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Worship Wednesday

Worship Wednesday

November 9, 2011

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G'day! Welcome to Partakers Wednesday Worship on 9^th of November, 2011!

Opening Prayer

We start with this brief prayer! O Merciful Father, We thank you that you are a loving God! We thank you for the gift of your Son Jesus Christ! We thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit! We thank you for life and that we can know you personally! Amen! Time to confess our sins!  Now we are free to give our God praise, knowing that we have confessed our sins, He has forgiven us and there is no impediment to our praise!

Time of praise with Psalm 134!

Psalm 134

(The Message) Come, bless God, all you servants of God! You priests of God, posted to the nightwatch in God's shrine, Lift your praising hands to the Holy Place, and bless God. In turn, may God of Zion bless you- God who made heaven and earth!

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Think Spot

7th November 2011

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Here we are Monday again. Are you pleased? Are you ready for a new day at the office, or at college or in the factory or at a desk? You are a Christian right? So what are you thinking as you resume where you left off last week? Did you pray before you left home? Great for that's the best way to start off. You spent a little time with the Lord in His Word and have sought his leading through the day. That is also commendable. Have you sought protection from the Lord also? Have you realised there is someone who is anxious that you don't triumph in Christ today. Someone who wants to safeguard his territory and his prisoners. So look at this day as an exciting day with all kinds of great prospects. If you are walking and talking with God you couldn't be in better company or stronger. He will be your shield and refuge a very present help in time of trouble. He is at your right hand and will be in control as you yield yourself confidently to His direction through the day. Ok a lot of routine stuff but do it as well as you can and cheerfully. But you don't know my boss? No but God does and he has you there in that place for a reason never doubt. You may not see anything terrific happen today no miracles but you are a light shining for Jesus and will make an impact upon someones day today as you come into contact just your presence in the same room. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify God in Heaven. Trust in the Lord and be not afraid. Watch your behaviour and enjoy God's presence with you. You are in the centre of his will and its going to be a great Monday. Our confidence is in the Lord. Psalm 23 reads “He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake” Believe and act upon those words spoken by David and at the end of day you may well be able to also say with him “My cup runs over” Here is a brief prayer to help us into the new week. Dear loving heavenly Father, I place today into your hands and will do what I can to first please you in the way I work today. If I am at home looking after my children help me cope and enjoy them. If I am at work and have an awkward situation help me to know what to do. If I have to rebuke a worker under me help me to do it in a helpful way and not a way that will hinder a good working relationship. I belong to you Lord help me display that without showing off or arrogance. You gave your life for me help me dedicate my life to you this day. May Jesus be seen in all I think, say and do. In Jesus name I pray Amen

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Sermon - Jesus WOW Part 2

The Challenge Of

Jesus' WOW Factor

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Introduction!

Last Sunday we reflected together about the WOW factor of Jesus. What does WOW stand for? Worthy of Worship! We saw together how as expressed in Colossians 1v15-20 Paul had a WOW factor about Jesus Christ! I shared how the WOW factor of Jesus for me included his uniqueness, majesty, tenderness, wisdom, strength and loveliness.   That this extraordinary Jesus loves us with an unparalleled and creative passion! Then we looked at the WOW factor having an impact on communities by way of us as Christians being as Jesus, through loving, serving and giving to others! We saw that by using the power and strength of the Holy Spirit within us, meant that we would never tire of loving, serving and giving to others.  Then finally, this Jesus will be returning and will do the most extraordinary thing to all those who persevere - Revelation 21v4 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. That's a WOW factor of Jesus! How has your WOW factor of Jesus been this past week? It would be lovely to just stay there and bask in that WOW factor but that would not be the full picture! We have to live between the present and the future and Jesus has left us with a job to do! Anybody here find that following Jesus closely easy? Not just me then!

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Friday Prayers

Friday Prayers

4 November 2011!

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Order of Service!

Welcome

General Opening prayer

Time for praise

Prayers for churches worldwide

Prayers for unemployed

Prayers for healing and comfort

Time for your own prayers!

Closing prayers

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Worship Wednesday

Worship Wednesday

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G'day! Welcome to Partakers Wednesday Worship on the 2nd of November 2011.

Order of Service

Opening Prayer

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Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

We praise you and give you glory:

We bless you for calling us to be your holy people.

Amen!

Continuing on, we now have a song. Today it is Abigail Miller, singing Lord, I Must Be Yours! Visit her at: http://www.abigailmiller.com/ (Song originally downloaded at http://www.godlychristianmusic.com) Lord, I must be yours alone. Teach me I am not my own. Crush and mould this heart of stone. In your image make it. Wilful, stubborn, Lord, it's true- I do what I want to do. Let me learn to follow you. Take my will and break it. From my self I would be free. Take all my identity, Fill with your humility. Seize my pride and shake it. When a helpless wreck I am, Take me and rebuild the sham To be like the Living Lamb, My life, on Him, I stake it.

Bible Talk

The Apostle Paul writing in Philippians 2:3-4 "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." The Apostle Peter writing in 1 Peter 5:5-6 "All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time." Those verses probably highlight what those who call themselves the Lord's people are to be and do! Humility! Looking to others first! Contrast those values to those of the twenty first century society. A society where the prevalent attitude is: "There are no other people. The order is 'me, me and more me! I am far more important and higher than anyone else!'" This is individualism, an individualism where the individual's importance is placed higher than all others! Individualism, which is imbued with self-reliance and personal independence. Even when help and compassion are offered, so often there are strings attached and hoops to be jumped through: "If you do this, we will do this for you."  That's the view in 21^st century Western countries such as the USA, UK and Australia. Sadly, it is not just within society that this exists, but also within the church and amongst Christians. How opposite is that view, compared to the view of Peter and Paul in the Bible reading! It is as if we are denying the basic rule of compassion and mercy, which dictates that we, as Christians, are to be serving others, because they are also humans created in the image of God, loved by God and so should be loved unconditionally by those who proclaim to be God's people - the Church. Denying that basic need to others is pure unadulterated selfishness and places others below our own selves. Individualism within the church, lends itself to hypocritical behaviour and attitudes, which are inconsistent with Scripture and behaviour. Individualism, where you as an individual are placed at the front of the queue, is not loving others and not considering others higher than yourself. It certainly could not be construed as serving other people to always place your own desires above all others. There is an old acronym JOY - Jesus first, Others second, Yourself last. So as we live our lives, let us be determined to be counter-cultural, love and serve others, being willing to listen to them and giving them practical support when we can.

Think time

Now a time, where I put before you a couple of questions for you to ponder and think about, before we continue in prayer. Perhaps you could write them down for later. Q1. In what areas of my life do I usually put myself before other people and sin against them? Q2. What impact could I make on my church and local community if I was more willing to serve and practically love others, rather than be served and supported by them?

Bryony Prays!

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