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Worship Program - 2/2/25

Writer's picture: Pastor GaryPastor Gary

Updated: Jan 31


Welcome to Worship!


We are delighted to have you with us today as we gather to worship, reflect, and grow in our faith together. Whether this is your first visit or you’ve been with us for years, we are excited to share this time with you and pray that it will encourage and inspire you in your walk with Christ.

Today, we begin a new message series based on the life of King David from 1st and 2nd Samuel of the Old Testament. We begin before David arrives on the scene in order to understand the world he encounters. It’s a world much like our own, where most everyone we know would agree that God is good… yet most of us aren’t satisfied with Him. We fail to understand that there is a problem in wanting more. Today we find out how to put things back in perspective.

Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus as we live out our faith through three essential practices:

  • Gathering: Our faith is shared, so we gather in worship, fellowship, and small groups to grow together.

  • Growing: Jesus calls us to mature faith. We grow by practicing spiritual disciplines, exploring God’s Word, and inviting others into the journey of faith.

  • Serving: Faith moves us beyond ourselves to love our neighbors as Christ taught us. We serve one another and our community in tangible ways that reflect God’s love.

Thank you for being here today. If you have any questions or want to learn more about how to grow in your faith, I’d love to connect with you.

You can reach me directly at 410-639-2144 or email me at the link below.


All for Him!

Pastor Gary  



Order of Worship

Welcome

Prayer of Adoration


Opening Worship


Prayer of Intercession


Message

God is good…. but what's wrong with better?

1 Samuel 8–13

Rev Gary Priddy

Holy Communion


Next Steps

What you can do for a “next step” of faith.

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. 


Songs for Worship

Wesley Chapel

65 Bless the Lord O My Soul

73 He Leadeth Me

592 O Jesus I Have Promised

Rock Hall Church

Praise

Trust in God

Stand in Your Love

Goodness of God

Message Notes

God is good, but what's wrong with better?

1 Samuel 8–13


What’s wrong with better?




When God Isn't Enough

Israel’s Demand for a King –1 Samuel 8

When we demand “Jesus plus something else,” we are revealing our misplaced trust.



Trusting God… At First

Saul’s Rise and Early Success – 1 Samuel 9-11

Even when we get what we want, if it’s not rooted in full trust in God, it won’t last.



When We Choose Our Own Way

Saul’s Disobedience – 1 Samuel 13

Whenever we take control instead of trusting God, we declare that He isn’t enough for us.



Bottom Line: 

God is enough—seeking more, finds less.

New Message Series Starts February 2nd


Daily Devotional Reading:

Wake-Up Call provides a daily encouragement to shake off the slumber of our busy lives and turn our eyes toward Jesus. Each morning our community gathers around a Scripture, a reflection, a prayer, and a few short questions, inviting us to reorient our lives around the love of Jesus who transforms our hearts, homes, churches, and cities.


 

This Week's Announcements:

Everyone is welcome - Wesley Chapel - 6:00pm
Everyone is welcome - Wesley Chapel - 6:00pm
 

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

  • Our nation’s leaders

  • Healing of our nation

  • People battling addictions

  • Single parents and their kids

  • Pastor Gary and family

  • Pastor Kenny Hickman

  • Rosalie and Eddie Kuechler

  • Dickie & Bettie Porter

  • Grant Stoops

  • Hubbard Kendall

  • Joan Melvin

  • Joanne Carson

  • David Black

  • Audra Ashley

  • Jack Johnson

  • Rick Reedy

  • Diane McIntyre

  • Joe Holliday

  • Pam Glenn  

  • Dean Wood

  • Eric Legg

  • Marion Gagnon

  • Matney Crawford

  • Baby Nixon Henry 

  • Marvin & Phyllis Kendall

  • Jean Spence

  • Stacey Angel 

  • Dave Hammer

Active Military & their families including:

  • Trevion Hopkins

  • Kyle Schauber

  • Brock Willey

  • Makenzie Williams

  • Steve McCarthy

  • Dakota Collison

  • Geoffrey Andersen

  • Jonathan Conner

  • Dante Spagnolo

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: 

8:30 am - Bible Study @WCMC

9:30 am - Worship Celebration @WCMC

10:00 am - Bible Study @RHMC

11:00 am - Worship Celebration @RHMC

Monday

6:30 pm - Women’s Small Group @Robbin’s

7:00 pm - Men’s Small Group @Charge Office

Tuesday:   

7:00 pm - Small Group Bible Study

Wednesday:   

8:30 am - ZOOM Small Group

3:30-6:30 - RSK @ RHMC Hall

6:30 - Youth @ RHMC Hall

Thursday: 

6:00 pm - Prayer Service @Wesley Chapel

7:30 pm - Praise Team Practice @RHMC

Sunday: 

8:30 am - Bible Study @WCMC

9:30 am - Worship Celebration @WCMC

10:00 am - Bible Study @RHMC

11:00 am - Worship Celebration @RHMC


WCMC - Wesley Chapel Methodist Church

RHMC - Rock Hall Methodist Church







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