By Pastor Brandon Dirmann

Scriptures (All NKJV)

- Psalm 100:1-5 - Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.

- 1 Peter 2:9 - But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

- Acts 16:2-26 -  He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

11 Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, 12 and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. 13 And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. 14 Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. 15 And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.

16 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. 19 But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.

20 And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; 21 and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.” 22 Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.

- Psalms 9:1-2 - I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

- Psalms 103:1-2 - Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:

- Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

- 2 Corinthians 4:13-15 - And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak, 14 knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. 15 For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

Message Points
RECOGNITION
REFLECTION
RESPOND

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By Pastor Brandon Dirmann
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Scriptures (All NKJV)
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- Psalm 100:1-5 - Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 2&nbsp;Serve the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3&nbsp;Know that the&nbsp;Lord, He&nbsp;is&nbsp;God; It is&nbsp;He&nbsp;who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are&nbsp;His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4&nbsp;Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And&nbsp;into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him,&nbsp;and&nbsp;bless His name. 5&nbsp;For the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is&nbsp;good; His mercy&nbsp;is&nbsp;everlasting, And His truth&nbsp;endures&nbsp;to all generations.
- 1 Peter 2:9 -&nbsp;But you&nbsp;are&nbsp;a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of&nbsp;darkness into His marvelous light;
- Acts 16:2-26 -&nbsp; He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium.&nbsp;3&nbsp;Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he&nbsp;took&nbsp;him&nbsp;and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek.&nbsp;4&nbsp;And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the&nbsp;decrees to keep,&nbsp;which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.&nbsp;5&nbsp;So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, &ldquo;Come over to Macedonia and help us.&rdquo; 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
11&nbsp;Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next&nbsp;day&nbsp;came to Neapolis,&nbsp;12 and from there to&nbsp;Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.&nbsp;13&nbsp;And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met&nbsp;there.&nbsp;14&nbsp;Now a certain woman named Lydia heard&nbsp;us.&nbsp;She was a seller of purple from the city of&nbsp;Thyatira, who worshiped God.&nbsp;The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.&nbsp;15&nbsp;And when she and her household were baptized, she begged&nbsp;us,&nbsp;saying, &ldquo;If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.&rdquo; So&nbsp;she persuaded us.
16 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, &ldquo;These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.&rdquo; 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, &ldquo;I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.&rdquo; And he came out that very hour. 19 But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them&nbsp;into the marketplace to the authorities.
20&nbsp;And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, &ldquo;These men, being Jews,&nbsp;exceedingly trouble our city;&nbsp;21&nbsp;and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.&rdquo;&nbsp;22&nbsp;Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes&nbsp;and commanded&nbsp;them&nbsp;to be beaten with rods.&nbsp;23&nbsp;And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw&nbsp;them&nbsp;into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.&nbsp;24&nbsp;Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25&nbsp;But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.&nbsp;26&nbsp;Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately&nbsp;all the doors were opened and everyone&rsquo;s chains were loosed.
- Psalms 9:1-2 -&nbsp;I will praise&nbsp;You,&nbsp;O&nbsp;Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. 2&nbsp;I will be glad and&nbsp;rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name,&nbsp;O Most High.
- Psalms 103:1-2 -&nbsp;Bless&nbsp;the&nbsp;Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me,&nbsp;bless&nbsp;His holy name! 2&nbsp;Bless the&nbsp;Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
- Philippians 4:8 -&nbsp;Finally, brethren, whatever things are&nbsp;true, whatever things&nbsp;are&nbsp;noble, whatever things&nbsp;are&nbsp;just,&nbsp;whatever things&nbsp;are&nbsp;pure, whatever things&nbsp;are&nbsp;lovely, whatever things&nbsp;are&nbsp;of good report, if&nbsp;there is&nbsp;any virtue and if&nbsp;there is&nbsp;anything praiseworthy&mdash;meditate on these things.
- 2 Corinthians 4:13-15 -&nbsp;And since we have&nbsp;the same spirit of faith, according to what is written,&nbsp;&ldquo;I believed and therefore I spoke,&rdquo;&nbsp;we also believe and therefore speak,&nbsp;14&nbsp;knowing that&nbsp;He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present&nbsp;us&nbsp;with you.&nbsp;15&nbsp;For&nbsp;all things&nbsp;are&nbsp;for your sakes, that&nbsp;grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
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Message Points
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<li>RECOGNITION</li>
<li>REFLECTION</li>
<li>RESPOND</li>
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