Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church Worship Service - January 29, 2023

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 January 29, 2023

Order of Worship

Theme: The work of our Lord Jesus Christ accomplished full reconciliation between ourselves and God. Thus disciples of Jesus are peace makers even as He was.

Welcome & Call to Worship
“To God Be The Glory” #56
“Glory To His Name” #493
Prayer & Children’s Story
“Teach Me, O Lord” pg 13 in Hymns and Songs
“They’ll Know We Are Christians” #429
Responsive Reading - Peacemakers Pledge (see insert)
Offering - “Like A River Glorious” #737 
Congregational Prayer
Hearing God’s Word
“Making Peace”- Pastor Whitney
Responding to God’s Word
“Make Me A Servant” #669
Benediction and Postlude

“Making Peace”
2023 Commitment Sunday

I. The Second Horseman of the Apocalypse - Revelation 6:3-4
* A. Where does war come from? - James 4:1-3
* B. The 7th Beatitude - Matthew 5:9
* 1. Peacemakers are blessed by God
* 2. War mongers are not blessed
II. How are we to be Peacemakers?
* A. Commit yourself to Glorify God - 1 Peter 2:11-12
* 1. In this world we will experience conflicts both within the body of Christ and from those outside Christ
* 2. We seek to please and honor God by faithfully obeying His commandments regarding how we handle conflict
* B. Commit yourself to Get the Log out of your eye first - Matthew 7:3-5
* 1. Perspective, what appears to me a speck in another’s eye looks like a log to them
* 2. Do a through moral inventory to discover any action, attitude or thinking which has led to or contributed to the ongoing conflict - Psalm 139:23-24
* C. Commit yourself to Go and Show your brother his fault
* 1. God calls us to this process - Matthew 18:15-20
* 2. First one to one, and if that fails
* 3. Take one or two, to establish every word
* 4. Tell it to the church - 1 Corinthians 6:1-7
* 5. A heathen or tax collector - not shunning 
* D. Commit yourself to Go and be reconciled - Ephesians 4:1-3
* 1. Actively pursuing peace in the body of Christ
* 2. We don’t passively wait, we work for that restoration
* 3. Success is measure by obedience to God’s commands not to the specific outcome we hope for

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