Worship Notes for September
Weekend of Sunday, September 2 15th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Sermon Title: “Be Doers of the Word”
Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God’s law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. Last week Jesus told us “the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” Now James says God has given us birth by the word of truth. We, having been washed in the word when we were born in the font, return to it every Sunday to ask God to create in us clean hearts.
Weekend of Sunday, September 9 16th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 7:24-37
Sermon Title: “Faith Practice of Study”
When deciding which Faith Practice on which day, this choice was the easiest. Rally Day is the celebration of the beginning of the program year and Sunday School. Today we will talk about what Zion has to offer and why discipleship is so important to the disciple.
Weekend of Sunday, September 16 17th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 8:27-38
Sermon Title: “Faith Practice of Encourage”
Scripture teaches us that we are to encourage one another in the living out of our Christian lives. In the Gospel Reading Peter gives us an excellent example of what NOT to do! Today we will learn how we encourage each other already and how we might be more effective.
Weekend of Sunday, September 23 18th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 9:30-37
Sermon Title: “Faith Practice of Serve”
In the Gospel Reading today, Jesus most clearly told his disciples what his role in the ongoing story of God is, and then told his disciples what it means for those who follow him. “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Today we will learn more about how we can live out the Faith Practice of Serve in our lives.
Weekend of Sunday, September 30 19th Sunday after Pentecost James 5:13-20
Sermon Title: “Faith Practice of Invite”
In the Second Reading, the apostle James wrote about how the fellowship of Christians is supposed to treat each other. Today we will extend this to how we are to treat others inside and outside the church, not so that they may consider membership among our fellowship but because that is how Christ treats us. However, when they see how we love each other, they might just find our fellowship pretty attractive.
ld ambassadors of the gospel.
Sermon Title: “Be Doers of the Word”
Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God’s law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. Last week Jesus told us “the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” Now James says God has given us birth by the word of truth. We, having been washed in the word when we were born in the font, return to it every Sunday to ask God to create in us clean hearts.
Weekend of Sunday, September 9 16th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 7:24-37
Sermon Title: “Faith Practice of Study”
When deciding which Faith Practice on which day, this choice was the easiest. Rally Day is the celebration of the beginning of the program year and Sunday School. Today we will talk about what Zion has to offer and why discipleship is so important to the disciple.
Weekend of Sunday, September 16 17th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 8:27-38
Sermon Title: “Faith Practice of Encourage”
Scripture teaches us that we are to encourage one another in the living out of our Christian lives. In the Gospel Reading Peter gives us an excellent example of what NOT to do! Today we will learn how we encourage each other already and how we might be more effective.
Weekend of Sunday, September 23 18th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 9:30-37
Sermon Title: “Faith Practice of Serve”
In the Gospel Reading today, Jesus most clearly told his disciples what his role in the ongoing story of God is, and then told his disciples what it means for those who follow him. “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Today we will learn more about how we can live out the Faith Practice of Serve in our lives.
Weekend of Sunday, September 30 19th Sunday after Pentecost James 5:13-20
Sermon Title: “Faith Practice of Invite”
In the Second Reading, the apostle James wrote about how the fellowship of Christians is supposed to treat each other. Today we will extend this to how we are to treat others inside and outside the church, not so that they may consider membership among our fellowship but because that is how Christ treats us. However, when they see how we love each other, they might just find our fellowship pretty attractive.
ld ambassadors of the gospel.
