Sunday, July 26th, Michiana Chinese Christian Church English Worship service

Sunday, July 26th, Michiana Chinese Christian Church
Chinese | English Worship service

Chinese Worship and Service: click here: http://mcccin.org/
Sunday school Materials for the Youth and for Children:  https://mccc2020youth.blogspot.com/

CALL TO WORSHIP:

WORSHIP:  ENGLISH WORSHIP MUSIC:

Good Good Father ~ Chris Tomlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ak0OoFBw3c

Mercy ~ Matt Redman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcps8EQUOt4

Ancient of Days ~ CityAlight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJUtAw21qAM

BEGIN PRAYER | SCRIPTURE | SERMON VIDEO LINKS:   
English version: click here>  https://youtu.be/uMHrodoVWm8

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READING:       

2^nd Corinthians 3: 17, 18  NKJV

Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.  

                           

SERMON:

Breaking Free to Worship!

*God is doing some exciting things in our day:

• He is pouring out His Spirit.

• He is building His Church.

• He is preparing His Bride.

*He is calling believers in Jesus to be a part of one of the greatest 

times of all of history. 

*we must not accept the limitations of the past.

*we must be earnest in our desire for truth.

*we must desire to know the Lord more intimately.

*we must be especially responsive to the voice of the Lord.

*we must be willing to change. 

*If the church is to become what it is to become, it must change.

*The Christian life is a life of change…

• From glory to glory.

• From faith to faith.

• Line upon line, precept upon precept.

• God is working His spirit into those who seek and obey Him!

• We are to increase more and more.

*God wants change in our expression of worship. He wants us

to come up to a more biblical expression of our worship of Him.

*Two great hindrances to change.

1. A love for tradition or the way we have always done it.  Lovers of tradition say, “We never did it that way before.”

2. A love of the status quo or loss of vision.  We want to be settlers rather than pioneers.

*Matthew 15: 1-6   NKJV  Jesus confronts the Pharisees on their own adherence to tradition.

*What do we do when our traditions say one thing but the Word of God says another?  

1. If our tradition says that silent worship is reverent and pleasing to God…But the Word of God says sing, shout, dance and clap your hands, what do we do?  

Psalm 95: 1-3 or Psalm 98: 4-6

2. If our tradition says that we must be very serious in the house of God and be careful not to get too excited, but the Word of God says to rejoice and make a joyful noise to the Lord, what do we do?  

Psalm 100:1-3 or Psalm 9:1, 2 or Psalm 32:11

*Perhaps we need some understanding.   We are to sing praises to God with understanding.

Psalm 47:6-7

*God ordained expressions of worship:

Clapping:   Psalm 47:1

Lifting our Hands:   Psalm 63: 4, 5   Psalm 119: 47 & 48   Nehemiah 8:6

Genesis 14:21-23   Luke 24: 50-53  Jesus blessed His disciples.

• When we lift our hands, It is a prayer posture:  1^st Timothy 2: 8

1^st Kings 8: 22, 23

• When we lift our hands in prayer, we are reaching out to God for assistance.   Psalm 28: 2   Psalm 88: 9

• It is as the evening sacrifice:  Psalm 141:2

Shout our praises to God:  Psalm 35:27   Psalm 81:1   Psalm 132:9

• The voice of victory and deliverance

• The homage paid to a king as when Jesus rode into Jerusalem 

Matthew 21:9 

• Our Shouting in faith makes walls fall down:    Joshua 6: 20

• Our shouting is Symbolic of making a firm oath to the Lord:  II Chronicles 15:14,15   Revelation 7: 9, 10

Dancing is part of worship before our Lord:  Psalm 149:2-4  Psalm 30:11-12

*“What do you do when the Word of God says one thing but your tradition says another?”

*The answer is, “You change. You conform your life and experience to the Word of God.”

*God wants to take us from where we are to a place that He wills for us, AND will greatly bless our lives as we obey.

*Jesus calls us to say ‘Yes’ to God in all situations and obey Him only.  

BENEDICTION:

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies. 21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.

23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.  1st Thessalonians 5: 16-28   NKJV

Lord, make us more like you, to be people who seek to hear from you and to be obedient to your will in our lives.  In Jesus name, Amen!

RESPONDING HYMN: ENGLISH

Raise a Hallelujah ~ Bethel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRo7kFl7hBw

English Pastor                                                Chinese Pastor
Pastor Kevin Haislip                               Pastor Rocky Yang
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