Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church Worship Service - September4, 2022

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD.

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SUNDAY September 4, 2022

Order of Worship
Theme: One problem of idol worship is the degeneration of a society into the realm of deceit, violence and theft. This barbarism can only be thrown off by repentance, believing all the Word of God and receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Welcome & Call to Worship
“Redeemed” #356
“He Lives” #368
Prayer & Children’s Story
“At the Cross” #323
“Heal O Lord” song sheet Hymns & Songs
Offering - “Let Us Break Bread Together” #460
Communion - see bulletin insert for Unison Prayer
Congregational Prayer
Hearing God’s Word
“Deceit, Violence and Theft”- Pastor Whitney
Responding to God’s Word
“We’re Marching to Zion” #416
Benediction and Postlude

"Deceit, Violence and Theft"
6th in our series the Prophet Zephaniah

I. Idolatry and Deceit - Zephaniah 1:9
A. The servants of these masters were doing their masters bidding by filling the master’s houses with lies and violence
1. The wicked find it profitable to practice violence and deceit, they make it their business
2. Their servants have no problem with these things either
B. The message idols communicate are nothing but lies - Zechariah 10:2
1. When the people follow lies they are destroyed
2. When the rulers lie about everything, eventually they have to step on their previous lie to support the new lie
C. A world filled with violence - Genesis 6:11,13
1. It was one major reason God destroyed that pre deluge world
2. Jesus warns us that before His 2nd Advent it would be as in the days of Noah - Matthew 24:37-39
3. Violence is addictive - Proverbs 4:14-19

II. Ending of the Den of Thieves - Zephaniah 1:10-11
A. The prophetic statements about the judgement came to pass just as prophesied - 2 Kings 25:1-4, 8-11
1. The fish gate was the point of entry into the 2nd quarter
2. The three main hills of Jerusalem witness the crashing as they destroyed the houses and public buildings
B. The merchants and money changers were cut off
1. Their sin, unjust weights and measures - Deuteronomy 25:13-16
2. God’s standard of justice recognizes a person’s labor stored in a portable, permanent form respected by all
3. Jesus dealt with these in the temple - Mark 11:15-18
4. Future fulfillment - Revelation 18:9-20

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