WEEKLY WORSHIP GUIDE

Christianity is not just a religion.  Christianity is just a name for the plan that God has made to establish His Kingdom on Earth.  If you are a follower of Christ, you have been brought out of a kingdom of darkness and into the Kingdom He died and rose again to establish.  God is raising up a people for His possession to be a part of His Kingdom and we get to play a part in this mission.  Making disciples of Jesus is the greatest calling and pursuit in all of life!

Michael McCracken

Psalm 87

Discover

• Is the Lord ultimately talking about a place or a people in the Psalm?
• What comes to your mind when you consider Rahab (Egypt), Babylon, and Philistia in the story of scripture?
• What does it mean that "the Lord records as He registers the peoples"?

 
Nurture

• Considering the ways in which we thought about Egypt, Babylon, and Philistia in what season of life do you perceive God has you?
• Do you reproduce disciples of Jesus?  Why or why not?
• What does it mean and what does it look like that all your springs are in the Lord?

 
Act

• What are some practical steps you could take towards the intentionality of making disciples of Jesus?
• What would it look like for your DNA group to move in a more discipleship oriented direction?

You've Already Won
Christ is Risen
Lord I Need You
Christ Our King
How Marvelous

Father, we pray to you to receive grace and strength to carry out the responsibilities that you have given us at home, at work, and at church…for your honor and glory above all. But there is another important reason we pray and that is to make renewed connection with you. Yes, we need a lot of things, but we need intimate fellowship with you most of all. We have listened and watched Jesus pray. His words are filled with individual petitions as well as humble intercession for his followers…for us…his church. Then we see him get quiet and he addresses you as abba…his papa…drawing close to you. That’s what we want in our personal prayer times with you, Father…hugging abba and feeling your loving embrace of grace too. Now Father, bless our church family in every way they need you. Give strength to our elders as they seek to lead us in doing your will. Revive us  spiritually and all the gospel centered churches in San Antonio, Father. And Lord, begin another spiritual awakening throughout our city, our  state and our nation. May we see hundreds and thousands of people in our own neighborhoods begin to follow Jesus with us.  Thanks Lord…Bless Bro Michael as he preaches the Word to us this Sunday. And use our praise team to set the tone for our worship of you. And one more thing Father…bless each of our children’s and youth workers as they teach the gospel and love our kids. In Jesus’ Name  Amen!

Jim McCracken

Church family, we would like to offer you a free account on the "Dwell" app! This is a wonderful app that allows you to listen to the Bible being read with different voice options, background music options, and more! Click the link below or scan the QR code to create your free account through ARCC.