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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 59:16,17
II. Offering passage: 2 Cor. 9:7 III. Scripture references: A. 2 Tim. 3:16, 17 – “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” B. Acts. 20:32 – “And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” C. Deut. 29:29 – “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever …” D. 2 Cor. 4:17 – “For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison” E. 2 Cor. 4:5 – “what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord” IV. Quotes: A. Paul Tripp - ‘Grace will expose your weaknesses, not to embarrass and hurt you, but to make you pursue true strength that can only be found in Christ.’ B. John Calvin – ‘… this thing happened for Paul’s own sake, for a man who had awaiting him troubles hard enough to break a thousand hearts needed to be strengthened in a special way to keep him from giving way and to help him to persevere undaunted.’
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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 57:7-11
II. Offering passage: 1 Cor. 16:2 III. Scripture references: A. 2 Tim. 3:12 – “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” B. Acts 20:24 - “But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.” IV. Quotes: A. D.A. Carson - ‘this toast of high rabbinic circles, this educated and sincere Pharisee, this man who had access to the highest officials in Jerusalem, slunk out of Damascus like a criminal, lowered like a catch of dead fish in a basket whose smelly cargo he had displaced’ B. Paul Tripp - ‘Grace will expose your weaknesses, not to embarrass and hurt you, but to make you pursue true strength that can only be found in Christ.’ V. Further Studies: A. Acts 9 VI. Communion: A. I Corinthians 15 B. I Corinthians 11 I. Call to Worship: Psalm 52:8,9
II. Offering passage: 2 Cor. 9:12-15 III. Scripture references: A. Gal. 5:1 - “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.” B. Gal. 3:6 - “Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.” C. Gal. 3:8 – ““The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU.” D. Gal. 3:29 – “And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.” E. Gal. 3:9 – “So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.” F. 2 Tim. 3:12 – “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” G. Acts 20:30,31a – “and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. ‘Therefore be on the alert ...’” IV. Cross-references: A. Hebrews 11:32-38 B. Philippians 2:3-8 |
Ray ClancyPoints of Interest Weekly Blog Archives
March 2017
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