2022 Wk 38: Lesson 4 FRIENDDAY COMEBACK SUNDAY

Welcome

Happy Birthday to Harlan

At the break please get a slice of cake to enjoy during the service.

Marcie & Greetings

2 min. Break

WORSHIP

Generosity Moment

“Growing a Spirit of Generosity”

Generous, joyful giving is a powerful practice which unleashes many blessings from God and offers us the peace of mind 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.

POINT 1: Proverbs 3:5-10: We MUST Trust, Seek, Fear the Lord, and Honor God with our wealth.

POINT 2: 2 Corinthians 8:1-4: They gave themselves to God first and they kept giving even in challenging times they begged Paul to let them give. The results was they had abundant joy.

POINT 3: 1 Corinthians 13:3: Love should be our primary motive for giving.

POINT 4: 1 John 3.17

1 John 3:17 NLT

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! Could it be that “SELFISHNESS” still rules over our hearts at times. Providing for those around us can be seen as a hand-out instead of a hand-up. Nevertheless, the Word says

Proverbs 19:17 NLT

If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— and he will repay you!

CELEBRATION

THANK YOU to Day of HOPE Volunteers— it was a great time with kids

Community Outreach is God’s Work—Our Hands!

Community Outreach isn’t just and event its everyday

Trusting God is not a onetime event—we must Trust Him all the time.

OFFERING PRAYER

Updates

Harlan’s 90th Birthday

Doors Open each Sunday 10am

MidWeek

The Gospel of Luke Chapter 16

Men’s TAILGATE Breakfast Saturday Sept 24th

at the First Nazarene Church w/Pastor Dale and the guys

TODAY is National Back to Church and is FriendDay). Thanks for INVITING AND INVITING!

SERIES CONTINUES:

Great God: Reaching the other side of the Darkness with God’s Greatness (Ps. 96.4)

We will finish this series next week so, invite invite invite!

Mission Update: Jim & C’cie

LESSON

WALKING THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE OF 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

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

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.

YOU AND ME ARE HIS GREATEST CREATION

God is wasn't lonely and then created us—He is God.

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!

(ask Annette to come to the platform)

Like the song by Zack Williams “Heart of God”says…

No, He's not sittin' there shakin' His head Writin' you off, leavin' you lost

He's not sittin' there shakin' His head Wishin' He'd never went to that cross

He's not sittin' there shakin' His head Writin' you off, leavin' you lost

He's not sittin' there shakin' His head He went to that cross, He went to that cross 'Cause He loves you so much!

CarePortal

Closing

FriendDay pray over food