Month: May 2021

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The Sheep, The Goats, & The King Who Sees The Difference

Sunday 30th May, 2021

The following aspects of a worship service are included as a suggested guide to worshipping as a household.

This is one of the less well known of the four servant songs in Isaiah regarding
the true and suffering servant’s determination to bring about God’s will. What does he achieve and how? In verses 10-11, what choices do we have?

Prayer: Praise and confession in light of the above:

 
Pray for each other | our church | our nation |our world
 

 

Bible talk- Matthew 25:31-46 (outline below)

 
Outline

Intro: Being foolishly not ready….
V31: A cosmic, definitive, Kingly appearance
V32-33: Cosmic, definitive, Kingly rulings
V34-40: Kingly ruling #1: “Come…. inherit the eternal kingdom”
V35-39: “You did well (righteously)….”
V40: “…. And I took it personally”
V41-45: Kingly ruling #2: “Go…. to eternal hell”
V42-44: “You did badly (cursedly)….”
V45: “…. And I took it personally”
V46: Rulings implemented – promptly, & for eternity
Application: Considering my readiness today – ICOPS
Identity, Corporality, Opportunity, Proximity, Sustainability

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Waiting For Jesus By Living Watchfully

Sunday 16th May, 2021

Read: Isaiah 62:1-2 Matthew 25:1-13

OT reading- Isaiah 62:1-12
The parable’s setting, 24:3
Jesus’ main message- 24:4 “See that no one leads you astray.
24:6 See that you are not
alarmed,
24:13 the one who endures to the end will be saved.
24:42:stay awake
Beware date-setters and urban myths,
24:36: there will be no warning
Four parables illustrate the message
#1. 24:43-44. Be ready: Jesus will come like a thief
#2. 24:45-51. Be ready: he will come sooner than some expect
#3. 25:1-13. Be ready: he may be delayed longer than expected The parable’s symbolism
The parable’s implications
The moral- 25:13 Watch… you know neither the day nor the hour
Be wise, be ready to wait, keep letting your light shine