Sunday Service, July 4th 2021

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position entering a world that has been shaken up by these numbers in the best if the world was ever changing before this all went down it's even more so now but we consider faith that god has remained the same immensely with us all as the world recovers and in turn enters a new time what the world needs is fresh minds different perspectives strong wills and kind hearts which i believe all of you do this of course you have no obligation to go conquer the world or have astronomical goals because one of the biggest changes to your surroundings can be made by small and simple actions small and simple goals don't underestimate the impact of your life's actions and decisions on the people in the world if there's one thing that i would like to impart upon you as you go forward into the future it is to have humor and i don't mean make fun of your jokes your friends or hair or something like that i mean approach life with you for it is often very difficult to deal with the ups and downs of our lives without it step back from the situation describe it to yourself and become your own spectator and make it happen just don't take everything to service but also keep in mind that whatever success failure or big decision lies before you perhaps this is the moment for which you have agreed that's reportedly therefore my brothers and sisters stand firm let nothing move you always give yourselves fully to the work of the lord because you know that your labor in the lord congratulations [Music] [Music] congratulations good morning and welcome to worship at glenmore temple we're so happy that you've joined us on this beautiful summer's day and we are just so excited to be able to gather together even if not physically together but in a virtual way and we're just so happy that you're here and we hope that you will like the video or comment below and let us know where you're worshiping from so that we can connect with you we would love to connect with you and we're just so excited for what god is going to do today today we have our cadet tamara randlesome she is bringing the word later and so we're happy to hear from her and we're going to begin this morning with a prayer so i ask that you will bow your heads with me and let's pray together how lovely is your dwelling place o lord of hosts we long to be where you are to stand in your very presence and to behold you face to face and so we have come to this place today we have gathered together to worship you to offer the praise which belongs to you alone bless us as we worship you together and as we open our hearts and minds to your presence among us for you alone are god the one in whom we trust amen we're going to begin with an opening song from the songbook and it's number 966 and it says make the world with music ring while with heart and voice we sing praises to our god and king hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah we shall conquer through the blood give the glory all to god we shall conquer through the blood hallelujah let's sing together and let's worship him with the band as we sing [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] the worship team is going to lead us in a few songs together and before they do i just want to read it called to worship and it's from psalm 36 and it says how can we keep still this day there is joy in this place god's steadfast love extends to everyone god reaches out to all of us in forgiveness and compassion thanks to god for all the wonderful blessings we have received let us celebrate god's joyful love for and with us amen and this next song talks about god's amazing love for us and it's uh it says oh precious is the flow that makes me white as snow no other fount i know i am washed i am drenched in love let's worship him together let's praise him for all he has done for us [Music] oh precious is the flow [Music] i am drenched how beautiful that [Music] is [Music] i am a child of god [Music] [Applause] [Music] how precious there [Applause] how is how precious there is how precious there is how precious there is [Music] wow [Music] [Music] with christ my lord now i'm raised to life forevermore my name's been carved upon your heart no not that no not could ever [Applause] [Music] i am washed washed [Music] who breaks the power of sin and darkness whose love is mighty and so much stronger the king of glory the king above all kings who shakes the whole with holy thunder who leaves the king above this is [Music] [Music] all that you've done for me [Music] daughter the king of glory the kingdom of glory who rules the nations with truth and justice [Music] this is [Music] [Music] is the jesus who conquered the grave [Music] is [Music] and you would take my place [Music] what you've done for me [Music] amen god's story the good news so part of god's story is about the gospel or the good news and it goes like this in the beginning god made everything the sun the moon stars planets the entire galaxy and earth was part of that creation god made mountains and oceans and forests and deserts and animals that crawled on the ground and flew in the air and swam in the water then he made people adam and eve to live in a garden called eden and god called everything he had made good there was just one rule adam and eve could eat anything they wanted except for the fruit from this one tree but a snake tricked adam and even to disobeying that one rule because of that sickness sadness and all kinds of bad things came into god's perfect creation all because people made wrong choices part of how god punished adam and eve was by not allowing them in the perfect garden anymore and if that were the end of the story that would be bad news for us that would mean all the wrong stuff in the world would never be made right but god still loved people and he had good news for them he was going to send a rescuer so they waited and waited and waited then one day the rescuer was born as a baby named jesus christmas is when we celebrate the good news of jesus being born but it's not just that he was born it's what he did later that was the best news of all he took the punishment for all the wrong choices that anyone has ever made anywhere see all of us have continued to make wrong choices just like adam and eve did and just like adam and eve we deserve to be punished for our wrong choices but here's the thing jesus the rescuer never made a single bad choice kids think about a time you made a bad choice maybe telling a lie or taking something that wasn't yours or hurting another person with something you did or said can you believe that whatever that was jesus never made a choice like that and even though he never made a bad choice he still took the punishment for our wrong choices and then jesus did something even more completely unexpected he came back to life really you can read about it in the bible in the stories written by matthew mark luke and john we call those books gospels which is just an old fancy word for you guessed it the good news of jesus coming to earth dying for our wrong choices and coming back to life that's what we celebrate on easter but not just because coming back to life is totally amazing by coming back to life jesus was showing that god can make anything new there's nothing god can't do he's more powerful than any sadness shame wrong choice disease disaster and even death and that's the best most amazing good news of all it's so amazing jesus's friends told everyone they could find about the good news and those people told other people and those people told other people and on and on and that's still happening today in fact you just heard the good news and the bible says if you openly declare that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved for everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved that's another way to say god rescues us and that rescue includes you your friends your family and anyone else in the whole world and that's the story of the good news so in case you missed it here's the quick version god made a perfect world people made mistakes and the world isn't perfect anymore god promised his family a rescuer the rescuer's name is jesus jesus died to take a punishment we deserve but he didn't stay dead jesus came back to life because jesus can make anything new and that's a part of god's story [Music] uh [Music] ah [Music] wow so ah [Music] um [Music] oh [Music] so [Music] oh [Music] um [Music] i will be reading ii timothy chapter 4 verse 1-8 i give you a command in the presence of god and jesus christ the one who will judge the living and the dead and by his coming and his kingdom preach the good news be ready at all times and tell people what they need to do tell them when they are wrong encourage them with great patience and careful teaching because the time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching but will find many more teachers who please them by saying the things they want to hear they will stop listening to the truth and will begin to follow false stories but you should control yourself at all times accept troubles do the work of telling the good news and complete all the duties of a servant of god my life is being given as an offering to god and the time has come for me to leave this life i have fought the good fight i have finished the race i have kept the faith now a crown is being held for me a crown for being right with god the lord the judge who judges rightly and will give the crown to me on that day not only to me but to all those who have waited with love for him to come again well good morning everybody thank you for letting me join you today i feel so honored and privileged to be able to give the word with you today let us bow our heads in prayer dear heavenly father lord we thank you for your word god i pray that today your word would penetrate our hearts our minds and our souls that it would change us from the inside out and we would be transformed lord send your word out today and god may do what only your word can do may lives be changed may people experience freedom lord i know through your word chains can be broken addiction can be broken lord it is your word that is stronger than anything in this world so i pray over your word and i pray for all of the ears who will hear and receive we love you and we bless you in your name i pray amen well i'm going to start with a story my great-grandfather he used to drink every single day and he never believed in anything and one day my grandmother invited a salvation army officer to come to the house for dinner my grandfather not wanting to hear anything never showed up that night the next day my grandmother scolded him and then informed him that she had reinvited the salvation army officer over again for dinner and that he needed to stay that night the officer shared the gospel with my great-grandparents and both accepted jesus into their lives my great-grandfather and great-grandmother both became officers in the salvation army and it was because of that officer coming to their home and sharing the gospel and being unafraid to do so that not only were my great-grandparents lives saved but in turn my grandmother my mother and myself we heard the good news and we gave our lives to jesus i find sometimes people in the church we've been using the term gospel for so long that we forget exactly what it means and we forget the power that it holds in our scripture today i want to go back over verses 1 and 2 to begin with in verse 1 and 2 paul says in the presence of god and of jesus christ who will judge the living and the dead in view of his appearing and his kingdom i give you this charge preach the word be prepared in season and out of season correct rebuke encourage with great patience and careful instruction paul is using strong language when he says i give you this charge or in the nrsv it says i solemnly urge you paul is trying to emphasize the importance of proclaiming the message of the gospel and he's really speaking to the power of it the word preach is translated from the greek word kioraksan which simply means to publish or proclaim openly the word preach has a threefold meaning one it means to tell the word by mouth two it means to live the gospel and three it means to demonstrate or manifest the gospel so they're saying that the word preach really means that we should hear it with our mouths we should be saying it we should be living it in our actions in our deeds and really it should just be a part of who we are it shouldn't be something that we speak on just sundays but we should be living the gospel every day in our lives we are called to openly proclaim the good news of the gospel to all people and in verse 2 when it speaks of being prepared in and out of season really paul is saying you need to know the gospel which is your faith and we need to be firmly rooted in it so how can we be prepared in and out of season to correct rebuke and encourage well there really is only one way and that is to spend daily time in the word and with jesus christ our savior we need to know what we believe and we need to know why we believe it when construction workers are building a house they don't start with the top floor they dig deep deep down into the earth and build a solid foundation from there they can build up and they can build each floor knowing that the foundation will not crumble under the weight so when the winds howl and the rain pours and the storms come which my friends they will come we live in a fallen world that house it will stand and in the same way how can we expect to stand in the different ever-changing seasons of life if we don't have a solid foundation in the word and our lives and just a relationship with jesus christ it's impossible now moving on i want us to break down and go into verses three and four for the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine but have itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths is this not true of today's day and age where we can listen to sermons online which is a blessing it is a blessing my friends but it comes with a caution if we don't like what the preacher is saying all we have to do turn them off turn off our computers or change the station i have heard from friends that tell me if they don't like hearing messages that make them uncomfortable they won't they'll listen to preachers who speak about a prosperity gospel and i'm not saying that's wrong but what i'm saying is we need to be careful it's right here in scripture a warning in order for us to even be aware if we are listening to the right kind of message or gospel we need to know the gospel we need to spend time in the word of god we need to spend time with god and he will reveal to us what is right what is truth and if you're unsure of something look it up in the bible god's word will never contradict itself so if you hear a message and it doesn't align with the bible chances are it's not right second timothy is the last epistle or letter as we commonly know it written by paul to his protege timothy paul is writing this while sitting in a dark damp prison cell awaiting his execution and as i kind of researched into the prison cell they said it was more than likely like a cistern like a hole dug into the ground so it would be dark and damp maybe smelly and this is where he is writing this letter and what's interesting is that paul is awaiting his fate and as he's sitting here realizing that his life is near the end he acknowledges what is most important in life and that is the gospel of jesus christ and the urgency to preach it and to share it and to live it the word gospel translated from the greek is evangelio and honestly it just simply means good news so why is there good news in the gospel for you and for me well there's good news because there's bad news in romans 5 12 it says this therefore just as sin came into the world through one man and death came through sin and so death spread to all because all have sinned god knew that we could never atone for our own sins so god in his love and in his mercy and in his goodness he sent his only son jesus christ to the earth jesus lived a sinless life and he laid down his life and he died for our sins he rose on the third day so that the power of sin and death would be broken and we could have direct access to the father again and not only that but my friends that very same power that raised jesus from the dead and crushed sin and death forever it lives inside of you and me when we ask jesus into our life and we ask the holy spirit to dwell inside of us we're inviting that same wonder working miraculous death smashing power into us so why is paul using his last words really the last thing he can say he's using it to encourage timothy to preach the gospel but to be aware to be cautious because the gospel the good news is the living breathing word of god the gospel is what will save souls it will bring new life it will bring healing it will set the captives free they are the only words that can transform our lives from the inside out the gospel is what is going to break those chains of addiction of anxiety of fear of failure it is the gospel that will save your life will save my life will save the world how can we be silent when our lives have been forever changed by the good news of the gospel i know the power of the gospel and i have been transformed and i have been set free i can't be silent about the very thing that saved my life i was dead in my transgressions i was a sinner i was broken but god found me in that place and when i heard the gospel i knew i would never be the same if you're sitting here today and you have never heard the gospel but you are ready you want to accept jesus into your life or maybe you're sitting here and you want to rededicate your life to christ because maybe you've been going to church your whole life and maybe you've just forgotten the power of the gospel maybe you haven't had an opportunity to really live it then i want you to say a prayer with me and i want you to tell someone the step that you have taken today this is a huge life-changing game-changing step that we can take today we here at the as the church we are here to walk with you through this journey of learning of growing and of living the gospel and we are not perfect but by god's grace we get to do this together and we get to see lives changed and the world changed for the glory of god if you want to take this step say this prayer with me jesus i ask you to forgive me for my sins i acknowledge that you are the only son of god you lived a sinless life and you died for my sins to set me free i believe you rose on the third day conquering sin and death and i pray you come into my heart and you lead me anew amen i thank you for letting me share this word that god put so heavy on my heart and i'm really excited to hear from all of you what step you've taken today and just know that we're gonna journey through this together because i'm not perfect and you're not perfect but together with jesus we can bring the good news to a broken world and we can see lives transformed i want to see not only people healed but families healed i want to see people remember that they are valued and loved and cherished no matter how broken they are and that is what the gospel can do the gospel will reach into the most broken places and it will bring healing and life and restoration let us pray before the worship team comes back father god i thank you so much for your word and i thank you for the gospel lord thank you that we have access to the gospel and i pray that you would touch each of our lives today and that you would help us to not just proclaim the gospel with our mouth but help us to live the gospel in our word in our thoughts in our deeds lord let us be representatives of you and your word we thank you that you give us this opportunity and we pray for your leading i thank you for all who have heard the word today and i just pray god that you would send forth your word and we would see healing in this land i thank you in your glorious and powerful name amen thank you [Music] messages [Music] is let's look at jesus [Applause] let's look at jesus [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] is let's look at jesus let's look at jesus for jesus [Music] [Music] uh [Music] look is [Music] at jesus [Music] thank you for joining us for worship today it has been an amazing time worshiping together and we're going gonna be we're gonna end uh today with the song from the song book and it's number 932 and it says the lord's command to go into the world and preach the gospel unto us all is just as true today as when he his first disciples heard the mighty call and isn't that true and i hope that you will take that challenge today as cadet tamara talked about let's go out into the world let's be disciples let's spread his gospel to everyone we meet and so i'm just going to read this benediction over you before we sing the closing song and it's from john chapter 3 and it says just as god's word was sent into the world to heal and redeem so god sends you into the world this day to be light and love healing and hope go now to be light for the world and may the grace and peace of god the creator the redeemer and the sustainer come upon you this day and remain with you always amen i hope you have a wonderful week and let's worship him together as we sing this last song [Music] so [Music] so [Music] foreign [Music] don't [Music] so [Music] foreign [Music] so [Music] so [Music] foreign

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Published: Sun Jul 04 2021