Weekly Sermon – March 28, 2021
Welcome to our Palm Sunday Virtual Worship Service
Sunday, March 28, 2021
11:00 a.m.
2021 Theme: Serving the Lord with Joy
Nehemiah 8:10b
For scripture translations, click here
Sunday School Lesson* review and prayer
by Deacon George Hillman
Elijah: Prophet of Courage, 1 Kings 18:5-18
Worship Music:
We’ve Come This Far By Faith – Langley Choir, (pre-recorded)
Lift The Savior Up – Langley Choir, (pre-recorded).
Glorious Day Medley – Grace Church of God- Brooklyn, New York; Mid-Year Retreat, (pre-recorded)**
Speaker: Pastor Mario Jenkins
Announcements
Save the Dates:
Please join TODAY with several Church of God ministers, from the New York region, as they pray together on the Illuminations 12 Verse Challenge Prayer Call, Palm Sunday, March 28th, at 4 pm CST. You can connect via Zoom Login information: movement-org.zoom.us/j/3432187989 or watch live on Facebook @ movementday.
Final Words: Sayings of the Savior, Friday, April 2, 2021, Noon – 3 p.m. EST. View on YouTube.com/NACOGTV
Praise/Raise-A-Thon, April 24th, sponsored by the National Association of the Women of the Church of God. Join us for a virtual event featuring anointed preachers, worship leaders & more! More information will be provided at a later date.
All-Church Time of Consecration, Fasting, and Special Prayer (January 11-March 31, 2021). This is the last week of our fast and consecration. We praise God for the many testimonies that will come from this time spent in prayer and fasting. Click here for more information.
Find a Covid-19 vaccine for you or a loved one here. Click the link for more information. The data on the website auto refreshes every minute. For those without computer access, please call 1-833-621-1284 (Illinois Department of Health), for a vaccine appointment.
Tithes & Offerings: At this time, we are asking that you give your tithes and offerings through Bill Pay only. Please do not mail or drop off your tithes and offerings. Bill Pay can be set up through your bank (please call, go online, or visit your bank to establish this payment system). Thank you!
Reflections:
As we reflect on our last week of Women’s History Month, we highlight our Vice President Kamala D. Harris.***
Kamala D. Harris, born October 20, 1964, is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.
Vice President Harris was born in Oakland, California to parents who emigrated from India and Jamaica. She graduated from Howard University (1981, political science and economics) and the University of California, Hastings College of Law (1989, J.D.). **** More…
Inspirational Quotes******
“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” –Author Unknown
“A woman is like a tea bag—you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” – Mark Anthony
“A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.” – Nancy Rathburn
“The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes.” –Author Unknown
Palm Sunday History:
Palm Sunday, also called Passion Sunday, in the Christian tradition, the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter, commemorating Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is associated in many churches with the blessing and procession of palms (leaves of the date palm or twigs from locally available trees). *******
“The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!‘” – John 12:12-13
Stay prayerful and read the following daily:
John 12:13
John 11:25
Psalm 35:9
Prayer Lines Are Open For You:
The Langley Prayer Line is staffed by Langley ministers and prayer team members.
Monday and Friday: 6:15-6:45 am; 12:15-12:45 pm; 8:15-8:45 pm
Wednesday: 6:15-6:45 am, 11:15-12:00 noon
Call in with prayer requests, to connect, to pray together and for any other needs.
Let us shelter under the mighty wings of God.
Langley’s Prayer Line:
1-515-604-9094
Access code: 471-150-100
Credits:
*Bridges Connecting God’s Word to Life; Adult Student Guide; Winter 2020-21; Warner Press, Inc.
**Grace Church of God- Brooklyn, NY; Mid Year Retreat, National Association of the Church of God.
***https://www.whitehouse.gov/administ
****https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kamala-harris-latest-democrat-run-president/story?id=60521324ration/vice-president-harris/
*****https://ifyc.org/article/kamala-harris-talks-about-her-own-faith
******https://www.therandomvibez.com/women-strength-quotes/
*******https://www.britannica.com/topic/Palm-Sunday
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