2022 Wk 39: Lesson 5 F/U COMEBACK SUNDAY

Intro

Welcome & Song Set 1

verse

Psalm 96:4 NLT

4 Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods.

song…

“Great & Mighty is He”

“Great & Mighty is the Lord our God”

Marcie & Greetings

2 min. Break

WORSHIP & Song Set 2

song… “Great Things”

“How Great Thou Art” “Heart of God”

“Reprise: How Great Thou Art”

CELEBRATION… DID YOU ENJOY THE

Mission Update: Jim & C’cie ?

thank you for your continued support

Another Celebration of Life from 90 to newborn

Dia Dod’s daughter gave birth to another healthy baby: 7lbs 8oz. yay!

PRAY

Generosity Moment

“Growing a Spirit of Generosity”

Generosity is a powerful practice which unleashes many of God’s blessing

Generosity offers us the peace of mind.

Generosity is a giving action that we know that we are obeying Him.

It also provides us the opportunity and privilege of watching God work through us to build His Kingdom.

Let’s see what the Bible has to say about giving.

Last weeks POINT gave us a “Big Ouch!” where this week we can feel the “Ah!”

1 John 3.17

1 John 3:17 NLT

17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?

Ouch!

Here’s the “Ah!”

Luke 6:36 (TPT)

36 Show mercy and compassion for others, just as your heavenly Father overflows with mercy and compassion for all.”

Luke 6:38 (TPT)

38 Give generously and generous gifts will be given back to you, shaken down to make room for more. Abundant gifts will pour out upon you with such an overflowing measure that it will run over the top! Your measurement of generosity becomes the measurement of your return.”

— I was reached out by a lady this week asking about CarePortal as we introduced last week with the help of Annette Langley— this outreach is another way we, as a church, go Beyond ourselves and help others here at home.

for the most part this is part of our benevolent giving as a church.

simply mark you envelope “CarePortal” and we will put your gift to work to help meet the needs of 146 children in Okmulgee County who are part of more than 6600 children in the DHS System.

Mark your Tithe and then mark the amount you are giving extra to meet this unique need. Thank you!

OFFERING PRAYER

Updates

Doors Open each Sunday 10am

MidWeek

The Gospel of Luke Chapter 17

Men’s TAILGATE Breakfast Yesterday was a great time.

Next month should be October 15th First Nazarene Church w/Pastor Dale and the guys

Last Sunday was National Back to Church Day, but really every Sunday is Back to Church Day. Thanks for INVITING AND KEEP INVITING!

SERIES FINALE TODAY:

Great God: Reaching the other side of the Darkness with God’s Greatness

Psalm 96:4 NLT

4 Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods.

WALKING THROUGH THE LAST FEW WEEKS

From Isaiah we discovered…

Isaiah 43:10 (NLT)

10 “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord.

“You are my servant.

You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,

and understand that I alone am God.

There is no other God—

there never has been, and there never will be.

We are witnesses

We are servants

We have been chosen

God alone is God

There is no other God

There never has been any other God, and

There never will be another God.

From Nahum we discovered three more things about God:

Nahum 1:7 The Message

7 God is good, a hiding place in tough times. He recognizes and welcomes anyone looking for help,

God is Good.

God is a strong protector when trouble comes.

God is close to us as we trust in Him.

Then we found 7 Redemptive Names of our Jehovah God:

7 Redemptive Names of God

In all of our situations God has already met our needs

In our LACK

Jehovah-Jireh You are my Provider

When we FEEL ALONE

Jehovah-Shammah You are Present with me.

In ANXIETY

Jehovah-Shalom You are my Peace.

In our WEAKNESS

Jehovah-Nissi You are my Victory.

In need of GUIDANCE

Jehovah-Roi You are my Shepherd.

In our WAYWARDNESS

Jehovah- Tsidkenu You are my Righteousness.

In our SICKNESS

Jehovah-Rapha You are my Healer.

SO WE SEE GOD AS OUR “SUSTAINER”

Key Point

How would you answer this question?

When was God the Greatest?

at creation?

sending all the plagues to turn Pharaoh's heart?

parting the red sea?

causing the ax head to float in the water?

HOW ABOUT WHEN HE

When He—“CALLED US OUT OF DARKNESS INTO HIS MARVELOUS LIGHT?”

1 Peter 2:9 NLT

9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

or

Or when He—SENT CHRIST TO DIE FOR US WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS?

Romans 5:8–9 NLT

8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.

Or when He—REACHED OUT THROUGH THE DARKNESS, FOUND US--HIS ENEMIES AND RECONCILED US TO BE HIS VERY OWN.

Colossians 1:21–22 (NLT)

21 This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.

22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.

The Main Key Point

YOU AND I ARE HIS GREATEST CREATION

God wasn't lonely and then created us—No, He is God.

He doesn’t get lonely, bored, anxious.

Yet he created us to worship him and to fellowship with him

John 14:12 NLT

12 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.

John 14:15–17 (NLT)

15 “If you love me, obey my commandments.

16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.

17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.

Make it personal

You are the Hands and Feet of Jesus!

(Annette is our CarePortal director and as a church CarePortal is the church’s next wave to engage the hurting and lost to feel the loving kindness of our Great God! You are the Miracle in the life of a child this week!)

Closing