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Pastor Bill Johnson

Bethel Church

Bethel Church Service | Encounter Night | Worship with Brady Voss, Aubree Archibeck, John Fajuke

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This is all for you, Lord. Oh, how I love you, >> Jesus. Just >> a few more times. Oh, >> Jesus, I love more than anything. Oh, how more than anything. Oh, how I love you, Jesus. I love you. My whole life for your glory. My whole world for your is for the honor of you.

And if my days tell a story, let it be of you all the everything. >> Come on, let's make that our prayer today. My whole life, my whole life, for your glory. My whole world is all for you. Everything for the honor of your name. And if my days tell a story, let it be of your only everything for the honor of everything for the honor of your name.

Everything >> for the >> Yes, Lord. Everything >> for the >> Every part of my life. Everything >> for the >> Every part of my life. Laid at the altar again. Everything for the honor of your name. Oh, everything for the honor of your all of me, Lord.

Everything for the honor of your name, King Jesus. Everything for the honor of We bring you a fresh surrender day. Everything for the honor of your No parties off limits. Everything for the honor of your name. everything. Let it all point to you, Lord. Everything for the honor of >> everything.

All of me. >> Everything for the honor of your name, Jesus. Everything for the honor of your name. Everything. Every day for the honor of nothing held back for you. Every day for the honor of Come on, just lift up your voice to the Lord. There's no place you are.

Your name. We lay our lives there for you. My name is you again me everything for the honor of your everything I for you in my heart for You everything you for Yeah. Heat. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Oh, I love you. Oh, I love you. Oh, I love you, Jesus.

I love you. Oh, I love you. How I love you, Jesus. I love you. I love you. I love you. Oh, how I love you, Jesus. I love you. I love you. Oh, you are the center of it all and my heart belongs to you. My savior all and all.

You're the one I hold on to. For the beauty of your name, my soul will live to say, "Jesus, I love you." My soul will live to say, "Jesus, I love you." My soul will live to say, "Jesus, I love you. All the weight of his glory. All the wonder of his grace, the power of salvation.

Oh, that brought me from the grave. His hope is not empty. And forever he will reign and he won't be put to shame. And oh my soul, sing to the God of the aes. Sing to the Lord of creation. Sing his praise again. Oh my soul, sing like the heavens are waiting.

Roar like a army of angels. See his praise again. From the moment of resting. Oh, I have never been the same since his love took me captive. And my sins were washed away. Now I said you forgive and I know that I am saved and I won't be able to shame for my soul.

Sing to the God of the aes to the Lord of creation. Sing his praise again. Oh my soul sing like heavens are waiting and roar like an army of angels. Sing his praise again. Remember how our God has never failed, never failed us. Remember that his name will make a way. will make a way.

And from the cross to the grave, oh, he is risen. Now he reigns. Oh, praise the Lord and sing his praise again. Come on, sing it again. Oh, can you remember how our God has never failed? He's never failed. And remember that his name will make a way. will make away from the cross of the rain.

He is rising aes to the Lord of creation. See his praise again. Oh my soul sing like an army of angels sing his praise. Oh my soul will sing to the God of the aes to the Lord of creation. is praise again my soul. Sing like the heaven for like an army of angels.

Sing his praise again. We sing his praise again. Oh sing his praise again. Oh, sing his praise over and over. Over and over. Remember how our God never failed. He's never failed. Remember that his name will make a way. He'll make a way. From the cross to the grave, he is ris praise the Lord.

Sing his praise again. Hallelujah. Let go. Hallelujah. Yeah. Yeah. Come on, just lift up a shout of praise. Hallelujah. Oh, magnify the Lord. Oh, sing my soul. Y through it all. You are good. You are good. And your mercy endures forever. You are good. s my soul. Faithful angels rage.

So good. You're so good. You're just so good. Jesus at the center of it all. Jesus at the center of it all. >> Well, hello Bethl. What a privilege to be with you tonight in um a moment I don't think I've ever been in uh a tender moment for our church.

Um if you have had a chance, I would uh recommend that you go and listen to our 10:30 service. It was a moment of great humility uh repentance on behalf of this house and our leadership team. And I I want to encourage you if you're part of our house to go and uh listen to that to catch the heart of uh the fathers of the house and what god is doing in us. >> Um >> and tonight >> and that repentance is in response to some just a handling of a a minister that had been in our pullpit that we wanted to handle in a correct way just to make sure that >> people know that that's what we were working through.

Um >> uh yeah. So I want to just make sure sometimes our minds run wild with what are we repenting for and it's in connection just to a minister that had been in our platform that we felt we needed to address adequately that we had not adequately addressed. >> Yeah. >> So but tonight >> tonight I um you know I started thinking like what do people do in moments like this? >> Yeah. >> And uh I felt from the Lord it's we just fall on our face and we worship. >> Yeah.

Um, you know, God draws near to the humble. He opposes the proud. He opposes uh the pride in one's heart. But if we can fall on our face before Jesus, search me, oh Lord, and find me on my knees. >> Yes. >> I believe that's the posture of tonight. uh the posture of a a humble um a group that haven't got it all right but we are like search us God know us God >> and find us in a humble place on our knees worshiping you trying to seek your face not our reputation >> absolutely you know I think um Chris has released this word and I think many of us have been carrying something similar about a winnowing fork and when John the Baptist says that Jesus will come with the winnowing fork which is really this fork that lifts up the wheat into the wind and the the chaff at that point is exposed and it it comes off to you know to kind of cleanse and purify and you know I think none of us are exempt from the wind of the Lord coming to to touch our lives and to refine us and to adjust us and I um I just think in the fear of the Lord.

That is where you find that's the beginning of wisdom and standing before at the end of the day what we have to respond to in our lives is no other voice but his asking if we were faithful and um and so I think today we get to come into the presence of the Lord and it's in his presence I was thinking in of 2 Corinthians 3 that we with unveiled faces because the law is no longer on us we are beholding his glory and we are being transformed that's what that script being transformed med uh into his likeness.

And so I just think tonight is such a uh I think many people will be in different places. Some will be feeling freedom and lightness. Others will be in a deep and sober moment. Others will be in a processing place. But ultimately, it's in the light of his face. >> Yes. >> That we find our clarity.

We find our peace. We find our vision. And so tonight I I just feel like what a privilege that in all of the ups and downs of life and the tensions that we face that his face is ever constant. He is our everpresent help in time of need.

You know Psalm 121, I lift my eyes to the hill. Where does my esar my help? The one who comes in a time of battle. Where does my aid come from? And it and that's what we get to do today. We get to ascend the hill and see this king of glory who remains ever faithful to us. >> Beautiful.

And I was thinking like um so many of you love us and um just to take you a window behind the scenes of uh tonight even you know we had we we had something different planned and the senior leadership team and I was on the phone to Jen and on the phone to the fathers of this house and we really felt the response the correct response in moments like this is just to worship Jesus. uh not in a sense of avoidance.

We we um spoke so beautifully and directly into a situation, but this is an act of humility. And I just love the pivot that's happening tonight. It feels um uh authentic and and uh so I'm excited to worship Jesus and be on my face. It's >> Yes. Um and we want to enjoy uh invite you to be part of that.

Um these moments uh we get to offer a fragrance unto the Lord in our brokenness and our humility. >> Um and uh I would love to uh see myself and my children in moments like this and say what would you do? We worship Jesus. >> Yes. Yes. In our brokenness, in our repentance, in our um humbleness, we chose not to defend.

We chose to worship Jesus on our faces. Um I'm going to bless you. We're going to pray for you and we're we're going to head in to service in a moment. But >> Hails, do you mind praying for our online family that >> this global family that we'd say, "Hey, we're part of this community.

We're part of this group. We're in the room with you." >> Yes. Yes, Lord, we just we thank you. We thank you as the temple was opened and they declared that the Lord is faithful and his love endures forever. That that Lord, we just thank you that your love never changes, that your love endures throughout the ages, that uh that God, you are worthy of our praise.

And today, Jesus, we we come as sheep, remembering you are the good shepherd, and that we look to you, good shepherd. You prepare uh a table for us. You lead us through the valley. You bring us by still waters into pastures, Lord. You anoint our heads with oil, and you cause our cup to overflow.

And Lord, we we recognize day by day that it is your mercies we need every morning. And we thank you Lord for your faithfulness. I thank you Lord that you are faithful when we are faithless. That you are unchanging. That you are the author and the perfector of our faith.

And so God we come to you as little clay jars as empty vessels. And we say, Lord, we thank you that you fill these vessels with your beauty, with your love, with your grace, with your mercy. And Lord, I just pray, God, that your mercy would overflow on us today.

Lord, that people facing impossible circumstances, people facing tension and hardship, people that are in place, God, of questioning, Lord, I thank you that you know that you are the God who weeps with those who weep, and you rejoice with those who rejoice. And so Lord, I thank you that there's no limitation to you today.

And we just welcome you, King of glory. We welcome you, high king of heaven. We say, "Search us and know us, oh God. Show us, Lord, any way that is offensive to you and lead us along your paths, God, which are mercy and truth. Lead us, Lord Jesus, because we trust your leadership and we love you."

And God, all those that are watching online, I just I just pray God that you would just bless them, fill them, meet with them today, speak cuz your words are life. We thank you, Jesus, for your presence, for your love. Amen. >> Amen. >> Amen. >> Love you guys. >> Only one.

Every knee will bow. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. What is your name? Is your name Jesus? You deserve the praise. Worthy is your name. Worthy is your name. Jesus praise. Worthy is your name. Oh, worthy is your name. Worthy is your name. We just love your presence.

We just love your presence. We just love your nearness. Friend above all others. Friend above all others. Right here, right now. All sufficiency. You are all we need. Yeah. Oo. For the different ways we see you. For all the ways you move. All the colors and expressions. Oh, the beauty of your church.

What a masterful reflection when we are unified. Truly celebrate each other and let go of our pride that you would have a spotless bride. Oh, praise the father and praise the son. Holy Spirit, make us one, every nation, tribe and tongue. This is our cry. Your kingom come.

Yes, Lord. We surrender our agendas, our preferences, our plans. But would you help us work together to be your feet and hands? And our heart is just to know you and to show them who you are. And that the gospel still the answer for every searching heart. Oh, praise the father and praise the son.

Holy Spirit, come make us one from every nation, every tribe and tongue. This is a crime. your kingom gone. Let your kingdom come. Cuz we are brothers and sisters under the bann of your name. We're mothers and we're fathers under the better of your name. We're all just children.

All for the glory of your name. We're mothers and we're sisters under the b of your name. We're mothers and we're fathers under the b of your name. We're all your children. It's all for the glory of your brother. under the matter of your name. We're mothers and we're fathers.

It's under the matter of your name. We're all your children. It's all for the glory of your name. It's all for your name. Praise the Father and praise the Son. Holy Spirit, make us one from every nation, every tri. This is our cry that your kingom come. Oh, praise the father and praise the son.

Oh, holy spirit, come make us the world from every nation and try and tongue. This is our cry to let your kingom go. No, no, no. Hey, good evening everybody. Great to see you. Feel free to come up to the front and worship it. Um, it has been a a beautiful and tender day of frankly repentance and grace and deep conversations, all the important stuff to the body of Christ.

And so I'm just grateful for the Lord. I was telling the team just moment by moment just the uh the kindness of the Lord in as I was with you with God's people and um just feeling the presence of the Lord and the tenderness of the Lord and frankly the fierceness of the Lord as well.

And so why don't you go ahead and stand? I'm going to read scripture and and then uh Richie's going to jump in kind of Hold on. I got to put the reading glasses on. Psalm 95. Oh come, let us sing to the Lord. Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving. Let us shout joyfully to him with psalms. For the Lord is the great God and the great king above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights on the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker, for he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Heavenly Father, you are a good God who gives good gifts and you are greatly to be praised.

It is our privilege to just be conformed into your image and your likeness. It is our privilege to be on mission with you the entirety of our lives to see people saved, healed, set free, >> bringing the kingdom, living in the kingdom. We thank you for this house, the the the the congregation, the the folks that serve on on um worship teams.

All it's all for you, King Jesus. All for you. And again, I I just declare again, you are faithful to your people. We have found you faithful time and time again. And today was yet another moment of your drastic, steadfast love, and we are glad that we are your people. >> Thank you, Dan.

Um, we are in a a sober moment as a church and um, if you have not had the chance to listen to the 10:30 streamed service, um, I want to encourage everyone that's part of our church community uh, online and in person that to go and listen to that.

It was a um a significant and pivotal moment where fathers of the house took uh repented uh for a mess that a external minister um has made that we had a level of covering over. And it was it was incredible to watch um uh fathers that are courageous enough to repent >> and a team that um loves enough to do this together. >> Well said. >> And uh we had something different planned tonight.

We um were going to do kind of what we did this morning. Uh and as we spoke as a senior leadership team and I called uh Jen and as we spoke uh we all felt that the right response uh to a moment like this is for us to uh fall on our knees and worship. um to fall on our knees and worship the Lord >> for uh to ask God, search us, God, >> search us.

If there is anything in our hearts, God, we we don't want to be the ones that um uh would would say, "Hey, there's a splinter in my brother's, but there's a plank in mine. God, search me, God. Know me, God. Anything." And I hope that my response would be that he would find me on my knees, my face on the floor, worshiping unto the Lord Jesus.

Uh >> that's the people we are. >> Uh and tonight is a night of elevating his name. In the midst of a difficult situation, we get to lift the name of Jesus up. Give him a fragrance. Give him give him this fragrance as a church community globally and locally.

Give him a worship. >> Tell him that he is still worthy. He is still wonderful. He is worth. He is the faithful one. >> He is the true one. And tonight I am excited that we get to do this together. We get to respond together. And so we're about to go into worship and uh this is an offering.

I want you to feel the moment. This is an offering that we give get to give to the Lord. Uh says everybody close your eyes. Freddy's going to lead us. But Holy Spirit, >> we humble our hearts, we come low. And God, we ask that you would search us >> and find us on our face worshiping you, Jesus.

Find us on our knees worshiping you, Jesus. You oppose the proud, but you give grace to the humble God. find us on our knees. Not just tonight. Not just tonight, God. I choose this day to be grateful. Lord, I give you praise with an open heart. I'm waking up to heaven.

I'm waking up to you. So, I choose this day. I choose this day to be grateful, Lord. I give you praise with an open heart. I'm waking up to heaven. I'm waking up to you for always being good. Thank you for your mercies that are new. Thank you in spirit and in truth.

Thank you. I'm telling you, thank you. I tell you, thank you, Lord. Your faithfulness, your faithfulness like the sun rise. You're in this love. It reaches past the skies. I'm waking up to bed. I'm waking up to you. Waking up. I'm waking up to Lord. I'm waking up to you for always being good.

For always be good. Thank you for your mercies that are new. Lord, thank you in spirit in truth. We thank you. I'll tell you thank you for always and for always being good. Thank you for your mercies that are new. Lord, thank you. It is spirit true. We thank you.

I'll tell you you waking up my soul is my joy and you wake up my soul. Heat. Heat. W you my soul is my joy. for Always be true. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. for always being good. Thank you for your mercies that are new. >> Thank you in spirit in truth.

Thank you. I'm telling you thank you. Oh, and I'm telling you thank you. Thank you. >> Oh, I'll tell you thank you. Tell the Lord tonight. Oh, I'll tell you thank you. Yeah. I'll tell you thank you >> for calling me your friend. Thank you. And you stand in my defense.

Thank you in your love. It has no end. Thank you. I'm telling you. Thank you. And you and you alone. You're waking up my soul. And it's my joy to thank you, Jesus. >> Bless you tonight, Lord. Lord, you're waking up my soul. It's my joy to thank you. >> I connect my heart and thank you and you alone.

You're waking up my soul. It's my choice. >> Thank you, Jesus. Thank you for you, Lord. You're waking up my soul. And it's my joy to thank you for just keep singing out to the Lord tonight. Just enter into his gates together with thanksgiving. >> It's not. >> We enter in with praise in our hearts. >> Thanksgiving.

Oh, it's my turn. >> We're coming into your gates tonight. We're coming into your courts with a song of praise. With a song of praise for you, awaking up my soul. It's my joy. Thank you. to thank you. You're waking up my soul. It's my joy. Thank you.

Yes. You wake me up my soul. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Oh, heat, heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Heat. I'm tell I'm telling you thank you. I'm telling you thank you. I'm telling you thank you. >> I'm telling you thank is worthy to be praised. >> I choose this day to be grateful Lord and give you praise >> with an open heart.

I'm waking up to heaven. I'm waking up to you. One last time, let's sing that verse. Choose this day. I choose this day to be grateful, Lord. I give you praise. With an open heart, I'm winging up to heaven. I'm wing up to >> for I will magnify the Lord for he is worthy to be praised.

For I will magnify the Lord >> for he is worthy to be praised. Let's sing that again. For I will magnify the Lord for he is worthy to be praised. You're worthy of it all. And I will magnify the Lord for he is worthy to be praised. >> You are Jesus.

We sing that again. Sing. I will magnify and I will magnify the Lord. Wow. For he is worthy to be praised. And I will magnify the Lord for he is worthy to me. Oh, he's the Lord of this house. And I will magnify the Lord for he is worthy to be praised.

And I will magnify the Lord for he is worthy to be. He is worthy to be praised. >> He is worthy to be praised. He is worthy to be praised. He is worthy to be worthy to be praised. He is worthy to be praised. >> He is worthy to be praised. >> He is worthy to be. >> Oh, he is worthy to be praised. >> He is worthy to be praised.

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You alone are worthy to be praised. >> Yes, you are. >> Yes, you are. Yes, you are. Yeah. Just lift your voice. Lift your voice to him. Let a song arise tonight. Let a song arise to him. To him alone tonight. Be praised. Be praised. You are worthy to be praised.

Worthy to be praised. >> Worthy to be praised. >> Magnify the Lord. Magnify. Magnify. Heat. Heat. I magnify the Lord. Worthy to be praised. Worthy to be praised. You're worthy to be praised. Praise. Thank you. Thank you. In the darkness we were waiting without hope, without light. Till from heaven you came running.

There was mercy in your eyes. To fulfill the law and prophets to a virgin came the word. From a throne of endless glory to a cradle in the dirt. We magnify you. Oh, in the darkness we were waiting without hope, without light, till from heaven you came running.

There was mercy in your eyes. To fulfill the law and promise to a virgin came the word. From a throne of endless glory to a cradle in the dirt. Praise the father. Praise the Son. Praise the Spirit. Three in one. God of glory, mesty. Praise forever to the King of Kings.

To reveal the kingdom coming and to reconcile the lost, to redeem the whole creation. You did not despise the cross. For even in your suffering, you saw to the other side, knowing this was our salvation, Jesus, for our sake. Praise the Father. Praise the Son. Praise the spirit three one God of glory majesty praise forever to the king of kings.

In the morning that you rose, all of heaven held its breath. Till that stone was moved for good. For the lamb that conquered death and the death rose from their tombs and the angels stood in awe. For the souls of all who come to the father are restored and the church of Christ was born and the flame.

Now this goel shall not shall not fus Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. We praise forever to the King of Kings. We praise forever to the King. Sing it again. We praise. We praise forever to the King of Kings. You are the Lord of all. You are the Lord of all.

You are the Lord. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. Yes, you are. You are the Lord. You are God. You are the Lord over all. You are You are the Lord. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. The King of Kings.

You are the Jesus. You are the Jesus. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Heat. You see the world praise for the king of kings. Praise forever to the king of kings. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> You're the Lord. You are the Lord. You are you are you are the Lord. >> Yes.

You are the Lord. You are Jesus. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. We bless you tonight. >> You are the Lord. We honor you as God. >> You are the Lord. >> You blessed. >> You are the >> There is no God before you Jesus. >> You are the Lord. >> Just confess you are. >> You are the Lord.

You are the Lord. Strong tower. You are the Lord. This king of glory. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. Refuge for the weak. You are the Lord. You are You are the Lord. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. You are the bless. you. >> Bless you.

Miss Bless you. You are the Lord. You are the Lord. >> Yes, you are. You are the Lord. >> We minister to you. You are the Lord. >> We love your lordship. You are the Lord. You're the best leader. Jesus, you are the Lord. We love to come under your lordship. the Lord. >> Oh, you're perfect.

You are the Lord. Oh, Jesus, you are perfect. You are the Lord. We love your lordship. You are the Lord. >> Yeah. We celebrate you as the Lord. You are the Lord. Come lead us. Yes, you are. We celebrate you tonight. You are the Lord. You're You are the Lord.

Yes, we love your lordship. You are the You are the You are perfect in all of your way. So perfect in all of your way. You are you are you are you are you are Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. You are the Lord. Se >> you are the Lord. >> Sit on your throne. >> You are the Lord. seated on the throne. >> Yes, you are the Lord.

Oh Jesus, you are the Lord. Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise the Lord. >> Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise. Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise the Lord. Lord, we praise the Lord. We praise the Lord.

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Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise the Lord. >> Sing it out one more time. Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, oh my soul. Faith the Lord. Heat. Heat. Thank you. Thank you. Bless you. Bless you, Lord. Bless you, Lord. We bless you Lord. >> Bless you Jesus.

You are the Lord. honor you as Lord. We honor you as Lord. Hallelujah. Oh, heaven. Blood of Christ wash over me. Wash over me. Though sin has stain me and blood of Christ, come speak for me. My covering. >> Yes. >> It is your glory. We need the blood.

We plead the blood. Receive the blood. The blood of Christ. We need the blood. We plead the blood. Receive the blood. The blood of Christ. Oh, we come underneath your leadership, Jesus. Wash over us. Wash over us. Perfect lamb and highest praise. Poured out yourself for all to drink.

The offer an offering. You took the cup and so will we. We need the blood. We believe the blood. Receive the blood. The blood of Christ. We need the blood. We bleed the blood. Receive the blood. The blood of Christ. We need the blood. We bleed the blood.

Receive the blood. The blood of Christ. We need the blood. We believe the blood. Receive the blood. Heat. Heat. The one empty fing. What the wonder? Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. What Heat. Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat up here. Jesus, your blood. Only the blood. Only the blood. Only blood. Only the blood. Holy. Holy night. Oo. Wings of grace everywhere I look. I see your face. Your love has rescued me. Oh my Godless love. Oh, waves of mercy, waves of grace. Everywhere I look, I see your face.

Your love has captured me. Oh my God. It can only be by your blood. Oh, I trust in the blood. Only the trust in the only Let's see that bridge together to what to fail. What empties hell. What never fails only the blood. What test? What >> What to fail?

What end? >> What What never fails and never fails. Holy. What testifies? But testify what brought this. Your death is only the blood. Only the blood of Jesus Christ. Holy, holy are you, Lord God Almighty and worthy is the lamb. and worthy is the lamb. You are holy.

Holy are you, Lord God Almighty. Worthy is the lamb. Worthy is the lamb. You are holy. Holy are you, Lord God Almighty. And worthy is the lamb. and worthy is the lamb. Amen. Thank you for the cross, Lord. Thank you for the price you pay. Wearing all my sin and shame.

In love, you came and gave amazing grace. Thank you for this love, Lord. Thank you for the nail pierced me in your cleansing flow. Now all I know your forgiveness and embrace and worthy is the lamb. Seated on the throne. We crown you now with many crowns. You reign victorious high and lifted up.

Jesus, son of God. The darling of heaven crucified. Worthy is the lamb. Worthy is the lamb. >> Let's sing. Thank you for the cross. Thank you for the cross, Lord. Thank you for the price you paid. Bearing all my sin and shame in love you came and gave amazing.

Thank you for this love and thank you for this love. This beautiful love and thank you for the nail pierced hands. >> You've washed me in your cleansing flow. Now all I know your forgiveness say worthy is the lamb. Let's sing together. Worthy is the lamb. Seated on the throne.

We crown you now with many crowns. You reign victorious. You're high and lifted up. >> You are Jesus, son of God. The darling of heaven crucified Jesus. >> Worthy is the lamb. Worthy is the lamb. And worthy is the lamb. the lamb and worthy is love. Worthy is the lamb.

Worthy is the lamb seated on the throne. We crown you now with many crowns. You reign victorious. >> I am lifted up. >> You are lifted up. Jesus, son of God. The darling of heaven crucified worthy is the lamb. Worthy is worthy. Worthy are worthy. Worthy are worthy.

Worthy. You are worthy. Worthy. They sing. Worthy is the lamb. Worthy is the lamb, Lord. Yes. Worthy is the lamb. Isn't he lovely and worthy is the lamb? All to the lamb of tonight. Worthy is love. Give him your oil. Give him your love is with your praise.

Give it all. Give it all. Jesus have it all. Oh, worthy. Worthy is the Yes. Worthy is the Yes. is the world is seated on the throne. We crown you now with many crowns. You reign victorious. You are high and lifted up and Jesus the God of heaven.

Heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Heat. see it all. We crown you now. We crown forever. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Hey, heat. There's no heat. like you is the lamb. Worthy. Worthy is the lamb seated on the throne. We crown you. We crown you now with many crowns. You reign victorious. >> You're high.

You're high and lifted up. >> Lift it up. >> Jesus, son of God. The darling of crucified worthy is the name. >> We crown you, Lord. >> Worthy is the >> We crown you now with many crowns. We crown you now. >> We crown you. >> We crown you. >> We crown you, God.

We crown you with many crowns. We crown the worthy king. We crown you of all >> with many crowns. >> We crown >> with many crowns. >> We crown. We cast every crown. We cast every crown. >> Everything everything >> we lay down the feet of Jesus. We we're going to keep singing that.

But I kept having this uh picture of Joshua who crossed the Jordan into a promised land. And Joshua's name means Yeshua, the one that saves. And the Jordan is a place of crossing, a place of transision. And when Joshua crossed, he he went forward with courage to cross the river Jordan.

But another man came to the River Jordan. And his name was Jesus, which means Yeshua, the one that saves. And instead of having going across, he came down and he went into a humble posture and instead of the Jordan splitting and parting like it did with Joshua, the heavens split and the heavens part never to be sealed up again.

And I was so moved by Joshua's direction with courage and Jesus's direction with humility. And in those waters of baptism, he did not need to be cleansed for sin. For he was a spotless lamb. He was the perfect one. Why did he have to come low? Why did he have to choose humility?

But he was baptized for the sins of the world and this whole moment in the history of Bethl, if I have to bring it into what does this mean for me today? What does it mean for our congregation? God just keeps telling me, "Get low. Get low. Get low."

You think the way across the Jordan is courage and moving forward. And God says, "The way to the heavens is coming low, coming low, coming low, coming humble, coming humble, coming humble." And Aubry starts singing, "We cast every crown." What does that talk about? What crowns are they talking about?

It's talking about every accolade, every gifting, every my strength, every historical breakthrough I've had, anything that would bring me recognition, any crown that I've I'm not using my courage to get across. I'm using my humility to open up. and I put everything at his feet. And I wonder if you We're going to sing that again.

But I wonder if you would in a physical posture get low with me right now. And as you come down, for some of you a little older in years, you're going to have to sit on your seat. But for some of you that are able, we're going to get low to the ground.

And as you come down low, I want you to imagine our savior, his posture. He came down to the earth and made himself a child. He came low in the waters of baptism and through a posture of humility the heavens open. Oh God I cast my crowns. I want you if we could lead as a corporate every um accolade, every crown, let us put it at his feet as Aubrey just sings and leads us into this as we partner with her sound that is coming from her mouth.

Would we just come low? We fall down. We lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus. the greatness of your mercy and love. At the feet of Jesus, we fall down. We fall down. We lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus. the mercy and love at the feet of tears.

We fall down. We fall down. We lay our grounds at the feet of Jesus. the greatness of your mercy and love at the feet of Jesus. We fall down. We lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus. The greatness of your mercy and love at the feet of Jesus.

And we cry holy, holy, holy. We cry holy, holy, holy. We cry holy, holy, holy is the lamb we cry. We cry holy, holy, holy. And we cry holy, holy, holy. And we cry holy, holy, holy is the lamb. We fall down. And we fall down. We lay our grounds at the feet of Jesus.

The greatness of your mercy and love at the feet of Jesus we fall. We fall down. We lay every crown at the feet of Jesus. The greatness of your mercy and love at the feet. It's at your feet of Jesus. And we cry holy, holy, holy. We cry holy, holy, holy.

We cry holy, holy, holy is the lamb. We cry, we cry, we cry, holy, holy, holy, we cry holy, holy, holy, we cry holy, holy, holy is the lamb. We cast every crown at your feet. We lay every crown at your feet. >> We lay every crown. We cast every crown >> every at your feet. >> We cast it down. >> We cast it. >> We lay it down. >> Jesus. >> Humble ourselves. humble ourselves >> before you.

We come low. Before our master, we come low before our master. You're our master. We surrender. Cast every we go low. We go low. We go low. We come low. The only way up is down. The only way up is to go. We go before you, Jesus. We seek first your kingdom.

We seek first your rightousness. We come under your authority. We surrender every crown. We surrender every crown. Oh. We surrender. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat up here. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Wonderful you are. Wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful.

You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful you are. Wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful you are. Wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. And wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. >> Wonderful. >> You're beautiful and beautiful.

You are beautiful. Beautiful. You are beautiful. Beautiful. You are beautiful. Beautiful. You are beautiful. Beautiful. You are beautiful. Beautiful. You are beautiful. Beautiful. You are beautiful. >> Beautiful. Sing. Wonderful. Yes. And wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful.

You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. Amen. Amen. Yes, you are. Amen. We agree with heaven tonight. Amen. You are wonderful and beautiful. Amen. Yes, you are. Amen. Yes, you are. Amen. Amen. >> Your bright sons glorious and glorious you are glorious. Glorious you are.

Glorious. Glorious you are. Glorious. Glorious you are glorious. Glorious you are glorious. Glor you are glorious. Glor you are glorious. Glor you are glorious. Sing wonderful and wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. >> You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful.

Wonderful. Wonderful. You are wonderful. Wonderful. You are Oh. He's so kind and his mercy is so good. >> 2 Corinthians 3:18. And with unveiled faces, we contemplate on the glory of the Lord. We are being transformed from glory to glory. Our transformation is dependent upon our contemplation. >> Our transformation as an individual, as a body, and as a body is dependent upon our contemplation.

We don't change by trying harder. We change by staring longer. We had a different plan for tonight, but the senior team and as we prayed, the best response in this moment, this time of repentance was to get on our knees and stare at Jesus. >> We're going to cross this river not through courage and moving forward.

We're going to cross this river by getting low. For the way forward is humility, and the heavens open to humility. I want you to put a hand on someone next to you. Maybe they even represent someone wrestling right now with their faith, wrestling with questions. I want you to just start to pray that the mercy of God would come upon that the mercy of God would come upon the people in this room.

The mercy of God would come upon the body of Christ. We pray Lord God that you'd just tip bowls of mercy, oh God. Jesus, we know the answer is you. Give us the courage to get out the way. Give us the courage to speak less and listen more. >> Give us the courage to come low. >> Yes, God. reading our local family.

Can you take a moment and can you start to intercede for our global family that are watching tonight looking in that watch this morning? Can you start to just intercede and declare the blessing of the Lord? The blessing of the Lord upon our global family watching from Germany, watching from Brazil, Australia, Texas, those affected by the situation that we're talking about, just God, I pray your glory, your mercy would come.

Just want to thank this team for pivoting and we didn't plan to do a whole worship night tonight, but they um had faith and it was unreal. was so beautiful. And um if you've in the room uh and you need ministry, we're going to have a ministry team up here.

If you need a pastor to talk to, uh someone to hold space for you, uh we're going to have leaders up here. Um if you're visiting with us, welcome to Bethl Church. Um, we'd love to meet you. We'd love to pray over you. Uh, we're going to keep some form of music on in the background.

Uh, but tonight our our response was knees and our face to him. D, why don't you come up online family? We love you and we bless you. Uh, and we're so thankful for you. And why don't you find three people around you in this room and say, uh, God was in the room.

God was in the room. Hey, if you are one of our ministry school students or you're on the ministry team, why don't you guys come forward? Uh if you need a miracle in your body, we would love to pray for you. Uh if you need any prayer, uh we would love to pray and cover you.

And then we have some pastoral staff too on the front row. Um if you are needing to chat to anyone or talk through anything, um we have Alyssa here in the black hoodie. We have Barbara Kay up in the front, too. So, and pastor Tanya is over here as well.

If you need a pastor, pastor Alen is here in the front as well. If you need uh any pastor, >> well, online family, so so thankful that you are with us. Uh tonight was a special night. We um we pivoted. We was we were going to do a repeat of this morning.

And if you haven't seen this morning's message, Yeah. uh it it's a must for our our entire global family and reading family to watch. Um but instead of doing that, we felt as a leadership team that our response was to get on our knees and worship Jesus. And that's what we did.

And it was beautiful. With me, I've got Dave Harvey. He oversees the Bethl Leaders Network. So all the churches that are connected to Bethl globally around the world, the Bethl church plants and actually intentionally asked him to be here just to represent a covering for churches that would say, "Hey, we're friends with Bethl and we love Bethl and and uh just love that you're here tonight, Dave.

Thank you so much for being here, >> Rich. I love I love this house. We love our global family and it's an honor to run together with with people that are authentic and and people that are real and people that we all need the grace of God, don't we, right now?

Like the grace of God is undeserved and it's it's the most beautiful thing. I think we'd all be dried up twigs without King Jesus. And so, what a what an honor to walk with our incredible fathers and mothers and our team today. Um, yeah, I just want to encourage you.

God's doing something beautiful in our church. God's doing something beautiful in in many of the churches around the world. And we Yeah, we need King Jesus right now. >> You should read that testimony from the little child in kids church. just go to the SLT thread and just have a quick look.

Um, but uh I was thinking about our fathers and I said this tonight but um so much uh courage >> to repent and so much love to do it together in a team. Um, and it was a sobering moment, but like Dave said, it was a beautiful moment.

Very, very um, very sobering. And there was this child. Did you see it? >> Which one? We've got so many throats. >> Where's Gabe? Right here. This morning, a little boy named David in the fifth grade class was talking to his service leader and said, "It feels like today something amazing is going to happen with the whole church."

I think he was right. Thank you, God. Dave, I wonder if you could uh pray for uh our global family that would say, "Hey, maybe this is like a second home for you." >> Our um church leaders that would say, "Hey, Bethl um is a a reference for us that we we trust and we lean on. uh and our our Bethl churches out there.

Wonder if you could just with the heart of an overseer of that just >> release just love blessing um over those people. >> Yeah. Well, that little boy was right today. Today was an amazing day. I just want to pray with you right now. Just wherever you are, just put your hands out and lean back because right behind you is the waterfall of the father's love.

And it is unending and unceasing. It is very creative and it is beautiful. And so, Father, for everyone of our family who is watching, uh, for everyone around the world, God, our leaders, God, our fathers and mothers that are pioneering revival, God, we ask you for a fresh outpouring of your grace, a fresh outpouring of your humility, a fresh outpouring of your righteousness.

God, we thank you that you prophesied that the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. So I pray even this week that you awaken your church. Everyone on this call who's listening, I pray you awaken them to your thoughts, to your attitudes, to your desires, to your generosity, to your forgiveness.

God, let your nature flow through us. And God, may we see a world even touched this week. May we even see a world impacted through our lives. Um in Jesus name we pray. Amen. uh if uh you would consider yourself part of this uh community, this online community or someone that watches us on the regular basis, we want to thank you so much for the trust you've extended to us and um I leave you just with this last thought and it's what's uh amongst our senior team and what we are feeling that um humility is the way forward. to get low on our knees and uh ask God's mercy, his grace, and his love to cover us.

And >> we bless you guys. Thank you so much for being with us tonight and part of our global family. We are standing in his presence. Come on, lift your hands and sing it again. We are standing on holy ground. And I know that there are angels all around.

Let us praise Jesus now cuz we are standing in his presence on holy ground. We are standing in his presence on holy ground. You be the potter. I'll be the clay. Maybe we've made this complicated more than it was ever meant to be. Hasn't it always been about the same thing?

So Lord, bring us back to simple things. And you be the center of it all. My heart belongs to you, my savior. All in all, you're the one I hold on to. For the beauty of your name, my soul will live to say, "Jesus, I love you." Oh, teach us to discern the moment.

When to serve, when to sit here at your feet. keep us awake to what's important. Just like Mary chose the better thing. Oh, you are the center of it all. My heart belongs to you, my savior. All I know. You're the one I hold on to for the beauty of your name.

My soul will live to say, Jesus, I love you. For you. Oh, for you are the center of it all. My heart belongs to you. My savior all. You're the one I hold on to for the beauty of your name. My soul will live to say, "Oh Jesus, I love you."

Oh, I love you. Oh, I love you. Jesus love you. Oh you my whole life for your glory. my whole world for you only everything for the honor of your name. And if my days tell a story, let it be of you only everything for the honor of your name, Jesus.

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