Welcome to Church!
We are happy to have you with us today. Whether this is your first visit or you’ve been with us for years, we are excited to share this special time with you.
Today, as we open God’s Word together, we’ll explore how God can transform our greatest challenges into opportunities for His glory. Drawing from Acts 23:11, we’ll see how the Apostle Paul’s trials became a platform for God’s work in and through him. Whatever obstacles you may be facing, I invite you to consider how God’s grace and purpose might reframe them into opportunities for growth, witness, and impact. May today’s message encourage you to trust God’s presence in your life and step forward in faith.
Our worship services are a cornerstone of our discipleship and our identity as members of the Global Methodist Church. We believe that God invites us into three essential practices:
Worship Passionately: Our worship transcends the songs we sing and becomes the way we live for His glory.
Love Extravagantly: We are called to emulate Jesus’ boundless, sacrificial love.
Witness Boldly: God empowers us to share the incredible things He is doing in and through us.
Living out these practices is central to our calling as His Church.
Thank you for being a part of our family today. My prayer is that our time together will draw us closer to Jesus and inspire us to reflect deeply on His presence in our lives. If you have any questions or wish to discuss your faith, please feel free to reach out. You can contact me directly at 410-639-2144 or email me at the address below.
All for Him!
Pastor Gary
Order of Worship
Welcome | |
Prayer of Adoration | |
Opening Worship | |
Prayers of the People | |
Message | Paul’s Superpower For Life Acts 22:23-23:11 Rev Gary Priddy |
Next Steps | |
What you can do for a “next step” of faith. | |
Benediction | Life is much more than an accident. Wherever I go, I believe God needs me there. Wherever I am, I trust God has put me there. He has a purpose for me being there - Christ, alive in me, wants to do something through me, no matter where I am. I believe this and go in His grace and His love and His power. |
If you would like someone to pray with you, please come and meet one of our ministry leaders at the end of the service.
Songs for Worship
Wesley Chapel
119 Victory in Jesus
531 To God Be the Glory
316 Take Time to be Holy
586 Take My Life and Let It Be
Rock Hall Church
Waymaker
Revelation Song
Clean
Blessed be Your Name
Message Notes
Acts 53: Paul's Super Power for Living
Acts 22:22–23:11; Acts 23:11
When faced with opposition, believers can reframe their circumstances as God-given opportunities to share the truth and love of Christ with others.
Paul's Predicament:
Most of life’s battles are won or lost in the mind.
Re-framing—Creating a different way of looking at a situation, person or relationship by changing its meaning.
Lessons to Live Out:
Grace and mercy are things we can share only after we have received them .
The difference between an obstacle and an opportunity is found in our perspective .
Courage is a decision based on knowing God can work in any situation .
Reframe your obstacles into opportunities by trusting His grace.
Reading Plan:
We often face circumstances that we cannot change—a job we are forced to keep, a relationship that did not work out, a decision we cannot take back. The stress of life can overwhelm us, and we may not see past the obstacles in our path. In the face of unwanted challenges, we may despair over our lack of control and long for an easier way out. Laurie Short offers a simple but revolutionary idea: change nothing that is around you yet still change everything about your life.
This Week's Announcements:
Meet with Pastor Gary Do you have a question or issue you need to discuss? Pastor Gary is available for pastoral counseling with individuals and couples To schedule, just Click “Meet with Pastor Gary” on our website
Prayer Request Policy Change In order to maintain a more current prayer list, we provide a copy of this past week’s prayer requests. Submit prayer requests using the prayer request cards in the pews or the digital prayer request form on our website: pray.yourrhc.com Please make sure you have permission to share other’s information.
Current Prayer Requests
Our children and youth ministries
Caregivers and first responders
Our nation’s leaders
Healing of our nation
People battling addictions
Single parents and their kids
Pastor Gary and family
Pastor Kenny Hickman
Rosalie and Eddie Kuechler
Dickie & Bettie Porter
Frank & Mariann Dulin
Elmer & Marsha Gustafson
Grant Stoops
Hubbard Kendall
Joan Melvin
Joanne Carson
Jack Johnson
Rick Reedy
Jean Spence
Diane McIntyre
Joe Holliday
Pam Glenn
Dean Wood
Eric Legg
Sue Grimes
Marion Gagnon
Tammy Dlugoborski
Wayne & Breanna Baker
Stacey Angel
Audra Ashley
Jim Foxx
Nicole Pressley
Kathy McCoo
Jesse Bonnewell
Judy Ballard
Active Military & their families including:
Trevion Hopkins
Kyle Schauber
Brock Willey
Makenzie Williams
Steve McCarthy
Dakota Collison
Geoffrey Andersen
Jonathan Conner
Dante Spagnolo
This week's prayer focus:
Join us in focused and specific prayer for our church, our community, and our world. Be prepared to see God do great things as we collectively turn to Him in prayer.
Sunday - Our Mission: God, increase the desire of believers to fulfill the Great Commission. Matthew 28:19-20
Monday - Our Church: God, direct our vision for the Future. Proverbs 19:21
Tuesday - Our Leadership: God, help our ministers and volunteers persevere in Your work. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Wednesday - Families: God, help our families be committed to the Lord and His Work. Joshua 24:15
Thursday - Our Community: God, bring salvation to the lost. Luke 19:10
Friday - Children/Youth: God, help our young people set an example of godliness for others. 1 Timothy 4:12
Saturday - Adults: God, give our adults discernment to not be deceived by the world and Satan. 1 Peter 5:8
This week’s events:
Sunday:
9:30 am - Worship Celebration @WCMC
11:00 am - Worship Celebration @RHMC
Monday:
6:30 pm - Women’s Bible Study @Robbins
7:00 pm - Men’s Bible Study @Charge Office
Tuesday:
7:00 pm - Bible Study @RHMC Hall
Wednesday:
1-3 pm - Ageless Wonders @RHMC Hall
3:30 -6:30 pm - RSK @RHMC Hall
6:30 pm - Youth @RHMC Hall
Thursday:
7:00 pm - RHMC Praise Band Practice
Sunday:
9:30 am - Worship Celebration @WCMC
11:00 am - Worship Celebration @RHMC
WCMC - Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
RHMC - Rock Hall Methodist Church
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