[upbeat music] [cheerful music] [soft slow music] - As a junior in high school, I was away at a winter retreat and they asked for volunteers
to help lead others and during the response time. For the very time, sat
down with a young man, sat down with a middle school student, walk them through the plan of salvation, and he prayed to receive Christ. It lit something in me. I immediately walked over
to the camp counselor, camp pastor, and I said, I
don't know what just happened, but all I know is I want
to be a part of that for the rest of my life. My family, it's a wild bunch. We're a typical family. My wife and I, Angie, have
been married for 21 years. We're doing the best we can to juggle all the pieces
like everybody else. Angie works full time,
but she's an amazing mom and does a great job,
supports me incredibly well in ministry and what we do here. So we make a good team. The crazy thing is,
Summerville's a small town and they're trying desperately to hold on to that small town feel in the midst of all the
growth, and honestly, I think that's such a metaphor
for the Summerville Campus, as large as we are, how we
continue to feel like family, how do we continue to make this place not overwhelming to people. I think people when they step in here, they feel the family atmosphere. They feel the warmth. The feel loved and welcome and accepted, and so it's a real cool
that we've got going here. Every week we've got new
people just pouring in. That's part of the demographic
of the Summerville community. New people moving in, so every week just feels life-giving. It's like we've got work to do that week. We've got people to follow up with. But other than that, it's the
stories of the life change. Just last week had somebody say, they walked in here just a few months ago. They didn't believe in God at all, and she's now walking a journey, discovering what it means
to not only believe in God, but actually have a relationship with him, and so it's really cool just to be a part of a life-giving, fruitful
ministry week in and week out. This is just kind of Middle America. You can find a place. We're very eclectic
here on Sunday morning. We've got people from all walks of life, people that are, some
are living in poverty, this is their church home. And some of 'em that
are doing really well, this is their church home. They all do life here together. People just feel comfortable here. I think the greatest thing
about Seacoast is it's real. It's authentic. The people that you see on the screen are the same people that you
see in the grocery store, the same people that you
experience on the streets. If you run into any of
our senior leadership out in the community, they're
gonna be the same people that they are on Sunday
morning, and I think that's what people love about Seacoast. There's a lot of places that are flashier. There's a lot of places that are bigger. But what people I think
love about Seacoast is they can relate to the
people that are leading. I think one of the hardest
things for a church to do is to stay focused on
mission, and for 30 years Seacoast has been doing that. From day one, Pastor Greg set a vision that this would be a place where people that are far from God would
feel comfortable stepping into, and it's still the same vision today in a world where so many
churches have lost vision, they've lost focus. That's one of the things
that I think our leaders have done really well here
is just keeping us focused on what's the main thing, what's important year in and year out,
and I think that's why we're still seeing it happen. I think that's why we're seeing people that are far from God come
to know him here at Seacoast. [rhythmic music] - Welcome today. We're glad that you've chosen
to worship together with us. My name's Greg Surratt,
and I'm the founding pastor here at Seacoast, and
we're so glad you're here. Actually, you're not here. You're there. Which I want to applaud your creativity. You know, two weeks ago
we were all in a building and now we're all in homes scattered wherever we happen to live, and you guys have been incredible. I've watched Instagram and Facebook and seen some of the creative ways that you do response time. You know, it doesn't matter where we meet. The church is still the church, and God is gonna meet us there. Also want to say thank
you for your generosity. It's because of your
generosity we can continue to be missionaries in our communities and many of you have
taken your giving online. We really appreciate that. You can give online at seacoast.org/give or you can go on the Seacoast App and there's a place to give there, or you can text any amount to 320320, but we want to say thank you in advance for what you're doing. It really is appreciated. A couple of things to remember. If you'd like to get connected, you can text connect, the
word connect to 320320. Maybe you need somebody to pray with you or you just want more information about how you can get
involved in a virtual group of some kind of what's
going on around here. We'd love to connect with you. If you have kids in the home,
we've got a whole section on our Seacoast At Home. Just go to seacoast.org/athome. Scroll down to Kids Coast
and there's all kinds of resources there for you. Maybe right now you
want to invite a friend. Maybe you're on Facebook
and you can create a Watch Party and do it together. Debbie and I did that last
week with friends and family all over America. Or you can just copy the
link that's on YouTube or maybe the At Home App,
and just send it to a friend right now. Now what I want to do is I want to take just a minute and help you
to create an environment for worship. How do you do that? You just expect God to show up. You know it's no different
than being in a building. Now we're in our homes
and so calm your phone. If you're using it for
the app that's okay, but let's not do text messages
and all that kind of thing. Just kind of relax. Breathe in, and say, God, fill this home with your presence and
your Holy Spirit right now. Let me pray for you. God, I thank you for
these wonderful people that are gathered in homes, and Lord, we expect your presence today. We're gonna worship together. We're gonna receive teaching together. And Lord, we're gonna experience you. So we ask right now that
your kingdom would come and your will would be done in this place. In your name we pray, amen. Let's worship together. - Yep, all right. [upbeat guitar music] ♪ When darkness tries
to roll over my bones ♪ ♪ When sorrow comes to
steal the joy I own ♪ ♪ When brokenness and pain is all I know ♪ ♪ I won't be shaken ♪ ♪ No I won't be shaken ♪ ♪ 'Cause my fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Shame no longer ♪ ♪ Oh, shame no longer
has a place to hide ♪ ♪ And I am not a captive to the lies ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm not afraid to
leave my past behind ♪ ♪ I won't be shaken ♪ ♪ No, I won't be shaken ♪ ♪ 'Cause my fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ There's power ♪ ♪ There's power that can
break off every chain ♪ ♪ There's power that
can empty out a grave ♪ ♪ There's resurrection
power that can save ♪ ♪ There's power in your name ♪ ♪ Power in your name ♪ ♪ Sing that again, there's power ♪ ♪ There's power that can
break off every chain ♪ ♪ There's power that
can empty out a grave ♪ ♪ There's resurrection
power that can save ♪ ♪ There's power in your name ♪ ♪ Power in your name ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ 'Cause my fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ Come on sing right now, my fear ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Sing it one more time, my fear ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ My fear doesn't stand a chance ♪ ♪ When I stand in your love ♪ ♪ Yes I'm standing in your, in your ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus ♪ ♪ Yes I'm standing in your ♪ - Yeah. - Amen. - Amen. [slow guitar music] ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Let the king of my heart ♪ ♪ Be the mountain where I run ♪ ♪ The fountain I drink from ♪ ♪ Oh, he is my song ♪ ♪ Let the king of my heart ♪ ♪ Be the shadow where I hide ♪ ♪ The ransom for my life ♪ ♪ Oh, he is my song ♪ ♪ 'Cause you are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ Good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Sing that again, you are good ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ King of my heart ♪ ♪ Let the king of my heart ♪ ♪ Be the shadow where I hide ♪ ♪ The mountain where I run ♪ ♪ Oh, he is my song ♪ ♪ Let the king of my heart ♪ ♪ Be the fire inside my veins ♪ ♪ The echo of my days ♪ ♪ Oh, he is my song ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You're never get let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ Let's declare that statement, come on ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ That's just a promise ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ Oh it's not possible ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ 'Cause you are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ So good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ So never ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let ♪ ♪ You're never gonna let me down ♪ ♪ 'Cause you are good ♪ ♪ Good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Yes ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ Yeah, here we go ♪ ♪ Good ♪ ♪ Let's tell him now ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ 'Cause you are good ♪ ♪ Yes so good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ You are good ♪ ♪ You're good ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ Amen. - Well sometimes it's hard to believe that God is good when all
hell is breaking loose. We are in the midst of a crazy situation, trying to hang on to God, trying to believe his promises, and when we worship, I
don't know about you guys, but it makes it right. It seems right. He is in control and he is good, but we do live in a messy world, and some of you are around
some messy people currently, some people that haven't
combed their hair maybe or brushed their teeth,
but we're all together, and I want to talk to you
about how you find God in the midst of messy. Now, that's the book we've
been studying, actually. The theme of the Book of James is, how do you find God when it's messy, and it's the first century theme of James, but it's also the 21st
century reality of us. James starts with the
reality of suffering, but he ends with the
personification of suffering. Other than Jesus, who in scripture personifies suffering more
than any other person? What do you guys think? - [Brandon] Job. - Job, starts with a J, that's right, Job. James at the end of his
letter writes about Job. Read it with me in James 5:11. It says, behold, we consider those blessed who remain steadfast. You have heard of the
steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is
compassionate and merciful. The Book of Job, all 42 chapters, starts like no other book. We are brought into a private discussion between God and Satan
about this man named Job who was about to suffer. And he suffered, and so will we. Not if we will suffer,
but when we will suffer, and when we suffer, there is one word that takes over our lives. It's the word why. Why me? Why this? Why now? And when you ask that question why, you're not asking it with your intellect. You're asking it with your emotions, and what the Book of Job does is it helps us understand
the why question emotionally, theologically, and philosophically, but what it does is it helps us connect what's going on in our world to what God is doing in our hearts. Job was the wealthiest,
wisest, most righteous man of his time, but the
focus of the Book of Job is not on his financial prowess
or his massive intellect, or even his spiritual maturity. It's on his emotional confusion. He doesn't understand why. Suffering is confusing. It's revealing. It's exposing. But it's also clarifying,
because when we suffer, what we really believe comes out. And when we suffer, we
tend to as human beings retreat to one pole or another. Some of us are naturalists. We think life is random, and
suffering just kind of happens, and according to the
bumper sticker, life sucks, then you die. Or my uncle Lacey, when you
go through something hard Uncle Lacey would always say, you're just taking your turn, right? In other words, you can
live however you want. It doesn't really make a difference. Life sucks, then you die. Suffering is certain, it's
random, and it's purposeless. That's a naturalist. There's moralists on
the other side who say, life is cause and effect, so
suffering, if you have it, is deserved. If you suffer, you ain't living right. Brandon, if you would just
get your act together, God would bless your life, right? That's the attitude of a moralist. If you're unsure which one of those you lean towards, simply
notice your heart response when somebody around you suffers. Do you have this attitude
of, well, it sucks to be you, or, I wonder what they did wrong? It shows you what's in
your heart when you suffer. It reveals your real beliefs. Now interestingly enough, Job had both of those kinds of people in his life. Job's wife was a naturalist. When he started to suffer, she said, hey Job, curse God and die. Pastor Greg, I wonder if they might need some marriage counseling on that issue. - I think it might have helped. - Job's friends are moralists. Here's what they wrote
in Job chapter four. Who that was innocent ever perished? Where were the upright ever cut off? Those who plow iniquity sow
trouble and then reap the same. What they're saying is this. Job, you're simply reaping what you sow. If you're reaping suffering, it's because you planted disobedience. Job, you brought this on yourself, man. Your personal sin is causing
this great suffering. This is what a moralist
does, and in the face of such moralistic friends,
Job throughout the whole book tries to defend himself, and I think he's trying to authentically respond to these questions but
eventually he defaults, as we all do, to moving
from defending ourselves to justifying why we shouldn't suffer. We all do it. We all make a case for
why we're above suffering. Job essentially says this in the book. I don't want to suffer
without vindication. God, will you please tell
my wife and my friends that it's not my fault? And he doesn't want to
suffer without explanation. God, will you please tell me why this is happening to me? When we suffer, friends,
we always ask why. Now sometimes we ask
it kind of in general, but some of us get very specific and we address God with the why question, and I just want to caution
you that if you ask God the why question, he
might actually answer you, but a lot of times what God does is he answers a question with a question. This is what he does
with Job in chapter 38. This is God's answer to Job's why. Who is it that questions
my wisdom, God says. Where were you when I laid
the foundations of the earth? Who determined its
dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? Who supports its foundation? Who laid its cornerstone? Who kept the sea in its boundaries? Have you, Job, ever commanded
the morning to appear and caused the light to dawn in the east? Have you ever made daylight spread to the ends of the earth? God answers Job's question
of why me with the question, where were you. What makes God God, we sang
about it, is that he's good. But that he's also in control. Now, he's good and in
control, but evil exists. That's called the Theodyssey
or the problem of evil, and it has stumped
Christians for 2000 years. How can we say God is good and powerful, and yet evil exists? Either he's all good
or not powerful enough to stop the evil, or he's all-powerful but not good enough to
want to stop the evil. And I remember in my philosophy class when I was in college, the
professor brought this up, and I had just become a Christian, and I thought to myself, oh no. I don't have an answer for this. But I kept reading and I kept listening and I kept learning, and I
began to reason, wait a minute. If we have a God who's big
enough and powerful enough to allow suffering,
then maybe we have a God big enough and powerful
enough to have reasons why he's allowing suffering in our lives. Another way to say it is like this. It's as if God is saying,
if you believe in me enough to be mad at me when I
allow pain and suffering, then you must also believe
that I might have a purpose for that pain and suffering that's beyond your understanding and for your good. If God is big enough to blame, friends, he's big enough to have reasons maybe that we don't understand. I don't understand why
this virus is happening. It angers me that people are dying. It doesn't make sense that we're having to shut down our whole world. But maybe God has a purpose
that we don't know why but he knows why, and maybe he's at work in the worst things. Now, that might help you
on an intellectual level, but I don't know if it's helping you if you're really suffering right now, if you're really struggling,
because when you're really suffering, it's hard to sleep. It's hard to think. It's hard to speak, much
less try to philosophize. See, Job was smart. Job was studied. But Job had no idea
about God's conversation with Satan about him. He had no idea that God had
a purpose in his suffering. And so, he's confused, and many of us are right there, aren't we? We're confused. We're a little hopeless. We're nervous. We're worried about finances. We're worried about our future. We're worried about our family. Job was exactly where we are, and there's a mystery to this, friends. We may never know why. But there are clear
purposes that we can see throughout the Book of
Job and really throughout the whole Bible as to
why God allows suffering into our lives. We see it here in Job. Suffering reminds us that God is God. You can see this in the
initial conversation between God and Satan
and Job in chapter one. God says about Job, this is what God says, he's a servant, he's
blameless, he's upright, and he fears God. The word fear means an
inward awe or wonder. What God is saying is, that's my guy, Job. That's my guy. You need to consider this man. And Satan says, yeah, he's your servant, but only because you bless him. Take everything away from him, and then we'll see what he's made of. He doesn't serve you for
you, Satan is saying to God. He serves you because
of what you do for him. And what Satan is doing there is he's pushing on I think the greatest temptation
that we have with God, and that is to make God a means to the end instead of the end. To worship God for what he does for us, not simply who he is. And so, God allows the
suffering into Job's life, doesn't tell him why, and shows Job actually what he's made of. What Job is made of comes out. See, friends, if we
always knew why suffering, we wouldn't have to trust him. If we always knew why, there
would be no reason for faith. If we always knew why, then God is simply a means to our version
of the American dream. Suffering reminds us that we're not God, but that he's God. Elizabeth Elliot, who's a famous writer and one of my favorite
authors said it this way. She said, in the clear light of day, I finally saw that God was
not merely my assistant, because if he had been my assistant, he would have betrayed me. If on the other hand he
was God, then he freed me. For if God is God and
he is, I will find rest nowhere else but in his will. And that is infinitely,
immeasurably beyond my largest notion of what
he is up to in my life. Sometimes God allows
suffering to remind us that he is God. Suffering can also shape our character and in Job 14, Job
compares himself to a tree, and he basically says this. It makes sense, God, that you prune trees so that they can have
greater fruitfulness. It makes sense, God, that
you're rough with the tree, but why are you being rough with me? Why are you treating me like a tree? I heard a story years ago,
again from Elizabeth Elliot, who was over in Scotland
observing some shepherds with their sheep, and she quotes the experience in vivid, that'll make our imaginations
wake up in vivid language. She says, this happened once a year. A shepherd would take each sheep and put them in a vat of antiseptic, or the sheep would be eaten
alive by insects and parasites. And so here is the quote. One by one the shepherd
would seize the sheep as they struggled to get out of the vat. If they tried to come out
of the vat on this side, Mac, the sheepdog, would bark and snarl and snap his jaws in their face, forcing them back into the vat. If they tried to run out by the shepherd, the shepherd would grab them,
force them under the liquid, ears, eyes, nose, totally submerged, and then bring them back up. Now let's pretend for a
second that sheep could talk. After that experience, what would the shepherd say to the sheep explaining what happened? I don't know that the
sheep would be interested in the strategy. I think the sheep would be
consumed with their pain and this near-drowning that happened. See, as a shepherd, you
know what the sheep needs. You know you're doing it for the sheep, but to the sheep it feels
like they're being drowned. It feels like they're being killed. But to strengthen the sheep, the shepherd had to do what
the sheep didn't understand for the good of the sheep. Friends, suffering shapes
and protects our character in ways that nothing else can. Suffering can help shape our character. Suffering can also help
us see God more clearly. Job never got an explanation
by the way in the whole book as to why, but you know what he got? He got God. That's bad grammar but
it's good preaching. [audience laughs] Job got God. He got God in a way that
he didn't really want God, but in a way that made him understand who God really was, and really, if you look at Job's
prayers throughout the book, this is exactly what Job prayed for. He said in chapter 13, I
don't want to hide from you, and I don't want you to hide from me. I want to be in your presence. I want to see your face. I want to know you. I want to experience you
in the middle of confusion. That's what I want. And God answered that prayer. In the beginning of the book,
Job wanted answers from God, and by the end of the
book he just wants God. In chapter 42, Job says,
I had heard about you with the hearing of the ear, but now my eyes see you. Therefore I retract, he says. I repent in dust and ashes. What did Job repent of? I think what he repented of is believing that God owed him anything. When my life imploded
about four years ago, Pastor Chip Judd here on Seacoast staff spent time with my wife and I, and I had been to a lot
of different counselors but I'd never quite been
to a counselor like Chip. Can I get an amen in the room? - Amen. - On the camera, can you say
an amen if you know Chip? Chip said three things to us that day. He said, you need to live
the rest of your life loved. Instead of trying to earn God's favor, you have it in Christ. Live loved. The second thing he said was,
you're in a pruning season. You're a tree, and your
character is being shaped, and you're being cut
back, not to harm you. God's not a butcher. He's a surgeon. He's cutting you to heal you. And then the last thing he said was, God doesn't owe you anything. This is exactly what Job knew, but now his experience was. In chapter one he got it. This is what he said. Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. I came in naked and I'm leaving naked. Do you know what he's saying? Everything I have is a gift. Everything I have. I earned nothing. Everything is a gift. My family, my life, even
my breath is a gift. See, when we can operate
out of that gift mentality where God doesn't owe me anything but everything I have is a gift, suffering starts making a lot more sense, because we're realizing
God's not punishing us. He's not doing this to us. He's doing it for us. And so every hard thing in
our lives, God is at work in. We get crazy with words. Did God cause it? Did he allow it? Did he permit it? Okay, I don't know all those words, but here's what I know. He could stop it, but he's not, which means he's at work in it for my good and to use me in other people's lives. Which is our last point. Suffering prepares us
to help other people. So what we're going
through, friends, listen. It's about us but it's not about us. It's about what God is doing in us, and it's about what God
wants to do through us. It is no accident that
you're watching this right now, because what God
wants to do in your home is a microcosm of what he
wants to do in the world. He wants spiritual leadership. He wants spiritual hunger. He wants us to come with
spiritual questions. And he wants us to be
able to take that message to the whole world. Listen, when this thing's
over, you better believe people are gonna be wanting answers. They're gonna be looking for God and they're gonna be looking to us. It's a wonderful opportunity to let God do his work in us so that he
can do his work through us. What God is doing in you is preparing you for what God wants to do through you. So let's remember that as
we think about this pain and this inconvenience and all that props that have been kicked
out of our lives, man. All of our comforts. We can't watch sports. We can't get distract or, I mean, how many Netflix show? We're out of Netflix. I mean, we've watched
everything, our family. There's nothing else we can do. All we have left is God,
and he's all we need. What if suffering wasn't
happening to us but for us? What if God could work through you? What if you could meet God in
the midst of all this messy? Let's pray together. Lord, thank you. Thank you that though we don't understand all that is going on, thank
you that you're with us. Would you show yourself strong to us? Would you help us to see you clearly? Thank you for shaping our character. Thank you that we are not God. We trust you, and where we don't see your hand clearly, we trust your heart, and we trust what you want to do through us. In Jesus' name, amen. Friends, if God has
spoken to you in this time in your heart and you want to respond, I want to encourage you. There's many ways you can do that. One of the ways you can do that is to simply worship with us right now. Maybe you could light a candle. Maybe you've got a friend
that's really taking this hard. Maybe you've got a friend that's
got the virus that's sick. I don't know what that looks like. Maybe you could light a candle. Maybe you could pray. Maybe just as a family you
could just circle up and say, God, you're God. Be the God of our family. Some of you need to say,
be the God of my life. You've never trusted Jesus. Listen, here's the good news. You don't have to suffer with your sin. You don't have to atone
or pay for your own sin. Jesus did that for you. You don't have to be perfect. Jesus was perfect for you. You don't have to die on the cross. He did that for you. And his power, because he
resurrected from the grave, can be accessed by you,
if you would just say, Jesus, I give you my sin. I give you my life. I trust you right now. Come and save me and come and lead me the rest of my life and help me to spend the rest of my
life pouring myself out for the good of others. And we trust you to do that, Lord. Let's continue to worship. ♪ Come and use me, Jesus ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Make me a vessel ♪ ♪ Make me a vessel of your peace ♪ ♪ Where there is war let fighting cease ♪ ♪ All that divides us ♪ ♪ Come reconcile us ♪ ♪ Make me a vessel of your peace ♪ ♪ Make me a vessel of your love ♪ ♪ Where there is hatred, break it up ♪ ♪ All creeds and colors ♪ ♪ Bind us together ♪ ♪ Make me a vessel of your love ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Wherever I am, wherever I go ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out, God ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Wherever I am, wherever I go ♪ ♪ Make me a vessel of your hope ♪ ♪ Where dreams are dead,
come wake them up ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ A new horizon, I feel it rising ♪ ♪ Make me a vessel of your hope ♪ ♪ And pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Wherever I am, wherever I go ♪ ♪ Pour me out, God ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Wherever I am, wherever I go ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ I'm ready to be used by you ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river let mercy flow ♪ ♪ Through my heart to my world ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river let mercy flow ♪ ♪ Through my heart to my world ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river let mercy flow ♪ ♪ Through my heart to my world ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river let mercy flow ♪ ♪ Through my heart to my world ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river let mercy flow ♪ ♪ Through my heart to my world ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river let mercy flow ♪ ♪ Through my heart to my world ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river let mercy flow ♪ ♪ Through my heart to my world ♪ ♪ Like a rushing river let mercy flow ♪ ♪ Through my heart to my world ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Yes God ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Wherever I am, wherever I go ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Wherever I am, wherever I go ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Right now ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Wherever I am, wherever I go ♪ ♪ Come and pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Pour me out ♪ ♪ Wherever I am, wherever I go ♪ Thank you, Jesus. - Well, I hope that you've
experienced God where you are. I know that we have here. As we're poured out before him, and I just want to invite you next week to come and worship with us again. You can find information on service times at seacoast.org/athome. Invite a friend to worship with you. If you'd like to connect,
and we'd love to connect with you, maybe this is the first time you've really expressed your faith to God or maybe you just need
somebody to pray with you or you just need some information. You can text connect to 320320. Also if you'd like to give,
we appreciate your generosity. Same thing, you can go
online at seacoast.org/give or you can give in the
app or you can write actually any amount to 320320. Just text it and we'll get
that, and we really do. We appreciate your faithfulness
during these times. I'd like to pronounce a blessing. Would you just bow? And now to him who is able
to do immeasurably more than all that you could ask or imagine, according to his power
that is at work within us, to him be glory in the
church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations
forever and ever, amen. God bless you, and thanks
for gathering together, and you have a great week. [upbeat music]
