We are pleased you have joined us for the Sunday Morning message. This week is very special as the Sugar Land Baptist Church Choir from Houston, Texas visited us at Springwell.  42 choir members along with their leader Clint Kimmel led worship. One of their ministers, Rev Dr. Taylor Sandlin, Taylor brought us a message on The Great Commission from Matthew 28 v 16 - 20.

Welcome - Simon Clay, our Minister-In-Training.
Song - Let the rock keep silent while we praise - Choir
Song - 10,000 Reasons
Hymn - Abide with me - Choir
Song - Holy for ever
Hymn - Amazing Grace - Choir
Bible Reading - Matthew 28 v 16 - 20 - Read by Simon Clay
Simon prays for Taylor before Message
Message - The Great Commission

                                         The Great Commission - Rev Dr. Taylor Sandlin
Prayer -  Taylor
We’re living in an increasingly secular culture. Yet there is still within every soul a desire to connect with something bigger. Often the most  odd things!
They go looking, yet Jesus’ final words were not about worship but mission. He wants the people of every nation in the world to know about him. and it’s our job to tell them
All people need to know the love of Jesus, even to the ends of the earth.
We know God’s power when we step out of our comfort zone and spread the Good news to our neighbours, whether next door or far away. 
The Great Commission isn’t  about ‘doing church’  and waiting for people to come in. We have to go out, and we are enriched as we do. He is with us always. 
Prayer of thanksgiving - Taylor
Hymn -  Take my life and let it be
Song - He has never failed me - Choir
Clint shares
Song - Hymn of Heaven
Prayer - Simon Clay
Thanks to our visitors
A Blessing - Simon Clay

If you would like to see and hear Sugar Land Baptist Church Choir there is a live video on the Church Facebook page which you can access from the Church Website

WBC Messages - 020723 - Rev Dr. Taylor Sandlin - The Great Commission

Welcome to our Sunday Morning Message at Springwell. Our Minister-in-Training, Simon, brings us a challenging word about Jesus stilling the storm.
 
Welcome
Prayer -Simon
Bible Reading - Mark 4 v 35 - 41 Read by Joy
Prayer before Message

Jesus calms the storm

The central theme of this passage is not what Jesus can do, but who he is. As we meet the storms of life let us not concentrate on how Jesus can help us, but on who he is.
(1) Let’s go over to the other side ......
Jesus had had a busy day, so fell asleep as soon as they set off. ‘The other side’  was fairly unknown hostile territory, but the disciples obeyed the instruction to go there, even at night. Their obedience in the face of common sense was commendable; we too must be prepared to follow him. 
(2) Just as He was......
v 36 is an odd detail. The concept of Jesus, already in the boat, giving the orders to fishermen although it wasn’t his boat. Jesus is Jesus since before the world began.
(3) There were other boats......
We don’t hear any more about them. Did they turn back when the storm came up? The Sea of Galilee was notorious for sudden violent, quite unpredictable storms. Jesus was not in their boats with them. He calls us to continue with Him. The fastest growing church in the world is in Iran, where terrible persecution is happening. 
(4) the furious squall......
Jesus never promised that life would be easy for his followers. The storm was not a surprise, they just didn’t know when it would happen. But Jesus with them kept them safe.
It was their own obedience that led them into the storm. It was not a punishment but an opportunity to see what Jesus could do.
(5) Teacher, don’t you care?......
Their first response was to ask if Jesus cared. Probably the worst question they could have asked. They call him Teacher, but he’s so much more. They had limited understanding of who Jesus is, if only a good human teacher he had no more influence on the storm than they had, so they were afraid. 
Our understanding of who Jesus is, knowing him as Lord and not just as Teacher, transforms our response to any storm.
He didn’t just transport the boat to the shore, but dealt with the wind and waves
(6) Afraid or in awe?......
This story can’t be explained away. Psalm 89 tells us that God rules over the raging sea. Isaiah 50 says the same, so do others. This proves that Jesus is truly God.
At the end of the story they were terrified. Not of the storm but of the awesome power of Jesus. They had crossed over from fear of the storm to an awestruck revelation of Jesus’ power and identity. We too can cross over from the storms of this life to security in Him. “When you go through deep waters I will be with you.”
Prayer for people needing a reminder of Jesus’ Lordship. - Simon
Song - My hope is built on nothing less (Cornerstone)
Song - King of kings, Majesty
Closing prayer - Simon

                        Questions on the stilling of the storm
1.The ‘other side’ represented a place that was out of the comfort zone for the disciples. What places has God called you or potentially could call you that are represented in the ‘other side’?
2.Many boats left with Jesus and the disciples but only the boat with Jesus didn’t turn back: what are the ways in which people may be discouraged in their journey of faith and, potentially, ‘turn back’?
3.The disciples faced wind and waves, even when following what Jesus asked them to do; what can lessons can we learn from this in our own walk of faith?
4.Jesus deals with the wind first, then the waves. This is an example in which Jesus deals with the cause of a problem first and the symptom second. Can you think of examples in our faith journey in which we may ask Jesus to deal with the symptoms but he seeks to deal with the cause?
5.In scripture, only God himself commands the wind and waves; what implications does this have for our view of Jesus?                        

WBC Messages - 020624 - Simon Clay - Jesus Calms The Storm

Please join us at this time to pray for our Nation in these days of turmoil. 
 
We are encouraged  to pray as  I Timothy 2  v 1 - 3 teaches us

1. Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour.

WBC Messages - 040824 - Rev Dr. Derek Tidball - We Pray For Our Nation In This Time Of Turmoil

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WBC Messages - 020624 - Simon Clay - Jesus Calms The Storm

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