July 5th, 2026
“ ‘A’ is for Aspiration” - Psalm 119: 1-16
Tyler Daniels, Lead Pastor & Elder
This Week @ Sojourn:
Women’s Prayer Gathering: Ladies, meet up at the Sojourn Center on Saturday, July 11th at 9am to pray for and encourage each other.
Inquirers Class: Our summer membership Q & A is happening on Saturday, July 18th, 9am at the Sojourn Center. Sign up under Connect on our website to get your Sojourn questions answered. (Registration closes Sunday, July 12th.)
Sojourn Game Days: Round Two is coming up fast! Be ready for more summer fun on Sunday, July 12th. Bring your family's lunch, play together, and help us share the light of Christ with our neighbors.
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Welcome Song: Create in Me a Clean Heart
Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence, O Lord
And take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And renew a right spirit within me.
Welcome to Sojourn
Riley St. Pierre, Host
Call to Worship
Daniel Grim, Elder
“1 In the last days
the mountain of the Lord’s house
will be established
at the top of the mountains
and will be raised above the hills.
Peoples will stream to it,
2 and many nations will come and say,
“Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us about his ways
so we may walk in his paths.”
For instruction will go out of Zion
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 He will settle disputes among many peoples
and provide arbitration for strong nations
that are far away.
They will beat their swords into plows
and their spears into pruning knives.
Nation will not take up the sword against nation,
and they will never again train for war.
4 But each person will sit under his grapevine
and under his fig tree
with no one to frighten him.
For the mouth of the Lord of Armies
has spoken.
5 Though all the peoples walk
in the name of their own gods,
we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
forever and ever. ”
Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom and thou my true word;
I ever with Thee, and Thou with me, Lord.
Thou My great Father, and I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise;
Thou mine inheritance, now and always.
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven, my victory won
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Liturgical Reading
“9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping your word.
10 I have sought you with all my heart;
don’t let me wander from your commands.
11 I have treasured your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against you.
12 Lord, may you be blessed;
teach me your statutes.
13 With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from your mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees
as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts
and think about your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.”
From Everlasting
O God, before the mountains were brought forth
Or days of spring and summer filled the earth
From everlasting, You are God
We dwell beneath the stars in ancient skies
A thousand years are nothing in Your sight
From everlasting, You are God
And all our days are held within Your hands
Your perfect love and favor have no end
We rest within the wisdom of Your plan
Everlasting God
O God, when joy and tragedy collide
And loss reminds us life is but a sigh
From everlasting, You are God
O God of light our ways are known to You
But by Your grace You’re making all things new
So satisfy us in our numbered days
Establish every effort while we wait
From everlasting, You are God
PAstoral point
Nursery and preschoolers are dismissed to the children’s lesson.
May the Peoples Praise You
You have called us out of darkest night into Your glorious light
That we may sing the wonders of the risen Christ
May our every breath retell the grace that broke into our strife
With boundless love and deepest joy; with endless life
May the peoples praise You. Let the nations be glad!
All Your blessing comes that we may praise
May praise the Name of Jesus!
All the earth is Yours and all within each harvest is Your own
And from Your hand we give to You to make Christ known
May the seeds of mercy grow in us for those who have not heard
May songs of praise build lives of grace to spread Your Word
This our holy privilege to declare your praises and Your name
To every nation, tribe and tongue, your church proclaims
Bridge
Holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
All creation praise Your glorious Name
Message
Scripture
“א Aleph
1 How happy are those whose way is blameless,
who walk according to the Lord’s instruction!
2 Happy are those who keep his decrees
and seek him with all their heart.
3 They do nothing wrong;
they walk in his ways.
4 You have commanded that your precepts
be diligently kept.
5 If only my ways were committed
to keeping your statutes!
6 Then I would not be ashamed
when I think about all your commands.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart
when I learn your righteous judgments.
8 I will keep your statutes;
never abandon me.
ב Beth
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping your word.
10 I have sought you with all my heart;
don’t let me wander from your commands.
11 I have treasured your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against you.
12 Lord, may you be blessed;
teach me your statutes.
13 With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from your mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees
as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts
and think about your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.”
Discussion Questions:
What are some of the things the Bible says about itself? What do we believe about the Bible as the Word of God? What do we have a hard time believing or understanding? Why does getting this right—why does believing the Bible’s truth—matter?
What are the “two ways”? (Compare today’s reading with Psalm 1.) How does belief, obedience, and submission result in happiness?
What does it mean to “keep” God’s Word? What other verbs, actions, and practices are described in vv. 9-16? Which one(s) can you grow in during this season?
Communion
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Blessed Be Your Name
Blessed be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow:
Blessed be Your Name!
Blessed be Your Name,
When I’m found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness:
Blessed be Your Name
Every blessing You pour out
I’ll turn back to praise!
When the darkness closes in Lord,
Still I will say,
Blessed be the Name of the Lord,
Blessed be Your Name!
Blessed be the Name of the Lord,
Blessed be Your glorious Name!
Blessed be Your Name
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s “all as it should be”
Blessed be Your Name!
Blessed be Your Name,
On the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in the offering:
Blessed be Your Name
You give and take away,
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say Lord,
Blessed be Your Name! (Repeat)