2nd Commandment - Confirmation
Our Almighty God is the most awesome being in the universe.
The name of God deserves respect and reverence.
Theme Verse
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God.
Exodus 20:7
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Luther’s Small Cat
You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.
What does this mean?
We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks.
Remember 1 Thing
Our Almighty God is the most awesome being in the universe.
The name of God deserves respect and reverence.
Don’t Drag God’s Name through the mud
The Name of Mufasa.
Shenzi says about the Lion King, “I just hear that name and I shudder.” When Scar appears, he doesn’t hold quite as much weight and the hyenas tell him he’s their pal, not necessarily a leader to be respected.
How do leaders gain respect?
Do you respect God?
Are we showing true respect to God if we throw God’s name around without thinking?
Without a Thought
When people use God’s name as a fill word, e.g., “God this,” “God that,” “Oh my God,” what do they really mean?
Some people say, “Oh, that doesn’t mean anything!”
That is precisely the point
How are we lowering the name of God when we use these meaningless phrases?
Discuss having respect for God’s name
Drag name of God through the mud
How do we drag God’s Name through the mud?
From this everyone can easily figure out for himself when and in what a variety of ways God's name is misused, although it is impossible to list them all. But here is a brief rundown.
First to meet the eye are the misuses of God's name in worldly business and in matters involving money, property, and prestige, whether publicly in court or in the marketplace or elsewhere, as when a person swears a false oath by God's name or backs up a falsehood with a reference to his conscience. This kind of thing is especially coninion in marriage matters when two persons become secretly engaged and later deny it under oath.
The Greatest Misuse
In Spiritual Matters, when False preachers arise and parade their lying trumpery as a word of God
It is a matter of making yourself look better buy using God’s name.
Teach the Tongue
“1st Commandment inwardly instructs the heat and teaches faith, so this commandment leads outward and directs the speech of lips and tongue into a right relationship to God.”
“Misusing God’s name is when one speaks the name of the Lord God, in whatever manner that may be, in order to support lies or any kind of wrong”
Using it properly
Using the Faith to support the faith and all that is good and beneficial
Other Key Verses
What does each verse have to do with the theme verse?
Proverbs 15:2
Matthew 5:34-37
Hosea 4:2-3
3rd Commandment - Confirmation
The Sabbath was given as a gift – a day of rest, worship and re-creation.
We are to use it to hear God’s Word, celebrate God’s goodness and be restored for the week ahead.
Theme Verse
Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy.
Exodus 20:8
Luther’s Small Cat
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it.
Remember 1 Thing
The Sabbath was given as a gift – a day of rest, worship and re-creation.
We are to use it to hear God’s Word, celebrate God’s goodness and be restored for the week ahead.
Working to Death
What happens to you when you don’t get enough rest or sleep? How do you feel? Act? Look? Think?
True or false: You can live longer without food than without sleep
How is rest important for the following?:
Mental health
Physical health
Spiritual health
Wreck-Creation
What is the difference between “re-creation” and “wreck-creation?”
God took a day off after creation
Why do you suppose God commanded that people take a day to refresh, re-create and remember?
The Sabbath is meant for worship and re-creation
Why was the Sabbath Created?
Read Genesis 2:2-3
This commandment was given in a society which sometimes literally worked its slaves and animals to death
The Sabbath is a marvelous gift, intended as a day of rest, rejuvenation, recreation and remembrance to the people, their servants and foreigners in the land
How did it Evolve in O.T. Times?
Psalm 92 is titled “A Song for the Sabbath”
What can be learned from this song about proper activities for the Sabbath?
How Did Jesus Use The Sabbath?
He took care of the physical needs of his disciples and healed people (Matthew 12:1-14)
He taught and cast out evil spirits (Mark 1:21)
He went to the synagogue to preach and proclaim freedom (Luke 4:16-21)
He healed again and got in trouble with the authorities (John 9:13-16)
Why Sunday?
The early church saw every day as holy
They began to set aside Sunday as a special day to celebrate and worship in honor of the resurrection
Teach the Tongue
“Those who grossly misuse and desecrate the holy day, those for example who neglect God’s word becasue of greed or frivolity or who laze about in bars, drinking and stuffing themselves. are not the only one who violate this commandment. It is transgressed also by that other crowd who listen to God’s word as to some entertainment and come to the preaching service merely by the force of habit and leave again with as little understanding of the word at the end of the year as at the begging. ”
Using it properly
For the Sake of the body and its needs.
Observe holy days, for participation in worship, for coming together to hear and to work with the word of God and to praise God by song and prayer.
Other Key Verses
What does each verse have to do with the theme verse?
Proverbs 15:2
Matthew 5:34-37
Hosea 4:2-3
Week 3 Serving Challenge Together group: Availability
Availability Is what we are talking about this week.
Top Here is Pastors class
Baretto Together Group
Wednesdays 6:30
Pastor Cris’ Together Group Meets
Thursday Morning at 11am
Thursday Evening Starts at 7PM at Pastor’s House
Video recording releases Friday mornings.
Together Group Video Week 3
Discussion Guide | Week 3
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[Sunday] Availability- Serving Challenge
In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude as Christ Jesus, who was God but did not strive to hold onto that divine reality to give himself notoriety. Rather, He stopped and made himself available to serve.
In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude as Christ Jesus, who was God but did not strive to hold onto that divine reality to give himself notoriety. Rather, He stopped and made himself available to serve.
QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK: See This weeks Together Group Study
Sunday September 29th is Day 13 in the Book!
New Together Groups Materals
Releases at 11Am on Sunday
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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New Members Sunday 24' Say Hello.
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Week 2 Serving Challenge Together group: Attitude
Attitude Is what we are talking about this week.
Watch Pastors Groups recording here.
Baretto Together Group
Wednesdays 6:30
Pastor Cris’ Together Group Meets
Thursday Morning at 11am
Thursday Evening Starts at 7PM at Pastor’s House
Video recording releases Friday mornings.
Together Group Video Week 2
Discussion Guide | Week 2
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[Sunday] Attitude - Serving Challenge
Our attitudes have a profound effect on our lives and relationships. A bad attitude of accusation can destroy life, but when we align our attitude with Christ, we experience the joy and peace that comes from serving with a pure heart.
Our attitudes have a profound effect on our lives and relationships. A bad attitude of accusation can destroy life, but when we align our attitude with Christ, we experience the joy and peace that comes from serving with a pure heart.
QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK: See This weeks Together Group Study
Sunday September 22nd is Day 6 in the Book!
New Together Groups Materals
Releases at 11Am on Sunday
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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Week 1 Serving Challenge Together group: Intro
Serving Is what we are talking about this week.
Watch Pastors Groups recording here.
Baretto Together Group
Wednesdays 6:30 at Baretto Home
Pastor Cris’ Together Group Meets
Thursday Morning at 11am
Thursday Evening Starts at 7PM at Pastor’s House
Video recording releases Friday mornings.
Together Group Video Week 1
Discussion Guide | Week 1
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[Sunday] Greatest - Serving Challenge
Serving others is not about self-promotion or personal gain, but about elevating those around you. In God’s kingdom that's how you become the greatest.
Serving others is not about self-promotion or personal gain, but about elevating those around you. In God’s kingdom that's how you become the greatest.
QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK: See This weeks Together Group Study
Releases at 11Am on Sunday
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Serving Challenge Together Groups
Lets Take up this Challenge together
New Together Group Weeks Released Sunday at 11am
We are stronger together and any challenge is better when helped.
I encourage you to meeting with other people to watch each week’s video and go through the discussion questions.
Here are the Official Groups
Burro’s Wednesday 6:30pm
Escher’s Thursday 7pm
Pastor’s Thursday 11am
In you would like to create a group Get in touch with pastor and we will promote it.
Serving Challenge! New Series in September
Discover what real freedom is like as we explore the powerful forgiveness that Jesus offers to each and every person, including you!
You were made for more than just believing and existing until you die. You were made to serve.
If Jesus offers a full and abundant life, then why does it feel as if words like burnout, exhaustion, anger, loneliness, unhappiness, and anxiety are winning the day? Something feels very off. A full and abundant life results in purpose, meaning, fulfillment, joy, and happiness. What are we missing?
September 15 Intro
Day 1: Tuesday
September 22
Attitude Day 6
September 29
Availability Day 13
October 6
Action Day 20
October 13
Ability Day 27
October 20
Ambition Day 34
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September 15th we are starting the Serving Challenge.
Red Letter Challenge is a dynamic 40-day experience that helps people more effectively follow Jesus Christ!
Practice the Habits of Jesus
Find Joy in Relationship with God
Discover Purpose Being with God
Purchase the Workbook
Grabe a Workbook.
The books can be shared but feel free to grab what you need
The church has ordered some Serving books.
The books cost the church 25$ Per Book
As with everything if 25$ is too much please take one.
Both Amazon and RLC both are selling the book
both links are included.
Amazon may be faster,
RLC will be cheaper.
Buy the Book on Amazon
Buy the book on Red Letter challenge Site
New Song , The Jesus Way
New Song for the New Series (Serving Challenge)
Here is Grace’s Recording for Sunday
Listen to the Original (We Changed The Lyrics)
On September 15th 2024 we are singing
The Jesus Way(CCLI 7217888)
© 2023 Be Essential Songs; Cashagamble Jet Music; Phil Wickham Music; Simply Global Songs
1. If you curse us, then we will bless you
If you hurt us, we will forgive
If you hate us, then we will love you
There’s love in the Jesus way
2. If you’re helpless, we will defend you
if you’re burdened, we’ll share the weight
if you’re hopeless, then let us sh’ow you
There’s hope in the Jesus way
(REFRAIN)
We follow Jesus; we follow Jesus
He wore our sin we, gladly wear His name
He is the treasure; He is the answer
There’s love in the Jesus way
3. If you strike us, we will embrace you
if you chain us, we’ll sing His praise
if you kill us, our home is heaven
There’s hope in the Jesus way (REFRAIN)x2
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[Sunday] Under Pressure - Hold Fast: 2nd Timothy
When under pressure, there is hope and resilience in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ which causes us to look at the world differently.
When under pressure, there is hope and resilience in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ which causes us to look at the world differently.
Questions for the Week: Hold Fast: Paul's 2nd Letter of Timothy - Under Pressure
How have you experienced pressure or suffering in your own life? In what ways has your faith helped you to endure these challenges?
Read 2 Timothy 4. How does Paul speak of pressure and hope? What does he cling to for this hope?
How does the love of God, as revealed in the cross of Jesus Christ, change everything? What does it mean to love others as Christ loves us?
When looking at all of 2 Timothy, what is the biggest piece of encouragement you can take with you?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Matthew Chapter 28 Bible Study
The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 27c-28
The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 27c-28
The Resurrection
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Bible Club Pool Party and Avery's First Communion [Photos]
Great Way to End the Summer!
Congradulations fo Avery, Welcome to the Table of our Lord with us.
When the world was darkest, the light came in bringing hope to the creation.