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Greetings and welcome to this week’s fellowship

The Spirit of Love That Makes Everything Easy
By François Fénelon

Jesus Christ said to all Christians without exception, “Let him who would be My disciple carry his cross, and follow Me.” The broad way leads
to perdition. We must follow the narrow way which few enter. We must be born again, renounce ourselves, hate ourselves, become a child, be
poor in spirit, weep to be comforted, and not be of the world which is cursed because of its scandals.
These truths frighten many people, and this is because they only know what religion exacts without knowing what it offers, and they ignore the
spirit of love which makes everything easy. They do not know that it leads to the highest perfection by a feeling of peace and love which
sweetens all the struggle.
Those who are wholly God’s are always happy. They know by experience that the yoke of the Lord is “easy and light,” that we find in Him “Rest
for the soul,” and that He comforts those who are weary and overburdened, as He Himself has said.

May His face shine upon you and be gracious and give you peace.
In Jesus’ Name. Amen.





Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God, the Father, the Almighty,
The creator of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
On the third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into Heaven,
And sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church,
The communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Amen.



Let us lift up in prayer the following in the Name of Jesus:
We pray for the upcoming elections in the United States. We pray Lord that You will guide people to vote their faith. We pray that our next president will follow
You in all of his or her ways. We pray for the children who are abducted and abused, who are homeless and hungry. We pray for our loved ones who are sick.
We lift up those who have lost their jobs and their homes and have given up. Give them Your peace, O Lord. Father, help us to let Your grace flow in all parts
of our lives. We pray that people will get ready for Your return Lord Jesus. Pastor Richard, pastor Kavuri Parisuddarao, Suzy, Let us remember those who have
passed from the Holocaust, for those who suffer with addictions, Pastor David, Ev. Abela, Pastor Peter Orwaru, Eunice, Sera Shahbaz, Bro.S.Naveenkumar,
Pastor Ashknaz, Pastor Caliph Ndemo, Pastor Charagh Roshan, Pastor Opingo, Motsamai lehloka, Ian Robertson & family, for Israel that the daily bombing
from Palestine would stop and that there would be peace in Israel, that Your chosen people would come to know You Lord Jesus as their Savior. Pray for those
who are out preaching the gospel both here in the United States and all around the world. Please pray that the Word of the Lord will be brought to those who
have not heard it yet so that seeds of faith may be sown to bring glory to our Lord God. We pray for all who love the Lord that they will completely abandon
themselves to the Lord. We pray for those who do not know the Lord that they will come to the Lord and ask Him for His forgiveness and give their lives to God.
We pray that they will learn that only through Jesus can they find eternal life. Pastor Linda & grandchildren, Pastor David, Pastor James & family, Bill & Michelle,
Don, Nat & Marge & Julie, Genie & Phil & family & friends & church, Pastor Patras & Eternal Gospel Assemblies of Pakistan, OJ & Anna & Ethan, Sherie, Pastor
Dave & Monica & family, Marana Community Christian Church, Cheryl & Erve, Pacheco, Hurley, Ben & family, Donna, Tommie, Mark, Bill and Bev, Hyma &
family, Glenn, Dee Dee, John & Sheeba & Berry, Katarina, Nancy & Dave, Emily & Joseph & Jamie & Kacie & Melissa & Phil & Mila & Karen & Kenny & family,
Prodigals to come back, Robert & Elizabeth, Donna & Johnny & family, Brandon, Open Heaven Ministries, Mary Ann & family, Kerri & children, Knox and Laurie,
Pegi & Paul& family, Danny, Ben & family, Shane & Sheri, for those that are working to keep us safe and provide emergency services, Home Churches all over
the world, Sanju & family & friends, prayer requests in groups, for those who kill through abortion, URTCT prayer requests, Pastors John & Irene and
Beachside Church, Joanna & Kaledia Health staff & patients, Vickie, Aoly, Shay, Rev Rick & CASAS ministry & Thailand missions, Brenda & Eric & Carson &
Zane, Mona, Dorothy, Nada, Robin & Jim, Lou Ann & Angelina, Bill, Felicia & Campus Ministry, those affected by the weather and natural disasters, fires &
drought, Aspen & AJ, for the children who suffer from disease or abuse, CJ & mom April, Callie, Bowen, Patty, Nathan & Erica & Sophie, Anna & Craig & family,
Sharoon, Andrea & Jason & Ian & Ava, Barbara, Tanya, Patricia, Don & Rose, those suffering from cancer and mental illness, Michael, Middle East, Israel,
peace in Jerusalem, for Africa, India, Korea, United Kingdom, homeless people & shelters, for marriage according to God’s way, for judges to not make laws,
Brenda, Elaine & dad and sister and family, Tony, Jeanine, Susan, Evelyn, Ed & Veda, Beth & Eric & Isaiah & Alliyah & Addyson, Chrissy & JD & Noah & Ashton
& Konner & Elle, Henry & Monica & Isaiah & Branson, Nora & Chris & Ethan & unborn child, John & Carol, Kat & Drew, Kim, Marie, Craig, Michael & Gina, Toni
& Angel, Kevin & Ro, Monica, Sean & Wendy, Bill, Mike, Shannon, Johnny & Jamie & Mikey, Becca & Allie, Harry & Sandy & Sara & Bella, Kat, Emily, John &
Cheryl & family, Kathy, for our families and friends, for those that are in hospitals, nursing homes, care centers, Patt and Ron & family, Kathie & Joe, Scot &
Fran, Caity & Jeff & Aiden & Tristan, Krissy, Renee & LA, Dwight & Brandy & Savannah & Blake, Brenda, Sebastian, Kathryn, Suzette, Bobbi, Mike & Erin &
Nathan & Michaela & Colin, for all those who loved ones have past on, Jim, Donna & family, Melissa & Aaron & Patrick & Kailyn & Macey, Crystal & Luke, Eric,
Katie, Rick & son, Liz, Boyd & Mary, Jeff & sons, Mary, Maureen & daughter Nicole & child, Sterling, Mary, Janet, Henry & Noreen, this church & ministry & the
Journey, peace, Christians who are persecuted & killed, those who suffer with abuse, those needing the Lord’s salvation, our troops around the world & their
families, for all those who have asked for prayers …(Your prayers and petitions)

We thank You Father for hearing our prayers spoken and unspoken. We know that You are the way to life. We believe that by following Your way
that when we ask of You, we will receive; that when we seek, we will find; and when we knock the door will open. So with faith we humbly ask You
to answer our prayers and grant our petitions and prayers according to the Father’s Will. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. Amen.


Readings


Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

                             
Psalm 71:1-24
1 In You, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 In Your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn Your ear to me and save me.
3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me,
 for You are my Rock and my fortress.
4 Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.
5 For You have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
6 From birth I have relied on You; You brought me forth from my mother’s womb.
 I will ever praise You.
7 I have become a sign to many; You are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with Your praise, declaring Your splendor all day long.
9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
12 Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
13 May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me
 be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14 As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise You more and more.
15 My mouth will tell of Your righteous deeds, of Your saving acts all day long—
 though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come and proclaim Your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD;
 I will proclaim Your righteous deeds, Yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, You have taught me, and to this day I declare Your marvelous deeds.
18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare Your power to the next generation, Your mighty acts to all who are to come.
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things.
 Who is like You, God?
20 Though You have made me see troubles, many and bitter, You will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth You will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.
22 I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to You— I whom You have delivered.
24 My tongue will tell of Your righteous acts all day long,
for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

Now, brothers and sisters, about the times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the
night.                             
1 Thessalonians 5:1-2

Revelations 5:1-14
1 Then I saw in the right hand of Him Who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel
proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the
scroll or even look inside it. 4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me,
“Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had
seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits[a] of God sent out into all the earth. 7 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of Him Who sat
on the throne. 8 And when He had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were
holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:

“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals,
because You were slain, and with Your blood You purchased for God
 persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
 and they will reign[b] on the earth.”

11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne
and the living creatures and the elders. 12 In a loud voice they were saying:

“Worthy is the Lamb, Who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To Him Who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

14 The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Come near to God                       
                                                                                               and He will come near to you.                                                                                                           
James 4:7-8

Matthew 24:15-21

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader
understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no
one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not
take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled
again.

Here I AM! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with
Me.                                                                                                    
Revelations 3:20







Weekly Way

Watch Out and See That No One Deceives You, part 3

“So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader
understand—then  let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. Let
no one in the field go back to get their cloak. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! Pray that your flight
will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great distress, unequalled from the beginning of the world until now—and
never to be equaled again.                                                                                          
Matthew 24:15-21

Deception, desolation, fleeing, dreadfulness, and great distress will come upon those who have forsaken God when He comes again. We are well
at the brink of His coming, for the signs are all around us. Are you ready for Jesus’ return? And what is this ‘abomination’ that Jesus is talking
about? Some think it is the Dome on the Rock that the Muslims have erected on the Temple Mount and some think that it might be referring to the
actual Temple being rebuilt on the Temple Mount and the antichrist declaring his reign. But no matter what it is, at the proper time we will know. But
what matters is that we are ready for Jesus to return.
How do we get ready and should we be anxious about what will happen when He returns? Being ready means that we follow the way of the Lord,
which we have talked about so today we are going to focus on some of the Scriptures that speak about this day of the coming of our Lord Jesus.
Paul talks about this day in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18: According to the Lord’s Word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the
coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud
command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive
and are left will be caught up together with them in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these
words. On that great and glorious day, the Lord will come down and we will hear His command and hear the trumpet call of God. Those who have
fallen asleep will rise first, which means those who have died following the way of the Lord. Let us be clear here, if you are not following the way of
the Lord but follow what you want, even though you believe in the Lord, you will not rise with Jesus. He is very clear about this. In Matthew 7:21-23
Jesus says: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father Who
is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your Name and in Your Name drive out demons and in Your
Name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from Me, you evil doers!”
Let’s be clear, Jesus said in Revelations 22:12-15: “Look, I AM coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will give to each person according to
what they have done. I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who wash their
robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic
arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and ever one who loves and practices falsehood. We have to wash ourselves of the
flesh, the things that are not of God. We have to do according to what Jesus tells us and be born again, washed cleaned from the filth of our sins.
We have to put aside witchcraft and the like, all sexual immorality ranging from living together, sex outside of marriage, homosexuality, adultery,
lust which includes even looking at another person and desiring them. We cannot murder and this includes even being angry with another person.
We cannot worship idols, whether they are coffee houses, football or any sport or sports person, loving money, coveting things including cars,
people, houses, clothing and anything that you desire with longing. Those who teach falsehoods, including those who deny the Lord or what His
Word says, will not receive the reward of eternal life in heaven.
These words are meant to encourage you and bring you hope. If they do not, that means that you are not walking in the way of the Lord. We should
be looking forward to the great and glorious day of the Lord with longing, because this earth is not our home.  Our home is with God, being in His
presence for all of eternity. We need to practice our lives in the way of the Lord so that all who see us will know that we are His. It’s not as hard as
some people think, but the devil has smeared his lies everywhere to trick people into listening to the lies that he tells. I read today of a 15 year old
boy that a school threatened to charge him with hate crimes because he wrote for a class he was taking, his beliefs that homosexuality is an
abomination to the Lord and that adoption should be by parents that are a man and a woman. I also read that NH is putting forth a law that allows
those in the wedding business to say no to those who ask for their services but do not follow their belief system. It has become a crime it seems
that those of us who follow the way of the Lord, that anything we say that the Lord says, anything we do that the Lord did, is hate. And of a woman
who was taking a counseling course asked to be removed from talking with someone who she did not feel comfortable talking to because their
lifestyle was against her belief system. The teacher allowed her to give the client to another but when the administration heard of it, they called her
in and told her that she was wrong in her beliefs and a few days later she was removed from the program. And the best one was a ‘scientific study’
that said that those who are socially conservative, well we are just dumber than the rest of society because we are following the way of the Lord.
When they tell you that what you believe in is wrong, that is a lie.  That is why it is so important to read and study the Word of God. For those of you
who have not made the Word your daily bread, it does not take much to get started and it only takes about six weeks to make reading the Word a
habit in your life. I know that we all have busy lives but if you start out with about 15 minutes or about 3 to 5 chapters a day, you will have a good
start on the Bible. And you can finish it in a year and then it’s time to start again, this time spending more time with it and searching and asking
God to help you to understand what is the righteous requirements of the Lord. People think that the Bible is beyond them but in fact, it is written for
you to understand. God did not give His Words so that we could not understand Him.
Let’s look at what Daniel 12:1b – 3 says: There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But
at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will
awake; some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of heavens, and
those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. How are we able to have our names written in the book and what book is
this? The book is the Book of Life and all those who follow the way of the Lord, their names will be written in it. So what is the importance of having
your name in that book? Let’s go back to Revelations: 20:11-15: Then I saw a great white throne and Him Who was seated on it. The earth and
the heavens fled from His presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and
books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in
the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged
according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose
name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Now these Scriptures are meant to tell you and make you feel some things: Joy, that in following the way of the Lord, you will find your name in the
book of life and fear that not following the Lord will get us into the lake of fire. Could we call this a scare tactic or could we just call this God’s truth?
For those who believe in God, this is not fearful or scary. We have joy in the Lord and we have found that by following Him we have much joy and
peace in our lives. Now for some, the joy and trusting in the Lord when they first believe is easy but for some, joy and trust take time. It’s okay that
your faith takes time to develop. For Jesus told us that we are to begin again as little children and as we have said before, it took time for each of
us to grow from an infant into an adult. And so coming to know the Lord and His righteous requirements will take time. Our whole journey of life is
to bring us into God’s righteousness and He will guide you and will help you along the journey. That’s the joy in the journey and the peace that
comes from learning from the Lord and His Word. In Him is life everlasting; and learning from Him gives us the way, the truth and the life. When we
live our lives in the Lord’s way, we are free from fear of what is to come.  
It comes as no surprise then, when we walk with the Lord that we should be studying His Word and following His way, His truth and His life. And in
doing so, we find joy in the journey and we are not fearful of what is to come. In fact, we look forward to that day because we will be with God and in
the place that Jesus went to prepare for us. Let’s look at Revelations 21:1-8: Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven
and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven
from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling
place is now among the people, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He
will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He
Who was seated on the throne said, “I AM making everything new!” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true. He
said to me: “It is done. I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of
the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. But the cowardly, the
unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice the magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned
to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This will be the second death. I don’t know what you want for eternity, but I know that I want to be where God is.
That should be everyone’s desire and that is what God wants.
God will leave you in your sin if you choose and He will let you go into the fiery lake if you so choose. So stand fast in your faith in God and trust
Him. When He comes you can leave behind all that earth has brought to you and go to meet Jesus in the sky. Lift up your hands to God and praise
Him and thank Him for choosing to die on the cross and rise to everlasting life. God is the God of all of us here on earth. He loves you with a never
ending love and wants you to seek Him and let Him into your life. Life is about choices, choosing between right and wrong. It’s between choosing
to believe in the Lord or choosing to believe in the devil and his lies. It’s about believing in God or not. It’s about going to heaven or to hell. It’s
choosing between blessings and curses. God loves you and will not make you choose Him. You have to decide for yourself who you will serve. But
as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
These are the words of Him Who is holy and true, Who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can
open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have
kept My Word and have not denied My Name. I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not,
but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. Since you have kept my command to
endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. I AM
coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of My
God. Never again will they leave it. I will write their name on My God and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming
down out of heaven from My God; and I will also write on them My new Name. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the
churches.                                                                                                                                          
Revelations 3:7-13.









The Lord’s Supper

(You will need bread (or unleavened bread) and wine (or grape juice) for the Lord’s Supper. Place bread in a bowl or platter and wine (grape juice) in
a wine glass or nice cup. Use the same bowl and glass each week, reserving it only for the Lord’s Supper out of reverence for the Lord. Place the
bread and wine on a table. You can stand or sit around the table. You can have candles if you would like.)

Whenever two or three are gathered there is God among them. Jesus tells us: “I tell you the truth, whoever hears My Word and believes Him Who
sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has
sent. I AM the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty. Therefore I tell you, whatever
you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand there praying, if you hold anything against anyone,
forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” As Your children, Father, teach us and let Your Word become for us, a living
part of our lives. Teach us to love one another and to forgive one another.

Lord have mercy on us, forgive us our sins.
Christ have mercy on us, teach us to forgive others.
Lord show us Your Way, Your Truth, and Your Life.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Repent and be baptized, every one of
you, in the Name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your
children. Devote yourselves to the apostle’s teachings and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.  

Father, before us sits bread and wine. Jesus said: I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life
in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is real food and my blood is real
drink. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.

He always loved those who were His own in the world. When the time came for Him to be glorified by You, His heavenly Father, He showed the depth
of His love.
As Jesus and His disciples were reclined at the table, He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.”

And while they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, and giving a prayer of thanks to the Father, He broke it and gave it to His disciples, saying,
“Take and eat, this is My body given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

In the same way, He took the cup, again giving thanks to the Father and offered it to them, and they all drank from it. Jesus said to them, “Drink it, all
of you, this is My blood, which seals God’s covenant, My blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will never again drink this
wine until the day I drink the new wine with you in My Father’s Kingdom.”

Worthy is the Lamb, Who was slain,
To receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
And honor and glory and praise!

To Him Who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
Be praise and honor and glory and power,
Forever and ever!

And by His stripes we are healed!

Teach us, Father, that in celebrating this Supper given to us by Your Son, Jesus Christ, how we are to live our lives. The greatest should be like the
youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. And Jesus will confer on us a kingdom, just as You Father conferred one on Him, so that
we might eat and drink at His table in heaven. Teach us to live out our Salvation in the way we live our lives.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Communion (sharing {eat and drink} the body and blood)




Prayer after Communion
May the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father’s boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit’s favor,
Rest upon us from above.

“Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord,
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.
Amen. By Rev. John Newton, 1779


Lord’s Prayer (please join hands)

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 trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil. Amen.


Concluding

Right and Wrong, A Case For Moral Absolutes

Paul said that the law was meant to give us a measure by which we could see the extent of the gulf between us and the God Who made us for Himself. The law
shows the kind of character that God can give to those who actively choose to let the Son and His Spirit manage and energize their choices.

The law, however, was never meant to be something that we have to keep in order to earn and deserve the forgiveness and eternal life of God. That is why
Paul could write:
      
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith
in Christ and not by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified (Galatians 2:16).

When rightly understood, the law shows us our need of the forgiveness of God and for the Spirit of God Who alone can give us a new heart. That’s why Paul
wrote to the Ephesians, who had already believed in the One Who died for their sins:

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast (Ephesians 2:8-9).

But what happens when we realize that our failure to keep the law makes us dependent on the gift of God? Once we are in Christ, can our efforts to live
according to our moral absolutes make us good Christians? Read what Paul wrote to a group of church people who made that mistake:

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?
This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit,
are you now being made perfect by the flesh? (Galatians 3:1-3). All that the absolute laws of God could ever do was show us our need for the underserved
help of the Spirit of God. All it could ever do is show us how mistaken we are to attempt to live by what is right in our own eyes. All the law could do is show us
that what counts in salvation, and in the life that follows, is a dependence on God to develop in us a heart of truth and love.

The good news is that Christ died and rose again to offer us a life that no law could ever give!
(RBC Ministries, pages 31-32, Herb Vander Lugt, Martin R. De Haan II, 1995, 2002, www.rbc.org )