All Creatures of Our God and King

VERSE 1
All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam! O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

VERSE 2
And all ye men of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part, O praise Him! Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and on Him cast your care! O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

VERSE 3
All the redeemed washed by His blood
Come and rejoice in His great love, O praise Him! Alleluia!
Christ has defeated every sin
Cast all your burdens now on Him, O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

VERSE 4
Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness, O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One, O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

VERSE 5
He shall return in pow’r to reign
Heaven and earth will join to say, O praise Him! Alleluia!
Then who shall fall on bended knee?
All creatures of our God and King, O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

All I Have is Christ

VERSE 1
I once was lost in darkest night yet thought I knew the way
The sin that promised joy and life had led me to the grave
I had no hope that you would own a rebel to your will
And if you had not loved me first I would refuse you still

VERSE 2
But as I ran my hell-bound race indifferent to the cost
You looked upon my helpless state and led me to the cross
And I beheld Gods love displayed you suffered in my place
You bore the wrath reserved for me now all I know is grace

CHORUS
Hallelujah all I have is Christ
Hallelujah Jesus is my life
Hallelujah all I have is Christ
Hallelujah Jesus is my life

VERSE 3
Now Lord I would be yours alone and live so all might see
The strength to follow your commands could never come from me
O father use my ransomed life in any way you choose
And let my song forever be my only boast is you

All Praise to Christ

VERSE 1
To him who loved us long ago, before we came to be,
who left his throne for earth below to save a wretch like me;
All praise to Christ from grateful men forevermore. Amen.

VERSE 2
My works stacked up are filthy rags compared to Your holy name,
I have no claim for righteousness but Christ has made the way;
All praise to Christ from grateful men forevermore. Amen.

VERSE 3
To Him who freed us from our sin by dying on the cross,
To make us whole without, within, redeemed from dreadful loss;
All praise to Christ from grateful men, forevermore. Amen.

VERSE 4
To Him who death but yields and bows before His living face,
the sinless, risen, Sovereign, Lord, makes men alive by grace;
All praise to Christ from grateful men forevermore. Amen.

CHORUS
All praise to Christ from grateful me, forevermore and more amen! (repeat)

VERSE 5
With angels, saints and seraphim the new creation sings,
“All glory, power and praise to him who made us priests and kings”
All praise to Christ from grateful men forevermore. Amen.

Before the Throne of God Above

VERSE 1
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea
A great high Priest who’s name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands
My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart.

VERSE 2
When satan tempts me to despair
and tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin
Because the sinless Savior died
my sinful soul is counted free
For God the just is satisfied
to look on Him and pardon me,
to look on Him and pardon me

CHORUS
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Praise the One / Risen Son / of God

VERSE 3
Behold Him there, the risen Lamb
My perfect spotless righteousness
The great unchangeable I am
The King of Glory and of grace
One in Himself, I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Savior and my God
With Christ my Savior and my God

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery

VERSE 1
Come behold the wondrous mystery in the dawning of the King.
He the theme of heaven’s praises robed in frail humanity.
In our longing, in our darkness now the light of life has come.
Look to Christ, who condescended took on flesh to ransom us

VERSE 2
Come behold the wondrous mystery He the perfect Son of Man.
In His living, in His suffering never trace nor stain of sin.
See the true and better Adam come to save the hell-bound man.
Christ the great and sure fulfillment of the law; in Him we stand.

VERSE 3
Come behold the wondrous mystery Christ the Lord upon the tree.
In the stead of ruined sinners hangs the Lamb in victory.
See the price of our redemption; see the Father’s plan unfold.
Bringing many sons to glory grace unmeasured, love untold.

VERSE 4
Come behold the wondrous mystery; slain by death the God of life.
But no grave could e’er restrain Him; praise the Lord; He is alive!
What a foretaste of deliverance; how unwavering our hope.
Christ in power resurrected as we will be when he comes.

Grace Greater Than Our Sin

VERSE 1
Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured,
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilled.

VERSE 2
Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold,
Threaten the soul with infinite loss;
Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,
Points to the refuge, the mighty cross.

CHORUS
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin!

VERSE 3
Dark is the stain that we cannot hide;
What can we do to wash it away?
Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,
Brighter than snow you may be today.

VERSE 4
Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive?

ANTI-EVANGELISM AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD: Ruth 1…

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Ruth: The Kinsman Redeemer

The Book of Ruth

THE PAINS OF NAOMI AND THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD: Ruth 1:1-5

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I. Naomi lived in a painful time (v.1a)

II. Naomi endured painful discipline (v.1b)

III. Naomi was part of a painful decision of faithlessness (v.2)

IV. Naomi suffered a painful separation (v.3)

V. Naomi experienced two painful marriages (v.4) Ruth 1:

VI. Naomi endured multiple painful losses (v.5)

DISCUSSION Read verses 1-5.

1.Why did Elimelech take his family to sojourn in Moab?

2.Was this a wise decision or one of faithlessness?

3.What did Elimelech’s sons do according to verse 4 and were these righteous actions?

4.What happened to Elimelech and his sons according to verses 3 and 5?

GRACE TO YOU; GRACE BE WITH YOU: Philippians 4:23

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I. Think on the PRAYER-GUIDING grace we have received in this book!

II. Think on the SIN-CRUSHING grace we have received in this letter!

III. Think on the HEART-LIFTING grace we have received in this epistle!

IV. Think on the MISSION-FUELING grace we have received in this letter!

V. Think primarily on THE SURPASSING WORTH OF KNOWING CHRIST that we have been reminded of in this epistle!

Ekklesia Muskogee is a reformed baptist church that gathers for worship in Muskogee, Oklahoma. We confess the 1689 second London baptist confession of faith. We affirm the five solas of the Reformation as well as the doctrines of grace (otherwise known as the five points of Calvinism), and each of our pastors would not be ashamed to be called a Calvinist. We are a church led by elders, of which there is a plurality (also called pastors and overseers in the Scriptures). Our mission is to make disciples, love cities, and plant churches.