Welcome to Worship!
We are delighted to have you with us today as we gather to worship, reflect, and grow in our faith together. Whether this is your first visit or you’ve been with us for years, we are excited to share this time with you and pray that it will encourage and inspire you in your walk with Christ.
Today, we get back to a message series based on a study through the book of Acts. We are discovering the lengths God goes to in order to accomplish his will. This week, we find Paul waiting - and waiting - and waiting. He had wanted to go to Rome and for a time it seemed he’d never get there, and we find God working things out in amazing ways; but God’s doing it in a way Paul never imagined.
Our mission is to live out our faith through three essential practices:
Gathering: Our faith is shared, so we gather in worship, fellowship, and small groups to grow together.
Growing: Jesus calls us to mature faith. We grow by practicing spiritual disciplines, exploring God’s Word, and inviting others into the journey of faith.
Serving: Faith moves us beyond ourselves to love our neighbors as Christ taught us. We serve one another and our community in tangible ways that reflect God’s love.
Thank you for being here today. If you have any questions or want to learn more about how to grow in your faith, I’d love to connect with you.
You can reach me directly at 410-639-2144 or email me at the link below.
All for Him!
Pastor Gary
Order of Worship
Welcome |
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Advent Reading and Opening Prayer | |
Opening Worship | |
Prayers of the People | |
Message | 3 Trials - 2 Years - 1 Patient Paul Acts 24-26 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 570 Blessed Assurance 217 Shine Jesus Shine 63 Majesty | Rock Hall Church Promises Raise a Hallelujah See a Victory Waymaker |
Message Notes
3 Trials - 2 Years - 1 Patient Paul
Acts 24:1 - 26:32
How we got here:
What’s happening when nothing is happening?
Sometimes God wants you to just wait.
Sometimes God wants you to get ready for what's next.
Sometimes God has the same idea as you, but a different clock and calendar.
Bottom Line:
When you’re stuck waiting,
focus on what GOD wants YOU to do,
not what YOU want GOD to do.
New Message Series Starts January 26th
Daily Devotional Reading:
Wake-Up Call provides a daily encouragement to shake off the slumber of our busy lives and turn our eyes toward Jesus. Each morning our community gathers around a Scripture, a reflection, a prayer, and a few short questions, inviting us to reorient our lives around the love of Jesus who transforms our hearts, homes, churches, and cities.
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This Week's Announcements:
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
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
Marion Gagnon
John and Jennifer Ellick
Stacey Angel
Galen Hake
Jeffrey Sanders
Baby Nixon Henry
David Standridge
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, let Your church be a light in our community and world. Matthew 5:16
Monday - Our Church: God, bring unity to the Body of Christ. John 17:20-23
Tuesday - Our Leadership: God, help our worship leaders and musicians lead us before Your throne in a spirit of worship. Psalm 33:3
Wednesday - Families: God, help our families faithfully follow Your commands. John 14:15
Thursday - Our Community: God, soften the hearts of the lost in our community, show them your light. John 3:16-18
Friday - Children/Youth: God, change the world through our young people rather than letting the world change them. Romans 12:2
Saturday - Adults: God, enable our adults to live lives of faithfulness to You and perseverance to the end. Hebrews 12:1-3
This week’s events:
Sunday:
9:30 am - Worship Celebration @WCMC
11:00 am - Worship Celebration @RHMC
Wednesday:
3:30-6:30 - RSK @ RHMC Hall
6:30 - Youth @ RHMC Hall
Thursday:
7:30 pm - Praise Team Practice @RHGMC
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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