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

CALL TO WORSHIP Opening choruses OPENING PRAYER WELCOME and THANKS for joining us OPENING COMMENTS The theme for this week is the problem of expectations.   OPENING SONGS   SERMONETTE  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

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS A.  Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at an essay, CLARIFYING OUR THEOLOLOGICAL VISION … by Dr. Gary Deddo. B.  Last week, we branched off to look at “When is a Sin NOT necessarily a Sin?”. C.  Tonight, we go back to the essay. D. 

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   OPENING PRAYER   Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 • Exodus 16:2-15 • Philippians 1:21-30 • Matthew 20:1-16 As we continue in Ordinary Time, a time of focusing on how we can participate in the work Jesus is doing in the world, it is important for believers to acknowledge that we

CALL TO WORSHIP   OPENING PRAYER   OPENING SONG   SERMONETTE   PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT + I grew up in apple country.  My grandparents and my parents owned apple orchards, and each year we would hire laborers during harvest time to pick and pack apples.  We paid a fair wage, and we rarely had trouble finding

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us, once again. This is another Thursday DIVE, when we go deeper … looking at some theological concepts, as well as some Biblical concepts. Tonight, however, is going to be a little different … because we’ll be spending most of the time looking at a Biblical concept — the concept

  WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS The theme for this week is the power of loving acceptance. As we go through this week, let us think about loving acceptance … receiving it as well as giving it … because it is one of the foundational components of the Christian life.   What does loving acceptance mean