This guide is offered to help families worship together. It contains suggested Scriptures for reading, and songs for singing.

Sermon Title: “When Grace is Offered”
Scripture Lesson: 2 Samuel 10:1-19

Additional Scripture Readings:
Ephesians 4:32
Mark 10:23
Romans 12:19
Matthew 5:11-12

Suggested Hymns for family worship:

Jesus, Lover of My Soul       Trinity #508
Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high.
Hide me, O my Savior, hide, ‘til the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last.

Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, ah! Leave me not alone, still support and comfort me.
All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wing.

Thou, O Christ, art all I want, more than all in Thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is Thy Name, I am all unrighteousness;
False and full of sin I am; thou art full of truth and grace.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, grace to cover all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of Thee;
Spring Thou up within my heart; rise to all eternity.


How Firm a Foundation                       Trinity #94
How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord, 
is laid for your faith in his excellent Word!
What more can he say than to you he has said, 
to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

“Fear not, I am with you, O be not dismayed;
for I am your God and will still give you aid;
I‘ll strengthen you, help you and cause you to stand,
Up held by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

When through the deep waters I call you to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; 
For I will be with you, your troubles to bless, 
and sanctify to you your deepest distress.

“When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie,
my grace, all sufficient, shall be your supply;
the flame shall not hurt you; 
I only design your dross to consume and your gold to refine,

E’en down to old age all my people shall prove
my sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
and when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne.

“The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
that soul though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.”