GATHERING TO PRAISE GOD Sunday, September 25, 2022
Prelude
Praise Song
Welcome
The People Gather
L: Who’s gonna praise the Lord today?
Men: I’m Gonna Praise The Lord Today!
Women: With my whole heart.
Choir: With my whole mind.
All: With my whole self.
L: Who’s gonna praise the Lord today?
Women: I’m Gonna Praise The Lord Today!
Men: In front of friends.
Choir: In front of family.
All: In front of preachers and Sunday school teachers.
L: NOW EVERYBODY PRAISE THE LORD! LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD!
All: PRAISE THE LORD! AMEN.
Hymn
The People Pray
Amazing God, you call us today, just as you called the disciples
in the first days of the Church.
Pour your Spirit into us that we may be your heralds. Send us into your world offering a place in your church to all.
Help us breathe deeply of the Breath of Life.
Blow through our worship and change our lives and the lives of others forever. Amen.
Special Music
Children’s Moment
The People Confess Their Sin
Holy Spirit, we’re not sure we’re ready
to go into your world.
We’re comfortable with our familiar habits and old friends.
We are afraid that welcoming others may change our church.
When we cling to our ways and the safety of familiar paths.
Wake us up, shake us up.
Give us the courage to be an irresistible church led by your Spirit.
Amen.
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Words of Assurance**
In the midst of our fears and doubts, the peace of the Holy Spirit will prevail.
The Word of God for the People of God
Scripture
Acts 10:28
He said to them, “You all realize that it is forbidden for a Jew to associate or visit with outsiders. However, God has shown me that I should never call a person impure or unclean.
Acts 15:1, 19
Some people came down from Judea teaching the family of believers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom we’ve received from Moses, you can’t be saved.”
“Therefore, I conclude that we shouldn’t create problems for Gentiles who turn to God.”
Message The Irresistible Church
Pastoral Prayer
The People Bring Their Gifts
There are baskets in the back or use your online app
The People Go into The World
Praise Song
Benediction
Postlude
What mission did God give the Chosen People in the Covenant?
By contrast, Jesus said the disciples were to
T/F Jews and Gentiles up to the time of Jesus had a great deal of interaction?
Were Gentiles recived into the new Church?
What did the Great Council of Jerusalem decide?
James told the Great Council that we should not
In order to be an irresistable churcch we must ask 3 questions;
What do people outside the church
What do people outside the church
What do people outside the church
AN IRRESISTIBLE CHURCH SHOULD:
• Expect newcomers, preparing a place for them to belong.
• Create appealing, engaging, and helpful environments.
• Prioritize the faith of the next generation.
• Make a difference in their communities.
• Become known as the safest place in the world to have any conversation.
• Help people out of rows on Sunday and into circles of community.