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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.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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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.
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.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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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!
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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All Scriptures from This Sermon
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
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:
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:
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.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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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
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.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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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.
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.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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Sermon Slide Notes:
To Evangelize we have to remember these three things:
Prayer
Compassionate Listening
Radical Hospitality
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:
Pray for the harvest
Pray for workers
Pray for ‘lost sheep’
Be a worker for the harvest
Proclaim the gospel
Rely on God
Pray for people
Support work(ers) for the harvest
Encouragement/hospitality
Financial provision
Pray for workers
Pray for the harvest
Be a worker for the harvest
Support work(ers) for the harvest
“...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
Servants and the Lord: Week 7
Sermon begins at about 15 minutes
Pastor Andrew Schmidt concludes a sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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Sermon Notes:
Scriptures To Think About:
Servants and the Lord: Week 6
Sermon begins at about 20 minutes
Ali Cranmer continues a sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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Sermon Notes:
The Chosen Video Clip (Peter asks Jesus about Forgiveness)
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:
Servants and the Lord: Week 5
Sermon begins at about 20 minutes
Ali Cranmer continues a sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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Servants and the Lord: Week 4
Sermon begins at about 20 minutes
Matt Van Sant continues a sermon series called “Servants and the Lord”.
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Servants and the Lord: Week 3
Sermon begins at about 16 minutes
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?”
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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Sermon Notes:
Scriptures To Think About:
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
Servants and the Lord: Week 2
Sermon begins at about 20 minutes
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.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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Sermon Notes:
Scriptures To Think About:
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
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.
Audio: (will be posted Tuesdays)
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Sermon Notes:
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!
Audio: (will be posted on Thursday this week)
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Sermon Notes:
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!
Audio: (posted on Tuesdays)
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Sermon Notes:
The Lord’s Prayers: Week 4
Sermon begins at about 19 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!
Audio: (posted on Tuesdays)
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Sermon Notes:
Jesus' instruction to pray 'gives us this day our daily bread' is loaded with meaning and provides a variety of ways to focus our prayers.
Give us what we need today.
Most generally we pray for what we need today and trust God will provide it. When we are overwhelmed (especially by the future) it is good to focus on God giving us what we need for the day which can bring peace where we have anxiety.
Give us what we need today physically.
We need bread, food, health, etc. All of these are items Jesus gives in the Matthew account of the feeding of the 5000 (Matthew 14:13-21).
Give us what we need today spiritually.
Jesus quoted, when fasting, that man doesn't live by bread alone but by every word that comes from God (Matthew 4:1-4). It's not just our bodies that need daily provision but our souls as well.
Give us what we need today.
I don't just pray for what I need today but also for the needs of others. Especially this prayer should remind me of God's concern for those without the basics of food, clothes, safety, etc. And I should try to be the answer to this prayer in some way (Matthew 14:16).
Give us what we need today: Jesus.
Jesus tells us he is the bread of life (John 6:48-51). We can receive life from Him that is outside of us but can be taken into us and become part of us just like with food and drink. This is a picture of what happens by the power of the Holy Spirit when we take communion in faith.
The Lord’s Prayers: Week 3
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!
Audio: (posted on Tuesdays)
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Sermon Notes:
May Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10)
Heaven (the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God, the kingdom) is the realm where what God wants to happen happens.
So when we pray may Your Kingdom come we are saying God may what you want to happen happen in this specific person, situation, organization, location, community, family, etc.
Jesus called the kingdom good news and show us that the kingdom is like joy, life, healing, deliverance from evil, acceptance, etc. in all that he did. That's what we're praying for when we say Your Kingdom come.
Prayer changes things.
Jesus also prayed not my will but yours be done (Mark 26:39, 42). Even though humanly he wanted something else he prayed for and ultimately did God's will.
We tend to mainly pray with an attitude of my will be done God.
Part of the purpose of prayer is not only to change thing out there, but also to change our own hearts.
When we pray your will be done God and seek to live that out we can become the answer to our prayers or the prayers of others.