Bayshore Gardens Community Church Believing, Again Gaining Hope Caring Relationships Christ Jesus
WE EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO MEMBERS, REGULAR ATTENDERS, and THOSE VISITING TODAY. If you are visiting with us, we welcome you to our church! You are no longer a stranger for you are with the people of God.
WE INVITE YOU TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE PAD so that we may celebrate your presence with us today! Please pass it on to the next person and then back down the row
Please Take Your Bulletins Home With You and Read the Announcements We invite you to take advantage of the many opportunities for fellowship and service
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP HALL 9:30-10:00 AM - Snacks & Coffee Bible Study 10:00 11:00 (Start on time end on time) ADVANCE READING GENESIS 50:20-21
NEXT SUNDAY IS PALM SUNDAY and the beginning of Holy Week Everyone present will be invited to receive a palm cross. The Lord s Prayer sermon series will continue on Sunday, April 3: Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven.
Bayshore Gardens Community Church Believing, Again Gaining Hope Caring Relationships Christ Jesus
THE CALL TO WORSHIP Based on 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Hebrews 12:28 We may be hard pressed on every side, BUT WE WILL NOT BE CRUSHED; We may be perplexed, BUT WE WILL NOT BE DRIVEN TO DESPAIR; We may be persecuted, BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABANDONED;
We may be struck down, BUT WE WILL NOT BE DESTROYED. Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, LET US BE THANKFUL, and worship God acceptably WITH REVERENCE AND WITH AWE.
**THE OPENING HYMN: #370 REJOICE, THE LORD IS KING [ All who are able please stand ]
(1) Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore; Rejoice, give thanks and sing, and triumph evermore; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
(2) Jesus, our Savior, reigns, the God of truth and love; When He had purged our stains He took His seat above; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
(3) His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o er earth and Heav n, The keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv n; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
(4) Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore; Rejoice, give thanks and sing, and triumph evermore; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
SILENT PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND CONFESSION THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON Colossians 1:13-14 God has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the Kingdom of His only Son He loves, in whom we have redemption and the forgiveness of sins.
THE CHANCEL CHOIR CELEBRATION OF PRAISE
A TIME OF SHARING WITH GOD S CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE Matthew 13:24-33 Read by Roy Palk, J.D. Jesus told this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
The owner's servants came to him and said, Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from? An enemy did this, he replied. The servants asked him, Do you want us to go and pull them up? No, he answered, because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.
Jesus told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches. He told them still another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.
TWO SONGS OF PREPARATION #713 SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD #405 I LOVE YOUR KINGDOM, LORD (American English Version)
(1) Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; And all these things will be added unto you Allelu, Alleluia (2) Ask and it shall be given unto you; Seek and ye shall find, Knock and the door shall be opened unto you Allelu, Alleluia
(1) I love Your kingdom, Lord, The house of Your abode, The Church our blest Redeemer saved With His own precious blood. (2) I love Your Church, O God! Her walls before You stand Dear as the apple of your eye, And graven on Your hand.
(3) For Her my tears shall fall, For Her my prayers ascend, For Her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. (4) Beyond my highest joy I prize Her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise.
(5) Sure as Your truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD WITHIN YOU Matthew 13:24-33 The Fifth in a Lenten sermon series on The Lord s Prayer See Luke 17:20-21 The Kingdom of God does not come visibly; nor can people say, Here it is or There it is because the Kingdom of God is within you. (Please see sermon outline) Bayshore Gardens Community Church Dr. Daniel Herlein
TWO DIFFERENT MANIFESTATIONS OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD FIRST: There will be a coming physical kingdom of God (future) which the Lord Jesus will someday establish when he returns again to the earth. SECOND: The present spiritual Kingdom of God actually within us right now; i.e., God literally reigning within us as King of our lives
Here is Jesus response to the Pharisees in answer to their question about WHEN the kingdom of God was coming: The Kingdom of God does not come visibly; nor can people say, Here it is or There it is because THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU. Luke 17:20-21 Paul reiteration: 1 Corinthians 3:16 Don t you realize that YOU are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells WITHIN YOU?
Jesus also taught that the Kingdom of God that is, God s reign within us, will exist along side of us and will be challenged by everything in this world that is opposed to God. Parable of the Weeds - Matthew 13:24-30
In addition, Jesus taught that the Kingdom of God begins within us, very small, and grows to the extent we are willing to submit ourselves to God and allow Him to be King in our lives. Parable of the Mustard Seed Parable of the Leavened Dough Matthew 13:31-32
THY KINGDOM COME means God reigning within us as Lord of our lives. THY KINGDOM COME means an inner condition of mind, will, and spirit in which God s will becomes our will. THY KINGDOM COME means living in an way that embraces God honoring attitudes, God honoring conduct, God honoring relationships.
THY KINGDOM COME means there is a profound inner peace built upon peace with God, peace with others, peace within ourselves. THY KINGDOM COME means experienceing inner joy and contentment because of God s steadfast presence, all around us and within us, even when it feels like everything around us is falling apart.
THY KINGDOM COME means that God living and reigning within us begins small and grows as we give ourselves more and more to God. THY KINGDOM COME means that God s Kingdom within us exists along side of evil which will ultimately be judged and destroyed. God s Kingdom will be eternally triumphant.
GOD S PROMISE IN 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-9 WE MAY BE HARD PRESSED ON EVERY SIDE, BUT WE WILL NOT BE CRUSHED; WE MAY BE PERPLEXED, BUT WE WILL NOT BE DRIVEN TO DESPAIR; WE MAY BE PERSECUTED, BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABANDONED; WE MAY BE STRUCK DOWN, BUT WE WILL NOT BE DESTROYED.
THY KINGDOM COME (Please read together) Our Holy God and Heavenly Abba-Father, whose authority and name is absolute and perfect in all the heavens, Come, establish and reign within me Your authority and holiness, in all that I am and in all that I have.
The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord s 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 DEBTS AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS; AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, AND THE POWER, AND THE GLORY FOREVER AMEN.
OUR OFFERING As A Tangible Expression Of Our Gratitude To God, We Joyfully Offer Our Monetary Gifts To Financially Support God's Work At Bayshore Gardens Community Church
OFFERTORY MUSIC I WALK WITH GOD IN PEACE Pat Woods, Piano
THE DOXOLOGY PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW; PRAISE HIM ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW; PRAISE HIM ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOST; PRAISE FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST. AMEN
THE CLOSING HYMN #757 SOON AND VERY SOON WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE KING
(1) Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King! Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King! Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We are going to see the King!
(2) No more crying there, we are going to see the King! No more crying there, we are going to see the King! No more crying there, we are going to see the King! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We are going to see the King!
(3) No more dying there, we are going to see the King! No more dying there, we are going to see the King! No more dying there, we are going to see the King! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We are going to see the King!
(4) Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King! Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King! Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We are going to see the King!
AN IRISH BENEDICTION Go forth from this place as God s elect and covenant people... AMEN