May 17th, 2026

Call to Worship

Jeremiah 14:9

Leader: You are right here among us, Lord.

All: We are known as your people.

Doxology

Lyrics: Thomas Ken, 1674

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.

Prayer of Invocation

Hymn — Grace Alone

CCLI Song #7004659 — Dustin Kensrue

I was an orphan, lost at the fall
Running away when I'd hear You call
But Father, You worked Your will

I had no righteousness of my own
I had no right to draw near Your throne
But Father, You loved me still

And in love, before You laid the world's foundation
You predestined to adopt me as Your own
You have raised me up so high above my station
I'm a child of God by grace and grace alone

You left Your home to seek out the lost
You knew the great and terrible cost
But Jesus, Your face was set

I worked my fingers down to the bone
But nothing I did could ever atone
But Jesus, You paid my debt

By Your blood I have redemption and salvation, Lord
You died that I might reap what You have sown
And You rose that I might be a new creation
I am born again by grace, and grace alone

I was darkness all of my life
I never knew the day from the night
But Spirit, You made me see

I swore I knew the way on my own
Head full of rocks, a heart made of stone
But Spirit, You moved in me

And at Your touch my sleeping spirit was awakened
On my darkened heart the light of Christ has shone
Called into a kingdom that cannot be shaken
Heaven's citizen by grace, and grace alone

So I'll stand in faith by grace, and grace alone
I will run the race by grace, and grace alone
I will slay my sins by grace, and grace alone
I will reach the end by grace, and grace alone

Hymn — Who Else

CCLI Song #7223119 — CCLI License #20115471

I am an instrument of exaltation
And I was born to lift Your name above all names
You hear the melody of all creation
But there's a song of praise that only I can bring

Who else is worthy, who else is worthy
There is no one, only You Jesus
Who else is worthy, who else is worthy
There is no one, only You Jesus

You are the infinite God of the ages
Yet You chose to make my heart Your dwelling place
You healed my brokenness, showed me Your glory
So I have songs of thanks not even angels sing

Who else is worthy, who else is worthy
There is no one, only You Jesus
Who else is worthy, who else is worthy
There is no one, only You Jesus

Lamb of God, anointed one
Who was and is and is to come
Seated on the throne above — holy, holy
Righteous One who shed His blood
You proved to us the Father's love
Jesus Christ be lifted up — holy, holy

Lamb of God, anointed one
Who was and is and is to come
Seated on the throne above — holy, holy
Righteous One who shed His blood
You proved to us the Father's love
Jesus Christ be lifted up — holy, holy

Lamb of God, anointed one
Who was and is and is to come
Seated on the throne above — holy, holy
Righteous One who shed His blood
You proved to us the Father's love
Jesus Christ be lifted up

Who else is worthy, who else is worthy
There is no one, only You Jesus
Who else is worthy, who else is worthy
There is no one, only You Jesus

There is no one, only You Jesus
There is no one, only You Jesus

Confession of Sin

Ephesians 4:30–32

Leader: Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

All: Secure in your sealed love, Lord, we put away any bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice. May we instead be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave us.

Silent Confession

Hymn — Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior

CCLI #4760135 — William Howard Doane, Mary McDonald, and Fanny Jane Crosby

Pass me not, O gentle Savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by

Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by

Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief
Kneeling there in deep contrition
Help my unbelief

Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by

Trusting only in Thy merit
Would I seek Thy face
Heal my wounded, broken spirit
Save me by Thy grace

Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by

Thou the spring of all my comfort
More than life to me
Whom have I on Earth beside Thee?
Whom in Heav'n but Thee?

Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by

Grace Assurance

Ephesians 1:5–7

Leader: God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

All: So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

Hymn — His Mercy Is More

CCLI Song #7065053 — CCLI License #20115471

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What love could remember no wrongs we have done
Omniscient, all knowing, He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What patience would wait as we constantly roam
What Father, so tender, is calling us home
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What riches of kindness He lavished on us
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost
We stood 'neath a debt we could never afford
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Tithes and Offerings

Welcome

Extending the Welcome

Hope Kids Sending

Life of Hope

Scripture Reading

Colossians 2:20–3:4

Leader: The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Sermon — The Empty Tomb & Real Change

Slide 1

"I'd hear young people elsewhere saying they were burnt out on religion, because it was just rules, rules, rules — nothing but demand, oppression, suppression, I just want to run away, etc. I was starting to notice the same dynamics at work in the wider culture around food and parenting and romance, that the anxiety around these things had ballooned to an existential level, or what to me felt religious."

— David Zahl

Slide 2

²⁰ Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: ²¹ "Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"? ²² These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. ²³ Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

— Colossians 2:20–23

Slide 3

They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.

— Colossians 2:19

Slide 4

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³ For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

— Colossians 3:1–4

Slide 5

Do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.

— Romans 6:12

Slide 6

Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules…

— Colossians 2:20

Slide 7

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³ For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

— Colossians 3:1–4

Slide 8

⁵ Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry… rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹ Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. …¹² Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴ And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

— Colossians 3:5–14

Slide 9

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³ For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

— Colossians 3:1–4

Service of the Table

If you have communicant children who are participating in the Lord's Supper, you may pick them up from Hope Kids at this time.

Profession of Faith — The Nicene Creed

All: We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried. The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets. We believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come. Amen.

The Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23–26

The Lord Jesus, on the night when he was betrayed took bread and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."

Hymn — Great Are You Lord

CCLI Song — David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan
© 2012 Open Hands Music; So Essential Tunes; Integrity's Praise! Music; Little Way Creative — CCLI License #20115471

You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are You Lord!

It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise, we pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are You Lord!

It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise, we pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise, we pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

And all the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You Lord

And all the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You Lord

And all the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You Lord

And all the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You Lord

It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise, we pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise, we pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

Benediction

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

Hope Happenings

Women's Ministry Survey

Women of Hope are invited to take a very short survey about upcoming events and planning. Find the survey in our Weekly Announcements at the link below.

Serve with Hope Kids

Please consider leading our preschool classroom once a month through a simple Bible story and play this summer. Please email Wes Piehl to follow up: wes@hopechurchcolumbus.org

Men's Bonfire + Campout + Breakfast

Friday, May 29 & Saturday, May 30
Alum Creek State Park Campground
2911 S Old State Rd, Delaware, OH 43015

Join other men at Hope for a bonfire, breakfast, or both! Details and registration in our weekly announcements at the QR code below.

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