North Main Street Church of God
Unbound
1201 North Main Street Ext. Butler, PA 16001 03/31/2023
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
Check-in Here
Thanks for joining us! If it's your first time here we'd love to connect with you! Fill out the form below. <br> For our regular attenders, please check in with your name and email, if you need to update information
https://northmaincog.org/online-connection-form/Joining us online?
Thank you for joining us today! Please check in here:
https://northmaincog.org/online-connection-form/
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/
Holy Week
We also want to invite you to come back next week as we kick off a series on Daniel and what led him to be called “a man after GOD’s own heart”
https://northmaincog.org/sermonsConnection Luncheon
NEXT SUNDAY is our monthly Connection Luncheon! If you’re new haven’t joined us for one yet we’d love to cover the cost! Cost: $6/adult $4/child and a max of $20/household. ON THE MENU: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Quinoa & Brown Rice with Garlic, Vegetable, fresh baked roll, and Chocolate Flan Cake for dessert.
https://northmaincog.org/event/23222978-2024-04-07-connection-luncheon/We will be celebrating communion together this morning during worship. The ushers will distribute the elements at that time, but for those who need a gluten-free or sealed option, those are available at the Welcome Center right outside of the doors you came in today.
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/
(John 11:17-44)
Yearly Theme: “Goodness is… Grace”
Series Title: “Course Correction: How Jesus Sets Things Right”
March 31st, 2024 (Easter Sunday)
How many times have you uttered the words “If only”?
I can honestly say I have said it more often than I should have. And I’ve thought it more often than I’ve said it.
Many “if only's” go something like this:
If only I had said I love you one more time…
If only we had left a day earlier…
If only he would have just listened…
If only she had gone to the doctor…
If only I had known what I know now…
There is one “if only” that stands out in the Bible that has serious pain and emotion surrounding it. It’s found in the Gospel of John in the New Testament in the story of the death of Lazarus.
Jesus and the disciples are about a day’s journey from the small town of Bethany just outside of Jerusalem when they receive a message from Mary and Martha that their brother, Lazarus, is very sick. Jesus had become very close friends with them, and in their moment of need, they reached out to Jesus for help knowing that He was able to bring healing to their brother.
Rather than go right away to Bethany, we read that Jesus lingers for two more days before leaving. When Jesus finally arrived in Bethany, Martha came out to meet him, but Mary stayed in the house. Here’s the rest of the story…
Though there is much to unpack in Jesus’ words in this passage, there are three specific commands that Jesus speaks that we should take note of:
John 20:1-10 (NLT), 1 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
3 Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. 4 They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in. 6 Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, 7 while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. 8 Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed— 9 for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. 10 Then they went home.
Jesus rose from the grave in His own power.
Jesus rolled His own stone away not so He could get out, but so that others could get in and see that He had risen.
Jesus unwrapped His own bindings in such a way that they lay perfectly on the slab that he had been laid, and He even folded the head cloth that covered His face.
Jesus didn’t need the help we do because He is GOD. However, we need help because we don’t have the strength and power to save ourselves from sin and death. It requires our full submission and obedience to His will and ways. And just like Jesus was raised from the dead, we too will be raised from the dead who have surrendered to Him in faith. As Jesus said:
John 11:25-26 (NLT), 25 “…I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. 26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this…?”
Key Point: “Jesus conquers death for us, but He requires our participation in the process.”
How does understanding that we have been "united with Him in a death like His" affect your view of your old sinful nature?
How can believers live out being "dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus" in practical ways?
What does it mean in your daily life not to let sin reign in your mortal body?
After Christ died and was raised, why did neither sin nor death have any power over Him?
How will uniting with Christ in His death change the future of our lives?
In a person’s new relationship with God, what is his or her relationship to sin supposed to be?
What change in attitude and action toward God happens in a person who follows Christ?
Under whose control does a Christian live?
Past Sermons
To view past sermons, please visit our website below.
https://northmaincog.org/media-resources/sermons/Contact Us
If you would like to update your information or have a prayer request, please fill out the link below.
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