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The Word of the Lord: Week 7

Sermon begins at about 29 minutes

Pastor Andrew Schmidt concludes a sermon series called, “The Word of the Lord”. The primary goal of this series is that we all would come to know God’s personal words for our lives through the practice of meditating on well known Bible passages. For week 7 the focus is on declaring scripture in song.

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The Word of the Lord: Week 6

Sermon begins at about 22 minutes

Camille Schmidt continues a sermon series called, “The Word of the Lord”. The primary goal of this series is that we all would come to know God’s personal words for our lives through the practice of meditating on well known Bible passages. For week 6 the focus is on an approach to scripture called Lectio Devina. Camille guides shares her personal experience with listening to God in this way, and leads us through a scripture and prayer using the Lectio Devina approach.

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The Word of the Lord: Week 5

Sermon begins at about 15 minutes

Pastor Andrew continues a sermon series called, “The Word of the Lord”. The primary goal of this series is that we all would come to know God’s personal words for our lives through the practice of meditating on well known Bible passages. For week 5 the focus is on the prophetic way in which God’s word speaks to us and through us. Ali Cranmer opens by leading us in a time of confession. Fran Vander Hart shares a scripture reading as the sermon begins.

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The Word of the Lord: Week 4

Sermon begins at about 15 minutes

Pastor Andrew continues a sermon series called, “The Word of the Lord”. The primary goal of this series is that we all would come to know God’s personal words for our lives through the practice of meditating on well known Bible passages. For week 4 the focus is on the authority of Scripture. Pastor Judd opens by leading us in a time of confession. Terri Gotta shares a scripture reading as the sermon begins.

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Sermon Slide Notes:
The Scripture of the Lord:

We are to give the Bible authority in our lives so that we can know Jesus and the life He

offers us.

Application:

Meditate on Scripture daily

Memorize weekly/monthly

Make Bible intake a priority in your life

2 Timothy 3:14-4:3

Highest authority isn’t what we want, what we think we need, what we are feeling. Highest

authority is the Lord who communicates through the Scripture for our good.

John 5:37-40

Knowing the Bible really well for information and inspiration isn’t the point. The Bible by God’s

Spirit puts us connects us to Jesus who gives us life.

Luke 24:25–27

Luke 24:30-32

Luke 24:44-49

Jesus by the Spirit opens the Scriptures to us so we can see and know him clearly and our

hearts can come alive.







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The Word of the Lord: Week 3

Sermon begins at about 20 minutes

Pastor Andrew continues a new series called, “The Word of the Lord”. The primary goal of this series is that we all would come to know God’s personal words for our lives through the practice of meditating on well known Bible passages. For week two the focus is The Gospel. Ali Cranmer opens with scripture meditation and confession. Geoff Wheelock shares a scripture reading and Andrew asks him questions related to his military service, and how that informs his views as he reads scripture.

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The Word of the Lord: Week 2

Sermon begins at about 20 minutes

Pastor Andrew continues a new series called, “The Word of the Lord”. The primary goal of this series is that we all would come to know God’s personal words for our lives through the practice of meditating on well known Bible passages. For week two the focus is The Gospel. Camille Schmidt opens with scripture meditation and confession. Bob Bingham and Jared Lee Rietveld share scripture readings along with their thoughts as well!

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Sermon Slide Notes:

The Gospel of the Lord

We are to embrace and proclaim the good news of salvation from God

gospel = good news

Mark 1:1

The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God…

The ‘Gospels’: accounts of Jesus life, death & resurrection

  • Matthew

  • Mark

  • Luke

  • John

Good news (Mark 1:14-15):

The availability of God’s Presence & Action through Jesus

Good news (Mark 4:23-25):

Healing and deliverance from evil are available in Jesus Name

Good news (Luke 4:18-19):

God is for the poor, oppressed and marginalized

Good news (John 3:16-17; Mark 2:13-17):

God comes to sinners not to condemn but to save

Good news (1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 5:6-8, Ephesians 2:8-9):

God through Jesus did for us what we can’t do for ourselves

Good news (Romans 4:23-26; 2 Corinthians 5:21):

Jesus sacrifice justified me ‘just as if I had not sinned’

Jesus act of atonement made me ‘at-one with God’

Good news (1 John 3:1, Hebrews 2:10-11, Galatians 3:26-28):

In Christ we are God’s people, members of his family

Good news (1 Corinthians 15:12-26; 35-58 The Message version):

We have life after death through Jesus resurrection

Good news (Romans 8:18-21):

The curse of creation will be reversed

We are destined for glory

Good news (2 Corinthians 4:16-18; Revelation 21:1-4):

No matter how hard life is it can’t compare to life with God in eternity

Good news (Matthew 28:18-20, Romans 8:28-39):

If you say yes to Jesus God will be with you always

We are to embrace and proclaim the good news of salvation from God

Application:

Meditate on Scripture daily

Memorize weekly/monthly

Practice confession & assurance







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The Word of the Lord: Week 1

Sermon begins at about 24 minutes

Pastor Andrew begins a new series called, “The Word of the Lord”. The primary goal of this series is that we all would come to know God’s personal words for our lives through the practice of meditating on well known Bible passages. For week one the focus is The Law of the Lord. Aubrey Schneider opens with scripture meditation, and Issac Short shares a scripture reading as well.

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Sermon Slide Notes:

Scriptures:

Psalm 1

Psalm 1:2

Joshua 1:7-8

Psalm 119:9-11

Psalm 19:7-14

Matthew 5:17-20

Matthew 22:34-39

Notes:
Psalm 1

Psalm 1:2

We are to memorize and meditate on God’s law (God’s teaching/instruction)

Psalm 119:9-11

Psalm 19:7-14


Threefold purpose of the law:

Mirror: shows our sin & need for a Savior

Curb:  restrain from sin

Guide: shows us how to please God

Matthew 5:17-20

Matthew 22:34-39

We are to memorize and meditate on God’s Word (God’s teaching)

Application:

Meditate on Scripture daily

Memorize weekly/monthly

Resources:

Lectio 365 App






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Lord Of The Harvest: Week 4

Sermon begins at about 19 minutes

Pastor Andrew concludes our sermon series called “Lord of the Harvest”, which is part of our Year of the Lord theme in 2024. In this series we are encouraged to pray for the harvest, be a worker for the harvest, and support the work(ers) for the harvest.

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Sermon Slide Notes:

Matthew 9:37-38

Pray for the harvest

Be a worker for the harvest

Support work(ers) for the harvest

The Parable of the Great Banquet: Luke 14:15-24 

You are invited into a conversational relationship with God.

You are invited to be a servant/worker for the harvest. 

Many are invited, now

Excuses, not now

Anger into grace

Go and bring in, now

Will you come/go, now

Even our family (whether it’s investing in them in good ways or being in a broken, hurting situation) isn’t to be an excuse for not giving Jesus the highest place in our life. (see Luke 14:25-27 & Matthew 10:37-39)

Now is the time will you make excuses or respond to the invitations:

  • To grow in a conversational relationship with God

  • To be a servant/worker for the harvest






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Lord Of The Harvest: Week 3

Sermon begins at about 19 minutes

Scot and Becky Dykstra join us this Sunday to share about their calling to be full time missionaries in Japan. Listen to their story and join us as we pray over them. Celebrate is committed to supporting their work for the next 5 years! Scot also teaches in our sermon series called “Lord of the Harvest”, which is part of our Year of the Lord theme in 2024. In this series we are encouraged to pray for the harvest, be a worker for the harvest, and support the work(ers) for the harvest.

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Sermon Slide Notes:

Links:

TEAM: The organization the Dykstra’s are working with in their mission work to Japan.

The Joshua Project: Joshua Project highlights peoples and places with the least access or response to the gospel so the Body of Christ can prioritize its prayer and mission efforts.






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Lord Of The Harvest: Week 2

Sermon begins at about 19 minutes

Guest Speaker Robert Leitheiser teaches in our sermon series called “Lord of the Harvest”, which is part of our Year of the Lord theme in 2024. Robert is Senior Church Advisor at World Vision USA and we were honored to have him share a message with us this Sunday! In this series we are encouraged to pray for the harvest, be a worker for the harvest, and support the work(ers) for the harvest.

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Sermon Slide Notes:

Philippians 2:3-8

To Evangelize we have to remember these three things:

Prayer

Compassionate Listening

Radical Hospitality






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Lord Of The Harvest: Week 1

Sermon begins at about 19 minutes

Pastor Andrew Schmidt begins a sermon series called “Lord of the Harvest”, which is part of our Year of the Lord theme in 2024. In this series we are encouraged to pray for the harvest, be a worker for the harvest, and support the work(ers) for the harvest.

Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)

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Sermon Slide Notes:

Matthew 9:35-38

Pray for the harvest

  • Pray for workers

  • Pray for ‘lost sheep’

Matthew 10:1-8

Be a worker for the harvest

Support work(ers) for the harvest

  • Encouragement/hospitality

  • Financial provision

  • Pray for workers

Matthew 10:40-42

Pray for the harvest

Be a worker for the harvest

Support work(ers) for the harvest

Matthew 9:36

“...harassed and helpless…”  NIV, ESV, NRSV

“...distressed and downcast...” NASB

“...distressed and dejected…”   CSB

“...confused and aimless…”  The Message

“...weary and helpless…” TPT

“...confused and helpless…” NLT

Psalm 23:1
1 Corinthians 1:18-25

1 Corinthians 2:1-5







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Servants and the Lord: Week 7

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Pastor Andrew Schmidt concludes a sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”.

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Scriptures To Think About:






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Servants and the Lord: Week 6

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Ali Cranmer continues a sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”.

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Sermon Notes:

The Chosen Video Clip (Peter asks Jesus about Forgiveness)

Garden of the Heart Prayer

Quote from Louie Giglio:

It is difficult to overstate the importance of unity among believers. Unity was one of the most obvious characteristics of the early church and at least in part led to the remarkably effective spread of the gospel.

Scriptures To Think About:

Matthew 18:21-35





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Servants and the Lord: Week 5

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Ali Cranmer continues a sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”.

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Sermon Notes:

Scriptures To Think About:

Luke 19:11-27, Matthew 25:14-30



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Servants and the Lord: Week 4

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Matt Van Sant continues a sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”.

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Sermon Notes:

Scriptures To Think About:

Mark 9:33-37, 10:35-45



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Servants and the Lord: Week 3

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Director of Ministry Aubrey Schneider continues a new sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”. In this sermon, Aubrey focuses on Luke 16:10-15 and Psalm 24:1. She asks us to consider the question, “Am I willing to lay everything I have before the Lord and give my life as an offering?”

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Sermon Notes:

Scriptures To Think About:

Luke 16:10-15, Psalm 24:1

Application Steps

Ask yourself: Am I willing to lay everything I have before the Lord, and give my life as an offering?

  • Take in & apply God’s Word

  • Serve your family

  • Serve at Celebrate

  • Serve your community



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Servants and the Lord: Week 2

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Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues a new sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”. In this sermon, he centers on the story of the Centurion who asks Jesus to heal his servant in Matthew 8:5-13.

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Sermon Notes:

Scriptures To Think About:

Titus 1:1, Philippians 1:1, Galatians 1:10, James 1:1, Jude 1:1, 2 Peter 2:16, Matthew 8:5-13, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Important Things To Remember:

Jesus called us friends in John 15:14-15, but that does not mean we are no longer servants. We see this in how the people Jesus spoke to in the room referred to themselves later in their letters as servants. We are both friends and servants of God.

Quotes To Remember:

“A servant gives service to someone, but a slave belongs to someone”.

“We commit ourselves to do something, but when we surrender ourselves to someone, we give ourselves up.” -Murray Harris

Application Steps

  • Take in & apply God’s Word

  • Serve your family

  • Serve at Celebrate

  • Serve your community



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Servants and the Lord: Week 1

Sermon begins at about 23 minutes

Pastor Judd Nelson kicks off a new sermon series called “Servants and the Lord” by inviting up a panel of those who served in Abaco this summer.

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The Lord’s Prayers: Week 6

Sermon begins at about 46 minutes (There were faith commitments today)

Pastor Andrew Schmidt concludes a sermon series as part of our Year of the Lord theme for 2024. This series is called, “The Lord’s Prayers” and it focuses on the prayers that Jesus prayed, with the traditional Lord’s Prayer as a base. During this series you’re encouraged to pray the Lord’s prayer every day!

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The Lord’s Prayers: Week 5

Sermon begins at about 32 minutes

Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues a sermon series as part of our Year of the Lord theme for 2024. This series is called, “The Lord’s Prayers” and it focuses on the prayers that Jesus prayed, with the traditional Lord’s Prayer as a base. During this series you’re encouraged to pray the Lord’s prayer every day!

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