May 10th, 2026
“Controversy & Calling” - Hebrews 6:9-12
Tyler Daniels, Lead Pastor & Elder
This Week @ Sojourn:
Member Meeting: Sojourn Members, our spring meeting is next Saturday, May 16th, at Floyd Center for the Arts. Be there at 6pm!
Upcoming Work Day: We could still use some helping hands with a project in our community on Saturday, May 23rd. Please connect with Matthew Grim for details.
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Welcome Song: Your Love, Oh Lord
Your love, oh Lord
Reaches to the heavens
And Your faithfulness
Stretches to the skies
And Your righteousness
Is like the mighty mountains
Your justice flows
Like the ocean's tide
And I will lift my voice
To worship You, my King
And I will find my strength
In the shadow of Your wings
Welcome to Sojourn
David & Lisa Wiggins, Hosts
Call to Worship
David Turpin, Elder
“2 We always thank God for all of you, making mention of you constantly in our prayers. 3 We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you for your benefit, 6 and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit. 7 As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything, 9 for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead — Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath. ”
Amazing Grace
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come;
’Tis grace that brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.
Be Still My Soul
Be still, my soul! the Lord is on your side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to your God to order and provide;
In ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul! your best, your heav’nly friend
Thru' thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul! your God does undertake
To guide the future as he has the past;
Your hope, your confidence, let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul! the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he lived below.
Be still, my soul! when dearest friends depart
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shall you better know his love, his heart,
Who comes to soothe your sorrow and your fears.
Be still, my soul! your Jesus can repay
From his own fullness all he takes away.
Be still, my soul! the hour is hast'ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still my soul! when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
PAstoral point
Nursery and Preschoolers are dismissed to the children’s lesson.
Victory in Jesus
I heard an old, old story how a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me.
I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood’s atoning
Then I repented of my sin, Christ won the victory.
Oh victory in Jesus! My Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood
He loved me ere I knew Him and all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.
I heard about His healing; all his miracles revealing
That He alone can save a soul and set the captive free
I’m happy in His promise, how soon He’s coming for us
And home with Him I’ll sing again, “Christ won the victory!”
I’ll tell the old, old story till my Savior comes from glory
I’ll tell of all the Lord has done to set this sinner free
That all who will believe Him, by faith, can still receive him
And share in that redemption song: “Christ won the victory!”
Message
Scripture
“9 Even though we are speaking this way, dearly loved friends, in your case we are confident of things that are better and that pertain to salvation. 10 For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints — and by continuing to serve them. 11 Now we desire each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end, 12 so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance. ”
Discussion Questions:
What are your big questions about this passage? What worries you when you read it? Why is it important for the church to study, debate, and reach conclusions about difficult texts?
What are the four views Pastor Tyler presented as interpretations of these verses? What are the merits of each one? What points do you debate? Which do you find confusing?
Answer the concluding question for the church: “So what?!” What do believers have, in Christ? What must we not be or become? What can be grown on our life’s ground that is useful?
Communion
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
It Is Well With My Soul
When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul
It is well (it is well)
With my soul (with my soul)
It is well, it is well with my soul
My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part, but the whole
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my soul