Sunday, March 5 – God’s Love

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Join us at 9:30 a.m. to worship our Lord. Pastor Brett’s topic for Sunday, March 5, 2023 is “God’s Love” with scriptures from 2 Timothy 4:16-18, 1 Corinthians 4:1-7, and Romans 8:31-39. We also stream live on www.YouTube.com/@CommunityChurchLudington.

Synopsis: Professor Paul Berge states about this passage from Paul’s Letter to the Romans; “The God of Creation has claimed His own from the beginning.”  After all, God did not withhold even His own Son.

This passage asks a lot of questions, including, “Who is to condemn?” “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”  We’ll explore these questions and see God’s love through Paul’s thoughts.

February 26, 2023 “Jesus’ Anointing, Our Anointing”

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Worship with us on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at 9:30 am. Pastor Brett’s topic is “Jesus’ Anointing, Our Anointing,” with scriptures from Isaiah 61:1-3, Luke 4:14-21, and Luke 4:22-30. We also stream live on www.YouTube.com/@CommunityChurchLudington

Synopsis: Today we as Christians wait for Jesus to return a second time to fulfill the prophecy found in Revelation.  For the people of Israel, their long-awaited event was the coming Messiah, to fulfill the words of God’s prophets.

Many of the prophets, including Isaiah, told people that God was going to send someone to restore them to Him.  Most saw this as a national restoration rather than a spiritual one. 

Today’s passage’s, along with a host of others, tell us that Jesus mission included not just seeking the lost; but restoring them once they were found. 

The Spirit of the Lord is on Jesus, anointing Him to:

  • Preach good news to the poor
  • Proclaim freedom for prisoners
  • Recover sight for the blind
  • Release the oppressed

This Sunday, we’ll look at what that means to us as Children of God.

February 19th: Nothing can Separate Us from God’s Love

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Come worship with us on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 9:30 am. Pastor Brett’s topic is “Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love.” Our call to worship is based on 1 Chronicles 16:31-36. Scriptures for the day are Psalm 5:7-12, Romans 8:31-39, and Genesis 28:10-19.

Synopsis: In our passage for Sunday, Jacob is seen running in fear from his brother Esau.  Jacob is also running from his sin before God.  If you recall, Jacob, the younger twin brother of the oldest Esau, was promised the birthright from God.  God was going to make Jacob greater than Esau; God promised him that.  Rather than wait for God to make that happen, Esau conspired with his mother Rebekah to steal the birthright.

Once Esau found out that Jacob had stolen his birthright, he was angry and wanted revenge.  So Jacob followed the command of his father and mother and left them for his Uncle’s land.  On the surface he is fleeing, his brother, but in reality, he is attempting to flee from his sin. 

This leads to the question; how do we respond when we sin?  How do we see God in our sin?

John the Testifier – Sunday, February 12

Come and worship with us this Sunday! Pastor Brett’s topic for February 12, 2023 is “John the Testifier.” Our scriptures are Isaiah 40:3-5, Malachi 4:4-6, John 1:35-42, and John 1:19-34.

Synopsis: This Sunday we will look at two prophecies about the first witness to Jesus, and how their words caused some of the religious establishment to have questions on John’s identity.  Then we will hear the testimony of the first two witnesses, John the Testifier and Andrew. 

We will look at how John used baptism to explain who Jesus is.  Baptism wasn’t new, but the thought that all people would need to be baptized, even Jewish people was very new. 

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Friendship – Sunday, February 5th

Come to worship with us on Sunday, February 5th at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Brett’s topic is “Friendship,” and our scriptures are Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, Colossians 3:12-17, and John 15:9-17. You can also join live with YouTube @communitychurchludington

Synopsis: Proverbs 17:17 states about friendship, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother and sister is born for adversity.”  Another great definition of friendship I’ve read or heard was, “A friend is one that comes, when everyone else goes.”  Both of those statements describe friendship as an action, not just a thought. 

In chapters 14 and 15 of the Gospel of John, Jesus calls His disciples friends.  He does this to make it clear that the disciples are not servants, rather they know all about the master and His will and therefore are friends rather than servants.  This Sunday we will look at what it means to be a friend according to Scripture.