![]() To help us connect, please text “Immanuel Guest” to 205.858.0300 and one of our staff will reach out to you. We are honored to have you with us, and we would love to meet you. Guests, thank you so much for joining us for worship. He won the victory, He reigns on high CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER WELCOME TO GUESTS Seated in majesty, You are the risen King Through the Holy Spirit, you are a new creation.ĭeath could not hold You down, You are the risen King In Christ, you are set free from sin's penalty and power. He reigns victoriously over death and hell. Church, be encouraged: Christ has died for our sins. Through faith in the atoning sacrifice of his Son, Jesus, He forgives. They can't remove the stain of their sins. ![]() The reality is, though, they cannot make themselves clean. He calls upon them to cleanse themselves. Here in this passage, Isaiah calls upon God's people to repent: to turn from their sins. Let's take a moment to confess our sins to God. As the old Anglican prayer puts it: we have left undone those things which we out to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done. None of us have lived our lives righteously to the degree God requires. Here's the bad news: when it comes to fulfilling God's law, we fall short. Smith / Rune Reilly Koelsch / Calixto Ochoa Campo / Wilfredo MartinezThe Anthem (Full Song) lyrics © Lil Jizzel Music Publishing, Songs Of Universal Inc.And give thanks to his holy name. Songwriters: Armando Christian Perez / Jonathan H. It stirs up affection for King Jesus, and I’m thankful for the time and energy they invest into this practice.ĭeath could not hold You down, You are the risen King It really enhances the worship experience by strongly linking our songs to the truth and beauty of God’s Word. One recent change our worship and audiovisual team has implemented at Agape, our chapel community here in Korea, is to mix in Scripture verses with our slides that project the lyrics to the worship songs we are singing. ![]() The Anthem is a song that works toward this end, and I’m grateful for it. We should counterattack by proclaiming the greatness of our God and King. Why is it that we get so into a sports event, but we shy away from pouring energy into worshipping the King who defeated our greatest adversary? I think it’s part of the enemy’s scheme to do everything possible to downplay his defeat. My family will attest that I may even shout and yell occasionally when our orange clad players score a touchdown or hit a big basket. I love cheering on teams from my alma mater, the University of Tennessee. If he is alive, isn’t that worth shouting from the rooftops? What better news is there than that reality? The power of sin is indeed broken. ![]() But I believe the evidence solidly proves that Jesus is alive and on His throne. The resurrection is make or break for Christianity. If Jesus is not alive, then we’re to be most pitied (1 Corinthians 15:19). ![]() The truth that Jesus is alive is the backbone of Christianity. While I love the lyrics to the song, the part that really just hit me hard was when the pastor starts shouting at the end, “JESUS IS ALIVE! JESUS IS ALIVE! LET’S GIVE HIM THE GREATEST PRAISE! THE GREATEST WORSHIP! I love both the live and studio version of the song, but the live version is so powerful for this reason. I was suddenly overcome emotionally and spiritually. A few days ago I was listening to The Anthem by Planetshakers ( mp3 $1.29 on amazon), one of my all-time favorite worship songs on the way to work. ![]()
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