SERMON NOTES
It’s Time to Get Off Your Donkey
Faith isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you live. God’s kingdom isn’t far away or someday; it’s here, moving through ordinary people who choose love over comfort and action over apathy. This journey invites you to live out the reality of God’s kingdom right where you are, to love Jesus and act on it, to see every person as your neighbor, and to leave a mark that points others to Him. Every act of compassion, every moment of forgiveness, every quiet act of service becomes a glimpse of heaven breaking into earth.
Love Jesus and Do Something About It!
Faith that just talks sits still, but faith that moves makes a difference. Following Jesus isn’t about saying the right words or holding the right beliefs; it’s about doing something with them. It’s about stepping up when others walk by, showing up when it’s inconvenient, and loving when it costs you something. Every time you choose to serve, forgive, or care, you bring heaven a little closer to earth. That’s what it means to live the Gospel, to get off your donkey and make God’s kingdom visible right where you are.
Bible Verses
Luke 10:25-37; James 2:14-17
Action Items:
See a Need and Meet It
Pay attention to the people God places in your path this week. When you notice a need, don’t walk by it.
Do something simple but real
Traditional Service
WELCOME
PRELUDE/LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES “Oh How I Love Jesus/My Jesus I Love Thee”
*CALL TO WORSHIP Susan Lemmon
L: We come today not just to speak of love, but to live it.
P: We come ready to serve, ready to move where God leads.
L: Jesus said, “Go and do likewise.”
P: We will love our neighbors with open hands and willing hearts.
L: Faith without action is lifeless.
P: But faith filled with love changes the world.
L: Come, let us worship the One who loved us first.
P: We will love Jesus and do something about it.
*SONG #540 (all vs) “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord”
*SONG #593 (vs 1-3) “Here I Am Lord”
GENEROSITY Pastor Suzanne Epperly
Special Music Barbara McConnell “Let Them See You In Me”
*Doxology
*OFFERTORY PRAYER Susan Lemmon
Gracious God,
God of compassion, You show us what love looks like in mercy that stoops low, in grace that meets real needs, in generosity that gives without counting.
Take these gifts and take our lives. Use them to lift others up, to heal, to feed, and to serve. May our faith come alive through what we give and what we do.
Amen.
COMMUNITY PRAYER Pastor Suzanne Epperly
MESSAGE It’s Time To Get Off Your Donkey: Love Jesus And Do Something About It
Pastor Steven Mitchell
*SONG NO. 438 (vs 1-3) “Forth In Thy Name O Lord I Go (Forth In Thy Name”
*BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Jesus Is All the World to Me”
Communion will be available at the front of the sanctuary for all those interested.