New Branch Community Church

We're calling on you this morning I calling ___. We're calling for open minds and open heart surgery. I were calling ___ sick. We're calling for John help to those come to church they don't believe in you loans. ___ your name somehow someway whether to one of us or someway ___ someone so that they will learn to call n your name ___ and then ok ___ I wanna fix one of John's message. Bobby there's nothing wrong with being forty. In fact you don't even look forty. Your wife and children haven't give you gray hair yet so that's good.

Let's pray. Father we come before you today. Lord that will be a day so when you come back and we look forward to that day. Lord I pray that that day Lord we can't wait to with you when when we're all sitting around the throne yeah there's a picture in my mind. God of all of us around your throne worshiping you. As unworthy(?) as we are and God I pray that this day God that maybe you break through to somebody to see your that goes on with hope. I don't think I can go on or I don't know think I'm worthy because God none of us are worthy. I pray you break through to their heart today and help them to know you. Help them to see your your presence in their life and God you you you long for us to all be with you and often times God we wonder what this world is all about and I know I wondered even this week God different things but I know this is God that you're waiting for one more to come to repentance and I believe today is gonna be that day. Year we pray you receive all the honor and glory and praise for all th

Oh lord how great you are some days in my life I seen where your you're just so great and other days I'm wondering where you're at but the truth is you're always there you're always in control Lord you know you're here this morning you're with us as we go forward lord be with us as we learn you know your name we do pray amen. You maybe seated. Right now this morning should close your eyes you have to picture this and to put yourself here you're in your living room you're all comfortable you're watching a movie your whole family is around there's a knock on the door and then there's the door bell ringing and there's there's another knock and another door bell ring so you get up and you get a look and at the door there's 2 gentleman in black suits white shirts and black ___.

Please pray father god we come before you today and was really is all about you. God I pray you be with us today as we open up your word and Lord as we discuss what it means to be a parent Lord I pray that you you help us with that today. And Lord speak to us. We pray all this in Jesus name. You you may be see it. Ok. So we're starting off today this way. What what is some things that don't just happened with anybody call with some unusual or you hurt some strange or somebody here. Anybody. We're small crowd that you can you can talk it's ok. Anything. Nothing. Anyone. Oh good night. Alright. I got my own list. Being on time. No I'm just ___. We're on trouble. Alright. So here's a couple ahead hitting a target without aiming. That's one just happened so if you aim at nothing you hit it every time is that right. You hit ___

Let's pray. Father God we come before You today and Lord that is our heart's desire that Lord we are Yours. And I pray today Lord that You speak to us through your word. We pray all this in Jesus's name amen. You may be seated. I like to start today but with an excerpt from the book boundaries. It says this, the parents of a 25 year old man came to see me with a common request. They wanted me to fix their son Bill. When I ask where was Bill they answered oh oh he didn't wanna come. Why I ask well, well he doesn't think he has a problem they replied. Maybe he's right I said to their surprise. Tell me about it. They they recited(?) a history of problems that had begun at a very young age Bill Bill had never been quite up to ___ from their eyes in in recent years he had exhilirated(?) he had exhibit problems with drugs and inability to stay in school and to

___ we belong to you or be with us today as we open up your word and speak to us and we pray all this in Jesus name ___ start today with the story an older man was walking to the woods and he came across a younger man chopping down a tree with an axe(?) ___ and he's chopping that tree with an axe(?) and ___ he watch him for a while you know and the man was working really really hard and he admired the work and this man chopped down many trees so he admired the young man and said man he's strong he's got a great work ethic and as he watched them he noticed a little bit of a problem and he said you know ___ he walked over ___ he said you know said you are a hard worker you are the ___ he said but but I've been watching you and he said I noticed something let me give you a little bit of advice he said if you would just take time to sharpen your axe(?)

Let's pray. Father we come before you today and lord we ask that you speak to us Lord through your word be with us today as we open up your word lord we thank you for this day before you receive all the honor and glory praise in Jesus name. Amen. You may be sitted(?) it's good to be back from vacation. I heard pastor Jim did an incredible job last Sunday. So hope you all enjoyed that and I got to listen on talk she said ___ joining us we thank you all for joining us on talk shoe(?) but you might be able to listen when you're not here and so we listen by phone and we visited another church last Sunday vacations are interesting aren't they I mean you get to spend time with family you don't get normally spend as much time together and it's not vacation unless you get lost at least once or something and I broke my phone because I was fishing and I carried it out on the water with me but anyway you learn real fast how much you're depended on your phone. You know ___.

Probably God we come before you today and Lord it is all about you Lord. Just thinking this long time to figure that one out and Lord we're still figuring that out but God we thank you for being in our life. We come here today Lord to worship you and Lord I pray that you speak to us through your word today. We pray all this in Jesus name. Amen. You remain standing Keith Richards is a retired senior chief in the navy. His gonna lead in the pledge of allegiance today. Good morning. You just place your hand over your heart. A pledge of allegiance to the flag of United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God individual with liberty and justice for all. Let say one more prayer for our nation if you will. Father we come before you with.

This is for god. We come before you today lord that's the desire of our heart that you will speak to us today lord. As we open up your word be with us speak to us god and teach us to your word. We ___ in Jesus name. Amen. You may be seated. Alright welcome those who are joining us. ___ one of them is Brian Kirk and you know him ___ is a truck driver and right now we got two truck drivers listening to us through the telephone so anyway can you all say to Brian ___ see we do know you Brian so we didn't forgot. Anyway so I'm sure it's very super him glad to talk to Brian. Alright here's our ___ start today. How do you know if you are a success in life. What do you rate that on how do you determine in your life where you are right now if you're a success. Have you thought about that. What is your scale. How do you know what the most important thing

Come for you today and Lord that's that's a harsh desire God that that you that we'll do your will that that you speak to us today Lord help us to know what to do. Really when we go through the refiner's(?) tire(?) what do we do God? Speak to us and we pray all this is Jesus's name amen. You may be seated. Today is father's day happy father's day to all the Fathers in the room and here's what I like to do. If you are a father, or really I I know this really sound funny but if you're a man, I like to ask you to stand this morning. If you would. Yeah you're a man there you go. And and the reason why I said that is this. You know we liked to honor all the Fathers in the room today. But but the reason why I said all the man is this because you can be a father figure whether you're a biological father or not and I know that and I think every man in the room knows that and we honor them today. Ladies ladies in fact I like

You've always been faithful to us and we thank you for that. Lord I pray you be with us today Lord we open(?) up your word. I believe you have a message for us and Lord I believe you're gonna speak to us. God just pray be with us help us and we thank you for for all this in Jesus name. Amen. Alright, fine day when you graduate from high school and or kindergarten. So that's a big thing in fact the message series we're gonna start off and kick off today has to do with that. Policy change that ___ during welcome(?) time how many people had dream when you're in high school right or or at least had a dream of going. I don't have to come back here any more right. I don't have to wake up and go to school any more I can do what I want nobody can tell me what to do, wake up from that dream ___

Alright let's pray. Father God we come before you today no day do we celebrate more than on a day that we better or that's the day of celebration. That's what we're here to do today. Yeah we pray you please in honor by all that we do here today we pray all this in Jesus name amen. You maybe seen if you can or stand or whatever you wanna do. Can you all hear me way back there in the back. Raise your hand back there if you can you hear me and ok. There we go. Just wanna make sure. Invited you all here today. It's very late to start today think in your mind for just a minute what is one of the greatest moment of your life. Anybody think in your mind what is the greatest moment I was thinking this past Friday me and Frenzy and my son went fishing that was a great day you know being out in the water is beautiful. All the way out until 5:00 when there's water spouts and all that kinda stuff but that's a great day but that's not the kinda day that I'm talking about this morning I'm talking

Pray. Follow your name as holly and all we know that that we are not. And God we thank you for all that you that you are. If you still love us or be with us today as we open up your word and see from it. We pray all this in Jesus name. Amen. Maybe see him. If you if you served our country in the military if you would stay in for us this morning we're pretty got some guys and serve. ___. We owner ___ service to our country ___ others that didn't come home. Alright. And we know that all the heroes aren't here.

So we offer up our last for you today. Lord as we look at our purpose that we're made for we know that the main purpose of this Lord to please you and love you. God I pray you be with us today as we open up your word Lord. Speak to us we pray all this in Jesus maybe sitted(?). What comes to mind when you think of the word evangelist. Alright did you all think about that earlier. Here's a couple of things that evangelism is not we have a video for you this morning. So we'll see here's some things that evangelist who evangelism with not. Evangelism is for the weak alright I should know I wrote a whole book about it self published. Most Christians they are just good for bake sales and pot luck dinners but I'm telling you this right now. It takes a lot of mocks(?) to grab a non believer buy the shirt car and throw them the front of the church and say hey try living out your hidden life in front of a holy God that way. It

___ we pray today I'd like to do this. I'd like to honor all the mothers we just had you sit down but I like all the mothers to stand up. If you're a mother or your mother figure please stand up if you're a mother to anybody it don't have to be biological we like to honor you today. How much do these guys mean to us is that right a mother is somebody has to love you no matter what you know dads don't do that but mom's do and although we honor you everyday of the year today is special and I think it's very important we honor the mothers in our life cos you mean so much to us if it wasn't for you we wouldn't be here. So let's give them around of applause and let's say it for a blessing. Let me pray a praying blessing over you. Father God we come before you today and today we honor the mothers in our life. You did a great thing God when you made them we thank you for it. Lord they teach us how to love I don't know anywhere the bible you ___.

Right. ___ pretty abrupt. Ok. I got somebody I asked to come up and pray but before he prays I wanna explain why I'm asking him to do that today. We had a contest for the biggest loser which is not the ___ loser but that you but if you're losing weight the men had a contest for the biggest loser and who lost the most weight. He, Nick lost the most weight percentage wise of everybody else. If ya'll could give him a hand cos that was a big ___. Now we'll say we had a dinner last night and we all gained all the weight back from the food ___ but anyway so that's right that's right so so Nick is gonna pray for us this morning. Thank you Lord for bringing us all here together today and worship you. We ask you to bless all ___ all the

___ say he's gonna say a word of prayer for us for you guys you didn't know Perry is our Altiler(?) ministry on our team minister and he fell off the ladder and broke his back in had a heart attack. So anyway it's great that he's here today with us and he's gonna say a word prayer for us. We recon you this morning and I can say first I'm just thankful to be here. Lord now that you protected me and Lord I'm sure you protected this congregation and every many others in this congregation Lord if I had tragedy and sickness and injury. Oh God just like the song we're gonna fear cos we know we're here for you. We're here from windsor(?) oh Lord we're here for those who come and for heres for those who don't that I'm asking this morning that you clear hearts and minds as pastor John speaks to us with your name and we do pray. Amen.

We're in the 40 days of purpose. And before I start I like to welcome those who are joining us online we have a lot of people sick today you know Perry is out he he own he fractured his back and had a heart attack and he's in home recovering and doing great but he's just gotten off pain meds. So can everybody say hi to Perry cos he's joining ___ and there's several other people joining us online and we welcome you all to be with us today too. And so anyway we're happy to have them with us. And I just wanna say that so. Worship, what does the word worship mean, what comes to mind when you hear the word worship? What what are the thoughts that you have on that? Any thoughts? Prayer, singing, ritual. What is it? Lemme ask you, where does happen? At Church? So it was all about the worship time? Worship service, is that how it is? Or or lemme ask a you question what does it look like maybe you think of it image of ___ heaven is is French(?) in here? Maybe step out, he must have a good. Cos he like this piece have

Hooray. Let's pray. Father God we come before you today. Lord this is a great day that you made. Lord it's beautiful day and on all that how we come here today or what are we just been like ___ from any. There's all kinds of things that we go for. Thankful that we're here today and your love is me. Help us as we worship you. We are praying for ___