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Dover Assembly of God

3.26.2017 - Prayer - Psalm 142

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4790 Carlisle Rd, Dover, PA 17315, USA

Sunday 10:30 AM

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This Week's Bulletin

March 26, 2017 Welcome to Dover Assembly! We are so glad you have chosen to attend Dover Assembly this morning. It is not by accident that you are here. We believe that God has allowed you to be here so that you might receive all that He has for you. We pray you are blessed as you allow the Lord to work in your life. THIS WEEK Today 9:00 am ~ Coffee & Donut Fellowship 9:30 am ~ Sunday School 10:30 am ~ Worship Service GIRL’S MINISTRIES AWARDS 10:30 am ~ R.O.C.K. Children’s Ministries 3:00 pm ~ Worship Practice Tuesday 12:30 pm ~ Bible Release Wednesday 6:30 pm ~ FAMILY NIGHT Thursday 12:30 pm ~ Bible Release Friday 7:00 pm ~ Worship Night UPCOMING EVENTS MEN’S DINNER The guys will be going to Infinito’s on route 30 near across from Hardee’s on Thurs. Apr. 6 at 6:30 pm. This is an all you can eat pizza buffet and we plan on getting our money’s worth. And we want all you gentlemen to join us and be sure to invite a friend! Please sign up in the lower foyer! WORSHIP NIGHT THIS Friday, March 31 will be our first Worship night of the new year! Come out from 7:00-8:00 as we spend time in worship. Immediately following worship, we will have an ice cream social in the fellowship hall! Please sign up in the lower foyer if you able to join us! WOMEN OF PURPOSE SPRING TOUR Ladies, mark your calendars now for the upcoming Spring Tours. The tour will be in our location at Christian Life A/G on Saturday, April 29. Cost per person is $30: Students, Single moms and Seniors cost is $20. It includes a boxed lunch. See the sign up sheet for the breakout groups. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Our VBS is scheduled July 10-14 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Our goal this year is to reach as many children in our community as possible. The theme for 2017 is “Maker Fun Factory”. In order for this to be a success we will need your help! There are several sign up sheets listing all the areas of our need in the lower foyer. Once you sign up, our leadership team will be in contact with you as we plan for this tremendous outreach! EASTER EGG HUNT Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Palm Sunday, April 9th, following the morning service. We are in need of plastic eggs and smaller candy to place in the eggs. There is a tub in the Upper Foyer for all donations. We appreciate your support for our children! Please help us by donating small candies that can fit into a small plastic egg! Thank You! EASTER CANTATA Join us Easter morning as our worship team performs “Jesus Messiah”. It is a collection of familiar songs combined with newer arrangements. You will be sure to be blessed as we sing about our Risen Savior! GIRL’S MINISTRY FUNDRAISER The girls are taking orders for some home-made chocolate candy for Easter. Please see the order form in the lower foyer and place your orders with payment by Sunday, March 26. The girls thank you for all your prayers and support. YARD SALE Please take the enclosed flyer and give it to someone you know who would love to come. There are also additional flyers on the Women’s table. We are encouraging you take some and distribute them to stores and friends. We want to get the word out and every little bit helps. Thank you for your support! Remember, we begin taking donations on April 2. EASTER SERMON SERIES We are beginning a new Easter series next Sunday, based on the question Jesus asked, “Who Do You Say I Am”. How we answer that question is the most important part of our faith. BODY NEWS ACTS 2 CHURCH PILOT SURVEY The Assemblies of God leadership has chosen Dover Assembly and 66 other A/G churches in the U.S. to participate in an on-line survey. The survey can be taken anytime between March 26 and April 9. The survey will be approximately 30 minutes in length and is anonymous. We want to fully represent Dover Assembly as much as possible. Therefore, we are encouraging everyone to participate. If you do not have a computer to complete the survey, the church computers will be available to you when you are able. Help in completing the survey will also be available if you desire. We will email each of you the link that will direct you to the survey. Thank you for your help and participation! Here is the link: http://doverassembly.com/acts2survey BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES April 1 ~ Marian Tunney April 3 ~ Les Kauffman April 8 ~ Yvonne Combs April 8 ~ Paul Jones April 19 ~ Anna Bender April 22 ~ Robin Housseal April 23 ~ Kathy Jo Gilbert April 4 ~ Les & Rose Kauffman UPCOMING EVENTS March 31 ~ Worship Night/Ice Cream Social April 3 ~ Deacon Board Meeting April 5 ~ Yard Sale Set up April 6 ~ Men’s Dinner April 7-8 ~ Yard Sale

Acts 2 Church Pilot Survey

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This psalm shows real life reactions to stressful situations from someone who was a believer. It’s not sugar coated or fake reality, but a real believer saying a real heart felt, albeit unique prayer.

Psalm 142, much like most of David’s that was written when he was in distress.

We all seem to pray extra hard when we’re in distress.

Psalms 142:1-7

I. Who wrote it?
We know from the title it was written by David. We know from scripture that David was described as a man after God’s own heart. He was far from perfect, but even in all his misadventures and sin, God still refers to him that way.

II. When was it written?
It is curious, that a lot of psalms do not give you the author and most do not tell you when or why it was written.

However, this one does both. I believe that this was specific on God’s part so we could fully appreciate David’s situation.

III. Where was it written?
Scripture tells us this psalm was written in a cave. There were 2 unique times when David was recorded being in a cave.

One was at En Gedi when he was being chased by Saul and it was in this cave when he was able to cut off a corner of Saul’s robe and get back out.

The other was when we he was in the cave at Adullam again being chased by Saul, but this time it was at the beginning of the chase and he was alone. It was during this time that he acquired his friends to help.

The second seems more in line with the prayer David is praying in Psalm 142.

Let's recap David's situation at this point...
~ David had just been warned by Jonathan that Saul was going to kill him.
~ He leaves his home town with nothing but the clothes on his back.
~ He goes to city called Nob - to Ahimelech the priest asking for his help.
~ He then runs to Gath to see their king. However when he is there, he hears the people talking about him and fears for his life.
~ He pretends to be insane so they won’t kill him.
~ He leaves Gath receiving no help.

That brings us to 1 Samuel 22:1...

1 Samuel 22:1

So now we find David in the middle of a dark, musty cave.

He’s being chased by his father figure, the dad of his best friend who wants him dead. No one is helping him.

Everything in his life is falling apart.

Ever been there?

Psalms 142:1

Psalm 142:1

Like David, maybe you are in a situation where you see no end in sight, no help, nothing that will ever change your circumstance.

“I am begging you.” Please help me.

We have all been there. Something in your life is beyond your control. There is nothing that you or anyone else can do to help.

You are crying out to the only one who can help.

Psalms 142:2

Psalms 142:3

We need to say-God you need to show me the right thing to do. My thinking isn’t rational right now; I need you to objectively help me.

Give me the mind of Christ.

Psalms 142:3

Psalm 142:3

The God of heaven knows your way. When your spirit is fainting inside of you, God knows your way. He knows your situation perfectly.

Part of the blessings of following Jesus is the assurance that He knows and cares about your life.

Hebrews 4:14-16

Psalms 142:3

Psalm 142:3

God will make a way where there seems to be no way...how does the song go?

God will make a way where there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see, he will make a way for me.

Mark 10:27

God has specific promises for each of us. Sometimes they take a long time to receive them, but they are there.

God promised peace in the storm and encouragement along the way. But sometimes you don’t feel that way.

All part of faith is a belief that God can do the impossible. He can do something even when we think he can’t.

Psalms 142:4

Psalms 142:5

When none of our friends can help, and no one understands and no one will be honest with us, we can say...

We all know what God says about things, but sometimes those truths get buried by our discouragement and despair.

Allow God to be a refuge to you.

Then we can get to the point where we say.

“You are all I really want in life.”

In his mind, David’s life was on the line, but if he had Jesus then he had everything.

If you had Jesus and nothing else, would that be enough?

If that is enough, then your temporary problems would seem smaller.

Psalms 142:6

Saul held all the cards. He had the army, the power, the authority. They were too strong for David.

Even in the natural, when they appeared too strong, David still prayed for God to intervene.

He still believed that God was able to overcome a problem that in his mind was impossible.

He had the faith to believe that God could do it.

Psalms 142:7

Is your life so troubled that the only thing that you think about and keeps your attention 100 % of the time is your life? Your problem, your struggle, your circumstances?

The thing that you think is so insurmountable, so permanent, so time consuming is draining you of all joy or excitement or even just being happy.

Or maybe not so much being happy, just not being discouraged.

Once you allow God to release you from that prison of unending discouragement, you are able to praise God.

Psalms 142:7

The best encouragement is to hear someone tell you about how God intervened in their life and did a miracle or God helped them overcome some huge obstacle.

TESTIMONIES ARE POWERFUL!

What ever your situation, God wants you to unload on Him.

Because Peter tells us that we are to cast all our cares on him because he cares for you.

God promises to release you from the prison of discouragement, he promises you joy.

After David prayed this prayer, the Bible says that his brothers and relatives and friends and others came to him. And when it was done David had about 400 men who believed in Him and were willing to help him out.

Then he went to Moab and that town helped him out. He eventually became King.

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