So Good to Me

I waited patiently upon the Lord
And He inclined and heard my cry
He pulled me up out of the miry clay
He set my feet upon the Rock

He gave me beauty for ashes and
joy for my mourning and
praise for heaviness
He put a new song in my mouth
and a crown upon my head
He gave me life forevermore

He’s been
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me, Jesus
(repeat)

I waited patiently upon the Lord
And He inclined and heard my cry
He pulled me up out of the miry clay
He set my feet upon the Rock

He gave me beauty for ashes and
joy for my mourning and
praise for heaviness
He put a new song in my mouth
and a crown upon my head
He gave me life forevermore

He’s been
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me, Jesus
(repeat)

He picked me up and He turned me around
And He placed my feet on solid ground
Hallelujah, hallelujah
(repeat 4x)

He’s been
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me, Jesus
(repeat)

I’ve got love, joy, peace
and righteousness in the Holy Spirit
oh yeah – oh yeah
(repeat)

He’s been
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me, Jesus
(repeat)

Build My Life

Worthy of every song we could ever sing
Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring
Worthy of every breath
we could ever breathe
We live for you

Jesus the name above every other name
Jesus the only one who could save
Worthy of every breath
we could ever breathe
We live for you – Oh we live for you

Holy there is no one like you
There is none beside you
Open up my eyes in wonder and
Show me who you are and
Fill me with your heart and
Lead me in Your love to those around me

Worthy of every song we could ever sing
Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring
Worthy of every breath
we could ever breathe
We live for you

Jesus the name above every other name
Jesus the only one who could save
Worthy of every breath
we could ever breathe
We live for you – Oh we live for you

Holy there is no one like you
There is none beside you
Open up my eyes in wonder and
Show me who you are and
Fill me with your heart and
Lead me in Your love to those around me

Holy there is no one like you
There is none beside you
Open up my eyes in wonder and
Show me who you are and
Fill me with your heart and
Lead me in Your love to those around me

And I will build my life upon your
love it is a firm foundation
And I will put my trust in you
alone and I will not be shaken
(Repeat)

Holy there is no one like you
There is none beside you
Open up my eyes in wonder and
Show me who you are and
Fill me with your heart and
Lead me in Your love to those around me

Want

I don’t want to have feet of stone
I don’t want to have feet of stone
I wanna follow this river of life
where it will have me go
I don’t want to have feet of stone

I don’t want to have a dagger tongue
I don’t want to have a dagger tongue
I don’t want my words to be a weapon
but a healing balm
I don’t want to have a dagger tongue

I don’t want to have a heavy mind
I don’t want to have a heavy mind
I don’t wanna hold these thoughts
that are chains of iron
I don’t want to have a heavy mind

I want to have eyes of love
I want to have eyes of love
Count the beggar mans life
precious as my own
Offer my back for my brothers load
I want to have eyes of love
I want to have eyes of love

I Surrender

The riches of this world will fade
The treasures of our God remain
Here I empty myself
to owe this world nothing
and find everything in You

The riches of this world will fade
The treasures of our God remain
Here I empty myself to owe this world
Nothing and find everything in You

I surrender, I surrender
I surrender all to You

Take my life, a sacrifice
In You alone I’m satisfied
Here I empty myself
to owe this world nothing
and find everything in You
Oh – everything in You

I surrender, I surrender
I surrender all to You
I surrender, I surrender
I surrender all to You

Not my will, but Yours be done
Not my strength, but Yours alone
Nothing else, but You oh Lord
I find everything in You

Not my will, but Yours be done
Not my strength, but Yours alone
Nothing else, but You oh Lord
I find everything in You

I surrender, I surrender
I surrender all to You
I surrender, I surrender
I surrender all to You

Genesis 18:1-15
18 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

3 He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by. 4 Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree. 5 Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”

“Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”

6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”

7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. 8 He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

9 “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him.

“There, in the tent,” he said.

10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”

Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”
But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

Revelation 19:6-9
6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
8 Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear.”…
9 Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”
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Reader: The word of the Lord.
Ekklesia: Thanks be to God.

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“If the tomb is empty, everything else is rock-n-roll.”
– NT Wright (quoting taxi driver)

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Passover — Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Pentecost — Feast of Weeks
Sukkot — Feast of Booths (tents)

Passover — Summer Harvest Festival
Pentecost — Firstfruits Festival
Sukkot — Fall Harvest Festival

Passover — Summer Harvest Festival — Exodus
Pentecost — Firstfruits Festival — Giving of Torah
Sukkot — Fall Harvest Festival — 40 Years in Desert

Luke 13:29. “People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

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Gratitude & Community

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To gather joyfully is indeed a serious affair, for feasting and all enjoyment gratefully taken are, at their heart, acts of war.

In celebrating this feast we declare that evil and death, suffering and loss, sorrow and tears, will not have the final word.

But the joy of fellowship, and the welcome and comfort of friends new and old, and the celebration of these blessings of food and drink and conversation and laughter are the true evidences of things eternal, and are the first fruits of that great glad joy that is to come and that will be unending.

So let our feast this day be joined to those sure victories secured by Christ, let it be to us now a delight, and a glad foretaste of His eternal Kingdom. Bless us, O Lord, in this feast.

Bless us, O Lord, as we linger over our cups, and over this table laden with good things, as we relish the delights of varied texture and flavor, of aromas and savory spices, of dishes prepared as acts of love and blessing, of sweet delights made sweeter by the communion of saints.

Make this shared meal, and our pleasure in it, bear witness against the artifice and deceptions of the prince of the darkness that would blind this world to hope. May it strike at the root of the lie that would drain life of meaning, and of the world of joy, and suffering of redemption.

May this our feast fall like a great hammer blow against that brittle night, shattering the gloom, reawakening our hearts, stirring our imaginations, focusing our vision on the Kingdom of Heaven that is to come, on the kingdom that is promised, on the kingdom that is already, indeed, among us, for the resurrection of all good things has already joyfully begun.

May this feast be an echo of that great supper of the Lamb, a foreshadowing of the great celebration that awaits the children of God.

Where two or more of us are gathered, Lord, there you have promised to be. And here we are. And so, here are you. Take joy, O King, in this our feast.

Take joy, O King!

All will be well!

Nothing good and right and true will be lost forever. All good things will be restored. Feast and be reminded! Take joy, little flock. Take joy! Let battle be joined! Let battle be joined!

Goodness of God

I love You, Lord
For Your mercy never fails me
All my days, I’ve been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

And all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

I love Your voice
You have led me through the fire
In the darkest night
You are close like no other
I’ve known You as a Father
I’ve known You as a Friend
And I have lived in the goodness of God

And all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God

‘Cause Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me

With my life laid down I’m surrendered now
I give You everything
‘Cause Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me

‘Cause Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me

With my life laid down I’m surrendered now
I give You everything
‘Cause Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me

And all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I’m gonna sing of the goodness of God

‘Cause all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I’m gonna sing of the goodness of God
Oh, I’m gonna sing of the goodness of God

Multiplied

Your love is like radiant diamonds
Bursting inside us we cannot contain
Your love will surely come find us
Like blazing wild fires singing Your name

God of mercy sweet love of mine
I have surrendered to Your design
May this offering stretch across the skies
And these Halleluiahs be multiplied

Your love is like radiant diamonds
Bursting inside us we cannot contain
Your love will surely come find us
Like blazing wild fires singing Your name

God of mercy sweet love of mine
I have surrendered to Your design
May this offering stretch across the skies
And these Halleluiahs be multiplied

God of mercy sweet love of mine
I have surrendered to Your design
May this offering stretch across the skies
And these Halleluiahs be multiplied
And these Halleluiahs be multiplied