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  • Announcements;

    Thanks for giving towards our mission to serve our brothers and sisters in Haiti! We have heard some of the progress of the work on the school that is being expanded and teachers are getting paid monthly to continue teaching. God is at work in beautiful ways!

  • Come Thou Fount
    Lyrics by: Robert Robinson
    Melody by: Asahel Nettleton


    Come Thou fount of every blessing
    Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
    Streams of mercy, never ceasing
    Call for songs of loudest praise
    Teach me some melodious sonnet
    Sung by flaming tongues above
    Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it
    Mount of Thy redeeming love

    Here I raise my Ebenezer;
    Hither by Thy help I'm come;
    And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
    Safely to arrive at home.
    Jesus sought me when a stranger,
    Wandering from the fold of God;
    He, to rescue me from danger,
    Interposed His precious blood.

    Oh, to grace how great a debtor
    Daily I'm constrained to be!
    Let Thy goodness, like a fetter
    Bind my wandering heart to Thee
    Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
    Prone to leave the God I love
    Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it
    Seal it for Thy courts above

    Here's my heart Lord, take and seal it
    Seal it for Thy courts above


    Brokenness Aside
    By All Sons And Daughters

    Will your grace run out
    If I let you down
    ‘Cause all I know
    Is how to run

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful 

    Will you call me child
    When I tell you lies
    Cause all I know
    Is how to cry 

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful 

    You make it beautiful
    You make it beautiful
    You make it beautiful
    You make it beautiful

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful

    ‘Cause I am a sinner
    If it’s not one thing it’s another
    Caught up in words
    Tangled in lies
    You are the Savior
    And you take brokenness aside
    And make it beautiful
    Beautiful


    Create in Me a Clean Heart
    Arranged by Keith Green

    Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
    And renew a right spirit within me.
    Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
    And renew a right spirit within me.

    Cast me not away from Thy presence, oh Lord,
    And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
    Restore unto me the joy of my salvation,
    And renew a right spirit within me.

    Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
    And renew a right spirit within me.
    Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
    And renew a right spirit within me. 

    Cast me not away from Thy presence, oh Lord,
    And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
    Restore unto me the joy of my salvation,
    And renew a right spirit within me.

    Restore unto me the joy of my salvation,
    And renew a right spirit within me.


    O Come To The Altar
    Arranged by Christopher Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, and Wade Joye

    Are you hurting and broken within?
    Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin?
    Jesus is calling

    Have you come to the end of yourself?
    Do you thirst for a drink from the well?
    Jesus is calling

    O come to the altar
    The Father's arms are open wide
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood of Jesus Christ

    Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
    Come today, there's no reason to wait
    Jesus is calling

    Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy
    From the ashes, a new life is born
    Jesus is calling

    O come to the altar
    The Father's arms are open wide
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood of Jesus Christ
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood

    Oh, what a Savior
    Isn't He wonderful?
    Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen
    Bow down before Him
    For He is Lord of all
    Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen

    O come to the altar
    The Father's arms are open wide
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood of Jesus Christ

    O come to the altar
    The Father's arms are open wide
    Forgiveness was bought with
    The precious blood of Jesus Christ
    The Father's arms are open wide


    Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
    Written by John Newton, Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio

    Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
    That saved a wretch like me
    I once was lost, but now I'm found
    Was blind, but now I see

    'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
    And grace my fears relieved
    How precious did that grace appear
    The hour I first believed

    My chains are gone, I've been set free
    My God, my Savior has ransomed me
    And like a flood His mercy reigns
    Unending love, amazing grace

    The Lord has promised good to me
    His word my hope secures
    He will my shield and portion be
    As long as life endures

    My chains are gone, I've been set free
    My God, my Savior has ransomed me
    And like a flood His mercy reigns
    Unending love, amazing grace

    The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
    The sun forbear to shine.
    But God who called me here below
    Will be forever  mine

    My chains are gone, I've been set free
    My God, my Savior has ransomed me
    And like a flood His mercy reigns
    Unending love, amazing grace
    My chains are gone, I've been set free
    My God, my Savior has ransomed me
    And like a flood His mercy reigns
    Unending love, amazing grace

  • Liturgical Worship Readings

    Daily Prayer

    Help me pay attention today.

    I want to be so acutely aware of Your presence in every space.

    Help me notice beauty that doesn't beg for applause, conversations that carry Your kindness, and the still, small ways You're working beneath the surface.

    Let my feet be rooted, not rushed.

    Let my heart be soft, not guarded.

    And let my soul remember that You waste nothing—not even times of slowing down.

    Psalm 139

    1 You have searched me, Lord,
        and you know me.
    2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
        you perceive my thoughts from afar.
    3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
        you are familiar with all my ways.
    4 Before a word is on my tongue
        you, Lord, know it completely.
    5 You hem me in behind and before,
        and you lay your hand upon me.
    6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
        too lofty for me to attain.

    7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
        Where can I flee from your presence?
    8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
        if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
    9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
        if I settle on the far side of the sea,
    10 even there your hand will guide me,
        your right hand will hold me fast.
    11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
        and the light become night around me,”
    12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
        the night will shine like the day,
        for darkness is as light to you.

    13 For you created my inmost being;
        you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
    14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
        your works are wonderful,
        I know that full well.
    15 My frame was not hidden from you
        when I was made in the secret place,
        when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
    16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
        all the days ordained for me were written in your book
        before one of them came to be.
    17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
        How vast is the sum of them!
    18 Were I to count them,
        they would outnumber the grains of sand—
        when I awake, I am still with you.

    Instrument of Your Peace – St. Francis of Assisi

    Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
    Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
    Where there is injury, pardon
    Where there is doubt, faith,
    Where there is despair, hope,
    Where there is darkness, light,
    Where there is sadness, joy.
    O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
    seek to be consoled as to console,
    not so much to be understood as to understand,
    not so much to be loved, as to love;
    for it is in giving that we receive,
    it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
    it is in dying that we awake to eternal life.

    Offering Prayer

    Compassionate Father, thank you that you are our strength and our song, you fill our hearts with joy. May we give our offerings to you with gladness and joy. Everything we have belongs to you and we rejoice to give some of your abundant gifts back to you. Bless the tithes and offerings we give today. Let the majesty of the Father be the light that guides us, the compassion of the Son be the love that inspires us and the presence of the Spirit be the power that empowers us. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.

    THE LORDS PRAYER

    Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

    THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

    Offer Prayers of Intercessions, Petitions, or Thanksgivings to the Lord either silently or aloud. After each person shares we simply acknowledge by saying “Lord hear our prayer.”

    Prayer of Gratitude

    Heavenly Father, We come before you today with hearts full of gratitude. Thank you for your countless blessings and your unwavering love. Thank you for the gift of life, for the air we breathe, and for the strength you give us each day. Your grace and mercy sustain us, and we  are deeply grateful for your presence in our lifes.

    Thank you for our family, friends, and the community you have surrounded us with. Thank you for providing for our needs and for guiding us with your wisdom. Even in times of trial, we thank you for the lessons and the growth that come from trusting in you.

    Lord, may we never take your blessings for granted. Help us to remain mindful of your goodness and to share your love and kindness with others. We praise your name and give thanks for all that you are and all that you do.

    In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

 

SERMON NOTES & RESOURCES

We typically preach through the LECTIONARY READINGS — For further reading of all the passages click here https://wordtoworship.com/lectionary/acna

GP Mission;  We are a community established on experiencing the life-giving grace and peace found in knowing Christ.

"We participate in God's mission as a people. There's individual actions, there's individual moments, but ultimately, this is a symphony." -- MARK SAYERS

“So Shrewd”

Sermon by Nate Wells

Luke 16:1-15 — The Parable of the Shrewd Manager

16 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’

3 “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg— 4 I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’

5 “So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

6 “‘Nine hundred gallons of olive oil,’ he replied.

“The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.’

7 “Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’

“‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied.

“He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’

8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. 9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.

10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?

13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.


Shrewd; MERRIAM-WEBSTER DEF; 

a : severe, hard  ie. shrewd knock

b : sharp, piercing  ie. shrewd wind

a : marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen.  shrewd common sense

b : given to wily and artful ways or dealing   ie. shrewd operator


A reading from a fourteenth-century anonymous work, The Cloud of Unknowing: “For I tell you this: one loving, blind desire for God alone is more valuable in itself, more pleasing to God and to the saints, more beneficial to your own growth, and more helpful to your friends, than anything else you could do.”


All we need is a willingness to serve by any means necessary


ACTION STEP

Can you mix faith in Jesus with your business or vocation?

What do you have to invest for the purposes of Gods Kingdom?    

What do I posses or what posses me?


Are you using the same shrewd (focused, intentional) approach to your job/business as you use for serving God?

Blessing…

Rejoice in knowing that we never walk alone.

Know the grace and peace of Christ walking beside us, guiding and protecting us.

Share this comfort with one another and feel his presence each moment of each day.

Amen


The option to give toward the ministry we partner with in Haiti is always available…

God is at work in Haiti, and we’re grateful to share just a few of the wonderful things He allowed our team to accomplish this past week through your support and generosity.

New Savings Group Started (last photo of all women)

The Outreach Mission – A Week of Transformation

Care Packs for families fleeing from violent gangs who currently pushing to gain more control over cities.

Thanks to the funds you sent, the outreach was a huge blessing. We were able to purchase gas, water, and supplies—and most meaningfully, we bought Bibles. With support from LCH and the local church, they are now walking in new obedience and joy.





Number one task of a Christ follower; Stay in that rhythm of receiving nourishment. A tree doesn’t work to receive but we choose what soil and if it’s near water source or in the care of a constant gardener. Here are a few more resources to study further.

We use Lectio Divina Journals as a guide for our daily spiritual formation. If you would like to journey with us you can order a journal here (link below) or pick one up at the welcome table at church.
https://www.lectiodivinajournal.com/buy/lectiojournal-nodates

If you’re looking for a great simple way to study the Bible check out this resource; https://throughtheword.org

 

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