Order Of Worship
Pre-Service Song
Holy Is The Lord
Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving
Call to Worship & God's Greeting
Lenten Reading
Read By
Dave & Lisa Wharton
Infant Holy Infant Lowly
Our Morning Prayers
Children's Message
“Infinite Infant”
Psalms 145:3
Offering - Doxology (stand up) - Deaconal Prayer
Sending and God's Parting Blessing
God's Parting Blessing:
God go before you to lead you, God go behind you to protect you,
God go beneath you to support you, God go beside you to befriend you.
Do not be afraid.
May the blessing of God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit be upon you
Do not be afraid. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Amen
Closing Song
Shout to the Lord
Have a Great Week!
Sunday School 10:45 - 11:30 am
Sermon Outline
”Jesus Christ The LORD“
Luke 2:8-20
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." 13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." 15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
11 Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
Introduction
I. The Meaning of ’LORD’
A. Dictionary ~ honor, submission, authority
B. Divine ~ stands for God (v. 11)
11 Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
C. Implies obedience
II. Personal Relationship (John 6:29)
29 Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."
A. About/In
B. “Not everyone…” ~ Matthew 7:21
21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
III. “Doers” (James 1:22)
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
A. Savior and LORD
B. He told us and showed us
1. Fight against evil (Galatians 5:19-23)
19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
2. Free to serve (John 13:12-17)
12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. 13 "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16 I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
Application
BLESSed to be a BLESSing
Kid's Bulletin
"The Woman at the Well"
John 4:5-34
Summary of this sermon...
Jesus satisfies our thirst, just like a refreshing drink on a hot day. In John 4:5-34, Jesus meets a woman at the well and offers her living water, promising she'll never thirst again. This isn't about physical water, but about our hearts' desire for God. With Jesus, our thirst for God is satisfied, and we'll never be thirsty again.
Most of you probably play some kind of sports. Raise your hand if you play sports. (Pause.) What kind of sports do you play? (Allow responses.)
Whether you play sports or just play hard, you know that when you’re exercising, it’s very important to take in plenty of liquids. (Give each child a cup or bottle of water. Tell children that when they hear the word “water,” they are to take a sip of their water.)
The question is: What kind of liquids should you drink?
Ordinary water, (pause) of course, is a good choice, but when you go to the store, (Hold up the sports drink) the shelves are full of all kinds of sports drinks, energy drinks, and flavored water (pause). It’s hard to know what’s best.
The advertisement for one popular brand of sports drink says, "It's better than water (pause), juice, or any other drink. It gives your body what it is thirsty for! It gets you going and keeps you going."
Wow! They have me convinced, but one thing I’ve noticed: In all the claims made by sports drinks, not once have they ever claimed that if you would drink their product, you would NEVER be thirsty again. If somebody had something that would do that, they would really have something, wouldn't they? Well, Jesus claimed to have that very thing!
One day, Jesus was walking through a town in Samaria. He was hot and tired, so he sat down beside a well to rest. A woman came to the well to get some water (pause), and Jesus asked her if she would give him a drink. The woman was surprised that Jesus spoke to her because Jews would not usually speak to Samaritans.
Jesus told her that He could give her living water! (pause)
She didn’t understand what He was talking about, so she said, "You don't even have anything to get water in, (pause) how can you give me living water?" (pause)
Then Jesus said, "Whoever drinks from the water (pause) from this well will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water (pause) I give him will never thirst again."
Wow! Water (pause) that would satisfy your thirst so you would never be thirsty again! Jesus wasn't talking about our thirst for water from a well. (pause) He was talking about our thirst for God. The Bible teaches us that we have a thirst in our hearts for the living God. And that is a thirst that only Jesus can satisfy. So when we have Jesus in our hearts, He satisfies our thirst for God, and we will never thirst again! Jesus is life! Drink it up!
Dear Lord, You have given us Jesus, the Living Water. (pause) May we drink of Your Living Water (pause) so we will never thirst again. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
