Songs For Adoption

This Sunday at Calvary we will be observing Sanctity of Human Life Day. While there are many important truths that we can emphasize on this day, our focus at Calvary will be on adoption. In choosing our songs for Sunday, I looked for songs that talk about how we have been adopted by God. There really were quite a few songs that carried this theme so it was not difficult to find music for Sunday.

We will begin the service singing The Father's Love.  This song by Sovereign Grace musician Joel Sczebel has become a favorite at Calvary over the last few years. One of my favorite things about the song is that it talks about the Trinity. The Father has sent His Son and He gives us His Spirit as a guarantee of our future. This video was captured at the Next 2011 Conference. Devon Kauflin is leading. I think you will enjoy the addition of strings to this arrangement.

Travis Cottrell and David Moffit wrote a song a number of years back called You Will Be Our God. The chorus emphasizes the relationship between God and His people. We will move from this song into How Deep The Father's Love For Us. Stuart Townend wrote this stirring anthem which will help us to understand how far God the Father is willing to go to reconcile us to Himself.

Finally we will use the Casting Crowns song Glorious Day which is a new setting to the old hymn One Day. This song not only tells us the Gospel story, but reminds that our life in Christ is not simply a "here and now" event, but that Christ is returning for us and we as chosen, adopted, redeemed, justified saints should eagerly await that glorious day.

I would encourage you to use these songs in your private worship this week and prepare to worship corporately with great zeal when we gather again on Sunday.

Soli Deo Gloria,
Trent