LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Did God create evil? That’s the question we want to try to answer tonight. The reason for the question … a passage in the KJV of the book of Isaiah … Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. …
WELCOME and THANKS for joining OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS SPEAKING OF LIFE PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT … You Don’t Have to Be a Girl Scout Michelle Fleming I was involved in Girl Scouts when I was younger. Maybe you were a Girl Scout or Boy Scout, too. The motto for Scouts is “Be Prepared.” …
CALL TO WORSHIP WELCOME and THANKS for joining OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS OPENING SONGS Psalm 78:1-7 • Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 • 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 • Matthew 25:1-13 The theme for this week is the hope of patient waiting. Psalm 78 talks about the importance of remembering the good and sharing the good works of God from one …
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER PREDESTINATION INTRODUCTION A. While the Bible may not have the word “predestination” in it, the concept of predestination is certainly in it … as evidenced by the following passages … Romans 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His …
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS The theme this week is divine paradoxes. The selected readings are Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 • Joshua 3:7-17 • 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 • Matthew 23:1-12 The first section of the call to worship Psalm expresses gratitude for God’s redeeming love, and in the second section of the Psalm, God’s redemption is …