week #2 in Pastor Kevin's series
Tithes and Offerings - Mabel
Pastor Kevin introduce special speaker - Long H.
Long sharing his amazing testimony
Pastor Kevin praying for Long
defining "cynic" and "cynical"
Discussion question
Conan on his last show advised young people not to be cynical
Pastor Kevin describes the "happiest person in his household"
Scripture reading - Philippian 4:4-9
Pastor Kevin explaining scripture
Application questions
Communion elements
volunteers setting up for potluck
Closing worship
Becky's team leading communion worship
Benediction - Pastor Kevin
Greg N giving instructions for potluck and saying Grace.
SERIES: UNDER THE OIL OF GLADNESS
TITLE: This Is, For The Cynic In You
TEXT: Various
SYNOPSIS: Much fuss has been made parsing the differences between joy and happiness. The difference, if any, does not appear to lie between joy and happiness as much as understanding from where it comes, from discerning between legitimate and illegitimate forms. For the Christian, joy and happiness find their source in Jesus as a gift of life, to be enjoyed with gratitude and service in the presence of a joyful and happy God. Certainly not everything in God's kingdom makes us feel happy, just as not everything that makes us feel happy belongs to God. But when happiness, like joy, finds its source is Jesus, it can also be of the deep, abiding kind that makes life enjoyable to live and love. This week, we'll take on the topic of cynicism. Because Jesus ultimately embodies hope, cynicism taken to the extreme can never be of the kingdom. A little bit of cynicism is both understood, and likely necessary to live in a world of lies. But cynicism at root is deconstructionist, rather than constructive; it may offer critique, but ultimately does not offer solutions. Better to bless than to complain, better to hope than to criticize.
SYNOPSIS: Much fuss has been made parsing the differences between joy and happiness. The difference, if any, does not appear to lie between joy and happiness as much as understanding from where it comes, from discerning between legitimate and illegitimate forms. For the Christian, joy and happiness find their source in Jesus as a gift of life, to be enjoyed with gratitude and service in the presence of a joyful and happy God. Certainly not everything in God's kingdom makes us feel happy, just as not everything that makes us feel happy belongs to God. But when happiness, like joy, finds its source is Jesus, it can also be of the deep, abiding kind that makes life enjoyable to live and love. This week, we'll take on the topic of cynicism. Because Jesus ultimately embodies hope, cynicism taken to the extreme can never be of the kingdom. A little bit of cynicism is both understood, and likely necessary to live in a world of lies. But cynicism at root is deconstructionist, rather than constructive; it may offer critique, but ultimately does not offer solutions. Better to bless than to complain, better to hope than to criticize.
BONUS PHOTOS:
the Potluck begins
the line is growing
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