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FBC Forest Park Radio
God speaks through music! Our incredible music team works hard every week to help us focus our hearts on God, usher us into His presence, and lead us as we worship Him! But that song in our heart does not have to stop playing on Sunday. Follow along throughout the week on FBC Forest Park Radio. Click the link below for our custom playlist.
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Order of Worship
Call to Worship
We offer a song of praise celebrating who God is and all He has done!
- Praise
Welcome and Announcements
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Prayer of Illumination
We invite the Holy Spirit to minister to each of us as He intercedes on our behalf, corrects and encourages us in our relationship with The Father through The Son, and illuminates God’s word in our hearts through the reading and teaching of Scripture.
Song of Adoration and Thanksgiving
We sing songs that extol God’s grace and truth, strengthen our faith, and encourage our love for Him and others.
- If The Lord Builds This House
Reading of the Law
- James 5:16
- Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
Confession of Sin - Song
God’s holiness exposes our corporate and individual sins. God's grace, displayed most prominently through Jesus’ death on the cross, invites us to be reunited with The Father through the regular confession of sin. Repentance is an invitation into His grace.
- Great Are You Lord
Offering of Forgiveness and Reconciliation
We recognize our sins were forgiven by Christ’s death on the cross and, therefore, we are called by God to forgive others who sin against us. We offer others our forgiveness and pray for reconciled relationships.
- Matthew 18:21-22
- Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven!
Offering of Forgiveness and Reconciliation - Song
- Goodness Of God
Personal Prayer
We pause to pray and reflect on all God has revealed to us through worship, the reading of His word, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. We prayerfully respond with courage, honesty, and obedience.
Assurance of Pardon
God declares from his Word and through his Church that all who repent and believe in Jesus Christ are forgiven of their sins.
- Romans 6:14
- Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.
Family Prayer
We intercede before God on behalf of our church and our community.
Scripture Reading and Sermon
God addresses His people through the reading and preaching of His word to edify believers and exhort all people to make sense of, make much of, and make use of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Offertory and Response
We offer an opportunity for you to make public your decision to follow Jesus, your desire to be baptized, your interest in joining our church, or any other significant spiritual decision you have made during our service.
We also give back to God recognizing He is the source of all things and blesses us through His providence and sovereignty. It is our honor to return our tithes and offerings to Him in recognition of His grace.
Doxology - Congregational Singing
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
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Let us know how God is working in your life.
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Sermon Notes
Renew The Vision - Part 2
Haggai Chapter 2 opens the same way as Haggai chapter 1
Haggai 2:1-2
Then on October 17 of that same year, the Lord sent another message through the prophet Haggai. 2“Say this to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of God’s people there in the land:
- The Lord's activity is confirmed through the community again.
In Haggai chapter 1
- (1:1) God revealed the problem and called the people to repentance on August 29.
- (1:15) God sparked their enthusiasm on September 21 and they began to work.
In Haggai chapter 2
- (2:1) Then on October 17 of that same year, the Lord sent another message through the prophet Haggai.
What happened in the 3.5 weeks between September 21 and October 17?
- I think the scope of the problem began to sink in.
- God sparked their enthusiasm
- They started the project
- They were beginning to slow down
So what was the Lord's message to the people?
Haggai 2:3-5
‘Does anyone remember this house—this Temple—in its former splendor? How, in comparison, does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all! 4But now the Lord says: Be strong, Zerubbabel. Be strong, Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people still left in the land. And now get to work, for I am with you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 5My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.’
God called them to look back
- Looking back is natural
- Looking back can be beneficial
- Looking back can be detrimental
It's all about what you focus on when you look back!
Where was God focusing their attention?
- On Him!
- The former splendor of the temple had nothing to do with carved stone, gold furniture, fancy clothes, and crowds of people.
- The spender of the temple was the presence of God!
The Lord encouraged them by reminding them who He has always been.
- Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever!
- When you look back, make sure you remember the right things.
- Make sure you focus your attention on the Lord.
A Firm Foundation For Building
Matthew 16:13-18
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”
“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
15Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,the Son of the living God.”
17Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.18Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
- What rock? Peter? No way.
- The rock was his statement of faith.
When you come to the end of yourself and trust Jesus, everything changes!
Haggai 2:6-9
“For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land. 7I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 9The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. And in this place I will bring peace. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
- The future glory of this place will greater than its past if, and only if, we walk with Jesus!
- When you look back, look for Jesus!
- So you know what to expect Him to do in the future.
Do you need a new foundation to build on?
John 3:16-18
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
- Trust Jesus!
- Because what is true for us as a church at FBC Forest Park, is true for you personally as well.
The Lord builds the house!
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Weekly Budget Update
Last week's giving:
- $10.124.00
Amount needed each week to make full budget of $676,572.00 by year end:
- $12,644.18
Total funds needed YTD:
- $25,288.36
Total giving received YTD:
- $10,124.00
Difference in funds needed vs funds received:
- -$15,164.36
Percentage of giving received vs. funds needed YTD:
- 40%
Our Faith Offering is designated giving specifically for missions over and above our normal tithes.
Last week's Faith Offering:
- $230.00
Total Faith Offering YTD:
- $230.00
