North Main Street Church of God
Kingdom Come
1201 North Main Street Ext. Butler, PA 16001 08/11/2024
Locations & Times
North Main Street Church of God
1201 N Main St Ext, Butler, PA 16001, USA
Sunday 10:27 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/We are so glad that you joined us today at North Main Street Church of God. At North Main, we exist to develop completely committed followers of Christ who...
Know Christ intimately,
Grow in Christ continually, and
Go for Christ daily
Know Christ intimately,
Grow in Christ continually, and
Go for Christ daily
Check-in Here
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For our regular attenders, please check in with your name and email, if you need to update information
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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.
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/onlineFor 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!
Church 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/
Beyond the Noise
Our Sermon Series and Book study based on the book "An Invitation to Solitude and Silence" by Ruth Haley Barton will kick off in September. It invites readers to connect deeply with God through solitude and silence, away from daily noise. We encourage you to get a small group of 3-6 people together for discussions and support in practices provided in the book. We will have a group available on Wednesday Nights if you need one! Make sure to get a copy of the book beforehand, if you need us to order you a book, please stop by the Welcome Center and sign up.
https://northmaincog.orgGuatemala Info Meeting
August 18th is our informational meeting for the January 2025 Guatemala Missions Trip. Come learn more about where we're going, what we're doing, and how much the trip will cost. Please RSVP at the Welcome Center or by emailing info@northmaincog.org.
https://northmaincog.org/eventsGreece Trip Recap
Some of our pastors and church members went on a trip to Greece in June and they’d love to tell you about their trip! Join us Next Sunday, August 18th, at 6pm in LC4 for their testimonies and information about the trip.
https://northmaincog.org/eventsWednesday
Mark your calendars! Starting September 11th we’ll begin a weekly event called"Wednesday Nights at North Main!" and we want you to be there!
Everyone will begin with dinner from 6:00 to 6:30 PM, and following dinner, we will have a variety of programming ending at 8pm.
For adults, we will have multiple groups and classes designed to GROW your relationship with Christ.
Our Driven Youth Group will be welcoming students in grades 6-12, providing a space for them to GROW, learn, and bond.
For our youngest members, Driven Minis will be offering fun and God-centered lessons for toddlers through grade 5.
Visit our Welcome Center or Website for more information!
https://northmaincog.org/WednesdayEveryone will begin with dinner from 6:00 to 6:30 PM, and following dinner, we will have a variety of programming ending at 8pm.
For adults, we will have multiple groups and classes designed to GROW your relationship with Christ.
Our Driven Youth Group will be welcoming students in grades 6-12, providing a space for them to GROW, learn, and bond.
For our youngest members, Driven Minis will be offering fun and God-centered lessons for toddlers through grade 5.
Visit our Welcome Center or Website for more information!
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/Kingdom Come
(Matthew 6:9-13)
Yearly Theme: “Goodness is… Governing”
Series Title: “The Goodness of Prayer”
August 11th, 2024
(Matthew 6:9-13)
Yearly Theme: “Goodness is… Governing”
Series Title: “The Goodness of Prayer”
August 11th, 2024
Something to think about:
“Walter Knight told of an old Scottish woman who went from home to home across the countryside selling thread, buttons, and shoestrings. When she came to an unmarked crossroad, she would toss a stick into the air and go in the direction the stick pointed when it landed.
“One day, however, she was seen tossing the stick up several times.
“‘Why do you toss the stick more than once?’ someone asked.
“‘Because,’ replied the woman, ‘it keeps pointing to the left, and I want to take the road on the right.’
“She then dutifully kept throwing the stick into the air until it pointed the way she wanted to go!”[1]
Some people use this approach to the Kingdom of GOD and His will. They know what GOD wants them to do, and where they should go, but keep going back to Him for a different answer or a different way.
As we continue our series today on the LORD’s Prayer, we come to the next verse that Jesus instructs His disciples to pray. Let’s look at the LORD’s Prayer again in the New Living Translation:
[1]Today in the Word, May 1989.
“Walter Knight told of an old Scottish woman who went from home to home across the countryside selling thread, buttons, and shoestrings. When she came to an unmarked crossroad, she would toss a stick into the air and go in the direction the stick pointed when it landed.
“One day, however, she was seen tossing the stick up several times.
“‘Why do you toss the stick more than once?’ someone asked.
“‘Because,’ replied the woman, ‘it keeps pointing to the left, and I want to take the road on the right.’
“She then dutifully kept throwing the stick into the air until it pointed the way she wanted to go!”[1]
Some people use this approach to the Kingdom of GOD and His will. They know what GOD wants them to do, and where they should go, but keep going back to Him for a different answer or a different way.
As we continue our series today on the LORD’s Prayer, we come to the next verse that Jesus instructs His disciples to pray. Let’s look at the LORD’s Prayer again in the New Living Translation:
[1]Today in the Word, May 1989.
As we focus on GOD’s Kingdom and Will today we come to our key point for the message:
Key Point: “GOD’s kingdom and will are perfect.”
Let’s take a closer look at our verse for today:
10 May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
There are two specific elements in this part of the LORD’s Prayer that are worth understanding at a deeper level as we pray. The first is our prayer for…
Key Point: “GOD’s kingdom and will are perfect.”
Let’s take a closer look at our verse for today:
10 May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
There are two specific elements in this part of the LORD’s Prayer that are worth understanding at a deeper level as we pray. The first is our prayer for…
· GOD’s _____________________ to come soon.
· GOD’s _____________________ be done on earth as in heaven.
Something to take home:
As you consider GOD’s Kingdom and Will in your own life today, is it worth everything for you to pursue? Are you willing to lay everything down for GOD’s Kingdom to come in your own life, and His will to be done on earth through you as it is done in heaven?
GOD will not compete with the kingdoms of the world for His Kingdom is eternal and the world’s kingdoms are temporary. GOD especially desires for us to lay down our own personal kingdoms that we all too often build our lives on like success, money, fame, reputation, and much, much more, and allow His Kingdom to reign supreme in our hearts and lives. GOD desires our wills to conform to His good and perfect will so that we can know intimately the heart of the Father who desires for us to know His love and His peace.
Are you willing to truly and genuinely pray this prayer today with these things in mind?
Key Point: “GOD’s kingdom and will are perfect.”
As you consider GOD’s Kingdom and Will in your own life today, is it worth everything for you to pursue? Are you willing to lay everything down for GOD’s Kingdom to come in your own life, and His will to be done on earth through you as it is done in heaven?
GOD will not compete with the kingdoms of the world for His Kingdom is eternal and the world’s kingdoms are temporary. GOD especially desires for us to lay down our own personal kingdoms that we all too often build our lives on like success, money, fame, reputation, and much, much more, and allow His Kingdom to reign supreme in our hearts and lives. GOD desires our wills to conform to His good and perfect will so that we can know intimately the heart of the Father who desires for us to know His love and His peace.
Are you willing to truly and genuinely pray this prayer today with these things in mind?
Key Point: “GOD’s kingdom and will are perfect.”
The prayer for GOD’s Kingdom to come is related to His spiritual kingdom and not an earthly establishment of a physical kingdom with national boundaries. GOD’s Kingdom was ushered into this world through Jesus and was established with the disciples. With this in mind, how are believers/disciples of Jesus today citizens of that Kingdom?
To pray that GOD’s Kingdom would come is to also ask that more and more people would become a part of that Kingdom through salvation. How is GOD’s church to be His representatives to the world so that people would come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ (consider Matthew 28:19-20)?
The focus of prayer should not be on our own kingdom and our own interests, our health, our jobs, our life.Instead the focus of prayer should be on expanding God’s kingdom in this world.We should be heavenly-minded not earthly-minded. How do we accomplish this?
We are to pray for GOD’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. How does GOD accomplish His will on earth?
What is the difference between the human will and GOD’s will?
How is our submission to GOD’s will a way that He accomplishes His will on earth? Give examples.
The great men and women of faith who are famous for their prayers were consumed with the glory of God (think of the great prayers of Abraham and Moses). So the question is who are you thinking about when you are praying? Are you thinking about your kingdom or are you thinking about God’s kingdom?
To pray that GOD’s Kingdom would come is to also ask that more and more people would become a part of that Kingdom through salvation. How is GOD’s church to be His representatives to the world so that people would come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ (consider Matthew 28:19-20)?
The focus of prayer should not be on our own kingdom and our own interests, our health, our jobs, our life.Instead the focus of prayer should be on expanding God’s kingdom in this world.We should be heavenly-minded not earthly-minded. How do we accomplish this?
We are to pray for GOD’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. How does GOD accomplish His will on earth?
What is the difference between the human will and GOD’s will?
How is our submission to GOD’s will a way that He accomplishes His will on earth? Give examples.
The great men and women of faith who are famous for their prayers were consumed with the glory of God (think of the great prayers of Abraham and Moses). So the question is who are you thinking about when you are praying? Are you thinking about your kingdom or are you thinking about God’s kingdom?
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/giveOFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday
9:00am - 4:00pm
Monday - Thursday
9:00am - 4:00pm