2023

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER   SPEAKING OF LIFE From the TRANSCRIPT …   No Exception to the Rule   Greg Williams The Main Ingredient was an American soul and R&B band best known for their hit song, “Everybody Plays the Fool.” Although the song is about unrequited love, its refrain alone speaks to us […]

CALL TO WORSHIP OPENING CHORUSES  OPENING PRAYER    WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS   OPENING SONGS   SERMONETTE PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT + No Exception to the Rule Greg Williams The Main Ingredient was an American soul and R&B band best known for their hit song, “Everybody Plays the Fool.” Although the song is about

      Matthew 22:1-14 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. 4 Again, he sent out other

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS OPENING PRAYER     SPEAKING OF LIFE    From the TRANSCRIPT … Last year I adopted two golden retriever puppies, Bumi and Zuko. One of the most endearing things they do is greet me with all their excitement when I return home. They’ll run up to me

CALL TO WORSHIP Opening choruses Opening PRAYER     Opening Comments   OPENING SONGS           SERMONETTE From the TRANSCRIPT … Last year I adopted two golden retriever puppies, Bumi and Zuko. One of the most endearing things they do is greet me with all their excitement when I return home. They’ll run

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS   APPRECIATING OUR PERSONAL THEOLOGIES (Part 2)       A.  Everybody has a theology that determines, in large part, what he/she believes, the choices he/she makes … and what he/she ends up doing. B.  If we understand our personal theologies, then that can help us

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   OPENING PRAYER   OPENING COMMENTS The theme this week is the incomparable gift of knowing Christ. The Gospel reading from Matthew 21 presents a parable that boldly confronts those who reject Jesus, bringing great peril to themselves. The text from Philippians 3:4-14 presents Paul counting all things as loss compared to

CALL TO WORSHIP Opening CHORUSES Opening PRAYER Opening COMMENTS OPENING SONGS       SERMONETTE PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT . . .  You’ve heard the phrase, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. There are numerous stories of people purchasing something at a rummage sale that proved to be quite valuable. I collect coins, and I’ve been

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS My apology The transition from Thursday DIVE to Friday DIVE The reasons for the change in day The reason for the change in focus for tonight’s study   APPRECIATING MY PERSONAL THEOLOGY       A.  Everybody has a theology. B.  That theology is more powerful

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS The theme for this week is the problem of expectations.     SPEAKING OF LIFE PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT + There’s a TV show called Undercover Boss.  Maybe you’ve watched it before.  The show revolves around a high-ranking executive or business owner who goes undercover as an entry-level employee