oh stand up Stand up all you dreamers Hands up, oh hands up Hands up all believers Take up your cross, carry it on [Bridge] Here we stand, our hearts are Yours Not our will but Yours be done   “Wake Up” words and music by David Leonard, Don Chaffer and Leslie Jordan © 2011 Gentleman Adventurer’s Songs, Simple Tense Songs, Integrity’s Alleluia! Music and Integrity’s Praise! Music   Come To Me [Verse 1] I am the Lord, your God I go before you now I stand beside you, I’m all around you Though you feel I’m far away I’m closer than your breath I am with you wherever you go [Verse 2] I am the Lord, your Peace No evil will conquer you Steady now your heart and mind Come into My rest Oh, let your faith arise Lift up your weary head I am with you Wherever you go [Chorus 1] So come to Me, ’cause I’m all you need Come to Me, I’m everything Come to Me, I’m all you need Come to Me, I’m your everything [Verse 3] I am your anchor, in the wind and the waves And I am your steadfast, so don’t be afraid If your heart and flesh fail you I’m your faithful strength And I am with you Wherever you go [Chorus 1] So come to Me, ’cause I’m all you need Come to Me, I’m everything Come to Me, I’m all you need Come to Me, I’m your everything [Bridge] When the storm rages, I won’t be afraid ‘Cause I have locked eyes on You face to face Your voice I will follow Your eyes I will see Come a little closer, come close to me [Verse 4] Oh, ’cause You are my anchor in the wind and waves I will stand steadfast Oh, You are my… And I won’t be afraid ‘Cause even in the darkest nights, I know You are there So I press into You, Jesus ‘Cause You are my anchor in the wind and waves Oh, and You are my steadfast and I won’t be afraid If my heart and flesh fail me, You’re my faithful strength You are with us wherever we go [Chorus 2] So Jesus, we come to You ’cause You’re all we need And we come to You, our everything Oh, we come to You ’cause You’re all we need And we come to You, our everything   “Come To Me” words and music by Jenn Johnson and John Hendrickson © 2011 Bethel Music Publishing CCLI License #11416952     Sermon Scriptures Exodus 9:1 (KJV) Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. Hebrews 9:14 (KJV) How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 1 Thessalonians 1:9 (KJV) For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; Hebrews 12:28 (KJV) Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear Acts 27:23 (KJV) For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Luke 16:13 (KJV) No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Luke 4:8 (KJV) And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matthew 4:10 (KJV) Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Daniel 3:17 (KJV) If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. Ephesians 2:10 (KJV) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Matthew 5:16 (KJV) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 (KJV) And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 1 Corinthians 12:29 (KJV) Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Philippians 3:14 (KJV) I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Hebrews 12:1 (KJV) Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Micah 6:8 (NIV) “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” The post Serving God with Your Talent appeared first on Gathering Church Viridian.