Sunday September 30, 2018

Here's the notes on Sunday's service (Thanks, Jean) Dr. Barclay-Theme: Christ is the Beginning and the End. Aleph and Tav (Hebrew) Alpha and Omega (Greek) John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2  He was in the beginning with God.  3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. Philippians 2:7-11 If we respect Christ we will put him above everything in our lives. We will strive not to  disrespect and hurt him or give him 2nd or 3rd place in our lives.  Jesus is the most powerful being in the universe. He comes before and above all things  and everyone, whether it be celebrities, sports or music concerts or anything that we value  in this world. Christ is the beginning and the end and he truly deserves our time and devotion. Pastor Caroline Barclay -Theme: Made in Heaven Psalm 115: 15 May you be blessed by the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Genesis 1:1-31 God looked at everything he made he was pleased and he saw that it was good.  You and I were made in heaven. God saw our worth before we were born, even in our  mother’s womb. Psalm 139: 13-14 The richest man on earth is really the poorest man, if he does not know Jesus. Psalm 127:3 Jeremiah 1:5 God places great value in and on us, and how wonderful it is that his spirit lives in us.  Unlike earthly designers that come and go, we were made by the greatest designer ever.  We cannot fathom how much God loves us because we are caught up in the hurt and  rejection of this world and we see life through earthly lenses, not eternally as God does.  God loves us so much that he sent his only son to die for our sins and he longs to spend  eternity with us. We are his beloved and his fine craftsmanship. What God has decided and  what he has in store for us. We can trust will be for our best and just what we need.