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SUNDAY WORSHIP JANUARY 31, 2021

Church of the Resurrection is a new church in and for the heart of New Orleans. 

We exist to do what every Christian community has been called to do at all times and in all places, to love God and our neighbor through the grace and truth of Jesus Christ.

We believe that he lived, he died, he was resurrected, he will come again - and we believe that to know him, is to know the fullness of life.

Whether you believe that or not, you are welcome here. Whatever your background, wherever you are between faith and doubt, the door of this church is open to you.

God mercifully reveals himself to those who seek. When that happens, there is transformation to the depths. When the church is unified by this power and love, it is able to take part in the very work of God, making all things new.

This is happening in New Orleans. This is Resurrection’s dream.  Come realize it with us.

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W E L C O M E

Reflection

Take a saint, and put him into any condition, and he knows how to rejoice in the Lord. – Walter Cradock

The change that takes place in a man when he is converted and sanctified, is not that his love for happiness is diminished but only that it is regulated with respect to its exercises and influences, and the course and objects it leads to when God brings a soul out of a miserable state and condition into a happy state of conversion, He gives him happiness that before he had not (namely in God), but He does not at the same time take away any of his love of happiness. – Jonathan Edwards

The strength and happiness of a man consists in finding out the way in which God is going, and going that way too. – Henry Ward Beecher

Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure; Where your treasure is, there is your heart; Where your heart is, there is your happiness. – Augustine

One design you are to pursue to the end of time – the enjoyment of God in time and in eternity. Desire other things so far as they tend to this; love the creature, as it leads to the Creator. But in every step you take, be this the glorious point that terminates your view. Let every affection, and thought and word, and action, be subordinate to this. Whatever you desire or fear, whatever you seek or shun, whatever you think speak, or do, be it in order to your happiness in God, the sole end, as well as source, of your being. – John Wesley

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P R E L U D E

W E L C O M E

Call to Worship: Psalm 89

Leader: I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever;      with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever;      in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”

All: Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,      your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?      Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,      awesome above all who are around him?

Leader: O Lord God of hosts,      who is mighty as you are, O Lord,      with your faithfulness all around you? You rule the raging of the sea;      when its waves rise, you still them.

All: Steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. Blessed are the people who know the festal shout,      who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face, who exult in your name all the day      and in your righteousness are exalted.

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There Is a Fountain

There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Immanuel's veins.

And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, lose all their guilty stains. Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains.

And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, lose all their guilty stains.

Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood shall never lose its power.

Till all the ransomed Church of God be saved to sin no more. Be saved to sin no more, be saved to sin no more.

Till all the ransomed Church of God be saved to sin no more.

E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream thy flowing wounds supply,

redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die. And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die;

redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.

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Come to the Altar

Are you hurting and broken within? Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin?

Jesus is calling Have you come to the end of yourself? Do you thirst for a drink from the well?

Jesus is calling

O come to the altar The Father's arms are open wide

Forgiveness was bought with The precious blood of Jesus Christ

Leave behind your regrets and mistakes Come today there’s no reason to wait

Jesus is calling Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy

From the ashes a new life is born Jesus is calling

Chorus

Oh what a savior Isn't He wonderful?

Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen Bow down before Him

For He is Lord of all Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen

Chorus

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Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 55

“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,     and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,     and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live;and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,    my steadfast, sure love for David. Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples,     a leader and commander for the peoples. Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know,     and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel,     for he has glorified you.

“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts;let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,     and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts,    neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace;the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing,     and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;    instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the Lord,    an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

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Christ Our Hope in Life and Death

What is our hope in life and death? Christ alone, Christ alone

What is our only confidence? That our souls to Him belong

Who holds our days within His hand? What comes, apart from His command?

And what will keep us to the end? The love of Christ, in which we stand

O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal

O sing hallelujah! Now and ever we confess

Christ our hope in life and death

What truth can calm the troubled soul? God is good, God is good

Where is His grace and goodness known? In our great Redeemer's blood

Who holds our faith when fears arise? Who stands above the stormy trial?

Who sends the waves that bring us night Unto the shore, the rock of Christ?

O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal

O sing hallelujah! Now and ever we confess

Christ our hope in life and death

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Unto the grave, what will we sing? "Christ, He lives; Christ, He lives!"

And what reward will heaven bring? Everlasting life with Him

There we will rise to meet the Lord Then sin and death will be destroyed

And we will feast in endless joy When Christ is ours forevermore

O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal

O sing hallelujah! Now and ever we confess

Christ our hope in life and death

Prayers of the People

You hear us calling, You hear us calling, “Abba, Father” You hear us calling, You hear us calling, “Abba, Father”

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy

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Confession of Faith: Hebrews 11, 12

Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we also lay aside every weight, and the sin which clings so closely, and we run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

The Offering*

Resurrection News

The Passing of the Peace

*In the offering, we respond to God’s generosity and sacrifice by entrusting our resources to him. Please feel under no obligation to give.

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T H E U P P E R R O O M : T R A I N I N G T H R O U G H T R O U B L E

Sermon Text: John 16:16-24 “Joy: Ask and You Will Receive”

16 “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” 17 So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.” 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord! All: Thanks be to God!

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Confession of Sin

Most Gracious and Merciful God, hear our prayer and help us. We are slow to learn and quick to forget. We are pained by our hardness of heart, by our prayerless days, our joyless dispositions, our poverty of compassion, our complacency to the treasures of Heaven, by our wasted hours, our inattentiveness to the Holy Spirit, and our hesitation to serve you and our neighbor. Open our eyes that we may see, and our ears that we may hear. Strengthen our faith in our inmost being. Make it our highest joy to seek you, to follow your gracious call, and so to lay hold of the sure promise it gives us. By your free grace which knows no end, deliver us from the power of the evil one, renew us in the strong and merciful name of your Son Jesus Christ. *Silent Confession

Forgiveness of God in Jesus Christ

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The Lord’s Supper: Prayer of Consecration†

The Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, 'This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’

All: For every time we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes

†The Lord’s Supper is a vital part of Christians’ communion with Jesus. Together, we affirm our commitment to him—and each other—by celebrating his death and resurrection.

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It is Well

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.

It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul.

My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!— My sin, not in part but the whole,

Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul.

And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, Even so, it is well with my soul.

It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul.

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All Creatures of Our God and King

All creatures of our God and King Lift up your voice and with us sing,

Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou burning sun with golden beam, Thou silver moon with softer gleam!

O praise Him! O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

All ye who are of tender heart, Forgiving others, take your part,

O sing ye! Alleluia! Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,

Praise God and on Him cast your care! O praise Him! O praise Him!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Let all things their Creator bless, And worship Him in humbleness,

O praise Him! Alleluia! Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,

And praise the Spirit, Three in One! O praise Him! O praise Him!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

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The Doxology

Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say,

That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite.

I would not wake nor rise again And Heaven itself I would disdain, Wert Thou not there to be enjoyed,

And I in hymns to be employed.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

The Blessing: Jude 24-25

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.

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Resources

Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

John 16:24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

John 16:22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

John 15:11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

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N E W M E M B E R S P O T L I G H T :

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The Places Meet the Place Family! Will and Dori Place, both Louisiana natives, have lived in New Orleans for almost 16 years. They live in uptown and have 5 children, Judah(8), Nora(6), Lucia(4), Levi(2), and Lila(2) and are pumped to be a part of the Resurrection family; they are so thankful to be in a church where the presence of the Holy Spirit is felt and Biblical truth is taught each week.

Jackie Monteilh Jacqueline (Jackie) Monteilh has been living in Nola for 11 years and is originally from Honduras. She came here for college at LSU. She started attending Resurrection in 2017/2018 and lives in the Irish Channel. Jackie loves everything about Resurrection and is moved weekly by the teaching each week.  She is moved by the gifted teaching and loves the community and the people she is meeting.

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