Worship Set For This Coming Week

We are wrapping up our latest series this week at Living Word. The series is titled "Famous".

The idea behind the series has been the fact that our culture is crazy about celebrities. Athletes, actors, musicians are American royalty. Being famous has become synonymous with being successful, even if you are not famous for anything particular. Fame of course is not a bad thing, but it certainly is not the true measure of our worth as human beings. Our worth as a human being is based upon God, and true fame is found in Him.

The series was broken down into 4 weeks.

Week 1-Appearance

Week 2-Affluence

Week 3-Achievement

Week 4-Approval

Our pastor will be preaching out of Galatians 1:6-12 this week. Here is his thumbnail for the topic.

"In one way or another, don't we all crave to be liked and appreciated? Don't we all need for others to think well of us? Of course we do. Nothing wrong with that---UNLESS. Unless it becomes so profound a need that we forget to ask God what God thinks of us, and our need for human approval wipes away caring about God's expectations."

Here is our worship set for this week. I would love to hear your thoughts on these songs.

1. I Stand Amazed

2. At The Cross

3. You Are For Me

4. How He Loves

I hope to see you at worship this week, and I hope to hear you singing your heart out.

Promise For The Day

John 11:41-42

So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me."

Leadership Lesson

Came across this on The Resurgence site.

Enjoy.

Defining Moments

Wow. I found this on my friends blog today and it really hit home. How true is this?

Susan Gregory Thomas:

Every generation has its life-defining moments. If you want to find out what it was for a member of the Greatest Generation, you ask, "Where were you on D-Day?" For babyboomers, the questions are "Where were you when Kennedy was shot?" or "What were you doing when Nixon resigned?"

For most of my generation--Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980--there is only one question: "When did your parents get divorced?"

(HT: Vitamin Z)

Promise For The Day

Ephesians 1:17

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

Promise For The Day

Philippians 1:6

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Promise For The Day

Matthew 4:19

"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people."

Sign Him Up For The Big Leagues

The St. Louis Cardinals bullpen could use this kid.

Free Stuff Friday

Tim Challies:

This week's Free Stuff Friday sponsor is Desiring God, a name you are all familiar with, I'm sure.

Check it out here.

Promise For The Day

Micah 7:19

You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

Boogity Boogity Boogity Amen:AutoTuned

I have to say this is pretty good.

(HT: Vitamin Z)

Promise For The Day

Psalms 34:5

Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.

Sweetness

That is cool.

Why Going To Rehab Won't Fix It

Mike Wilkerson:

"The sin we tolerate always pollutes, always corrupts, disintegrates what God created good, and-if not stopped-always ends in death."

"Those of us whose sin has not yet consumed us should not be too quick to judge Amy."

Read the rest.

Promise For The Day

Romans 12:19

Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.

Touchdown Celebrations and Humble Athletes

Tony Dungy is one of my favorite guys in sports. A true man of integrity.

Check out his latest post dealing with being humble.

Promise For The Day

1 John 2:1

My dear children, I write this to tell you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father-Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

Engaging Your Neighbor

Jonathan Dobson:

"I have found that it is often helpful to have practical ideas to start engaging the people around me in order to be a better neighbor."

Check out his list of 25 ways to engage your neighbor here.

(HT: Vitamin Z)

Who Knew?

Apparently there are 14 types of noses. Which one is yours?

Find out and here.

(HT: Justin Taylor)

How To Honor Your Wife

Mark Driscoll:

"Every man who reads this, even the best man among us, has areas of repentance and growth that are required."

Read the rest.