Luke 12:32-40 NRSV

Call to Worship:Ephesians 1:3-6 Humbling Ourselves: Jer 2:2, 5, 13 Rejoicing in God's Mercy: : Ps 30:4-5 Sermon Text:Galatians 4:1-7 Sermon Title: Adopted Sons in the Eternal Son Outline/questions/notes Do you draw near to God with a sense of guilt or shame? Do you think of your heavenly Father as infinitely generous to you in Christ? Memory verse:So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God (Galatians 4:7)

Call to Worship: Psalm 81:1-2, 6-10 Confessing our Sin:Psalm 106:13-15 Promise of Forgiveness: Psalm 103:8-12 Sermon text: Deuteronomy 8:1-5 Title: The Long Game Outline questions/outline/notes 1. God leads his beloved people on an appointed path. 2. So that we experience our helplessness. 3. So that we experience and trust his all-sufficient faithfulness Do you rest in the assurance that God's purpose is always to take away our false hopes and replace them with the certainty of his love? Memory verse:…man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. (Deuteronomy 8:3c)

Sermon Text: Psalm 149 Title: The Lord Delights in His People Outline I. What is New About This Song? (Psalm 149:1-3) II. Does God Really Delight in His People? (Psalm 149:4-5) III. How Do Throats and Swords Bring Judgment? (Psalm 149:6-9) Memory Verse: For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation. (Psalm 149:4)

Call to Worship: Psalm 122 Confessing our Sin: Psalm 130:1-4 Promise of Forgiveness Psalm 147:1-6 Sermon text: Psalm 113 Title: Who is Like the Lord? Outline questions: I. How are We to Praise God? (Ps 113:1-3) II. Who is Like the Lord? (Psalm 113:4-6) III. How Does God Lift Up the Lowly? (Psalm 113:7-9) Memory Verse Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! (Psalm 113:1)

Sermon text: Psalm 92 Title: A Song For Sunday Outline I. Why Praise God? (Psalm 92:1-5) II. What do the wicked not understand? (Psalm 92:6-9) III. Why is the soil in YHWH’s courts so good? (Psalm 92:10-15) Memory Verse give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, Most High; (Psalm 92:1)

The Preaching of God’s Word: Psalm 80 God’s Saving Face Reverend Dr. Jason Pickard Assoc. Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary – Escondido Outline: 1. Who is the Shepherd of Israel? 2. Will God Always Be Angry? 3. Why Does God Allow the Vine to be Uprooted? Memory Verse: Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved! (Psalm 80:19)

Sermon: Psalm 61 Title: The King's Homesick Cry Outline I. What does it mean to cry from the ends of the earth? II. How Do We Get Back Home? III. Why do we need an eternal king? Memory Verse: From the end of the earth, I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Which Way Will You Go? Text: Psalm 1 Outline 1. Why is the blessed way the happy way? 2. Why is the perishing way futile? 3. Who is the Blessed Way? Memory Verse: Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2)

Title: The Gospel Has the Power to Transform the Way You Live and the Way You Die Verse: Philippians 1:21

John 12:44-50 A Final Plea Summary: Who is Jesus and why did he come? These are really important questions for us to answer. Today let's listen in as Jesus sums up who he is and why he came from heaven to earth. These are his last words to the crowds before he focuses on the twelve disciples, and then goes to the cross. Outline: 1. Jesus and His Father 2. Unbelief and judgment 3. Commanded to believe Verse: I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. (John 12:46) Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. How are these final public words of Jesus a summary of all he has taught so far? What are the central themes? 2. How does Jesus reveal his relationship to His Father in these verses? Why is it important for us to understand this relationship? 3. What warning does Jesus give to those who reject Him? 4. Why do you think in this passage that Jesus

John 12:37-43 Blind Unbelief and Secret Faith Summary: It is sad when people reject Jesus. As the apostle John saw Jesus' ministry and believed in him, he also saw many reject His Lord. Let's listen today as he talks about people's spiritual blindness. Outline: 1. Blind unbelief: God's response to persistently rejecting Jesus 2. Secret Faith: When love for the world wins over love for Jesus 3. An urgent call to walk in the light Verse: John 12:46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. This is a difficult passage, explaining what happens when people persist in unbelief, even though they had seen Jesus' many signs. Why does John quote from Isaiah 53 and Isaiah 6 to explain it? 2. It is important to see that God's actions of blinding and hardening (v. 40) are judicial actions that are a result of people's persistent rejection of Jesus. Why is this important? 3. Many religious leaders in Jesus' day believed in him, but kept it secret. Why did they do so? How could that challenge our faith today?

John 12:27-36 Jesus' Distress of the Soul Summary: It is impossible for us to know how hard it was for Jesus to suffer on the cross to save us. We get a little glimpse into Jesus' deep distress in John 12 when Jesus says

John 12:27-36 Jesus' Distress of the Soul Summary: It is impossible for us to know how hard it was for Jesus to suffer on the cross to save us. We get a little glimpse into Jesus' deep distress in John 12 when Jesus says

John 12:27-36 Jesus' Distress of the Soul Summary: It is impossible for us to know how hard it was for Jesus to suffer on the cross to save us. We get a little glimpse into Jesus' deep distress in John 12 when Jesus says

John 12:27-36 Jesus' Distress of the Soul Summary: It is impossible for us to know how hard it was for Jesus to suffer on the cross to save us. We get a little glimpse into Jesus' deep distress in John 12 when Jesus says

John 12:20-26 The Hour Has Come Summary:

John 12:9-19 Hosanna! Summary: A couple of years ago, Prince Charles of England was crowned king of the United Kingdom. When a king is crowned there is a huge ceremony as he is

John 11:45-57 In My Place Condemned He Stood Summary: What are you going to do about Jesus? Everyone has to answer that question. Some try to ignore him, while others hate him. In our passage today, John tells us that the religious leaders were threatened by Jesus, and refused to believe in him even though they had seen his miracles. So they planned to kill him. What should they have done? They should have believed in Him! Let's think about it: Outline: 1. An evil plot 2. An unwitting prophecy 3. What are you going to do about Jesus? Verse: John 11:50 ...

I Have Seen the Lord John 20:1-18 Jesus is Risen! Today we worship Jesus who rose from the dead, and get to see how people like Mary Magdalene, John, and Peter first saw and believed that Jesus was actually raised from the dead. Because He lives, our salvation is true and we too will one day live forever. Let's think about it: Outline: 1. Believing in the resurrection 2. Hope in the midst of sorrow 3. The peace of the risen Christ given to you Verse: Matthew 28:5-6 “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. What do we learn from John 20:1-10 about Jesus' resurrection? Why might John have included the details about the linen cloths that were used to wrap Jesus' body? 2. Mary Magdalene has a prominent place in the accounts of Jesus' resurrection. She was likely one of Jesus' followers from the earliest moments, a woman who had been healed of demon possession. Why is it significant that she is the first person to whom Jesus appears? How does her response to Jesus help us think about our own relationship to him? 3. It is hard to imagine the moment when Jesus appeared to his disciples in the room that night (vv. 19-23). Twice he declared peace to them, which was a traditional greeting, but that night meant something new. How does the resurrection of Jesus mean peace for us?