October 8, 2023 (WEEK 47 OF CHURCH FORMATION)

LORD’S DAY WORSHIP

Today, enjoy a deep relationship with God. That is how we rest.

Without it, you are just practicing religion, which Jesus came to denounce.

Praise

Worthy of It All

Worthy of It All

More Like Jesus

You came to the world you created

Trading your crown for a cross

You willingly died

Your innocent life paid the cost

More Like Jesus

Counting your status as nothing,

The King of all kings came to serve

Washing my feet

Covering me with your love

More Like Jesus

If more of You

Means less of me

Take everything

Yes, all of You

Is all I need

Take everything

More Like Jesus

You are my life and my treasure

The one that I can't live without

Here at your feet my desires and dreams, I lay down

Here at your feet my desires and dreams, I lay down

More Like Jesus

If more of You

Means less of me

Take everything

Yes, all of You

Is all I need

Take everything

More Like Jesus

If more of You

Means less of me

Take everything

Yes, all of You

Is all I need

Take everything

More Like Jesus

Oh Lord

Change me like only You can

Here with my hearts in your hands

Father, I pray make me more like Jesus

More Like Jesus

This world

Is dying to know who You are

You've shown us the way to Your heart

Father, I pray make me more like Jesus

More Like Jesus

Oh Lord

Change me like only You can

Here with my hearts in your hands

Father, I pray make me more like Jesus

More Like Jesus

This world

Is dying to know who You are

You've shown us the way to Your heart

Father, I pray make me more like Jesus

More Like Jesus

If more of You

Means less of me

Take everything

Yes, all of You

Is all I need

Take everything

O Come to the Altar

• Are you hurting and broken within?
• Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin?
• Jesus is calling

O Come to the Altar

• O come to the altar
• The Father's arms are open wide
• Forgiveness was bought with
• The precious blood of Jesus Christ

O Come to the Altar

• Have you come to the end of yourself
• Do you thirst for a drink from the well?
• Jesus is calling

O Come to the Altar

• Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
• Come today, there's no reason to wait
• Jesus is calling

O Come to the Altar

• Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy
• From the ashes, a new life is born
• Jesus is calling

O Come to the Altar

• O come to the altar
• The Father's arms are open wide
• Forgiveness was bought with
• The precious blood of Jesus Christ

O Come to the Altar

• Oh, what a Savior
• Isn't He wonderful?
• Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen

O Come to the Altar

• Bow down before Him
• For He is Lord of all
• Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen

O Come to the Altar

• O come to the altar
• The Father's arms are open wide
• Forgiveness was bought with
• The precious blood of Jesus Christ

O Come to the Altar

• Bear your cross as you wait for the crown
• Tell the world of the treasure you found

Every Step

I can sing with my whole heart,�I have all I need

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In Jesus, my Savior,�my joy is complete

Every Step

Onward to glory�yet here I will wait

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I will trust in Christ�Every step I take

Every Step

I am sure of your promise�To guide me each day

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Though some may oppose me,�I won’t be ashamed

Every Step

Whatever I face�Lord, it won’t be in vain

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I will trust in Christ�Every step I take

Every Step

For all of my days�I will live for your glory�Running with courage and faith

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The prize of my journey,�the joy of salvation�To meet my King face to face

Every Step

So I’m looking to Jesus,�perfector of faith

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My heart set on heaven�Where treasure awaits

Every Step

I’ll run with endurance�To finish the race

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I will trust in Christ�Every step I take

Every Step

For all of my days�I will live for your glory�Running with courage and faith

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The prize of my journey,�the joy of salvation�To meet my King face to face

Every Step

I will, I will rejoice.�Whatever comes my way�God, you’re faithful to save

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I will, I will rejoice.�I know that God is with me always

Every Step

For all of my days�I will live for your glory�Running with courage and faith

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The prize of my journey,�the joy of salvation�To meet my King face to face

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven, may Your name be kept holy. May Your Kingdom come soon. May Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. And don't let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.�For the Kingdom and all the power and glory belong to You forever and ever. Amen.

Greet One Another

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LJL Member Pledge

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Jesus is my Lord and Savior, and I will follow Him willingly as His disciple.

I will seek His Kingdom�trusting Him for all my needs, and

Make disciples of all nations�from where He has placed me

Announcements

Welcome to the Day of Rest (Mark 2:27)

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• Bible readings that began 4/23 coming to an end.
• Get added to LJL Chatroom.
• Grab offering envelope and pen.
• 10/15 invite friends! Short service then Overpeck!
• 10/21 - Apple Picking
• Small groups (ljl.church/smallgroups)
• 20s - Wed, 10/18, 6:30pm, location: TBD
• 30s+ - Wed, 10/18, 7pm, Ridgefield Park

Scripture Reading

Philippians 3:5-17

Scripture Reading Principles

• Honor the Word of God as holy and capable of transforming lives
• Prepare during the week to deeply understand the message
• Read with impact, power, and great faith
• Have everyone stand up
• End with “This is the Word of the Lord” – People respond: “Thanks be to God”

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

5I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law.

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

6I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault. 7I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

8Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

9and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith. 10I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

11so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! 12I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

13No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

15Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. 16But we must hold on to the progress we have already made. 17Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.

Growing Up

Spiritual growth takes steps of faith and many failures. �God forgives you every time you fail.�He wants you to grow.

Philippians 3:5-17

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

5I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law.

I was successful in the world’s standards

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

6I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault. 7I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.

I was a religious church-goer

I now realize relationship with God is what matters

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

8Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ 9and become one with him.

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

9… I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith. 10I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,

Stages of Growth

1. No understanding of God's grace.�Lives with the world's knowledge of success. (v. 5)

2. Become religious.�Come to church on prescribed days and feel good. (v. 6)

3. Encounters God’s love�Everything seems worthless in comparison. Want to grow in a relationship with God. (v. 7)

4. Want Christ, nothing else.�Throw away dependence on things of the world. Only want a deeper relationship and trust in God.�(v. 8-9)

5. Dependent on God.�Have faith in God,�not ourselves. (v. 9)

6. Power and Death.�Expect the supernatural power of God. Be willing to die for God and others. (v. 10)

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

11so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! 12I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

13No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Receive forgiveness�Get Direction from God

How to get past your burdens

1. Accept your faults
2. Grieve. Consider seriousness of sins
3. Confess sins to God and others.
4. Recognize complete forgiveness (1John 1:9)

Confession ⇒ joy and transformation

Live Simply

See, this alone I found, that God made human beings straightforward, but they have devised many schemes. Ecclesiastes 7:29 (NRSV)

Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Matthew 6:21 (NLT)

Does God condemn the rich?

Can you be called to greatness?

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Asceticism vs. Simple Living

(See Deuteronomy 8:7-9, Philippians 4:12, 1Timothy 6:17-19)

When you are not sure what to do…

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.�Matthew 6:33 (NLT)

Asceticism

Money & Fame

God’s Kingdom

Philippians 3:5-17 (NLT)

15Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. 16But we must hold on to the progress we have already made. 17Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.

Don’t give up. God brought you this far.�Share and grow together

Growing Up

Spiritual growth takes steps of faith and many failures. �God forgives you every time you fail.�He wants you to grow.

Philippians 3:5-17

The challenge for this week

Hate sin. Confess them to God.�Confess them with one another.

Love God. Make Him your only desire. Trust God with your path forward.

Give an Offering and Prayer Requests

You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” -2Corinthians 9:7

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God is so good

God is so good

God is so good

God is so good

He’s so good to me

Give an Offering and Prayer Requests

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Offering Prayer

Sending

Blessing as you go out to the world