Opening Song: Redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb by ​​David Gentiles, Melanie Tierce, Sean Carter, the Emerging Sound, and Will YatesLyrics:I went down to the crimson riverLeft my burdens on the shoreI went down a sinner came up a saintDied with Christ now I’m rebornYes He washed me with His mercyAnd He cleansed me in His bloodNow I stand complete I have been set freeI found life there in that floodI’m not the same I am changedRedeemed by the blood of the LambBy His grace I am savedI’m His child forever I am(Hallelujah redeemed by the blood of the Lamb)Now I have the living waterFrom the well that won’t run dryAll the pangs of life have been satisfiedBy the precious blood of ChristWhen it’s time to cross that riverI will shine in glorious lightWhen He calls me home I’ll fall at His throneAnd forever worship ChristThen forever worship ChristAnd forever worship ChristAnd forever worship ChristHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahRedeemed by the blood of the LambPassage: 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.(Romans Musical Reflection: “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us,” tune by William BradburyReflection Notes: The tune BRADBURY is named for its composer, a New Englander from the first half of the nineteenth century. The sweet melody for the verses repeats, then is followed by a strong refrain. Prayer:O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and on earth: Put away from us all hurtful things, and give us those things that are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.