Audlem Baptist Church Online Service for
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Week
Four: When Panic Attacks
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Welcome and IntroductionWe are
continuing our new series based around the life of the apostle Peter. It follows on wonderfully well from our
Easter Sunday message and, for those of us who have watched the Film Nights
of The Chosen or for those of you who are catching up with Series One, it
provides additional insight into the lives of the apostles as they ‘followed’
Jesus. Were they
chosen because they were the best applicants that applied to follow this
itinerant rabbi? No, they were all
flawed, and perhaps none more so than Peter.
Nevertheless, Jesus chose him. |
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Optional PDF
Message Notes This is
completely optional. Click here to open the message notes in a new tab. Select that tab to either view or print the
notes on your home printer. If you
choose to print the notes, you will gradually build up a complete set that
will remind you of the things you have learnt during the series. If you
want to do this, print the notes now, before we start. |
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Song: You Are the Christ I Googled
“You are the Christ” for songs and there weren’t many. But I think this one is lovely and,
although it was top of the search results, it has not had many views in 8
years. So it is good to give it an
airing! Click here to watch
the video. |
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The
Message: When Panic Attacks If you
have a Bible to hand and want to follow the message, open it at Matthew chapter 16. After the
message there is a beautiful piece of choral singing which you can watch – or
you can watch a similar song that I have included below. Or, you can do both! Click here to watch the video.
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Song: Rest For Your Soul This song
has a similar theme to the one that followed the message. Jesus’ yoke is light and He will carry your
burdens and give rest to your soul. Click here to watch
the video. |
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Our Own Prayers As you watched the message today was there a moment when
you sensed the Holy Spirit
speaking directly to you? Then tell
Jesus about it. Or maybe you simply
had a ‘lightbulb’ moment which you would like to thank God for. Spend a few moments to thank God for all his goodness to you
in the last week. Spend a few minutes in confession. Take a few minutes to pray for others who you feel burdened for.
If you have received the Church Email, it will give you some
suggestions. Now spend a few moments praying for
the fellowship of the church to which we belong and its witness to friends, family, neighbours, the young and the old,
and to the wider world. |
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Optional Additional Video Filmed in the Holy Land Rene and the
team travelled to Galilee to make a series of films – one for each week of
the series. Each one gives more
background to the story of the flawed follower and the other disciples and,
for those of us who have watched The Chosen, adds more background to the gospel
account. The film lasts about 12
minutes. You can either watch it now if
you have time, or come back to it later by clicking the link on the
‘Services’ page on the website. Click here to watch the video now. |
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A Closing Prayer
We
thank you for the promise that you made to your followers, 'I will build my
church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.' May
our faith be as strong and unwavering as the rock upon which your Church is built. Guide
us, Lord, to live out this faith, to be a living testament to your love and
truth. Protect
us from the forces of darkness that seek to undermine your work, and may your
Spirit empower us to stand firm in the face of adversity. Help
us to be a light in the darkness, a source of hope and salvation for all who
are lost. We
humbly ask for your guidance and strength in building up your Church. We
pray all of this in Jesus' name, Amen. |
