{"id":7047,"date":"2020-12-06T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T16:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/?p=7047"},"modified":"2020-12-05T23:07:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T05:07:04","slug":"weekly-sermon-december-6-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/2020\/12\/06\/weekly-sermon-december-6-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Sermon &#8211; December 6, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7044\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6590.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7044\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7044\" src=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6590-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6590-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6590-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6590-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6590.jpg 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lynda Hinton on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Welcome to our <\/strong><strong>Worship Service Online<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Sunday, December 6, 2020<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n11:00 a.m.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.&#8221; (Colossians 3:16, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer Meditation:<\/strong>\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/More-Reasons-Thankful-Bert-Pitts.m4a\">More Reasons To Be Thankful<\/a> &#8211; (Part 2)<\/em>, Dea. Bertram Pitts, Jr.<br \/>\n<strong>Worship Music:<br \/>\n<\/strong><i><\/i><i><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Let-the-Church-Say-Amen-shortened.m4a\"><i>L<\/i><i>et\u00a0<\/i><i>The Church\u00a0<\/i><i>Say\u00a0<\/i><\/a><i>Amen\u00a0<\/i>(Audio) \u2013Pastor Mario Jenkins &amp; The Langley Choir (Pre-recorded)<br \/>\n<i><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/O-Church-of-God.m4a\">Oh Church of God<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(Audio) \u2013 Langley Choir (Pre-recorded)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sermonette:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WqyOZckTr_M\">A Giant Problem<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; 1 Samuel 17<br \/>\n<strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Pastor Mario Jenkins<br \/>\n<strong>Communion:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Communion.m4a\"><em>The Lord&#8217;s Supper<\/em>,<\/a> (Audio) &#8211; Pastor Cynthia Thomas (Pre-recorded)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/download.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7098 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/download-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/download-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/download.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT:<br \/>\n<em>Congratulations to our Beloved Pastor Cynthia\u00a0 Thomas!\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>At the Illinois Church of God General Assembly 2020 Fall Meeting, Pastor Cynthia Thomas was recognized for 25 years of ordained ministry in the Church of God. To God Be The Glory! We are thankful that you made that decision 25 years ago! You have our prayers and love!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tithes &amp; Offerings:\u00a0<\/strong>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 offering. Bill Pay can be set up through your bank (please call, go online, or visit your bank to establish this payment system). Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:\u00a0 <\/strong>As this year comes to a much desired close, reflect on the fact that God has kept you through impossible barriers\/situations, social unrest and injustices, racial divisions, unimaginable losses, rioting, and overwhelming mental and physical fatigue. Nonetheless, you have not skipped a beat. God is always with us, protecting us and guiding us. He knows and understands how to get us through this journey. He never promised an easy path but He did promise that we would never walk alone. Keep your eyes on the Lord. Worship Him! Praise Him! Pray that 2021 is a year of restoration, peace, and love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew 18:20 (ESV)<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>&#8220;For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>I Corinthians 3:17 (ESV)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><em><br \/>\n&#8220;If anyone destroys God&#8217;s temple, God will destroy him. For God&#8217;s temple is holy, and you are that temple..&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hebrews 10:25 (ESV)<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>&#8220;Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near..<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hebrews 13:17 (ESV)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay prayerful and read the following daily:<\/strong><br \/>\nI Corinthians 14:26<br \/>\nMatthew 28:18-20<br \/>\nI Peter 2:5<br \/>\nI Corinthians 12:12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer Line:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Langley Prayer Line is staffed by Langley ministers and prayer team members.<br \/>\n<strong>Monday and Friday<\/strong> Hours: 6:15-6:45 am; 12:15-12:45 pm; 8:15-8:45 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Wednesday<\/strong> Hours: 6:15-6:45 am, 11:15-12:00 noon<br \/>\nCall in with prayer requests, to connect, to pray together and for any other needs.<br \/>\nLet us shelter under the mighty wings of God.<br \/>\n<strong>Langley\u2019s Prayer Line:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>1-515-604-9094<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Access code: 471-150-100<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-7047\" data-postid=\"7047\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-7047 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our Worship Service Online Sunday, December 6, 2020 11:00 a.m.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.&#8221; (Colossians 3:16, ESV) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7047"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7047"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7116,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7047\/revisions\/7116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}