Governed by Love

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 14:13-23. Bill and Liz H. led musical worship with Steven and Sia T., and the congregational singing of Silent Night closes the service. The carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr, was sung 100 years ago during the Christmas truce of World War I in German, French and English. You can hear the Queen of England tell the story in the video below the service.

Pastor Randy Solomon prayed and shared the announcements:

*Pre-service prayer will continue at 10am.
*Men's Group will resume on Saturday.



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The Queen of England shares about Silent Night's place in the truce of 1914 and Jesus Christ's place in world peace during her Christmas address.


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The Sketchy Pedigree of Jesus

Pastor Linda Warren closes our Advent series with an exploration of the genealogy of Jesus from Matthew 1:1-17. The story of Judah was read by Tom M. Rahab by Jan C., Mary by Tamara W., and Joseph by Rich Swingle.  Rebekah W. reads Matthew 1:18-25. The family style service ends with various individuals talking about why they’re glad to be a part of the family of God through Jesus.



Scripts © Copyright 2014 by Linda Warren, except for “Why Joseph Kept his Staff” by Rich Swingle with Linda Warren.

“Why Joseph Kept his Staff”  © Copyright 2014 by Rich Swingle and Linda Warren.

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Receive the Gift of Christ: Overcome the Curse of Sin

Pastor Randy Solomon preached on Luke 2:8-20. He referred to Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God and Where Angels Walk: True Stories of Heavenly Visitors.

Unfortunately there was a data corruption issue, and the sermon is lost.  His opening illustration about the angel was so powerful Rich Swingle felt compelled to recapture his memories of it, which you can hear below. You can also read the Chicago Tribune's re-telling of the story in a review of the book: "All the Angles on Angels."

The last song in our worship lineup--below--was sung by our nursery. As you listen imagine four to nine-year-olds dressed as Mary, Joseph, shepherds, magi, and of course angels. They moved us so much we gave them a standing ovation.



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Bethlahem Blessings

Pastor Joyce Swingle summarizes Genesis 29-31, the story of Jacob and his wives, drawing a fascinating connection between their lives and the curses and blessings of Bethlahem.

Pastor Linda Warren opens by praying the lyrics of "O Little Town of Bethlahem." Bill H. introduces worship by quoting excerpts from The Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) and Isaiah 9:6. Liz H. tells a heartwarming story about performing for a special needs audience. Rich Swingle introduces the Shepherd's Advent Candle by sharing about the Treasure Seekers Christmas Party. Pastor Randy Solomon prays and shares the announcements: We'll have a Christmas Eve service at The Crowne Plaza at 6pm.



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The Cure

Pastor Jim Warren addresses the wrath of God as a former atheist, preaching on Numbers 21:4-9. And as an artist he drew us into the story, illustrating as he preached. Opening by Bill H. Liz H. shared about miraculous safety on the road and about Jesus and the Twelve Dudes Who Did.

Pastor Joyce Swingle introduced the Bethlahem Candle on the Advent Wreath. She also led prayer and gave announcements. There was an error with the recording, so Rich Swingle recorded a summary of the end of the sermon.



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Advent: Reverse the Curse

Pastor Joyce Swingle opens the Advent Season from the perspective of children: Mark 10:13-16. Pastor Jim Warren mentions Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving and Praise, and how we've dropped the praise and forgotten to whom we should be thankful. Sandy R. introduced and led worship, including the God-inspired closing song, which matched the sermon so perfectly. Prayer and announcements by Pastor Linda Warren and Assistant Pastor Rachel Taylor.



Pastor Joyce makes reference to living under occupation, so we've embedded Czechoslovakia 1968, which chronicles the Nazi and Communist occupation of that nation.



The film was awarded the Oscar for short films in 1969. It was co-produced and directed by Robert Fresco, who attended some of our events.

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Differences Used for Christ

Pastor Randy Solomon preaches from Romans 14:1-12. He says, "In Romans this whole group of people is coming together from different levels of faith, different levels of tradition, and they're doing things that are shocking one another.... Thankfully as a church in this day we don't have any differences that shock people." After everyone finishes laughing Pastor Randy illuminates how our many differences can bring glory to the Lord.

Pastor Jim Warren used the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) to introduce Communion. Bill H. told a great joke and played the background guitar. Rich Swingle closed with an illustration for the power of focusing on what we have in common: Jesus.



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You're nearer to seeing Jesus than ever before

Pastor Jim Warren preaches on Romans 13: 11-14. In a culture where the concept of shame is becoming a thing of the past, Pastor Jim gives insight into walking in right relationship with the One who gave his all so that we can live eternal life now, reflecting his holiness through our lives.

The giving of shoe boxes to Operation Christmas Child was led by John and Adrienne C. Here's the profoundly moving video they shared...

The opening and closing call to pray and fast for protection on our nation and reading from Joel 2:12-17 are by Pastor Joyce Swingle. Pray about what kind of fast the Lord is calling you to do between now and Thanksgiving, and you can click here to read an article on fasting by GROWTH Journal.

Rich Swingle portraying Jesus in Journey to the Garden
in Aman, Jordan.

At the very moment Pastor Jim said, "You're nearer to seeing Jesus than ever before," Jesus walked in the door, played by actor Rich Swingle, who had just come from Treasure Seekers, where he had portrayed Jesus for the children of Westchester Chapel.

The closing prayer is by Adrienne C.



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The Gospel of Love

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 13:8-10, answering, among other things, the question, "How can we know that the Christian God is loving and has good intentions toward us?"

Opening prayer and reading of Psalm 134 by Pastor Linda Warren. Prayer and announcements by Pastor Randy Solomon. Operation Christmas Child announcement by John and Adrienne C. Bring your boxes next week, along with an offering for the emergency medical fund of Samaritan's Purse.



Here's the video we showed this morning...


...and, in case you were wondering how to pack a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child...



Pastor Joyce mentioned that Operation Christmas Child is run by Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham. Here's his latest film Pastor Joyce mentioned: Heaven.

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Pastor Appreciation Day

Pastor Randy Solomon preaches on Romans 13: 1-7. Opening and announcements by Pastor Linda Warren.

The sermon is followed by our Pastors Appreciation Day celebration ceremony.

God's community honors the Lord and celebrates his servants as we ascend the Holy Hill. Step by step they have shepherded us, keeping us facing the Son.

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Rich Swingle's faculty devotional at MasterWorks

Here's Rich Swingle's faculty devotion at MasterWorks, followed by links to things he mentioned. It's divided into a sections, which should play one after the next. On some browsers you may need to hit the forward button to get the next one started. It's posted this way so you can see the video illustrations in a better quality and to honor their copyrights. Peter Hitchins interview should stop at 7:42, but that doesn't seem to work on most browsers. The rest of it's great stuff, too, but when Rich's talk resumes it's linked to what Hitchins said about the arts opening people to the reality of God.
Here are the links to things Rich mentioned:
The Acts
www.WhoistheFish.com
Dr. Alma Villegas (scroll down)
Performing during the Sochi Olympics
Christians in Theatre Arts (CITA)
Eric Metaxas
Enacted Prayer

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Genuine Love

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 12:9-21. Opening by Pastor Jim Warren. Pastor Randy Solomon prays and thanks the congregation for praying for his family through the death of his sister-in-law.



Announcements:
*Operation Christmas Child boxes are now available after services.
*Daylight Savings begins next Sunday, so don't forget to fall back an hour.
*Men's Group resumes Saturday
*The Women's Latte has been rescheduled to November 22
*Worship Bible study resumes next Sunday

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Gifts of Grace

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 12: 3-8.

Jammie Stark shares about her family's work in South Sudan. To find out more and give to their ministry visit Birthing-Hope.org. She was prayed over by various pastors and congregants.




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A Living Sacrifice

Pastor Jim Warren preached on Romans 12:1-2. Opening, prayer and announcements by Pastor Joyce Swingle.

Pastor Jim refers to a chart, pictured above: Devotion leads to separation from the world, transformation, back to deeper devotion and deeper levels of separation and transformation.

Nun is the Arabic letter that starts the
word Nazarene. Pastor Jim talks about
how it is painted on the homes of
Christians in Muslim nations. Those
that live there must convert to Islam,
move or face persecution and/or death.

Men's Group resumes October 12.
There will be a Women's Latte on October 25.
Worship Bible Study continues at 9:30am each Sunday.

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Worship was led by Sandy R. She was unable to access the song sheet she'd created so showed up ready to lead a worship set without lyrics. Jan F happened to have a song sheet from 9/21, so copies were made, and it just happened to end with the perfect song to sum up today's sermon!


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The Result of Disobedience to the Call

Pastor Randy Solomon preached on Romans 11:25-36 with an illustration from the Samaritan Woman at the Well from John 4. Call to worship by Pastor Jim Warren. Communion, prayer and announcements by Pastor Linda Warren.

Men's Group resumes October 12.
There will be a Women's Latte on October 25.
Worship Bible Study continues at 9:30am each Sunday.

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The Mystery of Israel's Salvation

Pastor Jim Warren preaches on Romans 11:25-36. Opening prayer and announcements by Pastor Joyce Swingle.



This is part three of a three-part mini-series entitled The Jewish Roots of Christianity.

Announcements:

Men's Group off until October 11
Offering for refugees from our southern border next week

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The Root of the Gospel

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 11:16-24. Opening by Bill H. Prayer and announcements by Pastor Linda Warren.

This is part three of a three-part mini-series entitled The Jewish Roots of Christianity.

The Swingles will host a screening of The Unexpected Bar Mitzvah in their home on October 5. They play Micah and Hava Maslow, a conservative Jewish couple whose son becomes a Christian.

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The Blessings of Israel

Pastor Joyce Swingle preached on Romans 11:7-15. There was a technical error that corrupted the recording, so she preached it again for online listeners.



Here are links to things she mentioned, not all of which came up in the second recording:

Jews for Jesus
The Identical
The Unexpected Bar Mitzvah
Let the Lion Roar
Mastermedia
Penn Jillette: "How much do you have to hate somebody not to proselytize?"

This is part one of a three-part mini-series entitled The Jewish Roots of Christianity.

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The Gospel of Grace

Pastor Joyce Swingle preached on Romans 10:16-11:6 with illustrations from Isaiah 53, Isaiah 65 and the story of Elijah.

On a Westchester Chapel trip
to Israel Rich Swingle
performed "Prophet of Fear,"
the story of Elijah atop
Mt. Carmel.

Pastor Randy Solomon announced the start of The Men's Group next Saturday at 8am with a pancake breakfast followed by a hike.



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Preach the Gospel

Pastor Joyce Swingle preaches on Romans 10:1-15. Communion and announcements by Pastor Randy Solomon, who revealed that Men's Group will resume September 6. Guitar backgrounds by Tim B. Pastor Joyce gave a report on the Swingles' time on Mars (played by Calgary) in the upcoming film Mayflower II. Pastor Joyce makes reference to her testimony, which you can hear at the bottom of her bio page.



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