The Gospel Focused Life // Dan Lacich // 1 Corinthians 2:1-10

7/25/21 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations, Deuteronomy 7:9 WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE CHILDCARE AVAILABLE Infant Room - children from birth to 18-months Tykes Room - children 18-35-months old Nursery - located to your left of the lobby ORDER OF SERVICE PRELUDE WELCOME PREP FOR WORSHIP CALL TO WORSHIP | Psalm 104:1; 79:13 WORSHIP How Great Thou Art Everlasting God How Great Is Our God PRAYER SCRIPTURE READING | Matthew 5:43-48 KIDS' MESSAGE MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT | 40th Anniversary Video SPECIAL | A Dedication (Debbie Stauffer) WORSHIP | By Faith GREETING SERMON | Dan Lacich - The Gospel Focused Life (1 Corinthians 2:1-10) PRAYER WORSHIP | In Christ Alone BENEDICTION ANNOUNCEMENTS YOUTH GROUP TONIGHT | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | THIRD FLOOR Questions? Contact Taylor Brown. MEN'S FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST THURSDAY, JULY 29 | 7:05 a.m. | EAT'N PARK (WEXFORD) This week's men's breakfast will be at Eat'n Park. Questions? Contact Mark Sharpnack. CARE GROUPS The fall is a great time to join one of our existing care groups or start a new one. If you're interested or have questions about the involvement, contact Pastor Ben. A TO Z 2.0 The A to Z Challenge is back. We all know the importance of memorizing scripture but now you have an opportunity to do so in a fun way. It's not just for kids. Check out the Children's Ministry page on the church website to learn this year's A to Z 2.0 verses! CHILDREN'S MINISTRY LEADERS WANTED Leaders are needed in three areas as we prepare for the Fall - Kids' Worship leaders, Sunday School teachers, and Nursery volunteers. If you have a heart for kids and would like to get involved, please Contact Kelly Laird by the end of July. Parents with children in the nursery and who are attending the lunch, make sure to pick up your child(ren) before the lunch begins at noon. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE New American Standard Bible is used unless otherwise indicated 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1-10 ESV And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. wisdom from the spirit Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. 7But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— 6 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 10 NOTES 600 INGOMAR ROAD • WEXFORD, PA 15090 • NORTHPARKEPC.ORG • (412) 367-5000 OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-THURSDAY: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. • FRIDAY: CLOSED