Canyon Ministry Leaders

Andrew Gutierrez, Pastor-Teacher

agutierrez@canyonprescott.org
928.277.0017
Brad Penner, Elder
brad.penner505@gmail.com
928.778.2734
Dave Lutz, Elder
Small Group Ministry
davidrlutz60@gmail.com
Jason Drumm, Associate Pastor
jdrumm@canyonprescott.org
928.277.0017
Jeff Nordyke
Childrens Ministry
admin@canyonprescott.org
Greg Fine
Ushers & Greeters
gregfine@cableone.net
Jeff Timm
Set-Up, Tear-Down & Sound
jefftimm@cableone.net
Chris Wilson
Security Team
cawilson626@yahoo.com
Jared Willis
Music Ministry
jaraldo13@yahoo.com
Chuck Schafer
Needs Ministry
crmsfamily@yahoo.com

Canyon Bible Church // Prescott

Church Office: 122 N. Cortez Street, Ste. 317
Phone: 928.277.0017 CanyonPrescott.org

The Ministry and Message to Embrace

John 3:22-36
April 3, 2016

Welcome and Announcements

Adoration
Song: All Creatures of Our God and King
Confession
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Pastoral Prayer
Assurance of Pardon
Song: Firm Foundation
Thanksgiving
Song: The Lord Our God
Petition
Prayer
Instruction
Sermon: The Ministry and Message to Embrace
John 3:22-36
Fellowship & Communion
Song & Lords Table: The Power of the Cross
Song & Offering: Behold Our God

Application: Are there examples to follow? Commands to obey?

Errors to avoid? Sins to forsake? Promises to claim?
Thoughts about God? Principles to live by?

Friday
Bible Reading: Mark 4:1-20; 1 Corinthians 7:17-40; Psalm 80; Joshua 22-23

And Jesus came and said to them, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And
behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age Matthew 28:18-20.
Pray for the churches in Nicaragua, particularly those in
Matagalpa, throughout the next week. Pray that Christ is
proclaimed and hearts are converted.

Canyon Announcements
Friendship Folders
As you pass the Friendship Folders, for prayer requests and
praise reports please also register your attendance. We simply ask you to write your name to let us know you are here.
We desire to call or email those who may be away or sick
for an extended period of time, so if you are present please
kindly indicate by writing your name. If there is no one sitting
at the end of an isle please make sure the worship guide gets
passed.
Membership & Baptism
See the elders if you have any questions or would like to get
involved in those processes.
Student Ministries
Student Ministries meets Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m. at Miller
Valley School. See the website for more details.

Saturday
Bible Reading: Mark 4:21-41; 1 Corinthians 8; Psalm 81; Joshua 24

Go to gty.org and read the fifth blog post in the Personal

Evangelism 101 series: Confront Sin
This blog post can be easily found by typing in the title of
the blog post into the search engine bar on gty.org

College Ministry
College Ministry will meet next on April 8th to discuss chapter
10 of Dont Waste Your Life. See the website for more information.
Needs Ministry
If you are willing to provide an occasional meal for families in
need during a difficult time (surgery recovery, birth of a baby,
illness or death in the family) please sign up on the clipboard
on the back tables.

Monday

Wednesday

Bible Reading: Mark 2:13-17; 1 Corinthians 5; Psalm 77; Joshua 13-14

Bible Reading: Mark 3:1-19; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Psalm 78:40-72; Josh 18-19

Application from John 3:22-36

1. Confess any hint of a party-spirit which prizes certain
teachers and ministries over love for Christ. We should
indeed be thankful of teachers whom the Lord has used in
our lives (Heb 13:7), but when these allegiances become
reasons to divide ourselves from joyful fellowship from
other Christians, we often look like Johns disciples in yesterdays text.

The practice of praying scripture has been taught by many. Take a

passage of scripture, read it, and turn it back to the Lord in a prayer.
Martin Luther taught that every passage of scripture can be turned into
prayer in four ways. The Four Strands of Turning Scripture into Prayer
As taught by Martin Luther:
1.Acknowledge the Lesson 2.Give Thanks for the Truth 3.Confess your
own Failures 4.Seek Help in this regard
Read the passage. Acknowledge to the Lord that this text contains a
truth for you to learn. Thank the Lord that He has revealed this truth to
you which you may otherwise have been ignorant of. Recognize that
this passage also shines a light on ways that each of us have failed to
perfectly live in accord with its truth, and take the time to ask God to
forgive you for the ways that has occurred in your life. Finally, ask the
Lord to help you and strengthen you, to give you wisdom and the inner
personal motivation to live in light of this truth and to fulfill its call on
your life. Take the time now to pray through a passage like Gal 5:22-23
or Exod 20:1-17 or Col 3:1-4.

2. Pray for churches in Prescott (including our own) to be

faithful to the gospel and the Word of God. Pray that the
Lord would give them increased influence as they are
faithful to the Scriptures.
3. Thank the Lord for salvation from His wrath.
4. Ask the Lord to make you faithful in teaching people
about true faith in Christ.

Tuesday

Thursday

Bible Reading: Mark 2:18-28; 1 Corinthians 6:1-11; Psalm 78:1-39; Joshua 15-17

Bible Reading: Mark 3:20-35; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Psalm 79; Joshua 20-21

1 Cor 6:7 calls a believer in a certain circumstance to suffer wrong. Jesus suffered wrong repeatedly during His
incarnation (Mark 15:3-5). To be sure there are times to
defend oneself or to appeal a decision. However, in a day
where selfishness reigns and people believe that everything is a right, Christians often do a poor job of suffering
wrong. Not every way weve been wronged will be made
right prior to the final judgment (Rom 12:18-20). Confess
to the Lord if your pride makes you feel like you always
need to be treated fairly. Ask the Lord for wisdom in determining when to simply leave room for His justice rather
than seeking out your own.

In 1 Cor 11:1, Paul tells the Corinthians, Follow me as I follow Christ.

This is the heart cry of every true believer. The believer is
not content simply to follow Christ on their own. Rather,
having seen the beauty and the wonder of our Savior, the
true believer calls out to others on the path to run alongside them. Moreover, the true believer has a life worthy
of emulation. They are able to say to others, follow me. I
know the way. I am running after the Savior. You are safe
to run the way that I am running.
Stop. Pause. Reflect. Am I asking other people to follow
me as I follow Christ? Who? Am I delighting in Christ so
greatly that I cant help but to call others to do the same?
Is my life worthy of emulation? Can I tell people to do what
I do? To live the way I live? To practice the same habits I
have of bible study and prayer and fellowship? What ways
could I grow as an example?