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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 5:7
II. Offering passage: I Chron. 29:9-14 III. Scripture references: A. Psalm 139:23,24 - “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.” B. I Cor. 11:28 “But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.” C. Matt. 15:8 – “‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.” D. Acts 4:12 – “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” E. Gal. 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” F. Rom. 8:16 – “The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God” G. James 1:22 – “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.” IV. Cross-references A. Hebrews 3:6-4:2; 6-12 V. Quotes: A. Spurgeon - ‘can you not bear a little self-examination? How will you bear that God-examination? If the scales of earth tell you that you are lacking, what message will the scales of heaven give you?’ B. Martin Luther - "The law of God cannot be fulfilled by external obedience." C. Augustine said, ‘You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you’ D. AW Pink - ‘one of the surest tests to apply to the professed conversion is the heart’s attitude toward sin. Where the principle of holiness has been planted, there will necessarily be a loathing of all that is unholy. If our hatred of evil be genuine, we are thankful when the Word reproves even the evil which we suspected not’
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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 66:1-3a
II. Offering passage: I Corinthians 16:2 III. Notes: A. Membership * The N/T teaches that the local church has elders or overseers who have special responsibility to 1. equip (Ephesians 4:11) 2. care for (Acts 20:28) 3 and teach (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9) * The N/T teaches that the members are to: 1. respect (1 Thessalonians 5:12f.) 2. and be submissive to (Hebrews 13:17) these leaders a. but not to treat them as infallible (1 Timothy 5:20) 1. leaders are servants, not masters (Luke 22:26) a. and their leadership comes from their call to serve (Acts 20:28) IV. Scripture references: A. I Cor. 4:21 – “What do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?” V. Cross-references: A. Matthew 18:15-17 VI. Quotes: A. Martin Luther - ‘When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said “Repent,” He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.’ B. David Mathis – ‘All of the Christian life is repentance. Turning from sin and trusting in the good news that Jesus saves sinners aren’t merely a one-time inaugural experiences but the daily substance of Christianity. The gospel is for every day and every moment. Repentance is to be the Christian’s continual posture.’ C. Tullian Tchividjian - “What we see here … is that love inspires what the law demands—the law prescribes good works, but only grace can produce them. Gratitude, generosity, honesty, compassion, acts of mercy, and self-sacrifice (all requirements of the law) spring unsummoned from a forgiven heart. This is how God works on us. He picks us, the least deserving, out of the crowd, insists upon being in a relationship with us, and creates in us a new heart, miraculously capable of pleasing Him.” |
Ray ClancyPoints of Interest Weekly Blog Archives
March 2017
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