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Public Worship at 9:00 every Sunday at the Buffalo Chip
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Church at the Chip Worship Service
February 7, 2021
Welcome to Online Worship at Church at the Chip
If it’s your first visit, a special “Howdy” to you! You are among friends: relax and enjoy our casual cowboy setting. Grab a Bible, light a candle, and prepare your personal Lord’s Supper elements. We trust today’s service will encourage you in your relationship with God.
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God bless you,
The Church at the Chip family
ecclesia song
We are called to faith, gathered in love
Sent with hope to change the world
We are called to faith, gathered in love
ecclesia, ecclesia, Church at the Chip
Called to Faith, Gathered in Love,
Sent with Hope – ecclesia!
Psalm 48
1 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in the city of our God!
His holy mountain, 2 beautiful in elevation,
is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
the city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
4 For behold, the kings assembled;
they came on together.
5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
6 Trembing took hold of them there,
anguish as of a woman in labor.
7 By the east wind you shattered
the ships of Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in the city of our God,
which God will establish forever. Selah
9 We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
10 As your name, O God,
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Let Mount Zion be glad!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
13 consider well her ramparts,
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will guide us forever.
Let My Life Be a Light
Let me live, blessed Lord, in the light of thy word
Let my life be a light on a hill
Leading souls now astray to the straight narrow way
Help me do some good deed while I live
Let my life be a light shining out through the night
May I help struggling ones to the fold
Spreading cheer everywhere to the sad and the lone
Let my life be a light to some soul
Give me wisdom and power, every day, every hour
Let me drink from the fountain above
And guide my footsteps aright through this dark and stormy night
Give me peace, give me joy, give me love
Chorus
Give me souls for my hire, let my light be on fire
Shining out to the world as a guide
Help me rescue someone sinking now with no hope
That in Heaven we shall ever abide
Chorus
All the People Said Amen
You are not alone, if you are lonely
When you feel afraid, you're not the only
We are all the same, in need of mercy
To be forgiven and be free
It's all you got to lean on
But thank God it's all you need
And all the people said Amen
And all the people said Amen
Give thanks to the Lord for
His love never ends
And all the people said Amen
If you think you're poor, well it don't matter
Weak or strong, we know love is what we're after
We're all broken but we're all in this together
God knows we stumble and fall
And he so loved the world he sent his Son to save us all
Chorus
Blessed are the poor in spirit who are torn apart
Blessed are the persecuted and the pure in heart
Blessed are the people hungry for another start
For theirs is the Kingdom, the Kingdom of God
Chorus (2x)
My Worth is Not in What I Own
My worth is not in what I own
Not in the strength of flesh and bone
But in the costly wounds of love
At the cross
My worth is not in skill or name
In win or lose, in pride or shame
But in the blood of Christ that flowed
At the cross
I rejoice in my Redeemer
Greatest Treasure, Wellspring of my soul
I will trust in him, no other
My soul is satisfied in him alone
As summer flowers we fade and die
Fame, youth and beauty hurry by
But life eternal calls to us
At the cross
Chorus
I will not boast in wealth or might
Or human wisdom's fleeting light
But I will boast in knowing Christ
At the cross
Chorus
Two wonders here that I confess
My worth and my unworthiness
My value fixed - my ransom paid
At the cross
Chorus
Parables of the Kingdom (3):
Seeds and Leaven, or,
The Power of Tiny Things
Steve Gilbertson
Matthew 13:31-35
What is God's kingdom like? Jesus said it's like a mustard seed in the ground. It's like leaven
in the dough. What did he mean by that? Let's find out...
Matthew 13:31-35
31 He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard
seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown
it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make
nests in its branches."
33 He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in
three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."
34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a
parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
"I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world."
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain
to us the parable of the weeds of the field." 37 He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is
the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds
are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end
of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so
will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of
his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that
place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in
the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up.
Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one
pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every
kind. 48 When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but
threw away the bad. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the
evil from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.
51 "Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes." 52 And he said to them, "Therefore
every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings
out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, 54 and coming to his
hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did
this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother
called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And are not all his
sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57 And they took offense at him. But
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
58 And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
“ecclesia song”
Words and Music by Steve Gilbertson
"Let My Life Be a Light”
Words and music by Doyle Lawson, Quicksilver
© 2006 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
Used by Permission. CCLI License #11389917
“All the People Said Amen”
Words and Music by Matt Maher, Paul Moak, Trevor Morgan
© 2013 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing
Used by Permission. CCLI License #11389917
“My Worth is Not in What I Own”
Words and Music by Graham Kendrick, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty
© Getty Music Publishing
Used by Permission. CCLI License #11389917
