WELCOME TO NOCBC
Working together to extend God’s kingdom (Isaiah 54:2).
March 13, 2022
Praise the King
There’s a reason why the
curse of sin is broken�There’s a reason why the
darkness runs from light
There’s a reason why we
stand here now forgiven�Jesus is alive
There’s a reason why we are
not overtaken�There’s a reason why we
sing on through the night
There’s a reason why our
hope remains eternal�Jesus is alive
Praise the King, He is risen�Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King
Death’s defeated�Hallelujah He’s alive
Hallelujah He’s alive
There’s a reason why our
hearts can be courageous�There’s a reason why the
dead are made alive
There’s a reason why we
share His resurrection�Jesus is alive
Praise the King, He is risen�Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King
Death’s defeated�Hallelujah He’s alive
Hallelujah He’s alive
Oh He’s alive
The grave could not ignore it�When all of heaven’s roaring�Hell where is your victory�Death where is your sting
The world could not ignore it�When all the saints are roaring�Hell where is your victory�Death where is your sting
The grave could not ignore it�When all of heaven’s roaring�Hell where is your victory�Death where is your sting
The world could not ignore it�When all the saints are roaring�Hell where is your victory�Death where is your sting
Praise the King, He is risen�Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King
Death’s defeated�Hallelujah He’s alive
Hallelujah He’s alive
Hallelujah He’s alive oh
Hallelujah He’s alive oh
Hallelujah He’s alive
Welcome
We’re glad you’re here!
Sunday Morning English Fellowship
NOCBC
Attn: Julia Cheng
3413 Continental Dr.
Kenner, LA 70065
Giving
Prayer
I Will Wait
For You
(Psalm 130)
Out of the depths I cry to You
In darkest places I will call
Incline Your ear to me anew
And hear my cry for mercy Lord
Were You to count my sinful ways
How could I come before
Your throne
Yet full forgiveness meets my gaze
I stand redeemed by grace alone
I will wait for You, I will wait for You
On Your word I will rely
I will wait for You
Surely wait for You
Till my soul is satisfied
So put Your hope in God alone
Take courage in His power to save
Completely and forever won
By Christ emerging from the grave
I will wait for You, I will wait for You
On Your word I will rely
I will wait for You
Surely wait for You
Till my soul is satisfied
Now He has come to make a way
And God Himself has paid the price
That all who trust in Him today
Find healing in His sacrifice
I will wait for You, I will wait for You
On Your word I will rely
I will wait for You
Surely wait for You
Till my soul is satisfied
SERMON
Changing Methods, not the Message
Acts 17:16–34
Changing Methods, not the Message
Acts 17:16–34
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
Exodus 20:4–6
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a
thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Changing Methods, not the Message
Acts 17:16–34
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. 18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul
was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
Acts 17:16–34
19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.” 21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to
the latest ideas.) 22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
Acts 17:16–34
23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you. 24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human
hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Acts 17:16–34
26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets
have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
Acts 17:16–34
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill. 30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to
everyone by raising him from the dead.”
Changing Methods, not the Message
Acts 17:16–34
32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” 33 At that, Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.
Changing Methods, not the Message
O Come To The Altar
Are you hurting and
broken within�Overwhelmed by the
weight of your sin
Jesus is calling
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�The Father’s arms are open
wide�Forgiveness was bought with�The precious blood of Jesus
Christ
Leave behind your regrets
and mistakes�Come today there’s no
reason to wait
Jesus is calling
Bring your sorrows and
trade them for joy�From the ashes a new life
is born
Jesus is calling
O come to the altar�The Father’s arms are open
wide�Forgiveness was bought with�The precious blood of Jesus
Christ
Oh what a Savior�Isn’t He wonderful�Sing hallelujah
Christ is risen
Bow down before Him�For He is Lord of all�Sing Hallelujah
Christ is risen
Oh what a Savior�Isn’t He wonderful�Sing hallelujah
Christ is risen
Bow down before Him�For He is Lord of all�Sing Hallelujah
Christ is risen
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�The Father’s arms are open
wide�Forgiveness was bought with�The precious blood of Jesus
Christ
Bear your cross as you
wait for the crown
Tell the world
of the treasure
you’ve found
Closing Prayer
Share your faith!