“Love Involves Vulnerability” – Worship Service-Sam Jordison, Zoey Gard, Cara Smith, Elder Adam Gard
February 23, 2020
Psalm 29:1-11
1 Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thundereth; the Lord is upon many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests; and in his temple doth everyone speak of his glory.
10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King forever.
11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Mosiah 11:204-207
204 And they traveled throughout all the land of Zarahemla, and among all the people who were under the reign of King Mosiah, zealously striving to repair all the injuries which they had done to the church:
205 Confessing all their sins, and publishing all the things which they had seen, and explaining the prophecies and the scriptures to all who desired to hear them:
206 And thus they were instruments in the hands of God, in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, to the knowledge of their Redeemer.
207 And how blessed are they! For they did publish peace; they did publish good tidings of good; and they did declare unto the people that the Lord reigneth.
Mosiah 12:1-26
1 Now it came to pass that after the sons of Mosiah had done all these things, they took a small number with them, and returned to their father, the king, and desired of him that he would grant unto them, that they might, with those whom they had selected, go up to the land of Nephi,
2 That they might preach the things which they had heard, and that they might impart the word of God to their brethren, the Lamanites, that perhaps they might bring them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and convince them of the iniquity of their fathers;
3 And that perhaps they might cure them of their hatred towards the Nephites, that they might also be brought to rejoice in the Lord their God,
4 That they might become friendly to one another, and that there should be no more contentions in all the land which the Lord their God had given them.
5 Now they were desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not bear that any human soul should perish;
6 Yea, even the very thoughts that any soul should endure endless torment, did cause them to quake and tremble.
7 And thus did the Spirit of the Lord work upon them, for they were the very vilest of sinners.
8 And the Lord saw fit in his infinite mercy to spare them; nevertheless they suffered much anguish of soul, because of their iniquities; and suffering much, fearing that they should be cast off for ever.
9 And it came to pass that they did plead with their father many days, that they might go up to the land of Nephi.
10 And King Mosiah went and inquired of the Lord, if he should let his sons go up among the Lamanites to preach the word.
11 And the Lord said unto Mosiah, Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words, and they shall have eternal life; and I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the Lamanites.
12 And it came to pass that Mosiah granted that they might go, and do according to their request;
13 And they took their journey into the wilderness, to go up to preach the word among the Lamanites: and I shall give an account of their proceedings hereafter.
14 Now King Mosiah had no one to confer the kingdom upon, for there was not any of his sons who would accept of the kingdom;
15 Therefore he took the records which were engraven on the plates of brass, and also the plates of Nephi, and all the things which he had kept and preserved, according to the commandments of God,
16 After having translated and caused to be written the records which were on the plates of gold, which had been found by the people of Limhi, which were delivered to him by the hand of Limhi;
17 And this he did, because of the great anxiety of his people, for they were desirous beyond measure, to know concerning those people who had been destroyed.
18 And now he translated them by the means of those two stones which were fastened into the two rims of a bow.
19 Now these things were prepared from the beginning, and were handed down from generation to generation, for the purpose of interpreting languages;
20 And they have been kept and preserved by the hand of the Lord, that he should discover to every creature who should possess the land, the iniquities and abominations of his people;
21 And whosoever has these things, is called seer, after the manner of old times.
22 Now after Mosiah had finished translating these records, behold, it gave an account of the people, who were destroyed, from the time that they were destroyed, back to the building of the great tower, at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people;
23 And they were scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth, yea, and even from that time until the creation of Adam.
24 Now this account did cause the people of Mosiah to mourn exceedingly; yea, they were filled with sorrow;
25 Nevertheless it gave them much knowledge, in the which they did rejoice.
26 And this account shall be written hereafter; for behold, it is expedient that all people should know the things which are written in this account.
The Church Of Jesus Christ
Living Hope Restoration Branch
Independence, Missouri
“Love Involves Vulnerability”
Worship Service – February 23rd, 2020
Length – 55:17
Special Music
Cara Smith and Zoey Gard – “Aneweza”
Cara Smith and Zoey Gard – “Helen’s Song (Here I Am Again Dear Lord)”
Scripture References:
Psalms 29,1-11
Mosiah 11,204-207
Mosiah 12,1-26
Shortcuts:
Welcome Elder Adam Gard 00:10
Cara Smith and Zoey Gard – “Aneweza” 04:21
Call To Worshipn Elder Adam Gard 06:50
Cara Smith and Zoey Gard – “Helen’s Song (Here I Am Again Dear Lord)” 11:12
Testimony – Sam Jordison 13:54
Testimony – Zoey Gard 23:35
Testimony – Cara Smith 32:37
Closing Remarks – Elder Adam Gard 45:21
Benediction – Deacon Chris Campbell 54:04
Sermon Focus Points
► The Lord works within people where ever they are, and is not limited to one nation.
► We should step out in faith, knowing that the Lord has prepared a way for us.
► The Lord has given us strong leaders who have shared their testimonies, and we should look to understand how those testimonies have offered a blessing to us.
► God has commanded us to be of one heart and one mind. A big part of this is to share out true self with others, and not build walls that separate us.
► Part of sharing with others often require us to be vulnerable. At those times, we need to allow the Holy Spirit to comfort us, and give us peace.
► Sexual sin is a overwhelming problem in our world. We must repent of our sexual sins, not only for the benefit of ourselves, but for the benefit of those we may have hurt.
► Fear and anger do not come from God.
► God’s love is manifested through faith, peace and love for others.
► God loves us so much that he gave his only begotten son to be sacrificed on the cross, and only wants the best for us.
► We need to learn to trust in God, and obey God in all things.
► There is nothing more terrifying than trying to share something that you think everyone else will think how disgusting that it is.
► We need to become a people who make it safe for other people to share.
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