Order, Words, & Voices
02.11.24, Struggling with Expectations, Mark 8:27 – 9:13
Order
Pre Worship Music – Spotify – Open and Close
Songs I Will Follow Lynn/Team
Anywhere With Jesus
Reading and Prayer Petty
Songs Lord, I Give you my Heart Lynn/Team
I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
Passage Mark 8:27-33 Renee
Message Struggling with Expectations Rick
Music Lead Me to the Cross Lynn/Team
Community/Benediction Rick
Closing Peace Rick
Music The Goodness of God (Chorus) Lynn/Team
Post Worship Music – Spotify – Open and Close
Music (slides) Lynn/Team
I Will Follow Song # 5806878
Intro
Where You go I’ll go
Where You stay I’ll stay
When You move I’ll move
I will follow
Oh oh oh
Verse 1
All Your ways are good
All Your ways are sure
I will trust in You alone
Higher than my sight
High above my life
I will trust in You alone
Chorus
Where You go I’ll go
Where You stay I’ll stay
When You move I’ll move
I will follow You
Whom You love I’ll love
How You serve I’ll serve
If this life I lose
I will follow (You)
Interlude
Yeah I will follow You yeah
Verse 2
Light into the world
Light into my life
I will live for You alone
You’re the One I seek
Knowing I will find
All I need in You alone
In You alone
Chorus
Where You go I’ll go
Where You stay I’ll stay
When You move I’ll move
I will follow You
Whom You love I’ll love
How You serve I’ll serve
If this life I lose
I will follow (You)
Bridge
In You there’s life everlasting
In You there’s freedom for my soul
In You there’s joy unending joy
And I will follow
Chorus
Where You go I’ll go
Where You stay I’ll stay
When You move I’ll move
I will follow You
Whom You love I’ll love
How You serve I’ll serve
If this life I lose
I will follow (You)
Anywhere With Jesus
Verse 1
Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go
Anywhere He leads me in this world below
Anywhere without Him dearest joys would fade
Anywhere with Jesus I am not afraid
Chorus
Anywhere anywhere fear I cannot know
Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go
Verse 2
Anywhere with Jesus I am not alone
Other friends may fail me He is still my own
Though His hand may lead me over dreary ways
Anywhere with Jesus is a house of praise
Chorus
Anywhere anywhere fear I cannot know
Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go
Verse 3
Anywhere with Jesus over land and sea
Telling souls in darkness of salvation free
Ready as He summons me to go or stay
Anywhere with Jesus when He points the way
Chorus
Anywhere anywhere fear I cannot know
Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go
Participatory Response (Slides) Petty
Leader: With just seven loaves of bread, Jesus fed thousands
Response: And the religious asked for a sign
Leader: The followers of Jesus saw an abundance of leftovers
Response: And the disciples were concerned about having enough
Leader: A blind man was brought to Jesus to restore his sight
Response: And the man said “I still do not see like I did before”
Leader: Jesus asked his followers, “Who do people say I am?”
Response: And they responded “They say that you are a prophet of old”
Leader: Jesus asked the disciples, “Who do you say that I am?”
Response: And Peter said, “You are the Messiah”
Leader: Jesus said, “I shall experience that which you do not want to see, that which you do not expect”
Response: And Jesus added, “I will rise from the dead”
Leader: Join us in the prayer of Jesus,
Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses,
while we forgive those who trespass against us.
And, lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Music (slides) Lynn/Team
I Give You My Heart
Verse
This is my desire
To honour You
Lord with all my heart
I worship You
All I have within me
I give You praise
All that I adore is in You
Chorus
Lord I give You my heart
I give You my soul
I live for You alone
Ev’ry breath that I take
Ev’ry moment I’m awake
Lord have Your way in me
I Have Decided To Follow Jesus
Verse 1
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back no turning back
Verse 2
The world behind me the cross before me
The world behind me the cross before me
The world behind me the cross before me
No turning back no turning back
Verse 3
Though none go with me still I will follow
Though none go with me still I will follow
Though none go with me still I will follow
No turning back no turning back
Passage (Slides) Renee
As they were on their way to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”
The disciples responded with a collection of answers, “John the Baptist” one said while another said “Elijah” and others followed saying, “One of the prophets.”
After the disciples gave their answers, Jesus said to them, “Okay, that is what others are saying, but who do you say that I am?”
Peter spoke up proclaiming, “You are the Messiah.” After Peter’s answer Jesus sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone what Peter had correctly said.
Then Jesus began to teach the disciples that he would soon undergo great suffering and be rejected by the religious leaders, after which he would be killed, but he would rise again after three days.
Jesus said all of this openly allowing anyone within hearing distance to hear. Peter took Jesus aside and told him that he should not be saying that so publicly.
Jesus turned and looked at his disciples as he rebuked Peter saying, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
Mark 8:27 – 33
Message Rick
Opening – Illustration of lady recognizing but not knowing
(Slide – leave screen on until just before closing illustration)
The Question —Who is Jesus?
- Asked by followers and foes throughout narrative of Mark
- Asked by Paralytic, Disciples in storm, Hometown
- Moses – “I Am’ – sub names, healer, victory…
[Slide] Big View
- Who do people say I am?
- Who do you say I am?
- Peter answers Messiah
- Huge answer, first human to recognize, demons and evil spirits are only ones
- Beginning of life long quest asking filling in blanks of ‘who is Jesus.
[Slide] Necessity of Struggle/Fixing our Soil
- Letting of of incorrect names for Jesus that help understand Messiah
- Peter tells Jesus to not talk about suffering and death – learns that Jesus is suffering servant, Peter wants to stay on mountain top – learns that Jesus/we are meant to life in the valley (sacrifice), Peter denies he knows Jesus after arrest – learns his own frailty
- Peter has learned forgiveness & Love by the time of the resurrection, no fear
- Peter has now defined Jesus by submission rather than power, by love rather than position, by healing compassion rather than revenge and force, acceptance and affirmation rather than judgement and condemnation, and the list goes on.
- Soil correction even unto time as apostle goes back on the idea of everyone being clean. Life long learning, always improving soil. Same for us.
- Everything is holy and spiritual – names of God can be learned in every circumstance and situation.
(End Screen Share)
Closing Illustration – Debbie with feeding station in Ethiopia (made some religious mad that it was feeding and not baptizing. Did not like the one world phrasing. Team saw through the sacrificial eyes of Jesus – Who is Jesus? Pray.
Music (Slides) Lynn/Team
Lead Me To The Cross
Verse 1
Saviour I come quiet my soul
Remember redemption’s hill
Where Your blood was spilled
For my ransom
Pre-Chorus
Ev’rything I once held dear
I count it all as loss
Chorus
Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Oh lead me lead me to the cross
Verse 2
You were as I tempted and tried human
The word became flesh
Bore my sin in death
Now You’re risen
Pre-Chorus
Ev’rything I once held dear
I count it all as loss
Chorus
Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Oh lead me lead me to the cross
Bridge
To Your heart
To Your heart
Lead me to Your heart
Lead me to Your heart
Chorus
Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Oh lead me lead me to the cross
Community (Slides) Rick
- Next Sunday, 02.18, Mark 10:17-34, The Things We Cannot Do
- ‘In-Between’ Bible Study, Tuesday, Feb 13 at Nielsen’s house
- Lent, what will you do to prepare? Lent begins this Wednesday
Closing Benediction (Slide per line) Rick
We leave this place to live a life that proclaims Christ as Lord
We leave this place to live a life of selfless worship and service before God
We leave this place to live a life advocating for those who cannot advocate
We leave this place to live a life of standing firm in the times of trials
We leave this place to live a life that proclaims God’s goodness
We live this place to live a life trusting in the God who is present
As we go, may God enfold each of us in tender and lasting love
May Christ be beside us in times of struggle and peace
And may the Spirit guide us always back to the Father’s path
Closing Peace (Slides) Rick
[Slide] Leader: May the peace of the Lord go with you.
[Slide] Response: And also with you.
[Slide] Leader: Go in the peace of the Lord.
Music [Slides] Lynn/Team
Goodness Of God (2 times)
All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so so good
With every breath that I am able
I will sing of the goodness of God
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