Sunday Program

Prelude

Welcome

VBS Video

Call to Worship Colossians 3:15-17

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Prayer of Invocation and Confession of Sin

“O Worship the King” (#104)

Scripture Reading Ephesians 4:7-14

7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” 9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.

“Good Good Father”

“Holy Forever"

Confession of Faith Westminster Confession of Faith 28:1 & 4

Baptism is a sacrament of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible church; but also, to be unto him a sign and seal of the covenant of grace, of his ingrafting into Christ, of regeneration, of remission of sins, and of his giving up unto God, through Jesus Christ, to walk in newness of life. Which sacrament is, by Christ’s own appointment, to be continued in his church until the end of the world. Not only those that do actually profess faith in and obedience unto Christ, but also the infants of one, or both, believing parents, are to be baptized.

Covenant Baptism

“Gratitude”

Prayer of Illumination and Pastoral Prayer

Sermon: 1 Corinthians 12:27-31a

“The Higher Gifts”, Dr. Mike Campbell

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts.

“How Firm a Foundation” (#408)

Benediction 1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Gloria Patri

 1 Corinthians 12:27-31a:

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts.

Sermon Introduction:

“The 80/20 rule is a problem for churches. So why do so many of them embrace it as a solution?”

1) Individuals must really embrace membership.

Verse 27: Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.

Verse 12: For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.

Verse 27a: Now you are the body of Christ….

The Nicene Creed: We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church….

Verse 27b: individually members of it

Slide from the New Member Class Power Point Presentation on Stewardship: “Reversing the 80/20 Rule can Begin with You.”

2) Gifts must rightly be affirmed.

Verses 28-30: And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

Verse 11: All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

Verse 18: But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.

Verse 28a: And God has appointed in the church….

Verse 29-30: Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

Verse 31a: But earnestly desire the higher gifts.

Verse 28a: And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers….

The Westminster Confession of Faith 25:4: “to the extent the doctrine of the Gospel is taught and embraced”