First Baptist Church of Woodbridge
930 Traditional Service
Locations & Times
First Baptist Church of Woodbridge
13600 Minnieville Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22193, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Hymn of Praise
He Has Made Me Glad (I Will Enter His Gates) (CH 214)
Welcome and Prayer
The Lord's Supper
Hymns of Worship
Let All Things Now Living (CH 794)
Doxology (CH 815)
Give Thanks (CH 170)
Special Music
God of Our Praise
He Has Made Me Glad (I Will Enter His Gates) (CH 214)
Welcome and Prayer
The Lord's Supper
Hymns of Worship
Let All Things Now Living (CH 794)
Doxology (CH 815)
Give Thanks (CH 170)
Special Music
God of Our Praise
TRUST ME
Not my way…
Philippians 4:4-9
It’s Complicated
Galatians 3:27-28. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ like a garment. There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Our nation divided and broken
Our neighbors hurt and afraid
μεριμνάω, merimnaō
Luke 8:14. As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.
Luke 21:34. “Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly like a trap.
1 Peter 5:7-9. …casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you. Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.
Proverbs 12:25. Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.
Matthew 6:25-27. “This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying?
Matthew 10:18-20. You will even be brought before governors and kings because of Me, to bear witness to them and to the nations. But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour, because you are not speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.
God at work
Psalm 29:10-11. The LORD sat enthroned at the flood; the LORD sits enthroned, King forever. The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
John 16:32-33. Look: An hour is coming, and has come, when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”
God uses everything
Every thing is an opportunity to trust God
Isaiah 26:3. You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You.
1 Timothy 2:1-8. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time.
And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles. I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.
The Church at work
Romans 12:9-12. Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.
1. Pray
Jeremiah 29:7. Seek the welfare of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for when it has prosperity, you will prosper.”
Psalm 120:1-7. In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. “LORD, deliver me from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.” What will He give you, and what will He do to you, you deceitful tongue? A warrior’s sharp arrows with burning charcoal!
…I have lived too long with those who hate peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
2. Pursue peace
Romans 14:19. So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.
Romans 12:17-18. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.
-remember
2 Corinthians 5:20. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, certain that God is appealing through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God.”
-listen
James 1:19-20. My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.
-love
Matthew 22:37-40. He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”
Not my way…
Philippians 4:4-9
It’s Complicated
Galatians 3:27-28. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ like a garment. There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Our nation divided and broken
Our neighbors hurt and afraid
μεριμνάω, merimnaō
Luke 8:14. As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.
Luke 21:34. “Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly like a trap.
1 Peter 5:7-9. …casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you. Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.
Proverbs 12:25. Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.
Matthew 6:25-27. “This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying?
Matthew 10:18-20. You will even be brought before governors and kings because of Me, to bear witness to them and to the nations. But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour, because you are not speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.
God at work
Psalm 29:10-11. The LORD sat enthroned at the flood; the LORD sits enthroned, King forever. The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
John 16:32-33. Look: An hour is coming, and has come, when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”
God uses everything
Every thing is an opportunity to trust God
Isaiah 26:3. You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You.
1 Timothy 2:1-8. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time.
And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles. I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.
The Church at work
Romans 12:9-12. Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.
1. Pray
Jeremiah 29:7. Seek the welfare of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for when it has prosperity, you will prosper.”
Psalm 120:1-7. In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. “LORD, deliver me from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.” What will He give you, and what will He do to you, you deceitful tongue? A warrior’s sharp arrows with burning charcoal!
…I have lived too long with those who hate peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
2. Pursue peace
Romans 14:19. So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.
Romans 12:17-18. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.
-remember
2 Corinthians 5:20. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, certain that God is appealing through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God.”
-listen
James 1:19-20. My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.
-love
Matthew 22:37-40. He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”
Hymn of Response
God Will Make a Way (CH 704)
The Solid Rock (CH 526)
Offertory Prayer
Offertory
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Recognition of Decisions
Benediction
God Will Make a Way (CH 704)
The Solid Rock (CH 526)
Offertory Prayer
Offertory
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Recognition of Decisions
Benediction