Worship, Music, and Prayer (Redemption)

Worship, Music, and Prayer (Redemption)

The Bible says in Isaiah 47:4 (NIV) that Our Redeemer—the Lord Almighty is his name— is the Holy One of Israel.

Jesus Christ was sent into the world to save us from our transgressions.  John tells us, 16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3: 16-17 (NIV)).

My Redeemer Lives – Nicole C. Mullen

The Bible says that if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  But if we openly confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Most merciful God,

I confess that I am captive to sin and cannot free myself.

I have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,

by what I have done

and by what I have left undone.

I have not loved You with my whole heart;

I have not loved my neighbors as myself.

For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ,

have mercy on me.

Forgive me, renew me, and lead me,

so that I may delight in your will

and walk in Your ways,

to the glory of your holy name.

Amen.

Through our faith in Jesus Christ our sins have been forgiven and we are freed from the bondage of sin.

Say So by Israel Houghton

I know that I have done wrong in my life and I ask that You forgive me. Lord, I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins.  For me He paid a debt He did not owe.

In Ephesians 1: 7-10 (NIV) we are told.

7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

We have to understand that each of us must be redeemed from sin by something outside of us.  The redemption from God is being freed from man’s condition of spiritual separation and death.  There is nothing you could have done that will surprise God.  He is calling each of us back no matter how far we have run from Him. Although God in his justice could condemn humanity, he chooses out of love to redeem sinners; this love is most fully manifest on the cross (Martin Luther).

Redeemed - Big Daddy Weave

In the process of redemption one can do nothing but have faith, an absolute trust and response to God's words; human merit and good works are rejected (Martin Luther).

Psalm 107: 2 (NIV)

2Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

We've been called to share the good news.  To be the salt and light in the world.  We've been commissioned to make disciples of all of the nations.  Jesus Christ came into the world to pay a debt he did not owe on our behalf.  It was through humanity’s choice that we became separated from God.

Luke 1:68 (NIV)

68“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

because he has come to his people and redeemed them.

Talk About It – Nicole C. Mullen