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Worship Leader: Dave Stoltzfus

Sermon: Steve Estes

Order of Worship:

• Call to Worship: Luke 15: 11-14, 17, 20-24; Luke 18:35-43

• Prayer

• Hymn #460 "Amazing Grace"

• Call to Confession: Isaiah 43; Prayer

• The Gospel: Isaiah 43; Song "His Mercy is More"; Hymn #82 "Great God of Wonders"; Prayer

• Our Gospel Response: Hymn #345 "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken"; Song "Christ Our Hope in Life and Death"; Song "Amazing Grace"

• Sermon Grace Upon Grace: John 1:16-18

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth...From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

Notes:

1. We can love Jesus because we've all received "grace upon grace" (Jn 1:16)
A. Literally "grace instead of grace"
B. Two ideas of grace
C. Think of your life

2. We can love Jesus because we've received grace from His fullness
A. Illustration: Engine trouble on the road
B. Jesus has infinite fullness

3. We can love Jesus because what He brought us far exceeds what former believers experienced
A. Nothing wrong with the Law given through Moses
B. What Jesus taught and did is vastly superior
C. "Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ"

4. We should love Jesus because He alone can make the Father known to us
A. Jesus is "at the Father's side" (Jn 1:18)
B. Jesus is called "The only GOD who is at the Father's side"
C. Jesus is called "the only God

Benediction:

Now to Him who loved us and washed us with His blood be eternal praise, and to you who believe be eternal grace and joy. Amen.