For His Glory
#1 Worship Defined –
Christian Worship is the believers’ love RESPONSE of all that they are – heart, soul, mind, strength – to all God is and says and does.
#2 The HEART of Worship
#3 The INVITATION to Worship
#4 The ELEMENTS of Corporate Worship
#5 The EXIT: You are ENTERING the Mission Field
We Grow Together
7 Reasons to Read the Word in 2022
#1 I need to be FED.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. Psalm 19:10
#2 I need PROTECTION.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Eph 6:17
#3 I need to GROW.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever! Amen. 2 Peter 3:18
#4 I show my HEART when I read the Word.
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, my God. Psalm 42:1
#5 I need MORE of God in my life.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
#6 We need each other to GROW.
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
#7 We need to have GOSPEL-CENTERED conversations.
All the believers were together and had everything in common. Acts 2:44
The Bible describes God as a Good, Good Father
WRONG IDEAS ABOUT GOD, THE FATHER
Thankfully our Good, Good Father:
Is Full of Grace
Is Perfectly Just
Sets boundaries for those He loves
Is Pleased with His children
And Desires to be intimately involved in His children’s lives.
He is truly a Good, Good Father!
Our Adult Choir did a great job presenting For the Sake of Love – An Easter Musical. Click/Tap the listen button to enjoy it again.
Alive Again – Great!
1 Corinthians 15:50-58
#1. GREAT TRANSFORMATION vv.50-53
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (NIV)
#2. GREAT VICTORY vv.54-56
He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and mockery against His land and people. The Lord has spoken! Isaiah 25:8 (NLB)
#3. GREAT THANKSGIVING v.57
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 (NIV)
#4. GREAT CHALLENGE v.58
Alive Again – New Bodies!
1 Corinthians 15:35-49
#1. TWO QUESTIONS
But someone may ask, “How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have? 1 Corinthians 16:35 (NLT)
#2. THREE EXAMPLES
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 (KJV)
#3. ONE IMAGE
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 1 John 3:2 (NIV)
1 Corinthians 15
#1. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. Romans 1:16 (NIV)
#2. THE WITNESSES
#3. THE AMAZING UNITY OF THE TESTIMONY.
Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed. 1 Corinthians 15:11 (NIV)
Moving Forward – Finishing Well
Joshua 13, 14, and 23
#1. WHEN GOD SAYS YOU’RE OLD, YOU’RE OLD, BUT YOUR’E NOT DONE.
When Joshua had grown old, the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over. Joshua 13:1
#2. CONFIDENCE TO MOVE FORWARD
#3. REMEMBER THE NEXT GENERATION
Psalm 103
Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget none of His benefits.
He forgives all your sin; He heals all your diseases.
He redeems your life from the pit, He crowns your with faithful love and compassion.He satisfies you with goodness, your youth is renewed like the eagle.
This is a Psalm of David that is a song of praise. In this Psalm David does not request anything. He simply praises his God.
I wonder how long you could talk to the Lord without asking for anythings? <- try it out
In verses 1-5, David mentions three things to remember that lead to a life that remembers to praise God.
1. Forgiveness Psalm 103:3
2. Redemption Psalm 103:4
3. Satisfaction Psalm 103:5
It Is Well
Bethel Music
Verse 1
Grander earth has quaked before
Moved by the sound of His voice
Seas that are shaken and stirred
Can be calmed and broken for my regard
Chorus
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
And through it all, through it all
It is well
And through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
It is well with me
Verse 2
Far be it from me to not believe
Even when my eyes can’t see
And this mountain that’s in front of me
Will be thrown into the midst of the sea
Chorus
Through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
Through it all, through it all
It is well
It is well
Bridge x3
So let go my soul and trust in Him
The waves and wind still know His name (repeat last line during 3rd run)
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well it is well with my soul x3
Chorus x2 (softly slowly)
Through it all, through it all
My eyes are on You
Through it all, through it all
It is well with me.
Mark 10:35-45 accounts the request of James and John to seat at Jesus left hand in glory. Jesus used this request to teach them a lesson about true greatness. Verses 42-45 contain 4 steps to greatness: