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Good morning family!
Hear the Word of the Lord from Psalm 2...
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.
Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.”
Two kingdoms: the kingdom of this world, and the kingdom of God
Kingdoms of this world look bright and shiny and powerful
God laughs at the kings and kingdoms of this world.
There power is nothing.
He will return and judge them all.
Today we are invited to take refuge in God’s Kingdom now
In just a moment we’ll hear a reading from the text for today’s sermon in Matthew 4:12-25.
Turn there now.
While you’re turning, 5 quick announcements:
1) A word about PBC.
We are worshipers.
One aspect of our worship is the public reading of God’s Word
1 Timothy 4:13—“...devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.”
We take time every week to listen to God’s Word being read, and being taught
If you’re able, follow along!
2) Tonight at 5:30—Why a Woman Could be a Deacon
3) After TableTalk, Fall Festival
Food and drinks, bonfire, bring a lawn chair and a pumpkin to carve or paint
4) Trunk or Treat
10/31 at 5 PM, pick up flyers to pass out at blue flag
5) Afghan Workshop
November 20 from 9-12, register online
Now look in your Bibles at Matthew 4:12 as Susan Thomas comes to read for us.
Scripture Reading (Matthew 4:12-25)
Prayer of Praise (God is Sovereign), Susan Thomas
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
At the Cross
Prayer of Confession (Greed), Sam Garcia
You are My King (Amazing Love)
NCC#42
Earlier we talked about reading Scripture.
But how we do a thing is just as important as that we do a thing.
So as we prepare to hear God’s Word preached, let’s consider how we should hear God’s Word...
How is the Word of God to be read and heard?
With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.
PASTORAL PRAYER
Thanksgiving—preservation of Scripture
Explain
Jesus you promised that “until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.”
(Matt.
5:18)
You also said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but [Your] words will never pass away” (Luke 21:33)
You were agreeing with the prophet who said “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever” (Isaiah 40:8)
Thank you for men and women who devoted their life’s work, and gave their life’s blood to copy, translate, and transmit your Word
Prayer for PBC—elders
Bubba Jones
Thank you for his example of caring for the least of these
Help him to love and care for the flock with the affection and tenderness he cares for little Avery.
Help us to receive his care with glad and grateful hearts.
Mike Klaassen
Thank you for his infectious joy.
Help him as he devotes so much of his time to joyfully investing in people.
From his fellowship group to the various young men he meets with for discipleship, to the boys and girls in his SS class.
Help us to honor and remember this brother who speaks to us the word of God.
Mike Lindell
Thank you for his quiet strength.
Help him as he balances a heavy workload at NASA with his responsibilities as an elder.
Help us to consider his way of life—his faithfulness to love and serve your church amidst incredible busyness—and to imitate his faith.
John Rogers
Thank you for his tenderhearted love for the flock.
Help him as he cares for so many people in so many ways that most of us will never see.
From phone calls, to visits, to acts of service and gifts of generosity.
Help us to obey and submit to his leadership, knowing that he leads us in love.
Thank you for the joy of being one of the pastors among a group of pastors like this.
Help all of us to care for the flock that God has entrusted to us.
Help us to watch over these members willingly, not grudgingly—not for what we will get out of it, but because we are eager to serve You.
Help us not to domineer over the people assigned to our care, but to lead them by our good examples.
Prayer for sister church—Open Door Baptist Church
Tiny church in Newport News, but not insignificant to you
Pastor Ray Sloane
Pray for US—Attorney General Merrick Garland
Thank you for this office, which exists to defend and uphold the law of the land
We thank you for the ways AG Garland stands up for the dignity of human life and the rule of law in our nation
We lament his failure to use his authority to stand against the evils of abortion
If life cannot be protected when it is most vulnerable, how can it be protected at all?
Turn his heart we pray!
Prayer for the world—Republic of Bulgaria
Small European country with 7 million image-bearers of God
Presient Rumen Radev [roo-men rah-dev]
Against crime, abortion, poverty, divorce, racism
Thank you that most Bulgarians identify as Christians, but we pray against nominal Christianity
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SERMON
Have you ever been in a insignificant place filled with insignificant people?
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