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Sunday, June 27, 2021 - Sharing the Good News - Apostle-style
O Praise Him
David Crowder Band
Turn your ear
To heaven and hear
The noise inside
The sound of angels' awe
The sound of angels' songs
And all this for a King
We could join and sing
All to Christ the King
How constant, how divine
This song of ours will rise
O, how constant, how divine
This love of ours will rise
Will rise
O praise Him
O praise him
He is Holy
He is Holy (yeah)
Turn your gaze
To heaven and raise
A joyous noise
The sound of salvation come
The sound of rescued ones
And all this for a King
Angels join to sing
All for Christ our King
How infinite and sweet
This love so rescuing
O, how infinitely sweet
This great love that has redeemed
As one we sing
Alleluia
Alleluia
He is Holy
He is Holy (yeah)
Indescribable
Chris Tomlin
From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation's revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaiming
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
You are amazing God
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
Incomparable, unchangeable
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God
You are amazing God
Here Again
Elevation Worship
Can't go back to the beginning
Can't control what tomorrow will bring
But I know here in the middle
Is the place where You promise to be
I'm not enough unless You come
Will You meet me here again
Cause all I want is all You are
Will You meet me here again
As I walk now through the valley
Let Your love rise above every fear
Like the sun shaping the shadow
In my weakness Your glory appears
I'm not enough unless You come
Will You meet me here again
Cause all I want is all You are
Will You meet me here again
[x2]
Not for a minute
Was I forsaken
The Lord is in this place
The Lord is in this place
Come Holy Spirit
Dry bones awaken
The Lord is in this place
The Lord is in this place
No Longer Slaves
Bethel Music
You unravel me with a melody
You surround me with a song
Of deliverance from my enemies
'Til all my fears are gone
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
From my mother's womb
You have chosen me
Love has called my name
I've been born again to a family
Your blood flows through my veins
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I am surrounded
By the arms of the Father
I am surrounded
By songs of deliverance
We've been liberated
From our bondage
We're the sons and the daughters
Let us sing our freedom
You split the sea
So I could walk right through it
My fears are drowned in perfect love
You rescued me
And I will stand and sing
I am a child of God [x2]
Yes, I am
I am a child of God
I am a child of God
Yes, I am
I am a child of God
Full of faith
Yes, I am a child of God
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
Sermon
Sharing the Good News - Apostle-style
John 20:21 NLT
…As the Father has sent Me, so I am sending you.”
Mark 16:15 NLT
GO INTO the All the WORLD and
Preach the GOOD NEWS to
ALL creation”
WHO are we called to? (Again, not WHAT)
HOW do we “PREACH THE GOOD NEWS” to them?
John 16:8 NLT
8 And when He (Holy Spirit) comes, He will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
John 13:34 NLT
34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
John 15:17
17 This is My command: Love each other.
Acts 1:8 NLT
And you will be My witnesses, telling people about Me everywhere…
QUOTE
The early preachers of the good news had
one subject and only one - JESUS. This was their ‘word” that they broadcast with such perseverance.
- Michael Green
Author, Evangelism in the Early Church
1 Corinthians 1:22-23a NIV
22 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified
Romans 1:16 NLT
16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile
3 LAYERS of Conversation
Life
Limitations
Spirituality
Learn questions like,
Tell me about your life?
What do you do for a living?
How did you end up here in Allegan?
What was your childhood like?
Where did you go to school?
Tell me about your family?
1 Corinthians 9:22 NLT
22 When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone…
John 6:44 NLT
No one can come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me draws them to Me…
Luke 19:2-9 NLT (abbreviated)
2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich….5 When Jesus came by, He looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” He said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”…
8 Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today!"
WHO are you called to? And
HOW will you PREACH the GOOD NEWS to them
In a way that is meaningful to THEM?
These are questions that
Need answering