WEEKLY BULLETIN
April 11, 2021
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Worship Through Songs
Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)
Build Your Kingdom Here
What A Beautiful Name
Our God
Prayer
Children (K-5) Meet Teachers
Sermon
Mark 8:27-9:1, Who Do You Say I Am?
Closing Reminders & Benediction
Announcements
Softball
- Nova softball is back! We are in the early stages of planning, but softball should be a go this summer. If you are interested in playing or want more info, contact Jeff Hester (jhester24@yahoo.com or 310-467-8461). Games will be on Saturdays, with specific dates/times, location, and price TBD. Nova softball is open to folks 14 & older, and we have different teams at different levels of skill, so even if you've never played before, we have a team for you! One important note is that in the past we have allowed for extended family, friends and co-workers to join our teams. However, since we are still in a pandemic, we are being asked to limit our rosters to folks affiliated with Nova, even if they have played with us in the past. More information is to come regarding spectators, mask rules, etc.
Giving to Benevolence
- To give to the Benevolence Fund, which directly helps those in our community with needs, please visit here to give online or drop the gift in the box under the informational tent. Be sure to label the gift as "Benevolence."
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Children's Ministry
- NovaKids (grades K-5) will be meeting during the service. Please check in ahead of time at the NovaKids tent. Children will stay with their family until after the worship songs when they will be dismissed to meet their teachers. For more information, please visit our Children's Ministry page.
Small Groups
- We believe small groups are so important, especially during this time. We want you to be connected, but we know that not everyone has the same comfort level. Many of our groups have been meeting virtually.
- Nova small groups are smaller communities of people (usually about 8-14) who meet regularly to share, pray, read God’s Word and care for each other in practical ways. Groups meet on different nights of the week, and most of them will meet weekly.
- If you are interested in joining a group, or would like more information, email Pastor Adam Duchin: adamduchin@novachurch.org
Serving at Nova
- Interested in serving at Nova? Visit the table by the information tent to learn more or visit here on our website.
Giving
- If you would like to give tithes or offerings, please use the drop box located under the Information Tent.
- If you are in your car, please turn your hazard lights on and an usher will help you.
- Visit novachurch.org/giving for online giving.
Prayer
- At the end of the worship service, Prayer Team members (light blue vests) are available in front of the platform.
- If you are in your car and would like prayer, please turn your hazard lights on at the end of the worship service.
- You can always email prayer requests to prayer@novachurch.org and they will be sent out to the prayer team.
SONG LYRICS
HOSANNA (PRAISE IS RISING)
Verse 1
Praise is rising, eyes are turning to You
We turn to You
Hope is stirring, hearts are yearning for You
We long for You
Pre-Chorus
'Cause when we see You we find strength
To face the day
In Your presence all our fears are washed away
Washed away
Chorus
Hosanna, Hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
Hosanna, Hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord Jesus
Verse 2
Hear the sound of hearts returning to You
We turn to You
In Your Kingdom broken lives are made new
You make us new
Ending
Hosanna, Hosanna
Hosanna, Hosanna
BUILD YOUR KINGDOM HERE
Chorus
Build Your kingdom here
Let the darkness fear
Show Your mighty hand
Heal our streets and land
Set Your church on fire
Win this nation back
Change the atmosphere
Build Your kingdom here, we pray
Verse 1
Come set Your rule and reign
In our hearts again
Increase in us we pray
Unveil why we're made
Come set our hearts ablaze with hope
Like wildfire in our very souls
Holy Spirit come invade us now
We are Your church
We need Your power in us
Verse 2
We seek Your kingdom first
We hunger and we thirst
Refuse to waste our lives
For You're our joy and prize
To see the captives' hearts released
The hurt, the sick, the poor at peace
We lay down our lives for heaven's cause
We are Your church
We pray revive this earth
Chorus
Build Your kingdom here
Let the darkness fear
Show Your mighty hand
Heal our streets and land
Set Your church on fire
Win this nation back
Change the atmosphere
Build Your kingdom here, we pray
Verse 3
Unleash Your kingdom's power
Reaching the near and far
No force of hell can stop
Your beauty changing hearts
You made us for much more than this
Awake the kingdom seed in us
Fill us with the strength and love of Christ
We are Your church
We are the hope on earth
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME
Verse 1
You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ
Chorus 1
What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is, the Name of Jesus
Verse 2
You didn't want heaven without us
So Jesus You brought heaven down
My sin was great, Your love was greater
What could separate us now
Chorus 2
What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is, the Name of Jesus
What a wonderful Name it is, the Name of Jesus
Bridge
Death could not hold You, the veil tore before You
You silence the boast of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring, the praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again
You have no rival, You have no equal
Now and forever God You reign
Yours is the kingdom, Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name above all names
Chorus 3
What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is, the Name of Jesus
Ending
What a powerful Name it is, the Name of Jesus
What a powerful Name it is, the Name of Jesus
OUR GOD
Verse 1
Water You turned into wine
Opened the eyes of the blind
There's no one like You, none like You
Verse 2
Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There's no one like You, none like You
Chorus
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God, You are higher than any other
Our God is healer, awesome in power
Our God, our God
Bridge
And if our God is for us
Then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us
Then what could stand against
And if our God is for us
Then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us
Then what could stand against
What could stand against
SERMON NOTES
Who Do You Say I Am?
April 11, 2021
27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
9:1 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”
Mark 8:27-9:1
Why did Jesus Christ have to die?
1. It was necessary for us PERSONALLY, that we might be transformed by his love.
We love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:19
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3
2. It was necessary for us LEGALLY, that we might be forgiven.
3. It was necessary for us SPIRITUALLY, that we might be free from the fear of death and evil.
Small Group Discussion Questions for the Week of April 11, 2021.
Opening
As a child, what did you aspire to be when you grew up?
Digging Deeper into the Scriptures
Read Mark 8:27-9:1
1. In verses 31-32, what four things does Jesus prophesy about the Son of Man?
2. According to Jesus, what kind of Messiah is he?
3. How would you paraphrase verse 34?
Applying the Scriptures
1. How has your relationship with God affected your: Goals? Relationships? Priorities? Politics?
2. In light of your lifestyle, what is the most challenging aspect of verse 34?