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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 40:16,17
II. Offering passage: Ex. 35:4,21 III. Scripture references: • Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?” • Phil. 2:3 – “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves” • Col. 3:12 – “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” IV. Quotes: • John Piper - ‘we can expect to find humility applauded in our society about as often as we find God applauded’
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I. Call to Worship: Psalm 40:9,10
II. Offering passage: 2 Corinthians 9:6,7 III. Scripture references: A. Matt. 1:21 – "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." B. John 10:15 – “….and I lay down My life for the sheep.” C. Luke 2:10,11 – “But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” D. Joel 2:25,26 - “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten … You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame.” E. John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” F. Rom. 5:8 – “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” G. John 14:6 “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” H. John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” IV. Cross-references A. Ephesians 2:4-9 B. Romans 3:23-26 V. Quotes: A. Paul Tripp - ‘What we celebrate at Christmas is grace. Grace was born to us because grace is what we need. Angels announced that grace had come. Jesus was the name of that grace.’ VI. Further Study: A. Ezra chapters 1-6 I. Call to Worship: Psalm 40:1-5
II. Offering passage: I Chronicles 29:9-14 III. Scripture references: A. Jeremiah 14:14 – “Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds.” B. Matt. 7:15 - “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” C. Acts 15:24 – “Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls” D. I John 4:1 - “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” E. John 8:44 - ‘when he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies’ F. 2 Peter 2:1 - "There will be false teachers among you" IV. Cross-references A. 2 Peter 1,2 V. Quotes: A. Warren Wiersbe - ‘Satan is the counterfeiter. . . . He has a false gospel (Galatians 1:6-9), preached by false ministers (2 Corinthians 11:13-12), producing false Christians (2 Corinthians 11:26) . . . . Satan plants his counterfeits wherever God plants true believers (Matthew 13:38).’ |
Ray ClancyPoints of Interest Weekly Blog Archives
March 2017
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