A Broken & Contrite Heart (Sermon & Song) - DJ Dickerson - 6/28/26

All right, good

uh evening everyone. It's good that we

could be here this Lord's Day evening.

Thankful to have our visitors joining us

this evening for our evening service. Uh

you certainly do

We certainly appreciate you coming and

and spending this this hour to be able

to worship our great God in spirit and

in truth together. Tonight is our sermon

and song service. It's last Sunday of

the month, so we we usually do this on a

Sunday evening, the last Sunday evening

of the month. And so I appreciate those

that are are helping out with the with

the service tonight, those that have

been doing scripture readings and and

songs that have been selected for the

theme we're talk that we're doing

tonight. Um

here in just a moment we'll start off

with brother Luke Northam who will lead

us in our opening prayer. And then

following the prayer, we'll have our

opening song by brother Kyle Copeland,

number 68, Lord, we come before thee

now.

And following that song, brother Keith

Wise will lead us in our first scripture

reading of 2 Samuel chapter 12, verses 1

2 Samuel 12:1–15

through 15. So uh and also serving the

Lord's Supper is brother Keith Wise. And

at the end of service, brother Joseph

Honnoldstein will lead us in our closing

prayer. So at this time, we're going to

go ahead and begin with our opening

prayer. Brother Luke Northam will lead

us in that at this time.

>> Hallowed be your name, Lord.

Thank you for

allowing us to gather here together in

your name, Father. Thank you for all the

spiritual blessings that you impart onto

us, all the wisdom and

everything that we take for granted.

Father, please help us to

keep you

at the forefront of our hearts and minds

during this service. Please help us to

sing out in praise of you

and with a holy remembrance of the

things that you've done for us and

Thank you for everything that we have

that we take for granted, but thank you

most of all for sending Jesus who died

for our sins. In Jesus' holy name I

pray. Amen.

>> Lord we come before [singing]

thee now

>> [singing]

>> at thy feet

we

humbly bow.

Oh

do

not

>> [singing]

>> our suit disdain.

Shall

>> [singing]

>> we

seek

thee

Lord

in vain?

Shall we

>> [singing]

>> seek

thee Lord

in vain?

Lord

on

thee

our souls

>> [singing]

[music]

>> depend.

In

compassion

>> [singing]

>> now

please

send.

>> [music]

>> Fill

>> [singing]

>> our hearts

>> [singing]

[music]

[singing]

[singing and music]

[music]

[singing]

[music]

[singing]

[clears throat]

>> Yeah, that's 2 Samuel 12 verses 1

2 Samuel 12:1–15

through 15.

And the Lord sent Nathan to David and he

came to him and he said to him,

"There were two men in one city, one

rich and the other poor. The rich man

had exceedingly many flocks and herds,

but the poor man had nothing except one

little ewe lamb which he had bought

and nourished and it grew up together

with him and with his children.

It ate of his own food and drank from

his own cup and lay in his room and it

was like a daughter to him.

And a traveler came to the rich man who

refused to take from his own flock and

from his own herd to prepare one for the

wayfaring man

who had come to him, but he took the

poor man's lamb and prepared it for the

man who had come to him. So, David's

anger was greatly aroused against the

man, and he said to Nathan, "As the Lord

lives, the man who has done this shall

surely die.

And he shall restore fourfold for the

lamb, because he did this thing, and

because he had no pity." Then Nathan

said to David, "You are the man.

Thus said the Lord God of Israel, "I

anointed you king over Israel, and I

delivered you from the hand of Saul.

I gave you your master's house, and your

master's wives into your keeping, and I

gave you the house of Israel and Judah.

And if that had been too little, I also

have given you much more.

Why have you despised the commandment of

the Lord

to do the evil

to do this evil in his sight? You have

killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword.

You have taken his wife to be your wife,

and you have killed him with the sword

of the people of Ammon.

Now, therefore, the sword shall never

depart from your house, because you have

despised me, and have taken the wife of

Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. Thus

says the Lord, "Behold, I will raise up

adversity against you from your own

house, and I will take your wives before

your eyes, and give them to your

neighbor, and he shall lie with your

wives in the sight of his son.

For you did it secretly, but I will do

this thing before all of Israel, before

the sun."

So, David said to Nathan, "I have sinned

against the Lord." And Nathan said to

David, "The Lord has put away your sin,

and you shall not die.

However, because of this deed, you have

given great occasion to the enemies of

the Lord to blaspheme, the child who is

also born to you shall surely die." Then

Nathan departed to his house.

>> This evening,

in our sermon and song, the theme that

I've chosen tonight is entitled a broken

and contrite heart from Psalm 51.

I I thought about Psalms, how they arise

from There's many that that arise from

victories. Uh Some are written when uh

God's people were celebrating

deliverance.

Some lift our hearts with praise while

others

strengthen our confidence during times

of trouble. So, there's several Psalms

that we know of. But Psalm 51, however,

that we're going to focus on this this

evening was born from brokenness.

This particular Psalm, I would say, is

is one of the most personal,

painful, and and even powerful chapters

in all the Bible. It's a prayer of a man

who finally stopped hiding. That's

that's what we find.

And

it's a cry of a heart that was

confronted with sin.

That's what we were just reading,

weren't we?

And it's a plea of someone who knows

that he cannot undo what

he has done, cannot cleanse himself, he

cannot restore what has been lost

without the mercy of God.

And so, as we get into these scriptures

in a moment with the Psalm 51,

this Psalm was was written after one of

the darkest periods in David's life.

David had committed adultery with

Bathsheba. When when she became

pregnant, he attempted to hide his sin.

And eventually, we know he arranged for

her husband Uriah to be killed in

battle.

And and David may have hidden what he

had done from others, but but he could

not hide it from God. And as we were

just reading from 2 Samuel chapter 12,

2 Samuel 12 · chapter mention

that that there you have

Nathan the prophet that came to confront

him.

Then Nathan said to David, "You are the

man."

And David responded, "I have sinned

against the Lord."

And those words marked the beginning of

David's return.

Psalm 51 allows

us to hear what was happening within his

heart when he finally stopped hiding.

When he finally stopped excusing, when

he finally acknowledged his sin before

God.

So, for this evening, our focus is not

merely up on how far David fell, but up

on how he returned.

His prayer shows us the path from guilt

to grace, from sorrow to repentance, and

from brokenness to restoration. And that

journey begins with

surrender.

David's attempts to control his

circumstances had only carried him

deeper into sin, and he now needed to

yield his heart completely to God. So,

as we begin, we're going to

sing this next Let's sing this next

song.

Think about it as as a prayer, even,

that God would shape us according to His

will. Number 146, Have Thine Own Way,

Lord. We'll sing all verses, brother

Mike Burden will lead us in this song,

and then following this song, the next

scripture reading will be Psalm 51,

Psalms 51:1–4

verses 1 through 4, by brother Bill

Rose.

>> Have Thine Own Way, Lord.

Have Thine Own

Thou art the

potter,

>> [music]

>> I am the

mold me and

>> [singing]

>> after Thy

>> [singing]

>> while I am

You are

>> [music]

[singing]

[music]

[singing]

[music]

[singing]

[music]

[singing]

[music]

[singing]

[music]

>> Have mercy upon me, O God, according to

your loving-kindness,

according to the multitude of your

tender mercies, blot out my

transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and

cleanse me from my sin.

For I acknowledge my transgressions,

and my sin is always before me.

Against you, you only have I sinned,

and done this evil in your sight,

that you may be found just when you

speak, and blameless when you judge.

>> What we're reading and he was singing

about tonight, the first point that I

will give you in what we find there in

Psalm 51

in the first four verses is basically

genuine repentance begins with honest

confession.

David begins with no excuses.

Uh he does not mention the the pressures

of being king. Uh he does not blame

Bathsheba or Joab or his or his

circumstances.

Uh he does not remind God of uh of look

at all the victories that I've had in

the past or all these other things that

I have done that are good. He simply

pleads what? Have mercy upon me, oh God.

And David understood that his hope was

not in in in the smallness.

You know, some people that's where you

know, think about the sin and try to

do such things. That that's not what

he's doing.

His sin was grievous. He's not trying to

downplay anything. His hope though was

in the greatness of God's mercy. That's

what he starts off with. And I want you

to notice that David uses words like

what? Transgression, iniquity, sin,

evil. That's the kind of words that he

uses here. He does not soften what he

has done. He does not call it a mistake,

a poor decision, or a moment of

weakness. He agrees with God concerning

the seriousness of his actions. And

friends, that's where genuine repentance

begins. We cannot repent of sin

while continuing to defend it. That's

not the way that works.

And we cannot be cleansed of something

we refuse to acknowledge.

We sometimes rename sin so that it

doesn't sound as serious, you know,

that's kind of a the the game that that

we as humans like to try to play in our

society. Um bitterness becomes hurt

feelings. Gossip may become concern.

Pride becomes well, we're going to call

that confidence. Uh materialism, well,

we'll name that ambition. Uh

disobedience, well, that becomes

personal preference. You see those with

words have a little bit lighter sense to

them, don't they? But what David said,

he says, I acknowledge my

transgressions.

What we call that in today's terms, he

owned it. He owned what he had done, and

he also recognized that sin is

ultimately an offense against God. What

he say? Against you, you only have I

sinned.

David had sinned against Bathsheba. He

had sinned against Uriah. He had sinned

against his own family. He had sinned

against the nation. But beneath every

human offense was rebellion against the

God whose law he had violated.

Repentance, as we're talking about

tonight, begins when we stop asking the

question, how can I hide this? And begin

asking, how can I be right with God?

I want us to do some thinking in our uh

this self-examination

this evening. What burdens that

we may be carrying that no one else

knows and friends and brethren, but but

it's not hidden from God.

That truth is sobering, but it's also

very helpful and hopeful.

The God who knows the truth still

invites us to come.

We come without excuses. We come without

pretense.

We come guilty

and needy and dependent upon His mercy.

And we come just as we are.

Not because God intends to leave us as

we are,

but because we cannot cleanse ourselves

before coming to Him.

So, as we sing this next song entitled

Just As I Am, let us remember that

honesty before God is the first step

toward healing. Number 330, Just As I

Am. Brother Kyle Copeland will lead us

in all verses of this song. And

following this song, next scripture

reading will be Psalm 51, verses 7

Psalms 51:7–10

through 10. Brother Otis Smith will lead

us in that scripture reading.

>> Just as I am,

without

one [singing] plea,

but

that

Thy

>> [singing and chanting]

>> blood

was shed

for me,

and

that

Thou

>> [singing]

>> biddest

>> [music]

>> me come

to

Thee,

>> [singing]

>> O

Lamb

of

>> [singing]

>> God,

I

come.

Just as I

am,

and

on

your

blood

of

>> [singing]

>> one

dark

ground

to

me

whose

love

and

>> [singing]

>> cleansing

blood I come.

>> [singing]

[music]

>> Just as

I am,

though

tossed

about with

>> [singing]

>> many a

conflict,

>> [music]

[singing]

>> with

many a

doubt,

fighting

fears

>> [singing]

>> within,

>> [music]

>> without,

O

>> [singing]

>> Lamb

of God, I

>> [singing]

>> Just as

I am,

Thou

wilt

receive,

wilt

welcome,

pardon,

cleanse,

relieve,

because

Thy promise

>> [singing]

[music]

>> I

>> [singing]

>> believe,

O Lamb

>> [music]

[singing]

>> Our scripture reading is Psalm 51 7

through 10. 51 7 through 10.

Purge me with hyssop and I shall be

clean. Wash me and I shall be whiter

than snow.

Make me hear joy and gladness that the

bones you have broken may rejoice.

Hide your face from my sins and blot out

all my iniquities. Create me in a clean

heart, oh God

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

>> [snorts]

[clears throat]

>> We speak about genuine repentance.

>> [clears throat]

>> From that very passage, genuine

repentance seeks

cleansing and renewal.

David

did not merely want to

admit his sin, he wanted God to remove

its stain and renew his heart.

Did you see what was read there in

David's request?

Purge me. Wash me.

Blot out my iniquities. Create in me a

clean heart.

David understood that sin is more than

again, mistake written in the record of

life. It's a stain upon the soul.

Time cannot remove it. Good deeds cannot

cancel it. Religious activity cannot

cleanse it. Only God can forgive

sin. And David asked, "Wash me and I

shall be what?

Whiter than snow." Get that imagery in

your mind when he's using. For

Christians, that that plea points

directly to Jesus Christ, doesn't it? 1

John 1 and verse 7. Look at the language

there. It says, "But if we walk in the

light as he is in light, we have

fellowship with one another and the

blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanses

us from all sin."

What David longed for is what Christ

even provides. David wanted more than

forgiveness of the past. He prayed He

prayed, "Create in me a clean heart."

It's not just simply saying, "I want

relief from guilt." He's saying, "I want

inward renewal."

And true repentance does not does not

ask only, "How can I escape the

consequences?" Sometimes that's the

first thing that's on the mind, isn't

it? It asks, "How can my heart be

changed?"

David wanted God to change his desires.

He wanted him to strengthen his spirit.

He wanted him to restore the joy that

sin had taken away.

Cuz again, sin, what did it do? Sin

promised David pleasure, but it left him

broken.

That's always the nature of sin. It

promises freedom, but produces bondage.

It It promises satisfaction and leaves

emptiness.

Yet God is not only the God who exposes

sin,

as we saw in 2 Samuel chapter 12,

2 Samuel 12 · chapter mention

he's the God who heals those who return

to him.

A verse that I think of any time is that

of Malachi 4 and verse 2.

Malachi 4 and verse 2.

"But to you who fear my name, the sun of

righteousness shall arise with healing

in his wings.

And you shall go out and grow fat like

stall-fed calves.

Friends, David could not undo everything

he had done. He could not bring Uriah

back or remove every earthly

consequence. He couldn't do that. But

what he could, even after those horrible

things, we know they were horrible,

right?

But he could be forgiven, he could be

renewed, he could be restored.

And that same hope I want us to be

reminded of through this lesson is

available today through Christ.

There's healing for the wounded

conscience. There's healing for the

broken spirit.

There's healing for the heart burdened

by guilt.

As we sing this next song

based from Malachi chapter 4 and verse

Malachi 4 · chapter mention

2,

healing

in its wings.

Let us praise the one who does not

merely reveal our wounds, but offers

healing

through his grace. Let's sing this song

together from supplement 115,

healing in its wings.

Sing all verses.

And then following this song, we'll have

our next scripture reading.

Brother Keith Wise with Psalm 51 verses

Psalms 51:11

11 and 12.

>> Oh [singing] Father, my good

and my heart

>> [singing and music]

>> greatly with thee.

For

you have

>> [singing]

>> Yet I I turn away from

all your

loving care.

So

>> [music]

>> often through my

fault, yet you

>> [singing]

>> reach

out

to me.

That

is

>> [singing]

>> more than

I can bear.

>> [music]

>> Through

your

>> [singing]

>> beloved Son,

>> [music]

>> there

is grace

for

>> [singing]

>> me.

How

>> [singing]

>> can

I stand against the one

who made

my heart to sing?

Reign

>> [singing]

>> in a heart so clean,

that

my

>> [singing and music]

>> life may

sing.

As

>> [singing]

>> I

am only human,

>> [singing]

>> Christ

>> [music]

>> is up with

me

in his

weakness.

>> [singing]

>> My broken, contrite

heart

is

so

>> [singing and music]

>> worthless in my sight.

Hallelujah. [singing]

>> [singing]

[singing]

[music]

[singing]

>> Do not cast me away from your presence,

and do not take your Holy Spirit from

me.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and uphold me by your generous spirit.

Something else that we notice from the

scriptures there

>> [clears throat]

>> is that genuine

repentance grows from godly sorrow.

David's sin had robbed him of peace

and joy. And David's concern

was not his throne, was not his

reputation, was not his comfort. His

greatest concern that he's making

evidently clear here was his

relationship with God.

He pleaded, "Do not cast me away from

your presence."

Again, we we I believe we understand

that David was sorrowful, but scripture

teaches us that not all sorrow is the

same. Second Corinthians chapter 7 and

2 Corinthians 7 · chapter mention

verses 9 through 11,

Second Corinthians chapter 9,

2 Corinthians 9 · chapter mention

or Second Corinthians chapter 7 verses 9

2 Corinthians 7:9–11

through 11.

I didn't have that one on the chart here

when I put this together, so I'm going

to read that one right now.

Second Corinthians chapter 9, or Second

2 Corinthians 9 · chapter mention

Second Corinthians chapter 7 verses 9

2 Corinthians 7:9–11

through 11.

Read with me.

Now rejoice, not that you were made

sorry,

but that your sorrow led to repentance,

for you were made sorry in a godly

manner, that you might suffer loss from

us in nothing.

For godly sorrow produces repentance

leading to salvation, not to be

regretted, but the sorrow of the world

produces death.

For observe this very thing, that you

sorrowed in a godly manner,

what diligence it produced in you,

what clearing of yourselves, what

indignation, what fear, what vehement

desire, what zeal, what vindication. In

all things you proved yourselves to be

clear

in this matter.

Friends, Paul describes

two kinds of sorrow in that passage.

Worldly sorrow is primarily concerned

with self.

It is sorry because sin is discovered.

Sorry because reputation was damaged, or

or sorry because consequences followed.

It regrets what sin has caused, but it

may never truly hate the sin itself. And

so there is definitely a distinction

that the scriptures make. On the other

hand though, godly sorrow is different

even as we see in this passage of St.

Corinthians chapter 7.

Godly sorrow sees sin from God's

perspective. It says, "I have grieved

the one who loves me.

I have violated his will. I must turn

back to him." And Paul said what? Godly

sorrow produces

repentance.

Sorrow itself is not repentance.

A person may cry, a person may feel

ashamed, or they may wish things had

happened differently, and still refuse

to change.

That's why when you look at repentance

in the biblical definition of it,

it's a change of heart that produces a

change of direction, a change of life.

And Paul

saw that change among the Corinthians,

and their sorrow produced what he called

diligence, what he called fear, desire,

zeal.

He says, "Your response, there's fruit

there. That is fruit that that's became

visible."

And that's what we see in Psalm 51, that

David's sorrow did the same. It moved

him toward God, rather than away from

him.

Worldly sorrow, what does worldly sorrow

say? Hide. That's what worldly sorrow

says. Godly sorrow says, "Come home."

Worldly sorrow says, "There's no hope."

But godly sorrow says, "My hope is in

the mercy of God."

Friends, God does not convict us because

he wants us to remain crushed beneath

guilt.

His word exposes sin so that we will

turn, return, and be restored. That's

what he desires.

The Father still calls the wandering

child home.

And the invitation that he gives is so

tender,

but it demands a response.

As we sing this next song that is very

descriptive

of what we're talking about

with that very tender

soft calling

where God intends

where he leads us

to repentance and restoration through

his word softly and tenderly.

Softly and tenderly. The first verse,

second verse, and fourth verse of this

song number 274.

Brother Joseph Von Einsteim will lead us

in this song and

will also lead us in the scripture

reading following Psalm 51 verses

[clears throat] 16 and 17.

>> I remember this song.

>> Softly and tenderly

Jesus [singing]

is calling,

calling

>> [music]

>> for you

and for

me.

>> [singing]

>> See on the portals he's waiting

and watching,

>> [singing]

>> watching for

you and for

>> [singing]

>> me. Come home, come home.

>> [music]

[singing]

>> Ye who are

weary, come home.

Earnestly

>> [music]

[singing]

>> tenderly

Jesus

is calling,

calling

>> [singing]

>> Oh, sinner.

Come home.

>> [singing]

>> Why

should we tarry

>> [singing and music]

>> when Jesus

is pleading?

Pleading

>> [singing]

[music]

>> for you

and for me.

Why

should [singing] we linger

and heed not

>> [music]

>> His mercies?

Mercies

>> [singing]

>> for you

and for me.

Come home.

>> [singing]

>> Ye

who are

weary,

come [singing] home.

Hear

>> [music]

>> sweet, tenderly

>> [singing]

>> Jesus

is calling.

Calling

Oh, sinner.

Come home.

Oh,

for the

wonderful

love He

has promised.

Promised

for you

and for me.

Though

we have

>> [singing]

>> sinned, He

has mercy

and pardon.

Pardon

>> [singing]

>> for you

and [music] for me.

Come home.

>> [singing]

[music]

>> Ye

>> [singing]

>> who are

weary,

>> [music]

[singing]

[music]

[singing]

>> Psalm 51:16-17

Psalms 51:16–17

For you will not delight in sacrifice,

or I would give it. You will not be

pleased with a burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken

spirit, a broken and contrite heart.

Oh God, you will not despise.

>> What we just read

from that passage

is that God desires a broken and

contrite heart, as the sermon

and song is entitled tonight.

David understood that there was no

outward ritual that could substitute for

inward repentance.

If God had simply wanted an animal,

David could have supplied one.

He was king.

He possessed wealth. He possessed

resources.

But God wanted something that David

could not purchase or delegate.

God wanted his heart.

It is possible to participate

in religion while withholding the heart

from God.

We can sing while protecting bitterness.

We can pray while refusing to forgive.

We can hear scripture while resisting

its authority.

You see, God does not desire empty

ceremony.

He desires humble surrender.

And friends, a broken heart is not a

hopeless heart. It's a heart whose pride

is has been shattered. It's

And when I think about that word

contrite,

in Psalm 51,

Psalms 51:17

verse 17,

describes a heart that has been crushed,

humbled, and brought low by the

recognition of sin.

It comes from a Hebrew word

that carries the idea of being broken or

crushed under weight. That's what con-

contrite means.

And spiritually, it pictures a person

whose pride has been shattered, and who

no longer excuses, defends, or minimizes

wrongdoing. A contrite heart says,

"Lord, I was wrong."

A contrite heart says, "Your judgment is

right. I need your mercy. Change me."

David gives us this assurance.

A broken and a contrite heart, these, oh

God, you will not

despise.

God will not reject the person who

genuinely repents.

He will not turn away the prodigal who

comes home. He will not despise the

Christian who humbly confesses sin and

seeks restoration.

A contrite heart

whose pride has been crushed

by conviction,

whose excuses have been silenced by

truth,

and whose only hope rests in the of God.

What I want us to take away as well is

Think about this. Somebody say, "Well,

you know, this is, you know, another

story in the Bible." Friends, this is an

account.

We sometimes say David's story. We use

that kind of terminology. This is not

just a a story of a man who fell.

It is the story of an account of a man

who returned.

It's not simply about guilt.

It's about grace.

It's not merely about brokenness. It's

about what God can do

with a broken and contrite heart.

I would submit to you in this closing

thoughts that perhaps sin has stolen

your joy.

Perhaps you have felt sorrow,

but have not allowed that sorrow to lead

you to

repentance.

Perhaps you've tried to hide what God is

calling you to confess.

David's prayer shows us the way home.

Have mercy upon me.

I acknowledge my transgressions.

Create in me a clean heart. Restore

to me the joy of your salvation.

Friends, for the Christian who has

wandered away, God calls you to repent,

confess, return.

For the one who has never obeyed the

gospel message, the cleansing blood of

Christ is available.

And he still calls softly and tenderly

as we sang a moment ago.

That you believe that Jesus Christ is

the son of the living God, repent of

your sins, confess him to be the son of

the living God, and be baptized, be

buried with him in baptism to rise and

walk in newness of life as Romans 6:3-4

Romans 6:3–4

says.

We must never mistake, though,

God's patience for permission to delay.

His mercy is available, his healing is

real, and his invitation is open. God's

not asking you to come boasting in your

perfection. He's asking you to come with

a broken and contrite heart.

Psalm 32 verses 1 and 2 says, "Blessed

Psalms 32:1

is he whose transgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man

to whom the Lord does not impute

iniquity and in whose spirit there is no

deceit."

Friends, I I want us to remember the

seriousness of sin. We've been reminded

tonight of briefly

the very necessity of godly sorrow and

the joy that God gives every single

broken and contrite heart that returns

to him.

The invitation is yours. If you're

subject to that invitation call

to do what God has commanded from his

holy divine word, then friends

what other song could be chosen than

bring Christ your broken life

so marred by sin

he will create a new

make whole

again. If you're subject, whatever

spiritual need you may have, won't you

come and we stand and sing the song

that's been selected for us?

>> Bring Christ your broken life

so marred

by [singing] sin

>> [music]

>> he will

create a new

make whole

again.

Your

empty

wasted [singing] years

>> [music]

>> he will

restore

and your

>> [singing]

>> iniquities

remembered no more.

Bring him

>> [singing]

>> your every

care and pray

>> [singing]

>> or small. [music]

Whatever

troubles you,

oh, bring it

all. Bring

>> [music]

>> him

>> [singing]

>> all your

wanting fears,

the nameless dread. My heart

>> [singing]

>> he will relieve

and

lift

up

>> [singing]

>> thy

head. Blessed

Savior of the soul,

>> [singing]

>> almighty

>> [music]

>> Friend,

his presence

shall be

ours

>> [singing]

>> unto the end.

Without

>> [singing]

>> him life

would be

how dark,

how

drear.

But

>> [music]

>> then the morning breaks

and

heaven is near.

>> Let me see.

Our hearts and minds for the taking of

the Lord's Supper, number 159.

When my love for Christ grows weak,

surely he hath borne our griefs,

he was wounded for our transgression,

and with his stripes we are healed.

>> When my love [singing] for Christ

>> [singing]

[singing]

[music]

[singing and music]

[music]

[singing]

[music]

>> We'd like to offer this opportunity for

those that weren't able to be here this

morning to protect the Lord's Supper.

Does anyone need a emblem?

Anyone have one?

Do you need a Okay. one?

This This time please remove the bread.

We'll give thanks at this time.

Our heavenly Father, we come to you now

giving thanks for this bread which

represents the broken body of Christ on

the cross of Calvary. We pray that you

be with those who are partaking that

they may reflect on that sacrifice that

was made. So, in his name we pray. Amen.

Let's give thanks for the cup.

Likewise, heavenly Father, we come to

you giving thanks for this fruit of the

vine which represents the blood that was

shed on the cross. We ask that we may

think back

to the scene of the cross, reflect on

the suffering, the pain, and the agony

he endured, and the grace that we

received. So, in his name we pray. Amen.

We'll take the next few minutes to

reflect on that that scene.

>> This concludes the Lord's Supper at this

time. Once again, if you'd like to

contribute to the work here at LaPorte,

you can do so by putting it in the box

there in the back wall, the one on the

side to my left, or the wooden box there

on the table.

Uh once again, we're grateful to have

everyone out for our sermon and song

night. Grateful for everyone's

participation in that. Um as far as

members announcements goes, uh I missed

one this morning I want to make mention

of uh sister Sarah Zubia. Um she had

that the uh heart cath procedure um on

the on Friday, and all went well. Um

it's a good report. Um so, she has some

medication coming and some uh some some

future uh decisions to be made and

on on how to correct the issues that

she's experiencing, so sorry to didn't

make mention of that this morning. I

missed that, so uh let's be mindful of

her and and and thankful for the good

report.

Um as far as things going on around

LaPorte, uh we do have the men's Bible

class that's going to be on Thursday. Um

location to be determined. Uh usually

that's decided on Wednesday, so stick

around and

the decision will be made on where that

will be.

Um also as far as the the uh men's

meeting that will happen tonight after

services if you're able to stick around

uh to discuss the new roof going on on

the annex building behind. So,

uh quick meeting, won't take long. Um

we'll be discussing that briefly after

services.

Uh that's all I have. Um let's try to be

back Wednesday 7:00 for Wednesday

evening services.

Um 7:00 Yeah, 7:00. Um other than that,

we'll have our closing song and then uh

closing prayer.

>> Let's sing closing song and prayer while

we bow.

>> Your

will

done.

Help

me

>> [singing]

>> to

be

>> [singing]

>> whole

my

life

wholly

>> [singing]

>> to

thee.

What

>> [singing]

>> shall

my wayward

feet

>> [singing]

>> guide

me

with counsel

sweet.

>> [music]

>> Your

>> [singing]

>> will

done.

Help

>> [singing]

>> me

to

be

Your

>> [music]

>> will

done.

Help

>> [singing]

>> me to be

easy

>> [singing]

>> to

do my will

>> [music]

>> most

>> [singing]

[music]

>> lovingly. [music]

>> [singing]

>> See how my

friend and I

let

>> [music]

>> me

within

abide.

Your

>> [singing]

>> word and

law,

>> [singing]

>> help me to

>> [music]

>> be

your

word and

law.

Oh,

God, help me to

>> [singing]

>> be

that

>> [music]

>> I

might

>> [singing]

>> hold

a

holy face. One

day

may [singing]

>> [music]

>> see

keep me from

secret

sin.

May thou

my

soul within your

word

>> [music]

[singing]

>> and law.

Oh,

help me to

>> [singing]

>> be

>> Dear Father,

thank you for once again another hour to

spend in worship to you.

Thank you for those who have chosen, who

elected to be here.

We pray that as we stand here amongst

the elect, we look around and understand

that the people

who sing with us and pray with us

and read the same scriptures at the same

time, that they are also

partakers in this life, partakers of

this cup,

this

relationship, this bond with you

and our covenant with you,

to be with you, to worship you. We know

that we all go through similar

struggles, if not the same. We pray that

we might keep that in our mind and know

that no one of us in here is is better

than the other

or stronger

or

higher esteemed in Christ, but that

we are all looking for the same goal,

we're all pushing towards the same

thing, we're all struggling in similar

ways, dear Father. We pray that we might

keep that knowledge in our mind

and do what we can to lean upon one

another and reach out to one another

when it is needed, dear Father. We thank

you for the different talents that you

have put amongst us, you have dispersed

the different gifts and abilities, the

different backgrounds and mindsets.

We pray that we might not

cause these use these things as a point

of division, but may not use these

differences as a reason for schism

or

for divisiveness, but we might learn and

understand and grow from each other and

from our differences

with wisdom and with discern with

discernment.

Dear Father, we thank you

for those who have

come forward, come up

and chosen to volunteer, to lead those

in worship. We know that not all can and

not all will.

We thank you for those who do

continually into their age, into their

health as things change.

Dear Father, we pray that as our lives

change and as the days move on and and

things change for us, the one thing that

we do not change is our relationship

with you, that we cling firm to you as

the waves and the winds of our life push

us around, dear Father.

We thank you for your son. We thank you

for his sacrifice, for his word, his

will, and his love, which he gives to us

every day. We pray that we might

reciprocate it as you have asked us to.

We thank you for him and his death, and

in his name we pray. Amen.

>> Amen.