March 18, 2020 – 7:00 p.m.                                                                         Rev. D. Sykes, Pastor              

2020 Church Theme: “A CHURCH MEDITATING ON GOD’S WORD AND DOING HIS WILL” – Motto: Each One WIN One!!!

Philippians 4: 8 - 9 / Matthew 28: 18 - 20

1. Welcome - Song, Scripture, and Opening Prayer
2. INTRODUCTION –

BOOK STUDY – “RIGHT THINKING IN A CHURCH GONE ASTRAY” – N. Busenitz

3. CHAPTER 3 – “THE CRESENT and the CROSS” – By William D. Barrick…

Engaging Muslims for the Sake of the Gospel…  What do you think when you heard the word Muslim or Islamic or Islam? 

Luke 5: 17 – 26…                                                   

¹⁷ Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. ¹⁸ Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. ¹⁹ And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.

²⁰ When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

²¹ And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

²² But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? ²³ Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’? ²⁴ But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

²⁵ Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. ²⁶ And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today!”

 CHRIST’S OWN TEACHING AND EXAMPLE – Page 40           A Missionary Story….

 What lessons are in the text that can be learned in Luke 5: 17 – 26?

 POWER – Verse 17…         GREEK – DUNAMIS… (Power)

 PARTNERSHIP – verse 18… I hope that we all have a friend… What can a friend do?

 The PEOPLE – verse 19… They were inquisitive… We cannot stop spreading the News.

 PERSISTENCE – verse 19… Determined… Steadfast… had a purpose… Diligent…

 The PRIORITY – verse 20… The Soul vs. The body??? Which is more important?

 POLARIZATION – verse 21… Division… Both Sides… Separation… Different Lenses…

 The PROPOSITION – verses 23 and 24… Divine Proposal… Suggestion…

 The PRODUCT – verses 25 and 26… The answer to the proposal…

 CHARACTERISTICS of Islam – Page 45… They do not believe what we believe…

 COMPASSION for Muslims – Page 46… In Islam, you don’t know until the end…

Not like John 3: 16 for the Christian…

 CONFLICT with Islam – Page 47… They see culture and Christianity as the same… NO!!!

 CHRISTIAN Witness to Muslims – Page 49… F  A  C  T  S  - What does it mean?

F ____________   A ______________  C _____________  T________  S ______________

 MUSLIMS Need Christ as Well – Pages 50 – 51… John 3: 16… God sent His Son for ALL!!!

4. Matthew 16: 18 … The Church (Universal) is not going to fail…

Matthew 16:18–20 (NKJV)

Revelation of the Church

¹⁸ And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

²⁰ Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.