LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
CALL TO WORSHIP OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS Today is the second Sunday of Advent, and our theme for this week is waiting with patience. The RCL readings are Psalm 85:1-2,8-13 • Isaiah 40:1-11 • 2 Peter 3:8-15a • Mark 1:1-8 The call to worship Psalm promises that God will accomplish the deliverance promised. Isaiah 40 lays the foundation for the good […]
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The Gospel in ‘P’s The Gospel of Christ is a very important part of the Christian life. It is what caused us to become Christians … It’s what we believe … It’s what we live by … It’s what we teach and preach … It’s what we’re supposed to share with others.
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OPENING SONG OPENING PRAYER Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent. So, we are now in the season of advent, which lasts for about four weeks. Each of those four weeks has a theme, so there are four themes: hope, peace, joy and love. This week our focus in on the HOPE that we
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CALL TO WORSHIP OPENING PRAYER Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Traditionally, Advent is a season of expectation and waiting, preparation and anticipation. Our RCL scriptures for this Advent season also include some apocalyptic texts, ones that disrupt our usual way of viewing Advent and the Incarnation. They encourage us to watch for
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The Gospel in ‘P’s A. As members of the Church, it is necessary for us to have a good understanding of the Gospel. For one thing, making disciples involves baptism … and, since we only baptize believers, the thing that potential disciples must believe is the Gospel. When Peter says we must
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DISCUSSION Psalm 100:1-5 • Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 • Ephesians 1:15-23 • Matthew 25:31-46 Yesterday was the last Sunday of the church calendar, known as Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday. Next Sunday begins Advent and a new church year. The Reign of Christ gives us pause to think about our participation in God’s kingdom on earth now. We can think
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Today marks the last Sunday of the church calendar, known as Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday. Next Sunday begins Advent and a new church year. Considering the Reign of Christ gives us pause to think about our participation in God’s kingdom on earth now. We can use this day to reflect on how
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A. Last Friday, we considered the question Did God create evil? B. Tonight, we want to look at another question, “What is the purpose of evil?” C. Before that, however … a recap of some of the points we noticed last time … We noted that there is a passage in the Bible, where
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER This week’s theme is preparation for the Lord’s rescue. The call to worship Psalm humbly casts eyes upward in calling for mercy and deliverance from the proud. The Old Testament reading from Judges recounts the story of Deborah who emphatically delivers God’s command to Barak, son
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CALL TO WORSHIP WELCOME and THANKS for joining us OPENING SONGS SERMONETTE From the TRANSCRIPT … The Heart of the Father Greg Williams Do you ever notice how often we are drawn into the negative rather than the positive? You give a presentation and several people comment on how helpful it was,
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