Call to worship:
5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God rests my salvation and my glory;
my mighty rock, my refuge is God.8 Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.Psalm 62:5-8
Gathering Video
Questions for reflection:
How does the identity of Jesus and trustworthiness of His word anchor us today?
Where in your life do you already know what needs to change, but continue to avoid the cost of changing it?
What has become so normal in your life that you no longer notice how much it is diminishing your vitality?
If someone looked only at the way you spend your time, energy, and attention, what would they assume matters most to you?Corporate Prayer:
Our Father in Heaven,
We thank you for the story of salvation that centers on Your Son. We are amazed again at the endless grace of Jesus that grants forgiveness and freedom. May Your Spirit shape us to continually receive, share and show the love of God through everything we say and do.
In the name of Christ we pray, amen.
Notes//Quotes//Slides:
2 Peter 1:16-21 - Mike G Reading
2 Peter 1:16-21
I have seen the face of Jesus— Tell me not of aught beside;
I have heard the voice of Jesus—All my soul is satisfied.
In the radiance of the glory, First I saw His blessed face,
And forever shall that glory Be my home, my dwelling-place.
2 Tim 3:16-17
The value of inspiration emerges, as twofold. It gives to the books written under its bearing a quality which is truly superhuman; a trustworthiness, an authority, a searchingness, a profundity, a profitableness which is altogether Divine. And it speaks this Divine word immediately to each reader’s heart and conscience; so that he does not require to make his way to God, painfully, perhaps even uncertainly, through the words of His servants, the human instruments in writing the Scriptures, but can listen directly to the Divine voice itself speaking immediately in the Scriptural word to him. BB Warfield
“We read scripture in order to be refreshed in our memory and understanding of the story within which we ourselves are actors, to be reminded where it has come from and where it is going to, and hence what our own part within it ought to be.” - NT Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God
1. Where in your life do you already know what needs to change, but continue to avoid the cost of changing it?
2. What has become so normal in your life that you no longer notice how much it is diminishing your vitality?
3. If someone looked only at the way you spend your time, energy, and attention, what would they assume matters most to you?