"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." (Psalm 119:105)

We offer this tentative listing primarily for our worship leaders and their preparation. However, we also hope it will encourage everyone to read the Scripture passages in advance as you listen for God to speak.

 

Apr 27 – Now that He is Risen… – Acts 1:1-11 (“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”; Kingdom of God; Power of the Holy Spirit at work in believers)

May 4 - TBD (Pastor Josh preaching)

May 11 – (Mother’s Day) Spiritual Gifts: “Manifestations of the Spirit” – 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 (“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good”; “All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.”; God’s power to reveal the Gospel through us)

May 18 – Spiritual Gifts: “The Gift of Singleness” – 1 Corinthians 7:7, 25-35 (“I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.”; “I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.”; Marriage and Singleness are both gifts from God, and both have unique blessings, and unique challenges; “eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit” – the Spirit determines, but we are invited to desire/ask for gifts; “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”)

May 25 – Spiritual Gifts: “Different Gifts in One Body” - Romans 12:1-13 (“Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.”; Humility opens us to the power of the Spirit working through us; overlap of gifts; some gifts are the joyful, fruitful overflow of virtues/character the Spirit is working in every Christian; Every gift is meant for building up the Body, the community of believers)

June 1 – Spiritual Gifts: “Equipped to Use Your Gifts” – Ephesians 4:1-13 (“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up… and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”; leaders to equip so that growth happens within the body)

June 8 – Spiritual Gifts: “Exercising Your Gifts” - 1 Timothy 4:7b-16; 2 Timothy 1:6 (“train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come…Do not neglect your gift…I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God”; Spiritual gifts given by the Spirit, but we must intentionally exercise them for God to be fully glorified in us)

June 15 – (Father’s Day) Spiritual Gifts: “When Gifts Come to Nothing” – 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.”; “do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:20); Desiring spiritual gifts to make ourselves less noticeable, not more; Finding our joy in Christ above joy in how we serve Christ)

June 22 – Spiritual Gifts: “Faithful Stewards of God’s Grace” – 1 Peter 4:7-11 (“Above all, love each other deeply… Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms”; Putting God’s grace to work in the power of the Spirit; Faithfulness and consistency rather than erratic explosiveness of the gifts of the Spirit)

June 29 – CIY Testimonies (Pastor Josh leading)

July 6 – TBD (Pastor Josh preaching)

July 13 – Revelation: Our King is Coming - Revelation 1:1-8 (“Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father… Look, he is coming with the clouds”; Person of Jesus Christ; sovereign power of God over all things; second coming of Christ)

July 20 – Revelation: Suffering, Kingdom, and Patient Endurance – Revelation 1:9-20 (“Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.”; Peace for the present and future; trusting in Christ’s great power and victory over sin and death; patiently waiting for completion of His promises)

July 27 – Revelation: Truth without Love – Revelation 2:1-7 (“You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.”; holding to the truth with deeds of love, not self-righteous condemnation)

Aug 3 – Revelation: Do not be afraid of suffering – Revelation 2:8-11 (“I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!... Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer.”; sustained in suffering by the richness of God’s love and grace; overcoming fear and doubt through Christ)

Aug 10 – Revelation: Battling Compromise – Revelation 2:12-17 (“There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality”; “To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it”; Finding satisfaction in God; identity and worth established through the Gospel of Christ)

Aug 17 – Revelation: Love without Truth – Revelation 2:18-29 (“You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.”; fighting against compromise; sound teaching and doctrine)

Aug 24 – Revelation: Dead Asleep – Revelation 3:1-6 (“you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die”; persevering in faith; continuing to walk and grow in the Lord)

Aug 31 – Revelation: An Open Door – Revelation 3:7-13 (“What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.”; “I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”; God’s sovereign hand at work for those who believe; opportunities created by the Spirit)

Sep 7 – Revelation: Lukewarm – Revelation 3:14-22 (“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!... You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.”; the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil; creeping self-sufficiency and self-reliance undercuts faith and growth in Christ)