Psalm 73: Where is God's Justice in Life? Songs and Hymns:`Like a River Glorious`Good Shepherd, Take This Little Child`Holy, Holy, Holy`God's Holy Ways Are Just and TrueSermon Notes:I. Worship reveals who we really are A. The difference between questions about God, and doubting God II. Worship reveals who God really is III. Worship reveals what God is doing

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Psalm 73: Where is God's Justice in Life?

Songs and Hymns:

`Like a River Glorious

`Good Shepherd, Take This Little Child

`Holy, Holy, Holy

`God's Holy Ways Are Just and True

Sermon Notes:

I. Worship reveals who we really are

A. The difference between questions about God, and doubting God

II. Worship reveals who God really is

III. Worship reveals what God is doing

Judaism: How Christianity Agrees and Disagrees with Judaism Songs and Hymns:"Ver Hat Aza Yingele?""How Blest Are They Who, Fearing God""Amazing Grace""O for a Closer Walk with God""In This Very Room"Sermon Notes:Where Christianity and Judaism Agree; `Orthodox, Conservative, Reformed Judaism `TeNaK (Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim) reveals God `Humanity's sin is the primary issue Where the Gospel and Judaism Disagree; `Jesus is the Messiah and Savior `Prayer, repentance, and good deeds aren't enough `Righteousness is now transferred by faith

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Judaism: How Christianity Agrees and Disagrees with Judaism

Songs and Hymns:

"Ver Hat Aza Yingele?"

"How Blest Are They Who, Fearing God"

"Amazing Grace"

"O for a Closer Walk with God"

"In This Very Room"

Sermon Notes:

Where Christianity and Judaism Agree;

`Orthodox, Conservative, Reformed Judaism

`TeNaK (Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim) reveals God

`Humanity's sin is the primary issue

Where the Gospel and Judaism Disagree;

`Jesus is the Messiah and Savior

`Prayer, repentance, and good deeds aren't enough

`Righteousness is now transferred by faith

Islam: How Christianity Agrees and Disagrees with Islam Songs and Hymns:`Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven`We Believe in God Almighty`O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing`Amazing Grace`We Are Called to Be God's PeopleSermon Notes:Where Christianity and Islam Agree; `There is One God `There is a Right Way to live `There is a Judgment Day Where the Gospel and Islam Disagree; `The Bible is the true record `Jesus in more than a prophet `Salvation is from Grace `Conversion is from persuasion vs. coercion

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Islam: How Christianity Agrees and Disagrees with Islam

Songs and Hymns:

`Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

`We Believe in God Almighty

`O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

`Amazing Grace

`We Are Called to Be God's People

Sermon Notes:

Where Christianity and Islam Agree;

`There is One God

`There is a Right Way to live

`There is a Judgment Day

Where the Gospel and Islam Disagree;

`The Bible is the true record

`Jesus in more than a prophet

`Salvation is from Grace

`Conversion is from persuasion vs. coercion

Buddhism: How Christianity Agrees and Disagrees with BuddhismSongs and Hymns:"Of the Father's Love Begotten""We Believe in God Almighty""Lord, Who Throughout""Christ for the World! We Sing"Sermon Notes:Where Christianity and Buddhism Agree;Siddharta Gotama (6th century BC) Life is a pain-filled journey. Our corrupted desires create much misery. There is a place of eternal fulfillment. Where the Gospel and Buddhism Disagree; The only Buddha (savior) is the Person and work of Jesus Christ. We all live only one life - no reincarnation (Hebrews 9:27). Desires in themselves are not the problem, but the corrupted desires of our sinful nature. Nirvana is not the goal, but the presence of God in a new world and a new heaven.

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Buddhism: How Christianity Agrees and Disagrees with Buddhism

Songs and Hymns:

"Of the Father's Love Begotten"

"We Believe in God Almighty"

"Lord, Who Throughout"

"Christ for the World! We Sing"

Sermon Notes:

Where Christianity and Buddhism Agree;

Siddharta Gotama (6th century BC)

Life is a pain-filled journey.

Our corrupted desires create much misery.

There is a place of eternal fulfillment.

Where the Gospel and Buddhism Disagree;

The only Buddha (savior) is the Person and work of Jesus Christ.

We all live only one life - no reincarnation (Hebrews 9:27).

Desires in themselves are not the problem, but the corrupted desires of our sinful nature.

Nirvana is not the goal, but the presence of God in a new world and a new heaven.

Hinduism: How Christianity Agrees and Disagrees with Hinduism Songs and Hymns:`Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken`We Believe in God Almighty`When I Survey the Wondrous CrossSermon Notes:I. Where We Agree: A) Life is more than the physical B) There are consequences for moral behavior C) Life can be better than it is now II. Where We Disagree - For the Christian: A) Ultimate reality is the Person of God B) Sin is the problem, not ignorant illusion C) Salvation is from grace, outside of the self

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Hinduism: How Christianity Agrees and Disagrees with Hinduism

Songs and Hymns:

`Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

`We Believe in God Almighty

`When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Sermon Notes:

I. Where We Agree:

A) Life is more than the physical

B) There are consequences for moral behavior

C) Life can be better than it is now

II. Where We Disagree - For the Christian:

A) Ultimate reality is the Person of God

B) Sin is the problem, not ignorant illusion

C) Salvation is from grace, outside of the self