​Thanksgiving Lord’s Supper
1 Corinthians 11:23-30
Thank you Jesus…
-What are you thankful for right now?  This year?
-Philippians 4:6-7  Don’t worry!  Pray with thanksgiving
    -Results:  God’s peace will guard your heart and mind
 
The Lord’s Supper is a…
 Reminder
 Symbol
 Church Family Practice
 Proclamation
 
 
“So a man ought to examine himself”  1 Corinthians 11:28
My Relationship with God  Matthew 5:3-7
-The poor in spirit-  admit my spiritual bankruptcy
 
-Those who mourn- grieve over my sin
 
-The humble- submit myself under Christ’s control
 
-Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
 
 
My relationship with people  Matthew 5:8-12
-The merciful-  show mercy to others
 
-The pure in heart- act with pure motives
 
-The peacemakers- seek peace whenever possible
 
-Those who are persecuted because of righteousness
    -do the right thing no matter the cost
 
 
Guided Prayer Time
 
 
We will observe the Lord’s Supper Together
1 Corinthians 11:24 
“This is my body, which is broken for you.  Do this in remembrance of me”
 
-Pray
 
-Eat the bread
 
1 Corinthians 11:25
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood.  Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me”
 
-Pray
 
-Drink the cup
 
 
 
Conclusion
1 Corinthians 11:26
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
-Our hope is in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ
   -regardless of our circumstances, world events, stage in life
 
-We are looking forward to the return of Jesus Christ!
   -Acts 1:6-8  We must share Jesus with others until He comes
   -Acts 1:9-11  We are confident that Jesus will come again
                         In person, just like he ascended into heaven
 
-Always remember what Jesus did to save you from your sins
 
-Always share Jesus with others!

 
St Joe Community Church
Worship Order for Sunday November 29, 2020
 
Distribute Lord’s Supper elements as people enter
 
Welcome
 
Scripture Reading   1 Corinthians 11:23-32
 
Prayer
 
Songs
 
Message on preparing for the Lord’s Supper
-1 Corinthians 11:27-32
-Matthew 5:3-12
 
Observe the Lord’s Supper
-Read 1 Corinthians 11:24
-Pray and eat the bread
-Read 1 Corinthians 11:25
-Pray and drink the cup
 
Concluding remarks-  Pastor Greg
         
Song
 
Closing Prayer  
 
 
 
 
 
St Joe Community Church
Worship Order for Sunday November 29, 2020
 
Distribute Lord’s Supper elements as people enter
 
Welcome
 
Scripture Reading   1 Corinthians 11:23-32
 
Prayer
 
Songs
 
Message on preparing for the Lord’s Supper
-1 Corinthians 11:27-32
-Matthew 5:3-12
 
Observe the Lord’s Supper
-Read 1 Corinthians 11:24
-Pray and eat the bread
-Read 1 Corinthians 11:25
-Pray and drink the cup
 
Concluding remarks-  Pastor Greg
         
Song
 
Closing Prayer 

​How to Grow Hopeful During Affliction
Romans 5:1-5
Intro
The righteous will live by faith!
-Affliction is the real world moment to see if we really trust God
 
-Many people like the idea of being a Christian
   -Fewer people want to live for Christ when times get tough
 
Affliction tempts us to give up
-Think that God has abandoned us
 
-Think that we are all alone- no one else knows how bad it is
 
-Think that there is no point living for God
   -The lie from Satan:  Christians will never suffer
      -Popular false teachers are claiming health and wealth
 
 
 
How to grow hopeful when afflicted
Trust God’s promise
-We become righteous through faith in Christ
 
-We are at peace with God
 
-Affliction does not mean God has abandoned you!
  -God isn’t being cruel because of your sinful nature
  -Affliction due to sin brings discipline, not condemnation
    -Romans 8:1
    -Hebrews 12:5-11
 
 
Keep worshipping God
-Rejoice in affliction- keep your focus on God!
-This does not mean we are happy about affliction
  -bad things are bad:  cancer, COVID-19, job loss, strife
-Philippians 4:4  Rejoice in the Lord always. 
                           I will say it again: rejoice!
Hebrews 12:2  keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and
                        perfector of our faith.
 
 
Don’t give up
-Galatians 6:9  we will reap a blessing if we do not give up
-Affliction proves God’s faithfulness
  -God empowers us to endure
  -Our proven character leads to greater hope in God
     -we see Him changing us into the likeness of Christ
 
     -God will not put us to shame for our faith in Him!
        Romans 10:11
 
 
 
What is affliction revealing in you?
Place your hope in Jesus Christ alone!
 
 
Return to Jesus Christ as your only hope!

Stay With Faith!
Romans 4:13-25
The righteous will live by faith
 
 
 
Stay with faith!
Don’t add a second way to God   vs 13-16
-vs 13-14  Abraham made righteous 430 years before the Law
-The Jews benefited from God’s promise to Abraham before
   The Law
-vs 15  The Law “produces wrath”- it shows how sinful we are!
-“There is no deliberate disobedience of positive commands
   where there is no positive command to disobey”
-The more we know the more accountable we are to God!
-vs 16  We are made righteous by God’s grace
     -“God’s riches at Christ’s expense”
-Abraham’s faith is the only kind of faith that God accepts!
 
-Stop heaping onto new believers rules and regulations that
    Even mature believers are learning to obey!
 
 
Follow the example of Abraham    vs 17-24
-vs 17 “I have made you the father of many nations”
   -Past tense- it was already true, before it became true
   -Gentile followers of Christ are the fulfillment of this promise!
-Trust God like Abraham trusted God!
-vs 18  He was “hoping against hope”-   humanly impossible
-vs 19  He did not weaken in his faith- as he waited for the
     Promise, even when he and Sarah were both “dead” for
     childbearing
-vs 20 He did not waver in unbelief,
-He was strengthened in his faith as he gave glory to God
-Abraham applied his faith day by day against the impossibility
   of God’s promise to him, and this made his faith grow.
-Our faith grows day by day when we apply God’s promise to
   save us and provide the necessary power to over come the
   temptations of our flesh!
-vs 21  Abraham was fully convinced God keeps his promise
-vs 22  This is the faith that saved Abraham! That saves us!
    -We trust God for who God is, not what we will get from God
    -the “getting from God” may be years in coming- be patient
    -God may give you more than you can ever imagine
-vs 23-24  Abraham was saved by faith as an example for us!
   -Just as God credited Abraham’s faith with righteousness,
      So also, we are made righteous by trusting in Jesus Christ
 
 
Trust what Jesus did for you   vs 25
-Faith is always tied to God promise to fully pay for our sins!
-Abraham looked forward to what Jesus would do for him
-We now look back at what Jesus already did for us
-Romans 3:24  “justified freely by his grace through the
   redemption that is in Christ Jesus”
-Galatians 3:13  Christ became “cursed” in our place!
-Gal 3:14 “The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would
    come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could
    receive the promised Spirit through faith”
 
 
Let God grow your faith
Trust God’s promises
-Trust that God makes you righteous through faith in Jesus
-Trust God to do the impossible of making you like Jesus!
    -of giving you love for enemies, compassion for others
    -trust God to heal your heart from broken relationships
    -trust God to restore relationships His way, in His timing
 
 
Keep trusting God’s promises-  Stay with faith!
-Hope against hope for the impossible in human ability!
-Give glory to God for what he has already promised you!
-Apply your faith day by day to that which does not yet exist
-Wait for God to make alive what is dead!
-Trust in the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ
 
What is God asking you to do right now?
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