connect @ living water living w ter sept 9, 2012...
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SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP Our Vision: CLEARing the way for Living Water Connecting people to God’s family, Empowering them for service, Loving them to wholeness, and Reproducing families to do the same
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LIVING W TER ALLIANCE CHURCH
General [email protected]
*Nursery(0–4yrs): [email protected]
9:45 am : Eunsil Kim 11:30 am: Eunsoon Hwang
*Children's Ministry(K-5th grade): [email protected]
9:45 am Bible Activity: Joon Choe 11:30am Worship Service: Joon Choe
*Youth Ministry(6th-12th): [email protected]
11:40am Worship Service: P. John Jou
[The educational ministry is a shared ministry with West Alliance Church]
*College: [email protected]
11:30am Small Groups: Sue Lee
* Young Adults: [email protected]
11:30am Small Groups: Eunsil Kim
* Families: [email protected]
11:30am Small Groups: Rev. Mitch Kim
Sunday Worship: 09:45amSunday Small Groups: 11:30amEducational Ministry: AssortedWednesday Prayer: 07:00pmSaturday Morning Prayer: 07:00 amHome Groups: Assorted
Meets in building of West Alliance Church29W376 Butterfield Rd. Warrenvillle60555Phone: 630.403.8582SERMON NOTES
29W376 Butterfield Rd. Warrenvillle60555Phone: 630.403.8582www.livingwateralliance.org
Sept 9, 2012
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ORDER OF SERVICE
PASTOR’S CORNER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Are you spiritually drowsy or spiritually awake? Spiritual drowsiness is when we can-not discern what is pleasing to God. We distract ourselves with thousands of cable channels, tens of thousands of movies, hundreds of thousands of apps and billions of websites. Our spiri-tual discernment is blunted by the abundance of entertainment, so that “sin looks normal and righteousness seem strange” (David Wells, Losing Our Virtue [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999], 4). In such a situation of spiritual drowsiness, the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night and expose all that is done in darkness (1 Thess 5:2; 2 Pet 3:10). Today, we are in great danger of distracting ourselves from realizing our own wretchedness and need for Christ so that we amuse ourselves down a path to damnation. Spiritual wakefulness sees God’s good purposes clearly. Such clarity of vision is only possible if we “are all children of light [and] children of the day” (1 Thess 5:5). The first prerequi-site to spiritual wakefulness is not to disconnect from the world but to recognize our darkness and look to Christ, the light of the world. We must “believe in the light, that [we] may become sons of light” (John 12:36). Faith in Christ enables us to see clearly. Even after we believe in Christ, we must “not sleep...but...keep awake and be sober” (1 Thess 5:6). Spiritual wakefulness means that we can “discern what is pleasing to the Lord” (Eph 5:10). The disciples failed in this in the Garden of Gethsamane; when Jesus called them to “stay awake and pray” (Matt 26:41), they slept, fighting when they should have fled, fleeing when they should have followed and denying when they should have confessed Christ. Similarly, when we are spiritually drowsy, we fall in temptation because we cannot see clearly. So how do we stay awake? 1 Thessalonians 5:8 says, “since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breasplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.” By faith, we must see the purposes of God more than the expectations of our culture. With love, we must see and labor for the God-given potential of each person instead of using them for self-ish ends. With hope, we must persevere through each challenge and setback, knowing the God who is working out his salvation in our midst. May we be spiritually awake to see and obtain God’s purposes for our lives!
Welcome! We are glad that you could join us. If you are here for the first time, please visit our Welcoming Table downstairs for a small gift and more information about our church. Also, join us for a small group from 11:30 AM to apply the sermon to life with others. People at the Welcoming Table can direct you.
Help Wanted! During our 9:45 AM worship service, we have both a nursery and children’s ministry. Esther Kim has graciously agreed to help to coordinate the children’s ministry at 9:45, while Eunsil Kim will coor-dinate the nursery. We are always looking for responsible people with a heart for children to help out once or, at most, twice a month during this time! If you are interested, talk to Eunsil Kim ([email protected]).
Mentoring Opportunity through Warrenville Youth and Family Services. Help serve needy young people in our own community through this strategic organization. They are looking for same-gender mentors at least 21 years old to serve these students. For information on next steps to becoming a mentor, contact Ellen Hopkins at 630.393.7057 or [email protected]. As the Mentoring Coordinator, Ellen works with the mentors and youth to support a positive relationship. You may also complete a Volunteer Application online: www.outreachcommunityministries.org
40 Days of Early Morning Prayer continues! We praise God for the strong turnout each morning. We are reading through 1 Samuel together, praying for greater clarity on God’s calling for our lives. it is not too late to join us! We continue tomorrow morning 5:30 AM Monday – Friday and 7 AM on Saturdays, and we will conclude on Sept 21.
ReFuel: Working from Rest (Heb 4:9–10): After we wrap up our 40 day early morning prayer season, we will have a revival on Oct 4–6. Dr. Dane Ortlund will share God’s Word with us. We will join with Redemp-tion Church, Jubilee Chapel (Hanmee), Living Hope (Taiwanese Ev. Free Church), Wheaton Vietnamese Alliance Church and others as well. Begin to sow prayer for this time. We will meet at 7:30 PM on Thursday and Friday and 6:30 PM on Saturday. We will have focused prayer for this revival at 7 PM, Wednesday, Sept 26 and 4 PM, Sunday, Sept 30.
Each Sunday we share lunch together. Please join us after the small group time. This month, the college small group will be responsible for the dishes. Next month, the college group will serve.
Last week’s attendance: 108 Last week’s offering: $3,468.22
Upcoming Events: Please pray for upcoming events as follows.Aug 13–Sept 21: Early Morning PrayerOct 4–6: ReFuel: Working from Rest Revival Meeting
Praise and Worship
Prayer
Scripture: 1 Thess 5:12–15
Message: Spiritual Community
Offering Dedication
Closing Worship
Benediction
“Be at peace among yourselves. And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.”
1 Thess 5:13–14
Sept 9, 2012