September 17, 2023 (WEEK 44 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
O Praise The Name
O Praise The Name
O Praise The Name
O Praise The Name
O Praise The Name
O Praise The Name
O Praise The Name
Son of God
Son of God
Shaper of the stars
You alone
The dweller of my heart
Mighty King
How beautiful You are, how beautiful
Son of God
Son of God
The Father's gift to us
You alone
We're broken on the altar of love
Precious Lamb
Our freedom's in Your blood, it's in your blood
Son of God
Jesus, oh Holy One
I sing to You
Forgiven
Savior, I'm overcome
With Your great love for me
Son of God
Son of God
Strength beyond compare
You alone
The darkness cannot bear
Lord of love
Your kindness draws me near, it draws me
Son of God
Son of God
Prophecy of old
You alone
Redeemer of my soul
Come again
And lead your people home,
come lead us home
Son of God
Jesus, oh Holy One
I sing to You
Forgiven
Savior, I'm overcome
With Your great love for me
Son of God
You are worthy
You are worthy
You are worthy of all my praise
Son of God
You are beautiful
You are beautiful
So, I will lift up my hands and sing
Son of God
Jesus, oh Holy One
I sing to You
Forgiven
Savior, I'm overcome
With Your great love for me
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
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
Scripture Reading Principles
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
1This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes. 2I am writing to God's church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
3May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 4I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. 5Through him, God has enriched your church in every way—with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
6This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. 7Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
9God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 10I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
11For some members of Chloe's household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters. 12Some of you are saying, "I am a follower of Paul." Others are saying, "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Peter," or "I follow only Christ." 13Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not!
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
14I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15for now no one can say they were baptized in my name. 16(Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don't remember baptizing anyone else.) 17For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
18The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 19As the Scriptures say, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent." 20So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
21Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. 22It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. 23So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
24But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. 26Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world's eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
27Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
29As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. 30God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. 31Therefore, as the Scriptures say, "If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD."
Power for Those�Called by the King
My superpower is that I know God.�
1Corinthians 1
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
1This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes. 2I am writing to God's church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
3May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 4I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. 5Through him, God has enriched your church in every way—with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
6This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. 7Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
9God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 10I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
11For some members of Chloe's household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters. 12Some of you are saying, "I am a follower of Paul." Others are saying, "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Peter," or "I follow only Christ." 13Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not!
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
14I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15for now no one can say they were baptized in my name. 16(Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don't remember baptizing anyone else.)
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
17For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.
Where does your strength come from?
Consider your superpowers
?
I’m fine where I am
Look at me, I’m _______.
I do ______.
I’m called by God. I go when He calls
He has the best for me.
Sang Sur, Dependence Prayer: His Provision to Accomplish the Calling He Has for You (Old Tappan: Prayer Tents Media, 2020).
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
18The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 19As the Scriptures say, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent." 20So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
21Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. 22It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. 23So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
24But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. 26Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world's eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
27Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
1Corinthians 1 (NLT)
29As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. 30God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. 31Therefore, as the Scriptures say, "If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD."
Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NLT)
9:23This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches. 24But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things.
Daniel 1:19-20 (NLT)
19The king talked with them, and no one impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the royal service. 20Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
Daniel 2:27-28, 48-49 (NLT)
27Daniel replied, “There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or fortune-tellers who can reveal the king’s secret. 28But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed. 48Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men. 49At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be in charge of all the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
Esther 9:4, 10:3 (NLT)
4Mordecai had been promoted in the king's palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as he became more and more powerful. 10:3Mordecai the Jew became the prime minister, with authority next to that of King Xerxes himself. He was very great among the Jews, who held him in high esteem, because he continued to work for the good of his people and to speak up for the welfare of all their descendants.
1Samuel 28:5-6, 15-16 (NLT)
5When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear. 6He asked the LORD what he should do, but the LORD refused to answer him. 15"I am in deep trouble," Saul replied. "The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won't reply by prophets or dreams." 16But Samuel replied, "Why ask me, since the LORD has left you and has become your enemy?
Proverbs 3:5-8 (NLT)
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. 7Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. 8Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones.
When discouraged:�Lean on community who points you up.�Remember “God is your employer.”
When you need power to breakthrough:�Look up. Become nothing. Ask God.
Power for Those�Called by the King
My superpower is that I know God.�
1Corinthians 1
Lay it down together
The challenge for this week
Look up.
Seek guidance from God.
Obey and take action.
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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
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