Welcome!
I’m so glad you are able to join us for worship today. My prayer is that your faith is encouraged and inspired through your time with us in worship today.
Today we will be studying an unusual text from the Gospel of Luke, the parable of the dishonest - some call “shrewd” - servant. In this, Jesus teaches his disciples how to live for things that really matter. This is both an encouraging - and challenging - story for followers of Jesus.
If you didn’t know, this church is one of three in our community that share one mission, to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Rock Hall and the world. Our gathering for worship is a testimony to our community of the power of Jesus to save, transform, and redeem.
Everyone is welcome here because no one here is perfect, but together anything can happen.
The same power that has transformed our lives is transforming our community as we live out our faith, sharing and showing God’s love, by serving our neighbors and telling the story of how His love transformed our lives.
If you have any questions about our church or want to discuss your faith journey, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. My email is gary@yourrockhall.church and my office telephone is 410-639-2144.
Thank you again for joining us.
Order of Worship:
Welcome
Prayer of Adoration & Confession
Songs for worship
Prayers of the People
Message
Pastor Gary Priddy
Luke 16:1-31
Living the Shrewd Life
Next Steps
Practical ways you can take a “next step” in your faith journey.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Benediction
Life is much more than an accident. Wherever I go, I believe God needs me there. Wherever I am, I trust God has put me there. He has a purpose for me being there - Christ, alive in me, wants to do something through me, no matter where I am. I believe this and go in His grace and His love and His power. Amen.
If you would like someone to pray with you, please come and meet one of our ministry leaders at the altar at the end of the service.
Songs for Worship
Raum Chapel
577 God of Grace and God of Glory
400 Come Thou Font of Every Blessing
526 What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Wesley Chapel
2087 We Will Glorify The King Of Kings
337 Only Trust Him
600 Wonderful Words Of Life
Rock Hall Church
You Never Let Go
God Really Loves Us
Graves Into Gardens
Message Notes:
How to Live Shrewdly Luke 16:1–31 Luke 16:1-8 A strange role model
Luke 16:9-18 Principles from the Parable
Use worldly wealth to invest in people, not possessions (v9)
Faithfulness is vital (v10-12)
Our mindset has to switch from ownership to management (v13)
Luke 16:18 Why Is This Here? Matthew 5:31-32, 19:3-9, Mark 10:1-12, Romans 7:2-3, 1 Corinthians 7:10-15 Luke 16:19-31
Stewardship vs Entitlement
Arrogance is but one of the curses of wealth
Living Regret Free.
"I am the most selfish person in the world. I’m so selfish I want to see the smile on people’s faces while I’m living. I can’t enjoy it when I’m dead."
This week’s YouVersion Bible Devotional:
Whatever our financial situation, we can all struggle with how best to use our money. But thankfully, God offers us wisdom in His Word, and He can help us manage our money in ways that honor Him. Join UCB for this 30-day devotional on how to trust God with our finances.
This Week's Announcements:
Meet with Pastor Gary Do you have a question or issue you need to discuss? Pastor Gary is available for pastoral counseling with individuals and couples To schedule, just Click “Meet with Pastor Gary” on our website
Prayer Request Policy Change In order to maintain a more current prayer list, we provide a copy of this past week’s prayer requests. Submit prayer requests using the prayer request cards in the pews or the digital prayer request form on our website: pray.yourrhc.com Please make sure you have permission to share other’s information.
Current Prayer Requests
Our children and youth ministries
Caregivers and first responders
People of Ukraine
Our nation’s leaders
Healing of our nation
Israel and the Middle East
People battling addictions
Single parents and their kids
Pastor Gary & Family
Joe & Cheryl Holliday
The Greenwell’s
Eddie & Rosalie Kuechler
Karen Weller
Dean & Anna Mae Wood
Mariann Dulin
Carole Coleman
Joe Bramble
Jackie Williams
Michael Geibel
Beth Dulin
Rick Reedy
Rose Osborn
David Kelley
Patricia Brown
Family of Nancy Plummer
Angel Stevens
Linda Hefner
Active Military & their families including:
Trevion Hopkins
Kyle Schauber
Brock Willey
Kelly Bertelsen
Steve McCarthy
Tristan Hague
Dakota Collison
Geoffrey Andersen
John Pettit
Makenzie Williams
Dante Spagnolo
Ben Coppage
Jonathan Conner
Homebound:
Phyllis Dierker
Edna Cox
Ann Leary
This week's prayer focus:
Join us in focused and specific prayer for our church, our community, and our world. Be prepared to see God do great things as we collectively turn to Him in prayer
Sunday - Our Mission: God, grant boldness and opportunities for us to share the Gospel with others. Ephesians 6:19
Monday - Our Church: God, help us be financially responsible and good stewards of the blessings You’ve provided. Malachi 3:10
Tuesday - Our Leadership: God, allow nothing to hinder our ministers and volunteers from Your calling on their lives. Nehemiah 6:3
Wednesday - Families: God, help us recognize the importance of first making disciples of Christ in our homes. Proverbs 22:6
Thursday - Our Community: God, we ask for your healing of the broken structures and systems in our community. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Friday - Children/Youth: God, help our young people humbly submit to and honor those in authority over them. Ephesians 6:1-3
Saturday - Adults: God, cause our adults to humble themselves and seek Your face. 2 Chronicles 7:14
This week’s events:
Sunday:
12:30pm - Membership Class #2
Monday:
6:00pm - Women’s Small Group @Wesley Chapel
6:30pm - Women’s Small Group @The Priddy’s
7:00pm - Men’s Small Group @Charge Office
Tuesday:
7:00pm - Small Group Bible Study @RH Church Hall
Wednesday:
4:00pm - Rock Solid Kids after School @RH Church Hall
6:00pm - Family Dinner @RH Church Hall
6:30pm - Youth Group @Teen Center
Thursday:
6:30pm - Choir Practice @Wesley Chapel
7:00pm - Praise Team Practice @RHUMC
Birthday’s
Finn Dierker10/23
Randy Gilbert10/26
Gail Manley10/28
