Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! 4 Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! 5 Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

I have seen my Father's glory, revealed in Jesus Christ
And the more that I behold Him, the more He satisfies
When I gaze upon His beauty, when I see Him as I should
Then my eyes are lifted upward for His glory and my good

There is hope in ev'ry trial, for I can trust the Lord
He will turn my heart towards Him, and help me bear the thorn
So in faith I follow Jesus, on the road not understood
For I know that He is working, for His glory and my good

Chorus
To our God be the glory, to our God be praise
He alone, the name above all names
I will boast ever only, in the Lord my God
For I know His glory is my good

See the open arms of Jesus, upon the cross that day
What they understood as weakness, deserves my ev'ry praise
For the charge that was against me, it was nailed into the wood
Yes I know that He has saved me, for His glory and my good

Would I gladly be made nothing, that Christ would be made more
Would I seek the only kingdom, that far outweighs them all
I will stand before my Father, where the faithful saints have stood
And with joy my heart shall praise Him, for His glory and my good
And with joy my heart shall praise Him, for His glory and my good - Chorus

From the love of my own comfort, from the fear of having nothing

From a life of worldly passions, deliver me O God



From the need to be understood, from the need to be accepted

From the fear of being lonely, deliver me, O God, deliver me, O God



Chorus 

And I shall not want no I shall not want

When I taste Your goodness, I shall not want

When I taste Your goodness, I shall not want



From the fear of serving others, from the fear of death or trial

From the fear of humility, deliver me O God, deliver me O God - Chorus

Lord, you are my good shepherd, and I shall not want. 



But, Lord, I confess that I have often been consumed with more desire and a restless spirit. I have sought my own green pastures and still waters instead of resting in you.



Forgive me for my thirsting after the things of this world and for not following the right paths for your glory. I confess that even when you promised to be with me, I have allowed fear of evil to take hold. I have doubted your goodness.



Help me to trust in your rod and staff for comfort, not just in the dark, but always.



Lord thank You for your overflowing goodness and mercy. Help me to trust you fully. I ask you to restore my soul and lead me in your paths, for your name's sake. In Jesus' name, Amen

All sufficient merit shining like the sun

A fortune I inherit by no work I have done

My righteousness I forfeit at my Savior's cross

Where all sufficient merit did what I could not



In love He condescended eternal now in time

A life without a blemish the Maker made to die

The law could never save us our lawlessness had won

Until the pure and spotless Lamb had finally come



Chorus

It is done it is finished, No more debt I owe

Paid in full all sufficient, Merit now my own



I lay down my garmеnts any empty boast

Good works all corrupted by the sinful host

Dressed in my Lord Jesus a crimson robe made white

No more fear of judgment His righteousness is mine – Chorus 2x



All sufficient merit firm in life and death

The joy of my salvation shall be my final breath

When I stand accepted before the throne of God

I'll gaze upon my Jesus and thank Him for the cross

Yes, I'll thank You for the cross – Chorus 2x



Merit now my own, Merit now my own

13 And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. 14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” 15 But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.” 17 Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him.

Jesus’ main point: “If it bears its image, then it belongs to him!”

• The TRAP (vv. 13-14)
• The TEACHING (vv. 15-17)
• The TAKEAWAYS
  • Government
  • God
  • Gospel


Gen. 1:26-27: Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Rom. 13:1-7: Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

For my waking breath, for my daily bread, I depend on You, I depend on You
For the sun to rise, for my sleep at night, I depend on You, I depend on You



Chorus

You’re the Way, the Truth and the Life, You’re the well that never runs dry

I’m the branch and You are the vine, draw me close and teach me to abide
 
Where the Spirit leads as I’m following, I depend on You, I depend on You

For the victories still in front of mе, I depend on You, I depend on You


Chorus 2

You’re the Way, the Truth and the Life, You’re the well that will never runs dry

I’m the branch and You are the vine, draw me close and teach me to abide

Be my strength, my song in the night, be my all, my treasure my prize

I am Yours, forever You’re mine, draw me close and teach me to abide



When I pass through death, as I enter rest, I depend on You, I depend on You

For eternal life, to be raised with Christ, I depend on You, I depend on You – Chorus 2

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



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



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



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

Having been reminded of the future grace which is ours in Jesus Christ the Lord, may you now be refreshed by the grace which is yours already:

• You are loved by God the Father - there is no one left to please.
• You are saved by God the Son - there is nothing left to prove.
• You are comforted by God the Spirit - there is nothing left to fear.

Autumn Ridge Family - you are sent into the world to make disciples of all nations. Go, therefore: in the love of God the Father, in the resurrection of God the Son, and in the comfort of God the Spirit; now and forevermore. Amen.