This Week at New Life

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Verbal Leader: Clint Estes (associate pastor of discipleship)

Prepartion Scripture: taken from Acts 17:24-26

• Leader: The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place ….

Living Hope

Call to Worship:  taken from 1 Samuel 2:1-9

• Leader: My heart exults in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
• All: There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God. Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
• Leader: The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.
• All: The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts.
• Leader: He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and on them he has set the world.

Invocation

Hail To The Lord’s Anointed (Hail To The Lord)

Call to Renewal: taken from Philippians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 7:17; 1 Timothy 6:6-8

• Do all things without grumbling or disputing.
• Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him.
• But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.

Prayer of Confession: 

• Our heavenly Father, we will not cover our iniquity: we have grumbled at our lot in life. We have coveted a different life than that which you have assigned to us. We have sought to obey you in hopes that we would gain from it, rather than seeking godliness with contentment. We have wanted more than you have given us and despised what we have. We have forgotten that apart from you we have no good. Jesus Christ, we thank you for obeying Father even when it meant death, your contentment with the sorrowful life he assigned you to live, and your delight in God as your portion. Holy Spirit, we ask you to wash away the filth of our sin and to make us a content and holy people. Amen.

Confession of Sin

The Power Of The Cross

General Offering

Assurance of Pardon: taken from Philippians 2:5-11; Psalm 16:5-6

• Leader: Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• All: The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

Greeting and Announcements

Missions Moment: Food Pantry Team

Jesus Strong And Kind (children dismissed)

Congregational Prayer

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

Sermon: Anthony Gammage “Christ in the Chaos: Remain Faithfully“

Offering

My Worth Is Not In What I Own

Benediction

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Title: “Christ in the Chaos: Remain Faithfully”
Preacher:  Anthony Gammage

Text: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

¹⁷ Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. ¹⁸ Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. ¹⁹ For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God. ²⁰ Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. ²¹ Were you a bondservant when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) ²² For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ. ²³ You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants of men. ²⁴ So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.

Sermon Outline

1. Assignment: God gives you your place (17)
2. Background: Your past doesn’t define you (18-19)
3. Burden: Circumstances don’t control your worth (20-23)
4. Belonging: You live for the One who bought you (23-24)

Adult School of Discipleship

• Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands – in the Auditorium
• The Gospel of Luke – in room 305
• The Doctrine of Scripture – in room 102A
• Weekly Prayer Meeting – meets in room 101

Young Adults (18 – 30 year olds)

• meets upstairs in room 304
• contact Michelle Yardumian for more information

Senior High Youth (9 – 12th grade)

• meets upstairs in room 306
• contact Dave Hopping for more information

Junior High Youth (6 – 8th grade)

• meets upstairs in room 307
• contact Sydney Becker for more information

Children (0 – 5th grade)

• Visit the Children’s Welcome Desk on the second floor to find out where each grade meets.  Read more about our children’s ministry HERE.

At New Life Dresher, we warmly welcome individuals of all ages with special needs, whether they are children, young adults, or adults. Contact Amy Gill for more information.

For the Food Pantry

• Volunteers. We are always in need of more hands on a once a month basis and even some more people who might be willing to make a bigger commitment and shoulder some of the load that the team has been juggling. More volunteers, in big or small roles, is always a request.
• Our shoppers. Many of them have difficult situations, with food insecurity being just one. Many need more reliable jobs and sources of income. We ask that they feel the love of Christ when they come to the pantry and have a very tangible need met in this way. 
• The recipients of the extra food. We are a unique pantry that we are only open once a week so all of the fresh food goes to two other organizations. We pray that each week the food is given into the hands that need it the most and can benefit from it. 
• Trader Joes has been a consistent blessing to our pantry, and we are so thankful for that partnership. We have been a part of some food distributions from the county, which are a huge blessing to the pantry as well, with a variety of non-perishables as well as meats and eggs, depending on what is available. We are thankful for these partnerships. 
• We hope to best support our shoppers by having each shopper be in contact with a church deacon. This is a new process and we are working on how to get this underway. We ask for prayer as we navigate how to best support our shoppers who are church members, and those who are only tangentially connected to the church, and how to best support these individuals. 
• For our team: myself, Jaime, Steve, Dara, Jason and Keith. We ask for prayer as we make decisions on how to best run the pantry, how to communicate to shoppers best, have what they need, keep the distribution of foods fair and equitable to all shoppers.  

Pray for the Holidays