Category: 5. Preaching

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Installation Questions for Pastor:

  • Do you confess again your personal faith in our Lord Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God and as your Savior who took the judgment for all your sins, and as your sure righteousness toward our holy God, and the Lord of your daily life?

I do.

  • Do you affirm your belief in the written Scriptures, the Bible, as God’s Word of truth for yourself and all people, and do you commit yourself to preach and teach it with authority and love, and to apply it to our daily lives?

I make that commitment.

  • Will you seek to pastor these people with sincere love and guidance from God’s Word, seeking the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, and to glorify God in all you do?

That will be my constant goal.

  • Will you lead the church to obey the Great Command of our Lord to love Him with all that we are, and to love others; and to seek to fulfill His Great Commission toward the whole world and also this local community?

I will, as God is my witness.

  • Will you seek to do all this in humble obedience to God, unselfish love for others, and with strong allegiance to your ordination commitment and our doctrinal statement and the strong moral and ethical guidelines for a pastor?

God helping me, I will.

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Installation Service for Pastor Jim Oakley

Sunday, June 25, 5:00 pm, Woodland Shores

Call to Worship and Statement of Purpose         Pastor Knute Larson

Hymn of Worship and Assurance, #275               “How Firm a Foundation”

Invocation Prayer, Appreciation for God’s Presence

Old Testament Reading,                                             Isaiah 40:10-12, 28-31

New Testament Reading,                                           II Timothy 2:20-26

The Call from the Board of Woodland Shores

Support Statement, NAB                                           St. Joseph Cluster

Support Statement,       NAB Great Lakes District Minister Terry Holley

Congregational Praise                                                 “In Christ Alone”

Installation Sermon: Dr. Mickey Klink

Pastor, Hope Evangelical Free Church, Roscoe, IL

Questions of Allegiance to Christ and His Word, to Pastor Oakley

Pastoral Charge of Faithfulness                            Pastor Knute Larson

Charge to the Church                                                  Pastor Craig Clapper

Prayers of Dedication of the Pastor and the Church

Commitment Response of Pastor Jim Oakley

Benediction Blessing


Please join Pastor Oakley and Audra and our guests in Fellowship Hall for a time of greeting and congratulations.

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The Worship Services – Variety

The Worship Services Download

There is room for a lot of variety,

but also for careful wisdom and reverence.

 

  • It is the main billboard for the church.
  • Worship is commanded for everyone and modeled for groups.
  • With the sermon, the service should be the highest priority for the pastor.
  •  The mood and ingredients will determine the favor with people; our hearts will determine the favor with God.
  • Some parts of the service are prescribed or exemplified: Continue reading “The Worship Services – Variety”
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How To Teach For Life Change

It is a main purpose of Bible teaching –

see II Timothy 3:16.

 

Before the lesson, and in general, personal

 

  1. Embrace the Bible as the revealed word and truth of God.  This brings high respect and trust as you prepare.
  2. Decide that your purpose is to explain the one meaning of the text, what God meant when He had it written.  There may be several applications, but only one meaning.
  3. With the help of the Spirit, be sure your own heart is clean to teach more effectively.
  4. Know the sinfulness of the human heart.  People really need what you are going to teach if it is God’s word.
  5. Pray regularly for help to see and teach the real meaning of the Scriptures, and that God’s Spirit and truth will change lives.

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