Intentional Faith Development - 6/27/10

This Weeks Text: Psalm 27; Acts 2:42-47

This Weeks Theme: Intentional Faith Development

In a nutshell:

Amongst Pentecostal churches, Acts 2 42-47 may be one of the most preached on passages. So, I thought I’d do my part to continue the tradition! Actually, I’ve been preaching on this passage for the past several weeks and will continue to do so for the next several. Acts 2 describes how the first church operated and functioned as a result of the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. If you read it closely you will see that 6 of the 7 practices that we will look at are found here (the exception being Premeditated Rest – but one could argue that being a Jewish community, Sabbath Rest was also part of normal life).

This week we will look specifically at the concept of growing in our faith. And not as a simple byproduct of belief, but as something we intentionally engage in, work at and strive for. The New Testament writers sprinkled their letters with encouragement to Grow in Faith (which makes it difficult to find just one passage that adequately covers the subject. So, rather than just stick to the New Testament, I want to the book that people for around 3000 years have used to expand their faith; the book that has defined prayer, worship and theology for centuries, the book of Psalms.

We will take a look specifically at just one Psalm, a sample of the 150 collected songs that together express every human emotion, every spiritual experience and every human experience imaginable.

Note: This week we will not simply read the Psalm, but we will sing it also! The Psalter is a tool that the Church has used for a long time to interact with the Psalms and to get them into our heads and heart. This will be a fun experience for those of you who have never encountered it!

This weeks Team:

Drums – Luke

Bass - Adam

Keys – Megan

Lead – Josue

Rhythm Electric – Luis

Lead Worshipper – Jamie

This weeks set:

Glorious D

Oh for a Thousand Tongues D - or instructional

Revelation Song (Not sure on key, also, not the 27 minute version seen here!)

Psalm 62

Psalter - Psalm 27 (this is the sheet music)

We will probably close with one of these songs, possible Psalm 62

Jamie