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Psalm 120

10/25/2015

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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 89:1
II. Offering passage: Proverbs 3:9
III. Scripture references:

Ps. 122:1 – “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘let us go to the house of the LORD’”
122:2 – “our feet are standing in your gates O Jerusalem”
132:7 – “let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool”
Eph. 2:1 – “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins”
Eph. 2:4,5 – “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)”
Phil. 3:20 – “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ”

IV. Cross-references:

I Peter 2:11,12

V. Quotes:

Derek Kidner - ‘it appropriately begins the series in a distant land, so that we join the pilgrims as they set out on a journey which, in broad outline, will bring us to Jerusalem in Psalm 122, and, in the last psalms of the group, to the ark, the priests and the Temple servants who minister, by turns, day and night at the house of the LORD’

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“Our Community: TheCommitments We Make To Each Other (Part 2)

10/18/2015

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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 86:8-13
II. Offering passage: 2 Corinthians 9:7
III. Scripture references:

1 Pet. 5:2-3 – “shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.”
John 15:5 - “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
John 13:34-35 - “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Hebrews 10:23-25 - “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
Acts 2:42 - “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”
2 Cor 9:7 – “Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
Hebrews 13:17: “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.”
Eph. 6:18-19 - “To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel…”
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13: “But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work.”

IV. Cross-references:

I Chronicles 29:9-14 (pg. 317)
Exodus 35:4,21 (pg. 68)
Matthew 6:1-4 (pg. 4)
Ephesians 4:29-32 (pg. 152)

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Our Community: The Commitments We Make To Each Other – Part 1

10/11/2015

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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 84:10-12
II. Offering passage: 1 Corinthians 16:1,2
III. Scripture references:

Acts 6:3-4 – “Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. “But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.
1 Timothy 5:17 (NIV) - “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honour, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.”
1 Timothy 4:6 - “In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.
2 Timothy 4:1-2 - “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.”
Ephesians 4:11-12: “ And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry . . .”
Acts 20:28-31 - “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.”
2 Timothy 2:2 - “and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

IV. Quotes:

John MacArthur - “A shepherd’s oversight of the flock expresses itself broadly in two ways. First, the shepherds provide truthful, positive direction and leadership to the flock. Second, they watch for spiritual dangers such as sin, false teaching, and false teachers, including Satan’s assaults against the church.”
John Piper - “Pastoral care is the loving concern of Christ for his flock which he shows them by providing under-shepherds whose duty it is to equip the saints to minister care to each other.”

V. Cross-references:

I Peter 5:1-3

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Membership Class 4 – The Values That Shape Our Church (Part 2)

I. Call to Worship: Psalm 84:1-5a
II. Offering passage: 2 Corinthians 9:12-15
III. Scripture references:

 Gal. 5:13 - “… but through love serve one another.”

 1 Cor. 14:1 “Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts…”

 Eph 5:18: “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be
filled with the Spirit . . .”

 Acts 4:31: “And when they had prayed, the place in which they were
gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.”

 1 Peter 4:10: “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as
good stewards of God's varied grace.”

IV. Quotes:

 Gordon Fee - “. . . the Spirit’s major role in Paul’s view of things lies
with his being the absolutely essential principal of the whole of Christian
life, from beginning to end. The Spirit thus empowers ethical life in all of
its dimensions— personal, corporate, and in the world. Believers in
Christ, who for Paul are “Spirit people” first and foremost, are variously
described as living by the Spirit, walking in the Spirit, being led by the
Spirit, bearing the fruit of the Spirit, and sowing to the Spirit. . . . the
Spirit conforms the believer into the likeness of Christ to the glory of
God. The Spirit is therefore the empowering presence of God for living
the life of God in the present.”

V. Cross-references:
 John 14:16-18
Psalm 139:13-18

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Psalm 120

“Our Community: TheCommitments We Make To Each Other (Part 2)

Our Community: The Commitments We Make To Each Other – Part 1

Membership Class 4 (Part 2)

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