In This Episode: We are taught as Easter people that our faith was never meant to be a game of solitaire. It was meant to change the way we live. Initiated by God’s love, our faith is built upon the foundation of the empty tomb. This is the Good News, and it was never meant to be private.
Scriptures: 2 Peter 1:3-12: 1 John 5:13; Hebrews 4:12; Matthew 7:24-27; John 13:35; Titus 3; James 1:27; James 2:14-17; Matthew 7:15-23; 1 Corinthians 3:12-15; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
Prelude: “Ayre” (Jeanne Martz, Flute | Wayne Martz, Harpsichord) Welcome / Announcements / Prayer with Lord’s Prayer (Logan Ogletree) Hymn: “O Jesus I Have Promised” (Hymn 396) Apostles’ Creed (Avery Ellis) Sacrament of Baptism (Henry “Huck” Sanders Monsees, III) Reading of Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8 (Alex King) Children Sermon (Sally Key Bowden) Anthem: “I Need Thee” (Jeanne and Wayne Martz) Sermon: “Continue On!” (Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green) Hymn: “O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee” (Hymn 430) Benediction (Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green) Postlude: “Auf Meinen Lieben Gott” (In My Loving Lord | J. S. Bach)
Prelude: “Preludio a Capriccio” | A. Vivaldi (Wayne Martz, Harpsichord | Ruslan Apostolov, Violin | Ina Apostolova, Cello) Welcome / Announcements / Prayer with Lord’s Prayer (Logan Ogletree) Hymn: “Love Divine” (Hymn 384) Apostles’ Creed (Curtis, Carolyn, and Catherine Perry) Reading of Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-3; Matthew 6:25-34 (Logan Ogletree) Children Sermon (Sally Key Bowden) Anthem: “Be Still” (Wayne and Jeanne Martz | by Mary McDonald) Sermon: “Riding with the Wind” (Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green) Hymn: “Seek Ye First” (Hymn 405) Benediction (Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green) Postlude: “Verso” | Anon (Wayne Martz, Organ)
Prelude: “Cantabile” (A. Besozzi | Wayne Martz, Harpsichord; Janne Martz, Flute) Welcome / Announcements / Prayer with Lord’s Prayer (Logan Ogletree) Hymn: “O Thou Who This Mysterious Bread” (Hymn # 613) Apostles’ Creed (Ella Hudson) Special Music: “There Was Jesus” (Eric Buchanan, Jay Davis, Connor Davis, Joy Sloan, and Eric Jones) Reading of Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:7-20 (Maddie Haines) Children Sermon (Sally Key Bowden) Anthem: “Because You Are God’s Chosen Ones” Sermon: “Centering Down (Part 2)” (Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green) Hymn: “For the Bread Which You Have Broken” (Hymn #614) Sacrament of Holy Communion Benediction (Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green) Postlude: “Ayre” (G. P Telemann | Wayne Martz, Harpsichord; Janne Martz, Flute)
In This Episode: Something is emptying you … something is draining your tank. And whatever that may be, we try to redeem it on our own only to find ourselves grabbing at straws trying to fill ourselves back up. Christian maturation involves the purposeful and deliberate emptying of ourselves while giving God permission to fill us with His Holy Spirit.
Peter invites us to cast our cares onto God because He cares for us. But, when we cast our cares upon Him, do we leave them there? Can you believe that through all the trauma and struggle that God is still for you? Can you believe with confidence that He wants to create something new and fresh in you?
In This Episode: The purpose of the disciplines are centered around liberation and freedom from the stifling slavery to self and fear. The Christian maturation process is spiritual growth, and disciplines are a means to that end. We don’t do them to get God to love us. We engage in them because God already loves us. Our faith is more about who we are than what we do.
Disciplines give greater meaning to our lives. The more we engage in them, the more we are aware of the Kingdom of God.
“The Pilgrim’s Regress” (by C. S. Lewis) and “Free to Live: The Utter Relief of Holiness” (by John Eldredge)
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