August 2nd, 2026
“ ‘K’ is for Kept” - Psalm 119:81-88
Tyler Daniels, Lead Pastor & Elder
This Week @ Sojourn:
Game Days: Don't forget to invite EVERYONE to Game Day! (August 9th, after worship, at the Floyd Rec Park.) We’re providing lunch that day, which makes it even easier to invite your friends/neighbors/team!
End-of-Summer Splash: Sojourn Youth (and their families) are invited to enjoy a cookout and a swim in the Desper family pond on Sunday, August 23rd at 1pm. Parents can choose to stay or to drop off their teens. Younger siblings are welcome with a parent. Sign up here to let us know how many from your family are coming.
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Welcome Song: How Firm a Foundation (Instrumental)
Welcome to Sojourn
Riley St. Pierre, Host
Call to Worship
Kerry Spencer, Elder
“9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, the one who is holy and true, how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?” 11 So they were each given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters, who were going to be killed just as they had been.
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It Is Well With My Soul
When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul
It is well (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul
My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part, but the whole
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my soul
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.”
Holy Forever
A thousand generations falling down in worship
To sing the song of ages to the Lamb
And all who've gone before us and all who will believe
Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all
And the angels cry holy
All creation cries holy
You are lifted high, holy
Holy forever
If you've been forgiven and if you've been redeemed
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
If you walk in freedom and if you bear His name
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
We'll sing the song forever and amen
And the angels cry holy
All creation cries holy
You are lifted high, holy
Holy forever
Hear Your people sing holy
To the King of kings, holy
You will always be holy
Holy forever
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all (x2)
Pastoral Point
Nursery and preschoolers are dismissed to the children’s lesson.
The Lord is My Salvation
The grace of God has reached for me, and pulled me from the raging sea
And I am safe on this solid ground, the Lord is my salvation
I will not fear when darkness falls, His strength will help me scale these walls
I’ll see the dawn of the rising sun, the Lord is my salvation
Who is like the Lord our God? Strong to save, faithful in love!
My debt is paid and the vict’ry won, the Lord is my salvation!
My hope is hidden in the Lord, He flowers each promise of His word
When winter fades, I know spring will come, the Lord is my salvation
In times of waiting, times of need, when I know loss, when I am weak
I know His grace will renew these days, the Lord is my salvation
And when I reach my final day, He will not leave me in the grave
But I will rise, He will call me home, the Lord is my salvation
Bridge
Glory be to God the Father, Glory be to God the Son
Glory be to God the Spirit, the Lord is our salvation
Glory be to God the Father, Glory be to God the Son
Glory be to God the Spirit, the Lord is our salvation
The Lord is our salvation
The Lord is our salvation
Message
Scripture
“כ Kaph
81 I long for your salvation;
I put my hope in your word.
82 My eyes grow weary
looking for what you have promised;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
83 Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke,
I do not forget your statutes.
84 How many days must your servant wait?
When will you execute judgment on my persecutors?
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me;
they violate your instruction.
86 All your commands are true;
people persecute me with lies — help me!
87 They almost ended my life on earth,
but I did not abandon your precepts.
88 Give me life in accordance with your faithful love,
and I will obey the decree you have spoken.”
Discussion Questions:
What are the promises of God that you find yourself longing for, even dying for? When have you experienced the end of a wait, and how has that shaped your testimony? How should we pray—and how should we believe—while longing still?
Explain the “wineskin” simile. (See v. 83.) Do you relate to it today, or can you tell a story of a time in your life when you have felt like that? What Scriptures, prayers, songs, practices, or teachings helped you in that season? How can we comfort brothers and sisters who are in their own “wineskin” seasons?
Who, in your life, could be counted as a “persecutor”? What might a lack of persecutors say about our lives (meaning, What does it say about our obedience to Jesus’ callings)? How can the “help me” prayer (v. 86) increase our confidence in the face of antagonism?
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.
Lord, I Need You
Lord, I come, I confess
Bowing here I find my rest
Without You I fall apart
You're the One that guides my heart
Lord, I need You, oh, I need You
Every hour I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
Where sin runs deep Your grace is more
Where grace is found is where You are
Where You are, Lord, I am free
Holiness is Christ in me
So teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way
When I cannot stand I'll fall on You
Jesus, You're my hope and stay