Sunday, May 4th
Adult Sunday School
Names of God: El Gibbor—Mighty God
- Deut 10:17
- Psalm 24:8
- Isa 9:6
Worship Service
Scripture Reading from the Gospel of Luke: Luke 9:1–27
"...that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught."
As you read Luke 9:1–27, *look for...
...Jesus trusting in the Father
...Jesus living in awareness of his identity as God's Son
...Jesus pursuing the Father's agenda
...Jesus valuing what God values
...Jesus confessing God before others
...Jesus making time for silence and solitude
...Jesus praying continually
...Jesus loving others sacrificially
*From Ken Boa: "Suggestions on things to note as you read the Gospels and watch Jesus."
Sermon Title: The Pattern in Practice
Audio Recording
By Wade McGee
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
As members of the body of Christ, we are to implement the pattern of vv21-24 and build up the body of Christ by doing so.
- Tell the truth
- Be angry
- Do not steal
- Speak graciously
- Forgive
- Walk in love
Wednesday, May 7th
Acts 5:1-16
Ananias and Sapphira
But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.
Many Signs and Wonders Done
Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
A Simple Way to Study This Passage
Glancing Ahead
Sermon Notes for Tomorrow
Use the following as a framework for taking notes during the sermon tomorrow:
Sexual Immorality & the Saints
Ephesians 5:3-7
Believers are to have no part in sexual immorality, either in action or talk, because it is incompatible with being saints.
Paul makes three assertions about sexual immorality and the saints, which call for your action.
- Recognize the impropriety of sexual immorality and sainthood
- Recognize the impossibility of sexual immorality and sainthood
- Reject partnership with the sexually immoral
- 1 Cor. 5:9-11
