Beyond The Noise

Contemporary Service

Welcome

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Special - Raise A Hallelujah - Debbie And Susan Sandridge

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Worship - Made For More

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                Heart Of Worship

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                Holy Spirit

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Teaching - The Way Of Jesus: Beyond The Noise\

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Closing Song - Heart Of Worship

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Traditional Service

Prelude

 

Call To Worship - Choir - Surely The Presence - 219

 

Blessing Of Tithes And Offerings, Doxology

 

Hymn - The Wonder Of It All - 738

 

Welcome And Announcements - Lexi Weeks - Worship Leader

 

Joys And Concerns

 

Hymn - God Of Grace - 435

 

Special - Heart Of Worship - Debbie And Susan Sandridge

 

Scripture Reading - Luke10:38-42

 

Sermon - The Way Of Jesus: Beyond The Noise

 

Closing Hymn - Seek Ye First - 713

 

Carrying The Light To The World

 

Benediction

Sermon Outline

Beyond the Noise: Dealing with Distractions

I. Distracted

a. What would you do if Jesus actually showed up on your doorstep?

b. Luke 10:38–42 - A tale of two sisters...

c. Martha and Mary both made a choice.

d. Mary chose to be with Jesus.

e. Martha made a choice too.

f. Jesus calls her out...you are worried and upset about many things.

g. Martha was missing the best part...

h. Mary was demonstrating a genuine love for Jesus - all in.

i. Martha isn’t the only one scripture speaks of about distraction...

j. 2 Samuel 11:1-5 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab...

II. Noise

a. 100 ads - 100 interruptions!

b. Distraction can impair our ability to retain information.

c. Sound decisions can be compromised when we’re distracted.

d. Distraction can hamper our productivity.

e. Instagram, FaceBook and TikTok.

III. Cultivating the soil

a. The parable of the sower...distraction shows up there.

b. Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

c. Various kinds of soil -

d. What happens to our hearts if we don’t attend to our spiritual life...

e. Our serial distraction steals the power and truth of scripture from us.

IV. The danger of distraction

a. Distraction: to call it a problem is counter-cultural.

b. Look again at the the results of distraction...

c. Martha - she was missing out on what Jesus had to say.

d. David - wrong place at the wrong time, sin upon sin upon sin.

e. The parable of the sower, the seed couldn’t grow.

f. We treat this life like it’s permanent and heaven like it’s a myth.

g. You want to hear the heart of God for you?

h. Jeremiah 29:11-14

i. What is the greatest distraction in your life?

j. Consider a fast.