Lecture Notes: Worship and Teaching Service

Opening Praise and Worship

Thanksgiving: Express gratitude to God for his goodness and protection through the week.
Participation: Encouragement to physically stand and engage in worship.
Welcoming: Welcoming internet audience to join in worship.
Song Lyrics: "You Make Me Happy":
- Themes of happiness, wholeness, and pain removal attributed to Jesus.
- Repetition to emphasize the message and feelings towards Jesus.
Focus: Jesus as the source of happiness, wholeness, and relief from pain.

Everything About Jesus is Right: Repeated declarations to reaffirm faith in God’s righteousness and his transformative power.
Gratitude as a Response: Intense focus on gratitude and praise as a natural response to God’s goodness.

God as Helper: Emphasis on lifting eyes to the hills and recognizing God as the source of help.
Security in God: God’s protection and preservation from harm.

Book Overview: Studying "The Circle Maker" by Mark Batterson.
Themes: Praying circles around dreams and fears.
Setting Goals in Prayer: 10 steps to goal-setting, emphasizing the importance of starting with prayer and keeping faith.
- Start with prayer.
- Check motives.
- Think in categories:
  - Family
  - Influential
  - Experiential
  - Physical
  - Travel
- Be specific.
- Write it down.
- Include others.
- Celebrate along the way.
- Dream big.
- Think long.
- Pray hard.

Q&A: Answering questions regarding longevity in faith and investing in relationships.
- Longevity: Patience developed through prayer and aligning with God’s rhythm.
- Discerning Investment in People: Recognizing when to move on from relationships that aren't yielding positive growth.

Faith Increase: Asking God to increase faith and bring healing and restoration.
Gratitude: An overarching theme of thanking God for his goodness.
Self-examination: Preparing for taking communion by examining oneself to ensure a pure heart.

Providing information on various church activities and events.
Encouraging continuous engagement with church activities and future Bible studies.

Sacred Ceremony: Explanation of the significance of the Lord’s Table, stressing it’s only for believers.
Self-Examination: Importance of examining oneself before participating in communion to avoid bringing judgment upon oneself.
Communion Elements: Bread representing Jesus’s body, wine representing Jesus’s blood.
Communion Procedure: Following the process in taking communion together as a community.