Lord Over Disease and Death

Call to Worship

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Wait for the Lord, like those who hope in God’s mercy.

God’s steadfast love endures forever.

Watch for God, like those who eagerly await the morning.

We watch for God, whose power redeems us.

Hear God’s hopeful word, like those who long for pardon.

Sing praise to God and rejoice in God’s love.

(based on Psalm 130)

Prayer of Invocation

Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)

Jesus Paid It All

Apostles' Creed

LITURGIST: "Let us say what we believe..." PEOPLE: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Scripture Reading

[Only the liturgist reads.]

John 14:1–14

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

[1] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. [2] In my Father’s house are

many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? [3] And if I

go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you

may be also. [4] And you know the way to where I am going.” [5] Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do

not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” [6] Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and

the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. [7] If you had known me, you

would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

[8] Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” [9] Jesus said to him, “Have

I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the

Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? [10] Do you not believe that I am in the Father and

the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father

who dwells in me does his works. [11] Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or

else believe on account of the works themselves.

[12] “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater

works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. [13] Whatever you ask in my name,

this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [14] If you ask me anything in my name, I

will do it. (ESV)

Prayer of Confession

Lord, you come to us, but we do not recognize you; you call, but we do not follow; you command, but we do not obey, you bless us, but we do not thank you. Please forgive and help us. Lord, you accept us, but we do not accept others; you forgive us, but we do not forgive those who wrong us; you love us, but we do not love our neighbors. Please forgive and help us. Lord, you showed us how to carry out your mission, but we still insist on our own; you identified yourself with outcasts, the needy, and the poor, but we do not bother to find out what is happening to them; you suffered and died for the sake of all, but we do not give up our comfortable lives. Please forgive and help us, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Silent Confession

[Allow congregation time for personal confession - (hard count of 30 seconds)]

Words of Encouragement

[Only the liturgist reads.]

[1] Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus

Christ. [2] Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and

we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

--Romans 5:1–2 (ESV)

Passing the Peace

Announcements

Sermon: Lord Over Disease and Death

The Role of Faith

“I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?”- John Lennon

“That lesson suggests that in the end, we can only find peace in our human lives by accepting the will of the universe.” — Stephen King

“Follow your bliss, and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” — Joseph Campbell

“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” ― C.S. Lewis

Faith in what? Faith in Whom?

Faith: Hebrews 11:1 11 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

Eph.2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

James 2:17 “So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”

Do we truly believe & trust that it’s 100% on Jesus?

The Crowd vs the Woman Faith

Jairus faith in Jesus for his daughter’s sake

This is the wresting of faith.

Illustration:

Emphasis on the Compassion of Christ

Jesus goes with Jairus to his dying daughter

Parallells to Lazarus

Calls out the women, not a mistake, not something taken, something given, FAITH

In these 4 miracles Jesus is always showing compassion to those in need

Gospel Parallels

Salvation by Grace Alone through Faith Alone

Power over Diseases & Death

He takes their sickness, their uncleanness and makes them clean

Power over Death =Kingdom of Heaven

Undoing the Curse

Natural- Storm/ Spiritual-Demoniac / Physical- Blood/ Eternal- Death

Jesus is making right that which is broken IN US, IN our World

The Power of Desperation

This is not for everyone. Everyone in the crowd was not healed. Not all that died were raised.

There is need for expressed desperation with the object being Jesus

The Bruised Reed

Isaiah 42:1-3 “Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.”

Our Need is His Opportunity- I am weak, he is strong

We need to be open about our weaknesses, unashamed b/c we cry out to Jesus to heal us

Church Planting/Evangelism

This is the message we give to others.

Things are going to be messy

Gospel Culture

Gospel Hospitality

Patience with the process

Faith in people. Seeing the small evidences, rejoicing with them, pointing out their faith and that that is the thing that will bring them ultimate healing.

Closing Prayer:

Loving God, we are yours. We come as we are, with our cares and concerns. We long to touch you and find healing in your embrace. Strengthen our faith and heal our brokenness, that we may worship you with joy. Amen.

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Offering

Charge & Benediction

Friends, because we are all desperate in our sin, our shame, our failures and are weakness, I charge you therefore to turn continually to the compassionate one, Jesus Christ, by grace through faith that he would heal our diseases, and by his blood raise up from the dead.

Revelation 1:4–7 ESV

John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.