Morning Worship Service
October 18, 2020
11:00 a.m.
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Invocation
Psalm 99
1 The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
2 The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.
3 Let them praise your great and awesome name.
Holy is he!
4 Mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Extol the Lord our God;
worship at his footstool.
Holy is he!
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.
7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
they kept his decrees,
and the statutes that he gave them.
8 O Lord our God, you answered them;
you were a forgiving God to them,
but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
9 Extol the Lord our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for the Lord our God is holy.
Great Is the Lord
Great is the Lord He is holy and just By His power we trust In His love Great is the Lord He is faithful and true By His mercy He proves He is love
Great is the Lord And worthy of glory Great is the Lord And worthy of praise Great is the Lord Now lift up your voice Now lift up your voice Great is the Lord Great is the Lord
Great is the Lord, He is holy and just By His power we trust In His love Great is the Lord He is faithful, and true By His mercy He proves He is love
Great is the Lord And worthy of glory Great is the Lord And worthy of praise Great is the Lord Now lift up your voice Now lift up your voice Great is the Lord Great is the Lord
Great are you Lord And worthy of glory Great are you Lord And worthy of praise Great are you Lord I lift up my voice I lift up my voice Great are you Lord Great are you Lord
How Majestic Is Your Name
O Lord, our Lord How majestic is Your name in all the earth O Lord, our Lord How majestic is Your name in all the earth O Lord, we praise Your name O Lord, we magnify Your name Prince of peace, mighty God O Lord, God Almighty
I Exalt Thee
For Thou, o Lord, art high above all the earth Thou art exalted far above all gods For Thou, o Lord, art high above all the earth Thou art exalted far above all gods
I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee I exalt Thee, o Lord I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee I exalt Thee, o Lord
For Thou, o Lord, art high above all the earth Thou art exalted far above all gods For Thou, o Lord, art high above all the earth Thou art exalted far above all gods
I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee I exalt Thee, o Lord I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee I exalt Thee, o Lord
Joys and Concerns Prayer
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace.
2 We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it. 9 For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming.
Deeper, Deeper
Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus Daily let me go; Higher, higher in the school of wisdom, More of grace to know. O deeper yet, I pray, And higher every day, And wiser, blessèd Lord, In Thy precious, holy Word. Deeper, deeper, blessèd Holy Spirit, Take me deeper still, Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus, And His perfect will. O deeper yet, I pray, And higher every day, And wiser, blessèd Lord, In Thy precious, holy Word. Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus, Till all conflict past, Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image Perfected at last
O deeper yet, I pray, And higher every day, And wiser, blessèd Lord, In Thy precious, holy Word.
I Am Thine, O Lord
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith, And be closer drawn to Thee. Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died,
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord, By the pow’r of grace divine; Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, And my will be lost in Thine.
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died,
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord
To Thy precious, bleeding side. There are depths of love that I yet may know Ere Thee face to face I see; There are heights of joy that I yet may reach Ere I rest in peace with Thee.
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died,
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
Matthew 23:1-12
1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat; 3 therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. 4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them. 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long. 6 They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, 7 and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have people call them rabbi. 8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all students. 9 And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father—the one in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.
Message: Pastor Ryan
“Humility”
Benediction
Stewardship Giving October 11, 2020
Weekly budgeted need: $3,578.00
Tithe: $3,947.00
Building: 10.00
Faith Promise: 40.00
Alabaster: 41.00
Sunday School: 13.00
Food Pantry: 15.00
Teens: 10.00
Total: $ 4,154.00 Discussion Questions
In Matthew 23:3 "Do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach." This tells us that one major problem people face is knowing the right things, but not actually putting them to practice. Are there any things which you know you ought to do, but do not do them? What prevents you from being obedient to the Holy Spirit?
Even if we are obedient, there are ways in which the sinful nature can corrupt our obedience. We can merely perform for the sake of praise or "saving face." How do you keep yourself in check to make sure that your obedience is authentic and not performative?
Sometimes the things which most think we have under our control are the things that control us. Humility is a disposition which is hard for us to recognize ourselves. We can think of ourselves as humble, but even that might be a form of self deception or pride. Furthermore, humility can lead to a downward spiral which causes us to forget that we are deeply loved by God. What practices do you put in place to have a healthy humility which recognizes God's work in us while guarding against self elevation?