March 30, 2025

Thank you for joining us for Cowboy Church here at the Chip. It is our

honor to serve you this morning. You are among friends: relax and enjoy

our beautiful western setting. We trust that the music, the message, and

old-fashioned cowboy hospitality will encourage you today.

ecclesia song

We are called to faith, gathered in love

Sent with hope to change the world

We are called to faith, gathered in love

ecclesia, ecclesia, Church at the Chip!

   Called to Faith, Gathered in Love

   Sent with Hope – ecclesia!

Psalm 96

     1    Oh sing to the Lord a new song;
                sing to the Lord, all the earth!
    2    Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
                tell of his salvation from day to day.
    3    Declare his glory among the nations,
                his marvelous works among all the peoples!
    4    For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
                he is to be feared above all gods.
    5    For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
                but the Lord made the heavens.
    6    Splendor and majesty are before him;
                strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

     7    Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
                ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
    8    Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
                bring an offering, and come into his courts!
    9    Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;
                tremble before him, all the earth!

     10   Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!
                Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
                he will judge the peoples with equity.”

     11   Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
                let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
    12        let the field exult, and everything in it!
            Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
    13        before the Lord, for he comes,
                for he comes to judge the earth.
            He will judge the world in righteousness,
                and the peoples in his faithfulness.

On Weddings and Wine

The Kingdom of Jesus: A Study in Luke’s Gospel (#19)

Luke 5:33-39

Jesus is having way too much fun. He prefers feasting over fasting, sinners over saints, and new wine to old. What’s going on here? What’s going on is this: A wedding celebration! The Bridegroom has come for his Bride. The Kingdom of God is arriving, and everyone is invited to the party.