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Sermon Notes for June 7, 2026
Acts 10
A Light So Lovely
Pastor Matt Pierson
The Gospel invitation is offered to all
“But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”
Ephesians 2:13
“The message of the Gospel, the good news, is universal. It’s for everyone. It excludes nobody.”
Alistair Begg
The Gospel erases every division
“For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility…”
Ephesians 2:14
“Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses.”
C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
“For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith… There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to a promise.”
Galatians 3:26-29
The Holy Spirit is moving. How will we respond?
“We cannot tell in what strange ways God will work. We can be sure he is utterly worthy of our trust.”
N.T. Wright
“Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true).”
Ephesians 5:8b-9
“This is the message we have heard from and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all… But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”
1 John 1:5,7
“We do not draw people to Christ by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.”
Madeline L’Engle, Walking on Water
Songs, Readings & Prayer for June 7, 2026
Songs
“Come People Of The Risen King“ by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Stuart Townend
“May The Peoples Praise You“ by David Zimmer, Ed Cash, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Stuart Townend
“Grace Greater Than Our Sin“ by Julia H. Johnston
“There Is A Fountain“ by William Cowper and Lowell Mason
“It Was Finished Upon That Cross“ by Jonny Robinson, Nigel Hendroff, and Rich Thompson
“Doxology” by Thomas Ken and Louis Bourgeois
All songs are used with permission. CCLI License no. 2003690
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Call To Worship: Eternal God
Eternal God, You set Jesus Christ to rule over all things and made us servants in Your kingdom.
By Your Spirit, empower us to love the unloved and to minister to all in need.
Then at the last bring us into Your eternal kingdom, where we may worship and adore You and be welcomed into Your everlasting joy.
We offer this prayer through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Classic Prayer: William Barclay
Eternal God, grant that we may count it a day wasted when we do not learn something new, and when we are not a little further on on the way to goodness and to Thee. Help us to try to do our work better every day. Help us to try to add something to our store of knowledge every day. Help us to try to know some one better every day. Grant unto us each day to learn more of self-mastery and self control. Grant unto us each day better to rule our temper and our tongue. Grant unto us each day to leave our faults farther behind and to grow more nearly into the likeness of our Lord. So grant that at the end of this day, and at the end of every day, we may be nearer to Thee than when the day began: through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Confession of Sin
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against You this day, in thought, word, and deed; by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved You with our whole hearts; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of Your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in Your will, and walk in Your ways, to the glory of Your Name.
Grant to Your people pardon and peace, that in Your great mercy, we may be forgiven all our sins, and serve You with a quiet and contrite heart.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen.
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Discussion Questions for June 7, 2026
- How does the Holy Spirit talk to you?
- What opportunities do you have to share the gospel? What prevents us from offering a gospel invitation to others? What can we do to find others outside of our normal circle of people?
- Per the C.S. Lewis quote, “Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses”, who are your neighbors? Are there people you need to think differently about, and why is that so? What can we do to better understand those with different life experiences, beliefs, and backgrounds?
- As John Piper says, the Holy Spirit is doing 10,000 things, and we are aware of 2 or 3. Where are you seeing the Holy Spirit move in your life, others’ lives, or in the world?
- What fruit do you have to offer to others to assist the Holy Spirit’s work? Do we walk in awareness of what we have to offer?
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