Sermon text
Colossians 2:13–15
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. (ESV)
Call to Worship
Psalm 6
[1] O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath.
[2] Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing;
heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled.
[3] My soul also is greatly troubled.
But you, O LORD—how long?
[4] Turn, O LORD, deliver my life;
save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
[5] For in death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who will give you praise?
[6] I am weary with my moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
[7] My eye wastes away because of grief;
it grows weak because of all my foes.
[8] Depart from me, all you workers of evil,
for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
[9] The LORD has heard my plea;
the LORD accepts my prayer.
[10] All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment. (ESV)
Prayer of Repentance
Father, we have sinned against heaven and before you: we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, for the God in whose hand is our breath and whose are all our ways, we have not honored. Lord, be merciful toward our iniquities and remember our sins no more. Let your grace justify us as a gift through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ. Amen.
Benediction
May the Lord Jesus Christ, our triumphant Victor, who disarmed the rulers and authorities through His cross, clothe you with His righteousness and guard you from the accuser’s lies. May His forgiveness set you free, His truth strengthen your soul, and His love empower you to live boldly for Him.So you would walk now in the light of His victory. In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
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