Opening Song: Pass the Promise (https://open.spotify.com/track/2ewc7XRMnwHYlxke0EDDgX?si=f80b5ae72290421d) by Sandra McCracken and Keith and Kristyn Getty Lyrics: I will pray rejoicing from my heart Pray rejoicing from my heart For in Him my victory’s lifted high His salvation is my cry He has overcome my enemies Our praises scorn the enemy I delight in His deliverance The Lord is our deliverance Pass the promise To our sons and daughters God most high, God our Father We bear witness There is no one holy like the Lord Holy, holy is the Lord Our Rock and refuge is our God All the earth belongs to God Do not speak with pride of noble deeds For the Lord will weigh our every deed See the strong have lost, the weak have gained And from the dust my life He raised Pass the promise To our sons and daughters God most high, God our Father We bear witness He will guard the feet of faithful ones He will hold His faithful ones But the wicked they will not prevail Not by might will man prevail He is coming soon to judge the earth He is coming soon to judge the earth For the Lord gives power to His King All Strength to His Anointed King Pass the promise To our sons and daughters God most high, God our Father We bear witness We bear witness Passage: 23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. (Galatians 3:23-29 ESV) Musical Reflection: “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us,” tune by William Bradbury Reflection Notes: The tune BRADBURY is named for its composer, a New Englander from the first half of the nineteenth century. The sweet melody for the verses repeats, then is followed by a strong refrain. Prayer: Almighty God, heavenly Father, we ask you to work in us by your Holy Spirit, so that we may rightly know you, and sanctify, glorify, and praise you in all your works, in which shine forth your omnipotence, wisdom, goodness, righteousness, mercy, and truth. Grant us also that we may so direct our whole life—thoughts, words, and deeds—that your name is not blasphemed because of us, but honored and praised. Amen.  -Zacharias Ursinus