Sermon Notes 8/4/2024

August 4, 2024   /   Grace Point Community Church

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Glorious Day

Verse 1

I was buried beneath my shame
Who could carry that kind of weight?
It was my tomb ’till I met You
I was breathing but not alive
All my failures I tried to hide
It was my tomb ‘Till I met You

Chorus

You called my name and I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness into Your glorious day
You called my name and I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness into Your glorious day

Verse 2

Now Your mercy has saved my soul
Now Your freedom is all that I know
The old made new, Jesus, when I met You

Bridge

I needed rescue, my sin was heavy
But chains break at the weight of Your glory
I needed shelter, I was an orphan
Now You call me a citizen of heaven
When I was broken, You were my healing
Now Your love is the air that I’m breathing
I have a future, my eyes are open
‘Cause when you called my name

Holy Water

Verse 1
God, I’m on my knees again
God, I’m begging please again
I need You
Oh, I need You
Walking down these desert roads
Water for my thirsty soul
I need You
Oh, I need You

Chorus
Your forgiveness
Is like sweet,
Sweet honey on my lips
Like the sound of a
Symphony to my ears
Like holy water on my skin

Verse 2
Dead man walking, slave to sin
I wanna know about being born again
I need You
O God, I need You
So take me to the riverside
Take me under, baptize
I need You
O God, I need You, oh!

Bridge 1
I don’t wanna abuse Your grace
God, I need it every day
It’s the only thing that ever really
Makes me wanna change

Outro
Yeah, it’s like holy water on my skin
Oh, it’s like holy water

Build My Life

Verse 1
Worthy of every song we could ever sing
Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for you

Verse 2
Jesus a name above every other name
Jesus the only one that could ever save
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for you
We live for you

Chorus
Holy there is no one like you
There is none beside you
Open up my eyes in wonder
Show me who you are
And fill me with your heart
And lead me in your love
To those around me

Bridge
I will build my life, upon your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust, in you alone
And I will not be shaken

Death Was Arrested

Verse 1
Alone in my sorrow and dead in my sin
Lost without hope with no place to begin
Your love made a way and let mercy come in
When death was arrested and my life began

Verse 2
Now, ash was redeemed only beauty remains
And my orphan heart was given a name
My mourning grew quiet and my feet rose to dance
When death was arrested and my life began

Chorus 1
O Your grace so free washes over me
You have made me new, now life begins with You

Verse 3
Released from my chain I’m a prisoner no more
My shame was a ransom You faithfully bore
He canceled my debt and He called me His friend
When death was arrested and my life began

Chorus 2
O Your grace so free washes over me
You have made me new, now life begins with You
It’s Your endless love pouring down on us
You have made us new now life begins with You

Verse 4
Our Savior displayed on a criminals cross
And darkness rejoiced as though Heaven had lost
But then Jesus arose with our freedom in hand
When death was arrested and my life began
When death was arrested and my life began

Bridge
O we’re free, free, forever we’re free
Come join the song of all the redeemed
O we’re free, free, forever amen
When death was arrested and my life began

Tag
When death was arrested and my life began

Testimonies

Jay Jolin

LIFE BEFORE CHRIST
Before Christ, I had no purpose. I was giving inputs and energy into what I deemed necessary without knowing what I should focus on. Things were going generally well, but I still felt like I wasn’t doing enough or still missing something. The hole where that missing piece should have fit continued to grow. So, I put all of my effort into my job and my work, trying to sew back the pieces of me that continued to grow further apart, further from happiness, and further from the faith.
GOD SPEAKS TO ME
In the Army, there were two moments that I recall where God was speaking to me. One time I realized it much later, the other time I realized it in the moment. In Iraq, my father died while I was deployed and I was granted leave to attend his funeral. However, everything seemed to work against me to get back for the funeral. My team needed some of my equipment which made my journey more treacherous and difficult. The weather at the time made it impossible to fly from where I was stationed and ground transportation was made difficult by non-allied military units and to make things worse, I did not have proper clearance. But God put things in front of me to help and cleared the way. I still had some essentials for my travel to help keep me safe. Friendly forces were traveling to the same compound and I hitched a ride with them. We had enough equipment to get me safely to the compound. I would love to discuss the other time, but I want to be respectful of everyone else’s time.
WHEN AND HOW DID I BECOME A CHRISTIAN
When I was in more in-depth military training, I became focused on three books, one of which was the BIble. I dove into the Bible and began reading it during my down time. One of my best friends and I went through the qualification course for training and our first special missions unit together. He was a pastor in California and a missionary to India. He helped inform my opinions and beliefs.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ME TO FOLLOW CHRIST
I am committed to being like Jesus and I have purpose. My family will be followers of Christ and I have peace knowing that we will dwell in the Kingdom of God. I draw on a well of strength that is not mine to wield, but I am a channel through which Christ works. Today, I want to show everyone that Christ dwells within my heart by getting baptized today.

Ron Fantozzi 

My name is Ron Fantozzi. I was born and raised in a Catholic Family.  I was baptism as an infant, received first Holy Communion, was confirmed and Married to Vickie in a Catholic Church.  After Vickie and I married, we found a Christian church that we both felt comfortable attending together.  Here we raised our family which was more in line with both our faith beliefs.  As with most families we had to deal with some very difficult times.  We dealt with the lost of a child, and a very scary health situation with our son at a very young age.  We counted on our faith to get us through those difficult times.

We moved to Columbus in 2004 and visited several different churches but were not really very active. During this time I found it refreshing to volunteering my time to helping others in need, but that is still not enough.  I found myself wanting to hear the word, listen to the music and the atmosphere of being part of a church family.  As life continued we have dealt with a different health scare and again leaning on our faith to get through this together.  I have always been very private about my beliefs.  So today I am here to reaffirm my faith as I head into my golden years to remind myself of who I am and who I want to be and how I want to follow Christ.

Vickie Fantozzi

I have been a believer in Christ all of my adult life.  But I would have to admit that is has not directed my life as much as it should have.
Ron and I have always strived to be good and kind people.  We went to church and raised our children as Christians.  But we did not get too involved.  As the kids grew up and were on their own, that obligation was gone.  And slowly we found excuses to skip church.
Many events have made me very angry with God.  Early on –
      Death of our 5 ½ month old 2nd child, son Christopher
      Near death of our 5 ½ month old 3rd child, son Chad
People try their best to comfort you and say “You’re strong, God would not give you more than you can handle”.  I would have been happier if God had not thought me to be that strong.
I pulled myself together to raise a family and care for patients as their nurse.  Always trying to do the right thing and serving others.  Always hoping that if I did enough and was a good person, I could keep myself and family free from anymore heartbreak.
Upon my retirement, we were ready to start the life we had worked so hard for and were more than ready to enjoy… and I was diagnosed with breast and lung cancer.  I had a few, not so lady like words directed at God.  I was so angry!  For the next nine years, I would not step foot in His church.  It would cause me to cry and remember all the pains.
In 2020, Covid caused the untimely death of my mother, Margie.  Isolating her in her last days from the comfort of loved ones.  Why God?
After 7 years, my cancer reappeared elsewhere.  I was so scared and this broke me.  I returned to prayer but was ashamed and afraid to go back to church.  I have spent the past two years brushing the cobwebs off my faith.  I have prayed for God to put people in my life to help guide me.  And he has answered those prayers!
A few months ago, I decided that I needed to go back to church, so with that we set out to find one.  Grace Point felt comfortable and a place we could call home.
I have been baptized before, but I feel the need to publicly reaffirm my faith in Jesus Christ, Our savior and redeemer and God, The Father Almighty!

Joy Myers

Hi, my name is Joy Myers.  I have believed in God my whole life.  I started going to church with friends from high school.  I met Christian, my husband, in 2006 and we started dating.  My life took off even more and we got married at Bethany Church in Delaware, Ohio.  We both started going to church more often.  I believe that God brought us together.  It made life more of a blessing.  We started going to different churches off and on for a while.  One of the churches was Grace Point.  We then decided to make Grace Point our home.  My husband, Christian, and I have 3 wonderful daughters.  We have now been going to Grace Point for 7 years.  We come every Sunday.  It was during this time, I accepted Jesus as my Lord.  I felt in my heart God was telling me.  I never actually made a public statement of my faith and devotion to Him.  I am here today to honor God, and I want to share the decision I have already made in my heart to surrender my life to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Thank you.

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