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Acknowl
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ior
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WORSHI
P
SUGGESTEDWORSHI
PSONGS:
Tr
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ngMySor
row-Jesusatt
heCent
er-Chr
isti
sEnough.

WELCOME
Whati
sthebestwor
dthatcomesi
ntoy
ourmi
ndwheny
ouheart
henameofJesus?Why
?

WORD
15
TheSoni stheimageoft heinvisibleGod,thef i
rstbornov erallcreat on.16Fori
i nhim
allthingswer ecreat
ed:t hi
ngsinheav enandonear th, v
isibleandi nv i
sible,whether
thronesorpower sorrulersoraut hor i
ti
es;al
lthingshav ebeencr eat edt hroughhim and
forhim.
17
Hei sbeforeallthi
ngs, andinHi m allthi
ngshol dtoget her.18Andhei st heheadoft he
body ,thechurch.Hei sthebegi nning, t
hefir
stbornf rom thedead, t hatinev eryt
hinghe
19 20
mi ghtbepr eeminent. ForGodwaspl easedt ohav eallhisf ul
lnessdwel li
nhim, and
throughhimt oreconcil
et ohimsel fallthi
ngs,whet herthingsonear thort hi
ngsin
heav en,bymaki ngpeacet hr
oughhi sblood,shedont hecr oss.Col ossi ans1:15-20

Jesusnamet odaywast oocommon Whenwear etal

kingaboutLordshipit
thatpeopledonotreal
lycarethe meansput ti
ngJesusint heCenterof
i
mpor tanceofHiminourlif
e.Maywe’ r
e oural landtotal
obediencet oHim
call
ingHimindiff
erentnamesandev en knowi ngthatHei sLord.Lotsofpeople
othersusedHisnamei ncursing.Letus call
ingJesusasLor dbuttreat
ingHim
l
ookatt heBibl
ewhoJesusr eall
yisand assl ave,t
heydonotobeyHi m( Luke
whatr ol
eHeplaysinourli
fe. 6:46).
Lordshi pdemandsobedi ence.
JESUS,
THECENTER(v15-
16)
Jesus,beingGod, creat edev eryt
hingout JESUS,
THESUSTAI
NER(v17)
ofnothingforhimsel fal one.Hei sthe Hei sbef oreal lthings, andi nHi m al
l
sourceandt hecent erofal lcr eati
on. thi
ngshol dt ogether .
Peopletodayt hi
nkt hatt hewor ldis Withoutacknowl edgi ngJesus’ Lordshi
p,
revol
vi
ngar oundt hem.I nthis“ me l
ifewi l
l notfindi tst r
uepur pose.He
center
ed”wor ld,f
ull ofsel f
ishpeopl ewe, holdst hewhol euni versei nthepal m of
mustremembert hatJesusi st he Hishandandnot hingisbi ggert hanour
CENTERnotj ustthePr iorit
y .Wet ryto LordJesus.Ther ear et imeswear e
putJesusi ntheequat ionwhenwegi ve thi
nkingt hatourpr oblem ist oobi gfor
alit
tl
et i
meorsomet hingt oHi m and Godt ohandl e,thinkagai n.LikehowHe
l
eav etheresttoour selves, that’swhy sustainst heuni ver seandal lcreati
onHe
whent hingsdon’tgetwel lweputt he cansust ainourl ife,problems,
blameonGodandt ur nourbackagai nst rel
ationshi pset c.asl ongaswet o
him. submi tt oHisLor dship.
 Jesusi stheSUSTAI NERnotj ustthe between.Let’sstopplayingr el
igion
STARTER.Manyofust hinkt hatwear e att
endingSundayser viceswor shi ppi
ng
betterthanGodi nmanagi ngourl ives Jesuswi t
hourl i
psanddoi ng
thatwemakedeci sionswi thout
bl
asphemywi thourli
fe.Sal vat
iondoes
consultingHim andHi sWor d.The
momentweacceptJesusasSav i
oris notcomebyaccept i
ngHi m onlyas
themomentwet hinkthatHi sr oleinour Saviorbutbysurrenderingt oHi s
l
ifeisalreadyfi
nish.No, LORDSHI Pi sa Lordshipalso(Romans10: 9-10).
continuouswalkofobedi enceunt i
lthe
endofourl if
e,notjustaone- time Goodnewsy oumayst artnow.Todayis
experiencewithGod. thedayt hatGodhasplannedf oryouto
bepartofHi sfamil
y.Nomor eli
p
JESUS,
THERECONCI
LER(19-
20) worshipping,l
et’
sli
vealifethat’
stot
all
y
Jesusistheonl ywaytoGod.Bef orewe dependentont heLordshipofJesus.
hadHim asourLor dandSav ior,weare LordshipbeginsintheHEART.
enemiesofGodbecauseoft hesi nthat
weinheritf
rom ourforeparentAdam
andEve.Andsi ncethatday,God’splan
ofsalv
ationtookplaceandwas
completedbyt hedeathandr esurr
ection
ofJesus.JohnMcAr t
hursaid:Wedo
notmakeChr istLORD; HeisLORD!
Thosewhowi l
lnotreceiv
eHi m asLor d
areguil
tyofreject
ingHim.It’
sei t
herwe
acceptorrej
ectHi mthere’
snoopt i
oni n

DI
SCUSSI
ONQUESTI
ONS:

1.Whatar
ethethi
ngsthatyouar
ehav i
ngahardti
mesur r
enderi
ngtoJesus’Lordshi
p?
2.Ar
eyouwill
i
ngtoletgoofever
ythi
ngthathi
ndersyourr
elat
ionshi
pwi t
hJesus?
3.Howwouldyoustar
tsurr
ender
ingtoJesus’
Lordshi
pthisweek?(Sit
esomepr acti
cal
way
s)

WORKS

PRAYCARESHAREI
NACTI
ON WEEKLYPRAYERPOI
NTS
Prayf orpeoplewhodonothavepersonal I
. Thanksgivi
ng
relati
onshipwithJesus,i
tmaybeafri
end,  Wor shipGodf orwhoHei s,
par ent
,classmate,col
l
eagueet
c.Askfor whatHehasdone, andwhatHe
theirpersonalpray
erconcer
nand will
doi nourl i
ves.
sincerelyprayfort
hem. II
. Church
 ThatRWCwoul dhonorand
l
oveGodandmake
di
sciples.
 Past orsandl eaders
 Fami l
i
eswoul dcomeas
onewor shippingGod.
 Mi nistr
ies
I
II
. PersonalConcer ns
 Deeperi nt
imat erel
ati
onshi
p
 withGod
 Righteousl
iv
ing
 Salvati
onoffamil
yand
fr
iends.