April 5: Resurrection Sunday
“He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” — Matthew 28:6 NKJV
Welcome to our Resurrection Sunday Program: He Is Risen!
Sunday School: Psalm 15
This Psalm is not a prescription for being Saved, but a description of how saved people should ought to desire to please God. Follow David’s example to meet three requirements:
(1) Seek God’s presence.
(2) Obey God’s precepts (integrity, honesty, and sincerity).
(3) Trust God’s promises.
The Crucifixion Mime:
“It’s Friday but Sunday’s Coming.” —Isaiah_Cares
Worship Sermon: Matthew 28-10. The first witnesses were women, coming with the district purpose of anointing the body of Jesus with oils and spices. They first encountered the angel of the Lord, who had rolled the stone away. —Pastor Alvin Berkley
April 12: The Completion of His Purpose
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” — Romans 8:28 NKJV
Sunday School: Psalm 16
The Benefits of a Life-Long Commitment to God.
This Psalm is titled “A Michtam of David.” The definition of this word is not certain. It is found in Psalm 56 to 60, all of which end on a happy and truimphant. This is a wonderful Psslm relating how David found the secret of contentment in pressing times.
Worship Sermon: The Completion of His Purpose
Romans 8: 28-32
I have been endeavoring to answer the question of purpose. More specifically, “God’s Purpose.”
My concluding message in this series is The Completion of His Purpose for us. It is the crowning piece that sums it all up. I cannot over stress the importance of knowing and understanding God’s purpose for our lives. When I say the completion of His purpose, I means that this purpose will not be completed until we see God in Heaven.
—Pastor Alvin Berkley
April 19: You Just Can’t Run Away
“Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.” — Ruth 1:1 NKJV
Sunday School: Psalm 19
The Heavens, The Word, and the Glory of God
The title tells us both the author and the audience of the Psalm. This Psalm reflects, more than any other, the beauty and splendor of Hebrew poetry found in the Psalms. The message from the heavens (v 1-6) is broad. Not the spirit Heaven where God dwells, but the heavens of the blue sky and the night sky.
Worship Sermon: You Can’t Run Away | Ruth 1:1-5
Let’s begin with a coupe of facts about th book of Ruth.
(1) It is one of the two books in the Bible that is named after a woman.
(2) It is only four chapters long.
(3) Verse 1 tells us that it is written in the times of the Judges
(4) It covers a period of about 12 years.
There are three main characters—Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz.The theme runs on two parallel tracks: faithfulness and unfaithfulness. It explains why we can’t run away from problems.
April 26: Getting Back Up After Failure
But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God.” — Ruth 1:16 NKJV
In verses 1-6 we saw a family fleeting from the place of provision. The family of Elimelech and Naomie fled from Bethlehem to go to Moab because of a famine in the land.
While there Elimelech died and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion. Both had married Moabite women Orpah and Ruth.
Each woman is left widowed, with no source of income or protection.
Worship Sermon: Getting Back Up After Failure | Ruth 1:1-5
The Return to Bethlehem (Ruth 1:6-9). After hearing the news of food and bread back at Bethlehem. Naomi decides it’s time to go back to Bethlehem (vs. 6). Remember I said, “Your decisions determine the quality of your life.” This is where Elimelech and Naomi failed the first time. Verse 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on their way to return to the land of Judah. The place where she left off, she must return to.
Ruth 1:8-13. Naomi urges her daughters-in-law to go back. Naomi was speaking out of her own failure. If she was speaking out of intimate fellowship with God, she would have said something different. You must discern when someone is speaking to you out of an intimate fellowship with God or from an estranged relationship. Notice the Progression of Ruth’s Reasoning.
Ruth 1:14, 18. First is Orpah decision – which was natural and fleshly based. Again, Naomi puts out a discouraged response. Second is Ruth’s response – which gives evidence of a triumphant faith. Don’t invite me to go back, because I’ve already experienced a connection with the real God of Israel. I’m not going back– to empty promises and vain words.
