Order of Worship
May 28, 2023
Welcome and Call to Worship
Song “What A Beautiful Name”
Song “Same God”
Song “Come As You Are”
Communion
Greeting and Announcements
Sermon – Pastor, Mike Halstead
Church
I. Pharisee
– Confident of his pious achievement Luke 18:9
– Glances at God, but prays to himself Luke 18:10-12
– 3 elements of his obedience – Negative obedience. . . “I’m not this”
II. Tax Collector
– Understood being unloved Luke 18:13
– “Have mercy on me!”
– Eleeo – The blindman Luke 18:35-38
– Halaskomai: – To make propitiation for
– To atone for – I John 1:8-10, and 2:1-2
– Justified
III. Death and Resurrection
– Without Jesus . . . I am lost II Corinthians 5:21
Takeaway
– Righteousness
– A gift from God that cannot be achieved by observance of the Law alone
– Atonement
– God’s forgiving grace through sacrifice – not easily received by the arrogant, judgmental, and self-satisfied Philippians 2:5, 11
Closing
- Song “I Speak Jesus”
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