“The Lord Bless You” Sunday Service (9:30AM in A/C Gym & 10:00AM LiveStream)

You are invited to experience, view or listen to our Sunday morning sermon in one of 5 ways.
1) Participate in our onsite worship service in the Air Conditioned Gym which begins at 9:30AM, SUNDAY at 3757 Mill Street.
2) Watch live on the church Facebook page at 10:0AM, SUNDAY by going to: facebook.com/srcmarion  Please “like” our Facebook page for future notifications.
3) Watch the same recording later on Facebook at a time more convenient for you: facebook.com/srcmarion
4) Watch the same recording later on our newly created YouTube channel. Just type in “Second Reformed Church of Marion” when you go to: youtube.com  Or you can click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3ZNP8OgRarSQXfqzGcn-Q
5) Listen to the audio recording and see sermon outline on our church website: sermons.srcmarion.org

 

THE LORD BLESS YOU

I. Introduction

A. “God Bless You” Cliché

B. Flower City Work Camp to Flower City Outreach

II. Purpose- We can experience the genuine blessing of the Lord when parting company by practicing the 3 C’s.

A. CELEBRATION

  • “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!” (Psalm 118:1)
  • T-shirt Memories
  • Significant Stats

B. COUNSEL

  • “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” The second is this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these. (Mark 12:30-31)
  • “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24-27)
  • Gentle Exhortations Rooted in Themes of Ministry

C. COMFORT

  • Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11)
  • And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:18-21)
  • Reassurance of Love for You

III. Conclusion

A. Summary

B. Application

  • Specific Prayer Requests
  • 1) FCWC to flourish in post-Covid world
  • 2) Deepen & broaden FCO church support base
  • 3) New ministries so “that the city might see Jesus”
  • Commissioning Prayer by SRC Elders
  • “The Blessing” Song
  • The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26 ESV)
  • Cake Reception