Sunday Night Service Notes (Thanks, Jean)
Something to Think About
Dr. Barclay:
Theme: When Christ is not important in our lives, there
is a great price to paid and sad consequences to follow.
Epiphany- means an awareness, a vision.
Many people in the world today have not had the awareness of
Christ. Troubling events all over the world such as the stock markets bouncing
up and down, causing financial uncertainty. Wars around the world and turmoil
in the middle east all show the world is very far from Christ. When we read the
old testament we learn how the Hebrews mingled in with pagan practices,
idolatry and false religions around them and this brought them nothing but
heartache, their kingdom was divided and their enemies carried them into
captivity.
Jeremiah 19:3-5
3 And say, Hear
ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring
evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
4 Because they
have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it
unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings
of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
5 They have
built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt
offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into
my mind:
Jehovah was always calling the children of Israel back to
him. He waited patiently for them yet he still allowed them to make their own
choices.
Jeremiah 31:31
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I
will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Like the children of Israel the church today is doing the
same thing that got the ancient Hebrews in to trouble. Compromising on the
message of the gospel and mixing in with false religions. Chasing after
pleasure and our own desires. With no time for God and studying scripture, too
busy following our own agendas.
Jeremiah 17:9
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and
desperately wicked: who can know it?
We all need to go back to the first commandment.
Exodus 20:1-3
2 I am
the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
Christ is to be number one in our lives with none other
beside.
Pastor Dave Mac Lean:
Theme: Jesus paid the ultimate price so we can live
victoriously through the power of the Holy Spirit.
If we follow the words of the old Hymn “Trust and obey” our
lives will be so much better.
John 3:16
16 For God so
loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God loves the world and he loves it, in it's worst state.
John 1:12
12 But as many
as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name:
God loves us and gave us the power to live righteously for
him. Christ is in us, and gives us the power to live victorious for him.
Matthew 10:34
Peace between man and God through his son Jesus. God never
promised there would be peace all over the world, but peace between God and
man.
Hebrews 4:16
16 Let us
therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and
find grace to help in time of need.
Jesus fulfilled the law. We can come boldly to Christ and
petition our request with confidence.
1 John 5:7
7 For there are
three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and
these three are one.
Romans 8:26-27
26 Likewise the
Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as
we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered.
27 And he that
searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh
intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
How wonderful it is to know the Holy Spirit intercedes for
us even when we do not know how we should pray.
We were all guilty of sin, Jesus paid our sin debt by dying
on the cross. God judged the sin of the world on the cross.
Isaiah 53:4-6
4 Surely he hath
borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was
wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like
sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and
the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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