North Main Street Church of God
The Badness of Aloneness
1201 North Main Street Ext. Butler, PA 16001 02/11/2023
Locations & Times
North Main Street Church of God
1201 N Main St Ext, Butler, PA 16001, USA
Sunday 10:30 AM
Sunday Morning
Join us on Sunday Mornings online where you can Check-in/Connect, Give, and Watch along with us.
https://northmaincog.org/online/Know Christ intimately,
Grow in Christ continually, and
Go for Christ daily
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Newcomers to North Main
If you are a newcomer, we’re so glad you’ve joined us! If you’re here in person, make sure to stop by the Welcome Center where we have a gift bag for you with some information about us and some delicious homemade chocolate chip COOKIES. <br> For those online please visit the website below and make sure to click the COMMUNICATION CARD button and fill that out so we can send you a free gift!
https://northmaincog.org/onlineChurch Mobile App
Did you know North Main has a church mobile app? Access videos anytime from your device and never miss a sermon. Securely and easily give your tithes, offerings, and donations. Instantly register for upcoming events, and stay in the know of what's happening. Contact Us at any time with a simple message. Find others in the North Main directory. To download go to:
https://northmaincog.org/app/Bible Reading Plan
Join us in 2024 as we read through the Bible in a year and highlight evidence of “GOODNESS” throughout our daily Scripture readings. Reading Guides and PURPLE highlighters are available at the Welcome Center. You can also access the resources digitally on:
https://northmaincog.org/bible/
Events
For more information about events at North Main such as our upcoming softball games, women’s hikes, classes, and groups, please make sure to stop by the Welcome Center or visit our website at
https://northmaincog.org/eventsEvery February we partner with Meals on Wheels and make desserts they can include with the meals that they distribute. Would you be willing to bring in a dessert to donate? Please don’t top your desserts with icing or cream or include nuts as an ingredient. Bring your desserts labeled, packed to freeze, and in non-returnable containers to North Main on Sunday, February 25th. You can pick up a card with this information at the Welcome Center!
Starting February 1 we're inviting everyone at North Main to commit to spending 60 seconds of every (waking) 60 minutes for 60 days inviting God into whatever you might be doing in that moment and intentionally focusing on His presence. If you're going to commit, please sign the posters outside the main Sanctuary doors.
Give
We thank you for your faithful gifts. You can give online and, of course, on Sundays by using the secure drop boxes located outside the doors of the Sanctuary. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS.
https://northmaincog.org/give/
(Genesis 2:18-25)
Yearly Theme: “Goodness is… Great”
Series Title: “Breaking Bad: The Consequences of Sin”
February 11th, 2024
Loneliness has become all too commonplace in a world with billions of people. But this hasn’t always been the case. There was a time when humans and GOD dwelt in perfect community together, unencumbered by insecurities, formalities, or insincerity. All was well and all was good. But how did this original perfect community come about, and how do we return to the type of community GOD originally created us for? Let’s take a look at the creation account in Genesis 2 to find out…
Key Point: “A lack of community is not good.”
What was GOD’s solution to man’s aloneness? Let’s break it down:
Genesis 2:18 (NLT), Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
Genesis 2:19-20 (NLT), 19So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
Genesis 2:21-24 (NLT), 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed.
“This one is bone from my bone,
and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called ‘woman,’
because she was taken from ‘man.’ ”
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
Armand M. Nicholi, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, explains that,
“Sigmund Freud died at the age of 83, a bitter and disillusioned man. Tragically, this Viennese physician, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, had little compassion for the common person.
“Freud wrote in 1918, ‘I have found little that is good about human beings on the whole. In my experience, most of them are trash, no matter whether they publicly subscribe to this or that ethical doctrine or to none at all’ (Veritas Reconsidered, p. 36).
“Freud died friendless. It is well-known that he had broken with each of his followers. The end was bitter.”3
This is a sad testimony of the reality of many people’s lives. To die lost and alone is such a tragic epithet of the human condition. How do we get back to a sense of community the way GOD intended, and change the course of this horrible narrative? GOD provided a way. As a matter of fact, GOD provided the Way, the Truth, and the Life: Jesus. The Apostle Paul explains how community is reestablished in Ephesians as he writes,
Ephesians 4:2-6 (NLT), 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. 5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.
How did God overcome this dilemma in a very significant and symbolic way? What does God’s addressing of this issue teach you about His view of community?
How do you define independence? Is independence a threat to today’s culture? Explain your answer.
Is independence a threat to the church? Why or why not?
Do you believe you need community?
Who is included in your community? Who do you allow access to your life? Why or why not?
Do you allow yourself to cultivate friendships with people different from you; ie: opposite sex, alternative lifestyles, different theological backgrounds, culturally foreign, socio-economically diverse, etc? Why?
When was the last time you invited a stranger in, literally?
Past Sermons
To view past sermons, please visit our website below.
https://northmaincog.org/media-resources/sermons/Contact Us
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https://northmaincog.org/media-resources/contact-us/North Main Street Church of God
1201 North Main Street Ext.Butler, PA 16001 (724) 285-4214 info@northmaincog.org
http://www.northmaincog.org/Give
We thank you for your faithful gifts. You can give online at NORTHMAINCOG.ORG/GIVE, text "give" to (724) 313-2211, and, of course, on Sundays by using the secure drop boxes located outside the doors of the Sanctuary. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS.
https://www.northmaincog.org/giveMonday - Thursday
9:00am - 4:00pm