We will be using the following songs and passages from the Word of God in our corporate gathering this Lord’s Day. Please prayerfully use these resources to prepare your hearts to “come into His gates with thanksgiving and enter His courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).
The Word of the Lord:
Hebrews 12:18 – 19, 22 – 24, 28 – 29
Luke 15:11 – 24
Mark 1:1 – 8
I Corinthians 11
Hebrews 13:20 – 21
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
How Deep the Father’s Love
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Behold the Lamb
Sanctuary
Means of Grace:
Sermon: “Starting With The Gospel”
Holy Communion
The Zion Chronicles for January 2015 is now available for download. You can view the document or download it here. Also, we have updated the church calendar for the month. You can view that by month, week, daily, or agenda style, by clicking here.
This Sunday, America’s attention will be captured by Super Bowl 2015 in Arizona, as the New England Patriots face off against the Seattle Seahawks. Opinions on the game are running at full bore. Who will win? What is the spread? Did New England deflate footballs? Can Seattle repeat? But amidst all these questions and opinions, what does the Lord God Almighty think of it all?
As Christians, let us make sure that during this cultural reverence for entertainment, we continue to put our priorities on the eternal grace of God in Christ Jesus! Take a look at the following articles and videos, and may your faith be strengthened!
In his interview with The Gospel Coalition about his faith, his football career, and Super Bowl XLIX, Seattle Seahawks assistant coach Rocky Seto asked for one editorial favor.
“Could we emphasize that Jesus is better than anything this world has to offer and that he is the greatest treasure in the entire universe?” Seto said. “Jesus is better than the Super Bowl.”
Huge games annually provoke the question, “Does God care who wins this game?”
Hovering over this discussion is a predominant but twisted American value long ago absorbed into the sport culture itself: Winning is everything in life and losing is for losers. Winning is the ultimate worldly good within sports culture; therefore, since God does “good” toward those who do “good,” the team reflecting the most “goodness” should win, or so the thinking generally goes.
Though most people might cringe at the unsophisticated nature of this argument, a recent Pew Religion Research Institute article concludes that 48% of Americans believe athletes of faith are rewarded with good health and success, and the number jumps above 60% for professing Protestant Americans regardless of racial background. We assume that God will bless the righteous with scoreboard victories and leave the less righteous sorting through their own limitations — both physically and spiritually…
Theology is everywhere; even football players venture on theological territory. Witness Packers QB Aaron Rodgers’ response to a fan question after the Packers’ recent loss: “…I don’t think God cares a whole lot about the outcome. He cares about the people involved, but I don’t think he’s a big football fan.” …Contrast Rodgers’ response with Russell Wilson’s sense that God has been preparing his team for this moment. Can we say with any certainty that the Seahawk’s win was God’s blessing on Wilson, a reward for any particular or even superior righteousness? Or, posed differently, is losing a sign of God’s displeasure with you? Continue reading “‘Does God Care if Your Favorite Football Team Wins?’ and Other Theological Concerns” at Christianity and Pop Culture→
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We will be using the following songs and passages from the Word of God in our corporate gathering this Lord’s Day. Please prayerfully use these resources to prepare your hearts to “come into His gates with thanksgiving and enter His courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).
The Word of the Lord:
Exodus 33:12 – 14
I Corinthians 13:4 – 8
Psalm 103:10 – 14
Mark 11
Numbers 6
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs:
Come Thou Fount
The Old Rugged Cross
By Faith
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Sanctuary
Means of Grace:
Sermon: “Founded on Prayer in 2015”
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We will be using the following songs and passages from the Word of God in our corporate gathering this Lord’s Day. Please prayerfully use these resources to prepare your hearts to “come into His gates with thanksgiving and enter His courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).
The Word of the Lord:
Ephesians 1:3 – 6
Psalm 51
Psalm 27
Mark 1:1 – 3
Numbers 6
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs:
Come Praise and Glorify
To God Be The Glory
O Word of God Incarnate
Psalm 27
Sanctuary
Means of Grace:
Sermon: “God’s Word: Hard and Easy”
The Zion Chronicles for January 2015 is now available for download. You can view the document or download it here. Also, we have updated the church calendar for the month. You can view that by month, week, daily, or agenda style, by clicking here.
Decide right now: are you going to rely on God’s grace to make changes for growth in 2015, or will you be doomed to fall into the same ruts as previous years? Make no mistake, as the old proverb goes, “a failure to plan is planning to fail!” We want to plan to grow in Christ for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, we cannot do it in our own strength. But, when we walk by faith we can say with the Apostle Paul, “I worked harder than all the rest, yet it was not I, but the grace of God at work within me” (I Corinthians 15:10)! Use the following resources for growth in the New Year.
We will be using the following songs and passages from the Word of God in our corporate gathering this Lord’s Day. Please prayerfully use these resources to prepare your hearts to “come into His gates with thanksgiving and enter His courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).
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