Preparing for Sunday | June 5
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Great and Mighty King | [listen]
Chris Brown, Zachary Kale, Brett Younker
Psalm 145:3
Your Promises | [listen]
Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye
2 Peter 1:3-4a
Your Great Name | [listen + lyrics]
Michael Neale, Krissy Nordhoff
Philippians 2:10-11
This I Believe (The Creed) | [listen | lyrics]
Ben Fielding, Matt Crocker
Romans 1:16
SERMON TEXT
Jude 1
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
“Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all time handed down to the saints.” (Jude 3)
Preparing for Sunday | May 29
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
The Lion and the Lamb | [listen + lyrics]
Leeland Mooring, Benton Brown, Brian Johnson
Deuteronomy 33:26
God So Loved | [listen]
Ed Cash, Scott Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash, Andrew Bergthold
John 3:16
How Great Thou Art | [listen]
Stuart K. Hine, Carl Boberg
Psalm 145:3
Great Is Thy Faithfulness | [listen + lyrics]
William Marion Runyan
Lamentations 3:22-23
Yes I Will | [listen + lyrics]
Eddie Hoagland, Jonathan Smith, and Mia Fieldes
Psalm 63:3-4
SERMON TEXT
Habakkuk 1-3
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. (Habakkuk 2:4)
QUEST: Preschool Lesson for May 22
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
A Dream of Heaven, p. 342
This week’s Big Idea:
Jesus will return one day to make everything new.
This week’s Key Verse:
Revelation 21:3-4
Preparing for Sunday | May 22
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Jesus Is Better | [listen | lyrics]
Aaron Ivey, Brett Land
Mark 9:24
Christ Be All Around Me | [listen + lyrics]
Jack Mooring, Leeland Mooring, David Leonard, Leslie Jordan
Ephesians 4:4-6
Build My Life | [listen + lyrics]
Brett Younker, Karl Martin, Kirby Kable, Matt Redman, Pat Barrett
Hebrews 12:28
Be Thou My Vision | [listen]
Eleanor Henrietta Hull, Mary Elizabeth Byrne (Arrangement: Ascend The Hill)
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
SERMON TEXT
2 John
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. (2 John 6)
QUEST: Preschool Lesson for May 15
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
A New Way to See, p. 334
This week’s Big Idea:
When we meet and follow Jesus we are changed!
This week’s Key Verse:
John 3:16
Preparing for Sunday | May 15
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Last week, we introduced a new song called “Jesus Over Everything,” which we will sing again this Sunday. May our countenance be lifted as we cling to Jesus’ promise in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Catch the latest Doxologies video and read more about our heart for this song.
I Will Look Up | [listen]
Mack Brock, Chris Brown, Wade Joye, Matt Redman
Psalm 121:1
Christ Our Hope in Life and Death | [listen + lyrics]
Jordan Kauflin, Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, Matthew Merker
1 Corinthians 15:19-20
Revelation Song | [listen + lyrics]
Jennie Lee Riddle
Revelation 5:12
Jesus Over Everything | [listen]
Andrew Holt, Ben Cantelon, Charles Starling
Philippians 2:9-10
Wonderful Merciful Savior | [listen]
Dawn Rodgers, Eric Wyse
Psalm 117
SERMON TEXT
Acts 20
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. (Acts 20:27)
QUEST: Preschool Lesson for May 8
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
God Sends Help, p. 326
This week’s Big Idea:
God sent His Holy Spirit to live in us and help us to obey and serve Him.
This week’s Key Verse:
John 3:16
Doxologies: Jesus Over Everything
Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name… Philippians 2:9
It’s only been a few weeks since we immersed ourselves in the sober reality of Good Friday, the waiting that came with Saturday, and the glorious celebration and joy realized on Easter Sunday. While we are hard-pressed to truly put ourselves in the shoes of those close to Jesus during His physical ministry on earth, we can all relate to the sinking feelings of defeat and loss. We can all relate to the feeling of doubt or abandonment. And we’ve all experienced seasons of waiting and, just as Jesus’s disciples and many titans of the faith have exhibited, we may struggle to see any pathway to victory within the constructs of human understanding.
But Jesus changes everything. He turns every worldly intuition and value upside down. In Jesus, new life emerges from death (2 Corinthians 5:17) and beauty from ashes (Isaiah 61:3). When we follow Jesus, we are called to deny rather than indulge ourselves (Luke 9:23-24). We are called to love rather than hate our enemy (Matthew 5:44). We are called to humble ourselves, and the Lord will exalt us (James 4:10). And perhaps one of the more challenging realities: we are instructed that our victories in Jesus come through surrender and recognition of our weaknesses (2 Cor:9-11).
For many of us, “surrender” is not a welcomed concept. We hold too tightly to our perception of success. We try to do it ourselves. We look for a bypass from battler to escape hardship. And when we become drained and deflated, we wonder why it’s all so difficult as we grapple with God’s goodness, faithfulness and sovereignty. Where is He in all of the mess? The answer: ABOVE IT. Our Jesus is seated in Heaven on the throne, reigning over everything.
While it is human nature to crown ourselves rulers over our own lives, we are commanded to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33). In other words—instead of putting ourselves first, we are to put Jesus over everything. If this came naturally, God would not have commanded His children, “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you…” (Colossians 3:2-5) That Heavenly or eternal perspective only comes by the power of the Holy Spirit within us: the same power that raised Jesus from the dead and serves as an unbreakable seal and blessed assurance in the hearts of Christians (2 Corinthians 1:22, 5:5, Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30).
It is with this heart that we introduce Jesus Over Everything as an anthem of praise and confidence that Jesus is King above all kings and Lord over all of the brokenness we encounter as we sojourn through this life. As we raise our voices together in this great declaration, may our countenance be lifted as we cling to the peace, power, and promise we find from Jesus in John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
JESUS OVER EVERYTHING
He came from glory
Took on flesh to save the lost
Grace and mercy displayed upon the cross
Our redemption, He’s the hope for all mankind
One name over everything
One name over everything
Jesus over everything
He reigns forevermore
Our song for all eternity
Jesus Christ is Lord
Who can rival our resurrected King
In one moment, He brought dеath to its knees
All the power and all authority
To one namе over everything
Yes to one name everything
Over fear, over shame
Over all anxiety
Over troubles and all pain
Over sickness and disease
For He reigns on the throne
All praise to Him alone
One name over everything
Over death and all sin
Over hell, over the grave
Darkness bows, demons flee
At the mention of His name
For He reigns on the throne
All praise to Him alone
One name over everything
Oh! Jesus over everything
He reigns forevermore
Our song for all eternity
Jesus Christ is Lord
Preparing for Sunday | May 8
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
This weekend, we’ll introduce a new song called “Jesus Over Everything.” May our countenance be lifted as we cling to Jesus’ promise in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Catch the latest Doxologies video and read more about our heart for this song.
My God Is Still the Same | [listen]
Benji Cowart, Chris Rohman, Dustin Lolli, Josh Bronleewe
James 1:17
Jesus Over Everything | [listen]
Andrew Holt, Ben Cantelon, and Charles Starling
Philippians 2:9-10
Promises | [listen]
Aaron Moses, Carrington Gaines, Dante Bowe, Keila Alvarado, Lemuel Marin
Psalm 113:2-3
The Blessing [listen + lyrics]
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Chris Brown
Numbers 6:24-25
SERMON TEXT
Exodus 20
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. (Exodus 20:12)
Family Quest: The Hope – The Story of God’s Promise (Lesson 22)
LESSON 22: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER
“I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 22:49)
“And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.” (Acts 2:1-4)
The coming of God’s Holy Spirit to dwell within everyone who believed in and trusted God the Father and His Messiah Jesus, signaled the beginning of the New Covenant age that the prophet
Jeremiah had spoken about so many years earlier when he said, “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” and “For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
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ABOUT FAMILY QUEST: At Reston Bible Church, we firmly believe that parents are a child’s first and most important spiritual leader. In order to support you that mission, we have created a parent devotional and some discussion starters to go along with each lesson your grade school age children are learning at Quest on Sundays. Our hope and prayer is that this material will help you to engage with your children around the topics they are learning on Sunday mornings, answer their questions, go deeper with them, and find real, day-to-day applications. We are honored to be able to partner with you in the critical task of sharing Christ with the next generation.
QUEST: Preschool Lesson for May 1
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
Going Home (The Ascension), p. 318
This week’s Big Idea:
Jesus is the Risen King; The Way, the Truth, and the Life!
This week’s Key Verse:
1 Peter 3:18
BABY QUEST: May Lessons
Baby QUEST is Reston Bible Church’s ministry to the youngest members of our Body.
Each month, we will feature a guide for your family to use with children ages 0-2. The guide includes follow up activities, a craft or sensory activity, recommended reading, a song, and other tips that are uniquely tailored to the development of infants and toddlers.
The guide follows the themes we are teaching in our nursery classes, giving you an opportunity to connect and reinforce the ideas taught at home. Because children this age need repetition, each activity can be done multiple times throughout the month to continue to press it upon your child’s memory as they grow!
This month, we’re focusing on the story of Baby Moses. Children will learn about God’s love and care for Moses, and connect it to His love and care for themselves and each other. Children will discuss and identify different ways that God cares for us!
Big Idea:
God Cares for Us
Scripture Focus:
Exodus 1-2
Preparing for Sunday | May 1
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [listen + lyrics]
Joel Houston, Aodhan King
Romans 5:1-2
This I Believe (The Creed) | [listen | lyrics]
Ben Fielding, Matt Crocker
Romans 1:16
It Is Well (Through It All) [listen + lyrics]
Horatio Gates Spafford, Kristene DiMarco, Philip Paul Bliss
Amos 4:13
Way Maker | [listen]
Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu
2 Corinthians 1:20
SERMON TEXT
Genesis 12
Family Quest: The Hope – The Story of God’s Promise (Lesson 21)
LESSON 21: HE IS RISEN, PART 2
“Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead the third day; and that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” – Luke 24:44–49
Jesus was returning to his Father, but for 40 days he explained to his disciples the full significance of his life among them from the scriptures, and shared with them what their mission would now be. After this he was taken up from them into heaven among the clouds. We see this event in Acts 1:9 from the perspective of the disciples, but in the book of Daniel, many hundreds of years earlier, we were given the view from heaven of this same event.
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ABOUT FAMILY QUEST: At Reston Bible Church, we firmly believe that parents are a child’s first and most important spiritual leader. In order to support you that mission, we have created a parent devotional and some discussion starters to go along with each lesson your grade school age children are learning at Quest on Sundays. Our hope and prayer is that this material will help you to engage with your children around the topics they are learning on Sunday mornings, answer their questions, go deeper with them, and find real, day-to-day applications. We are honored to be able to partner with you in the critical task of sharing Christ with the next generation.
Preparing for Sunday | April 24
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Man of Sorrows | [listen]
Matt Crocker, Brooke Ligertwood
Isaiah 53:3
Jesus Paid It All | [listen + lyrics]
Elvina M. Hall
Colossians 2:13-14
Thank You Jesus for the Blood | [listen]
Bryan McCleery, Charity Gayle, David Gentiles, Ryan Kennedy, and Steven Musso
1 John 1:7
Be Still My Soul (In You I Rest) | [listen + lyrics]
Katharina von Schlegel, Jason Ingram, Kari Jobe
Psalm 46:10
God of Revival | [listen]
Brian Johnson, Phil Wickham
Psalm 77:13-14
SERMON TEXT
John 1