3-29-26// Worship Team

3-29-26/PERSEVERING IN TRIBULATION STILL

THEME: REJOICING IN HOPE

Rom 12:9-13 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.

PERSEVERANCE

hupomeno (hoop-om-en'-o); to stay under (behind), i.e. remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. bear (trials), have fortitude, persevere:

1.     to remain

a.     to tarry behind

2.     to remain i.e. abide, not recede or flee

a.     to preserve: under misfortunes and trials to hold fast to one's faith in Christ

b.     to endure, bear bravely and calmly: ill treatments

to stay behind; to stand firm, endure, persevere

KJV - abide, endure, (take) patient (-ly), suffer, tarry behind

John 15:1-12

TRIBULATION:

thlipsis (thlip'-sis); pressure (literally or figuratively):

1.     a pressing, pressing together, pressure

2.     metaph. oppression, affliction, tribulation, distress, straits

trouble, distress, oppression, tribulation

KJV - afflicted (-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.

Matt 5:11-12 "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.  12 "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

James 1:2-4 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

1 Cor 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

TEMPTATION:

peirasmos (pi-ras-mos'); a putting to proof (by experiment [of good], experience [of evil], solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity:

    an experiment, attempt, trial, proving

        trial, proving: the trial made of you by my bodily condition, since condition served as to test the love of the Galatians toward Paul (Gal. 4:

        the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy

            an enticement to sin, temptation, whether arising from the desires or from the outward circumstances

            an internal temptation to sin

        of the temptation by which the devil sought to divert Jesus the Messiah from his divine errand

            of the condition of things, or a mental state, by which we are enticed to sin, or to a lapse from the faith and holiness

            adversity, affliction, trouble: sent by God and serving to test or prove one's character, faith, holiness

        temptation (i.e. trial) of God by men

            rebellion against God, by which his power and justice are, as it were, put to the proof and challenged to show themselves

KJV - temptation,  try.

3-22-26// Worship team

3-22-26// REJOICING IN HOPE AGAIN

Rom 12:9-13 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality

Phil 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Rom 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

Ps 118:24 This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

1 Thess 5:16-18 Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Isa 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will exult in my God;

For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,

As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Rom 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Ps 42:11 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me?

Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God

3-15-26// CMC Worship

3-15-26// SERVING THE LORD

Rom 12:9-13 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality

Mark 10:41-45 Hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John. 42 Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them.  43 "But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;  44 and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all.  45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Col 3:23-4 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.

Josh 24:14-15 "Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

Ps 100:1-2 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.

2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.

Gal 5:13-15 For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." 15 But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

Rom 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

3-8-26// FERVENT IN SPIRIT...Pastor David Reeve

Rom 12:9-13 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.

"Fervent in spirit" means serving God with passionate enthusiasm, intensity, and diligence, rather than apathy or spiritual laziness. The Greek root suggests "boiling over" with holy passion, often tied to being filled with the Holy Spirit. Key scriptures include: 

• Romans 12:11: "Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord" (KJV) or "Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord" (NIV).

• Acts 18:25: Describes Apollos, who was "instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently".

• James 5:16: Highlights the result of this passion: "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much".

• 2 Corinthians 7:7: Mentions a "fervent mind" (or zeal) regarding love for others. 

• John 16:33 "These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."

  1 Cor 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

  James 1:2-4 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

3-8-26// Worship Team

3-1-26// Worship Team

3-1-26// THE CREATION OF A ENDURUING LEGACY

Psalm 103:17

New American Standard Bible

17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting for those who fear Him,
And His justice to the children’s children,

Proverbs 4

4 Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father,
And pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
2 For I give you good teaching;
Do not abandon my instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,
4 He taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart take hold of my words;
Keep my commandments and live;
5 Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding!

Proverbs 22:6

6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.

Proverbs 13:22

22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
And the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Psalm 78:72

72 So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart,
And guided them with his skillful hands.

Psalm 127:1-3

127 Unless the Lord builds a house,
They who build it labor in vain;
Unless the Lord guards a city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is futile for you to rise up early,
To stay up late,
To eat the bread of painful labor;
This is how He gives to His beloved sleep.

3 Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.