Welcome to our online worship for Sunday, January 24, 2021
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God So Loved the World ​
​The Season of Epiphany

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Prelude
Brian Turner
Near To The Heart of God
arr. Bober
Special Music
Andrea Bailey and Brian Turner
God So Loved the World
Composed by: J. Stainer

God so loved the world,
God so loved the world, 
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whoso believeth, believeth in him
should not perish, should not perish,
but have everlasting life.

For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world  God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world
but that the world through him might be saved. 

God so loved the world,
God so loved the world, 
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whoso believeth, believeth in him 
should not perish, should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
God so loved the world.
Prayer 
O God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. Save the community of your people from cowardly surrender to the world, from rending unto Caesar what belongs to you, and from forgetting the eternal gospel amid the temporal pressures of our troubled days. For the unity of the Church we pray, and for fellowship across embittered lines of race and nation; to growth in grace, building in love, enlargement in service, increase in wisdom, faith, charity, and power, we dedicate our lives; through Jesus              Christ our Savior. Amen           
Harry Emerson Fosdick ​
​​Scripture
John 3:1-21 NIV
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus

3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
God So Loved the World 
Nicodemus was a Pharisee that was dedicated to keeping the Law of Moses. He came to see Jesus at night to ask about Jesus’ teachings.  Jesus began with telling him that he needed a spiritual rebirth. He needed to be born again! The good news of the gospel is that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son. Have you been born again? Do you know how to share with someone about the good news of God’s love?  The great commission to make disciples is live out the gospel and to share the gospel. John 3:16 is still the best news this world can receive. How will share the gospel in 2021? ​
Message 
Pastor John Fowler
God So Loved the World ​

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Offertory
Andrea Bailey and Brian Turner
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Words: John Newton Additional Words by Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio
Arranged by Larry Moore
Children's Message
Kim Garland
Attributes of God for Kids
Lesson 4-God is Creator
Postlude 
Brian Turner
Blessed Assurance
arr. by Brian Turner