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.
This week in our study of the life of King David from 1st and 2nd Samuel of the Old Testament, we consider God’s rejection of King Saul. He stands in his pride focused, charisma fueled authority; a stark contrast to his own son’s faith filled obedience. We see that with anything grounded in pride… it doesn’t last. Today we find encouragement to spend time developing Christ-like character in our own lives.
Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus as we 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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Prayer of Adoration | |
Opening Worship | |
Prayer of Intercession | |
Message | A Game-Changing Choice 1 Samuel 14-15 Rev Gary Priddy |
Next Steps | What you can do for a “next step” of faith. |
Prayer of Thanksgiving | |
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. |
Songs for Worship
Wesley Chapel 561 King of Kings 504 Softly and Tenderly 586 Take my Life and Let it Be | Rock Hall Church Revelation Song God So Loved Great Things King of Kings |
Message Notes
A Game-Changing Choice
1 Samuel 14-15
The Big Decision: Playing for the Right Goal
Jonathan’s Faith: OBEDIENCE Leads to VICTORY
Saul’s Pride: CONTROL Leads to DISASTER
Take it home:
Prioritize developing character over CHARISMA
HUMILITY is the soil for growing Christ-like character
Bottom Line:
Faith trusts, pride controls. One builds character, the other destroys it.
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
Grant Stoops
Hubbard Kendall
Joan Melvin
Joanne Carson
David Black
Donna Edwards
Audra Ashley
Jack Johnson
Rick Reedy
Diane McIntyre
Joe Holliday
Pam Glenn
Dean Wood
Eric Legg
Marion Gagnon
Matney Crawford
Baby Nixon Henry
Marvin & Phyllis Kendall
Jean Spence
Stacey Angel
Dave Hammer
Sherrie Jacob
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:
8:30 am - Bible Study @WCMC
9:30 am - Worship Celebration @WCMC
10:00 am - Bible Study @RHMC
11:00 am - Worship Celebration @RHMC
Monday
6:30 pm - Women’s Small Group @Robbin’s
7:00 pm - Men’s Small Group @Charge Office
Tuesday:
4:00pm - Archery Clinic @Youth Room
7:00 pm - Small Group Bible Study
Wednesday:
8:30 am - ZOOM Small Group
Thursday:
6:00 pm - Prayer Service @WCMC
7:30 pm - Praise Team Practice @RHMC
Sunday:
8:30 am - Bible Study @WCMC
9:30 am - Worship Celebration @WCMC
10:00 am - Bible Study @RHMC
11:00 am - Worship Celebration @RHMC
WCMC - Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
RHMC - Rock Hall Methodist Church
