THE CHAINS CAME LOOSE

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Saturday 6 pm, Downtown 7 pm, God's Country* Sunday 9:15 am, Downtown* 10:30 am, Crossfire** ALSO ONLINE

Feb. 11, 2023

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THIS WEEKEND’S MESSAGE:  THE CHAINS CAME LOSE
THIS WEEKEND’S SCRIPTURE:  ACTS 16:16-34
Do we understand worship this way – as a profoundly powerful tool for prison breaks? We practice it as a weekly ritual, but it is intended to be much more in our journey with Jesus. It is a gift for us for every moment of our lives – the mountaintops and the bondage moments. Worship unleashes power for us. It brings the Holy Spirit to where we are, however we happen to be. The heart of worship is acknowledging God as sovereign and at work even when we cannot see, and trusting his heart no matter what. That fills whatever prison we happen to be in at the moment with hope, and it reminds us of the way God has broken chains in our lives in the past, so we can trust him to break whatever chains might be around us now as well.
 
TAKING IT HOME SCRIPTURES
Our Banding Together journal readings for the week ahead are:
MONDAY, February 13 Acts 19; Ps. 18:20-50
TUESDAY, February 14 Acts 20; Ps. 19
WEDNESDAY, February 15 Acts 21
THURSDAY, February 16 Acts 22; Ps. 20
FRIDAY, February 17 Acts 23; Ps. 21
SATURDAY, February 18 Acts 24; Ps. 22:1-18
SUNDAY, February 19 Acts 25; Ps. 22:19-31