August 20, 2023 (WEEK 40 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
How He Loves
bending beneath
The weight of His wind and mercy
How He Loves
I am unaware of these afflictions
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great Your affections are for me
How He Loves
And oh how He loves us
Oh, oh how He loves us
How He loves us all
How He Loves
bending beneath
The weight of His wind and mercy
How He Loves
I am unaware of these afflictions
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great Your affections are for me
How He Loves
Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves
How He Loves
And we are His portion
And He is our prize
Drawn to redemption
by the grace in His eyes
How He Loves
How He Loves
How He Loves
Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves
Every Step
I can sing with my whole heart,�I have all I need
In Jesus, my Savior,�my joy is complete
Every Step
Onward to glory�yet here I will wait
I will trust in Christ�Every step I take
Every Step
I am sure of your promise�To guide me each day
Though some may oppose me,�I won’t be ashamed
Every Step
Whatever I face�Lord, it won’t be in vain
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
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
My heart set on heaven�Where treasure awaits
Every Step
I’ll run with endurance�To finish the race
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
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
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
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.
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Announcements
Welcome to the Day of Rest (Mark 2:27)
Scripture Reading
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
Scripture Reading Principles
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees. 2These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead. 3They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning.
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
4But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers now totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children. 5The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
6Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest. 7They brought in the two disciples and demanded, "By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?"
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of our people, 9are we being questioned today because we've done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed?
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
10Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. 11For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, 12There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved."
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
13The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. 14But since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there among them, there was nothing the council could say.
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
15So they ordered Peter and John out of the council chamber and conferred among themselves. 16"What should we do with these men?" they asked each other. "We can't deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it.
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
17But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus' name again." 18So they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
19But Peter and John replied, "Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? 20We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard."
Acts 4:1-22 (NLT)
21The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn't know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God 22for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years.
The Name of Jesus
In whom there is nothing impossible.
Acts 4:1-22
Jesus healed the sick and
changed life’s circumstances
Jesus healed the sick and changed life’s circumstances
Matthew 4:23-24 (NLT)
23Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. 24News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all.
Jesus healed the sick and changed life’s circumstances
Matthew 9:35 (NLT)
Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
Jesus healed the sick and changed life’s circumstances
Acts 5:12-16 (NLT)
12The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people… 15As a result of the apostles' work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter's shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. 16Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed.
Jesus healed the sick and changed life’s circumstances
Acts 8:4-7 (New Living Translation)
4But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. 5Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah. 6Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did. 7Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.
The Kingdom of God
The Spiritual Realm Jesus Taught
The Kingdom of God - The Spiritual Realm Jesus Taught
1John 3:8 (NLT)
But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.
The Kingdom of God - The Spiritual Realm Jesus Taught
John 18:36 (NLT)
Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom…my Kingdom is not of this world."
The Kingdom of God - The Spiritual Realm Jesus Taught
Romans 14:17 (NLT)
For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Kingdom of God = Presence of God, or�Deep relationship with God
The Kingdom of God - The Spiritual Realm Jesus Taught
Luke 17:20-21 (NLT)
20One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the Kingdom of God come?" Jesus replied, "The Kingdom of God can't be detected by visible signs. 21You won't be able to say, 'Here it is!' or 'It's over there!' For the Kingdom of God is already among you."
The Kingdom of God - The Spiritual Realm Jesus Taught
Luke 11:20 (NLT)
But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
The Kingdom of God - The Spiritual Realm Jesus Taught
Matthew 5:3 (NLT)
God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Who Rules the Spiritual Realm? God. Jesus.
Jesus is God!
King of all, including the Spiritual Realm
Who Rules the Spiritual Realm? God. Jesus.
Jesus was given the Father’s Name - John 17:11-12
11“Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. 12During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me.
Who Rules the Spiritual Realm? God. Jesus.
Who heals?
Matthew 9:35 (NLT)
Jesus healed every kind of disease and illness.
Exodus 15:26 (NLT)
I am the LORD who heals you.
Who Rules the Spiritual Realm? God. Jesus.
Who gives life?
John 20:31 (ESV)�31but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 14:6 (NLT)�Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
Who Rules the Spiritual Realm? God. Jesus.
Deuteronomy 30:15-16 (compare)�I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. For I command you this day to love the LORD your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways.
Who Rules the Spiritual Realm? God. Jesus.
Who can forgive and save?
Acts 2:21, 38 (NLT)�21But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.' 38Peter replied, "Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Joel 2:32 (NLT)�And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
The parody of Acts
By Whose Name?�Don’t speak that Name!�I told you to not use that Name!
The Parody of Acts
Acts 3:6, 16 (NLT)�6But Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold for you. But I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" 16"Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus' name has healed him before your very eyes.
The Parody of Acts
Acts 4:7, 10, 12-13, 16-18 (NLT)
7They brought in the two disciples and demanded, "By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?" 10Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.
The Parody of Acts
Acts 4:7, 10, 12-13, 16-18 (NLT)
12There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved." 13The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.
The Parody of Acts
Acts 4:7, 10, 12-13, 16-18 (NLT)
16"What should we do with these men?" they asked each other. "We can't deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it. 17But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus' name again." 18So they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.
The Parody of Acts
Acts 5:28, 40-42 (NLT) - After jail time!
28"Didn't we tell you never again to teach in this man's name?" he demanded. "Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!" 40They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go. 41The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus. 42And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: "Jesus is the Messiah."
Would you like to get well?
- Jesus (John 5:6)
Practice #1 - Be Poor in Spirit
God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Matthew 5:3
Practice #2 - Pray AND Receive
Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well.�James 5:14-15 (NLT)
The challenge for this week
Believe in the Name of Jesus
Ask in the Name of Jesus for:�Transformations in your circumstances�Healing in your body, soul, and spirit
Pray for others in the Name of Jesus
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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Give Thanks
Give thanks with a grateful heart�Give thanks unto the Holy One�Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son
And now let the weak say, "I am strong"�Let the poor say, I am rich�Because of what the Lord has done for us�Give thanks
Give an Offering and Prayer Requests
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Offering Prayer
Sending
Blessing as you go out to the world