Cornerstone Free Church Worship Service - February 16, 2025

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

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SUNDAY February 16, 2025

Order of Worship

Theme: Being adopted into God’s family we have an audience with the Father through prayer. Our prayers for one another will have powerful impact for eternity.

Welcome & Call to Worship 
“Holy, Holy, Holy” #3
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus” #630
Prayer & Children’s Lesson
“Watchman on the Wall” Pg19 in Hymns and Songs 
“Open the Eyes of My Heart” see bulletin insert
Offering - “More Love to Thee” #634
Responsive Reading - #647 Congregation reads "Solo"
Congregational Prayer
Hearing God’s Word
“Praying For One Another”- Pastor Whitney
Responding to God’s Word
“Change My Heart O God” #654
Benediction and Postlude

“Praying for One Another”
11th In our series the Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians

I. Can Artificial Intelligence Produce Wisdom?
* A. The beginning of Wisdom - Proverbs 9:10
* 1. Clearly a machine programed to consume vast quantities of data has no soul, no conscience and no fear of God
* 2. To trust such machines to always do good and not evil is utter folly
* B. The great value of true wisdom - Proverbs 16:16
* 1. The Messiah is wisdom personified - Isaiah 11:1-4
* a. He will render justice to everyman
* b. He will punish the wicked with true justice
* 2. Solomon’s counsel to his son - Proverbs 4:3-7
* 3. As human’s set the parameters for AI, the heart of man describes the problem of AI - Jeremiah 17:9

II. Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesian Saints - Ephesians 1:15-18
* A. His thanksgiving for their faith and love
* 1. Their lives were clearly transformed 
* 2. Those around them could not help but see the transformation
* 3. If you have difficulty with a fellow saint, pray for them
* B. His specific requests for them
* 1. They be given the Spirit of Wisdom
* a. Their understanding being enlightened
* b. We are encouraged to ask God for Wisdom - James 1:5
* 2. They be given the Spirit of Revelation
* a. In Christ are hid all the treasures of wisdom - Colossians 2:2-3
* b. The greatest being understanding God’s Word
* 3. All with the goal that they may know God

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