Pleasing God or Pleasing Man?

Dear People of Grace:

Here is your worship component for today: 

1.  Song #1 - Ward Family: Wonderful Grace of Jesus - https://youtu.be/Leg6s-CSoJI (The grace of God working in a human heart creates a sense of God’s presence that helps us do the right thing)

2.  Scripture Reading: Daniel 1:8-21

3.  Song #2 - Ward Family: We Have an Anchor - https://youtu.be/IROZf5NnS9o (Like Daniel did, we can view God as an anchor for our souls when we are swept up in the storms of life)

4.  Passage for reflection and meditation: Proverbs 29:25-27

5.  Song #3 - Marina Caudill: Agnus Dei- https://youtu.be/d2ugXKEtg0M (The willingness of the Lamb of God to sacrifice himself for God’s kingdom is the hidden inspiration driving those who, like Daniel, value the Lamb’s worth)

6.  Song #4: Marina Caudill - As the Deer: https://youtu.be/LcpOfDbsrK4 (Daniel shows us that loving passion for God’s presence gives us clarity and resolve that strengthens us in challenging times)

7.  Message: Pleasing God or Pleasing Man?

8.  Questions for Contemplation: How does framing choices as a choice between pleasing God or pleasing man help us in daily life? What steps can we take to help us make the choice between these two options more clear for us?  What circumstances make this choice harder? What inner states in us make this choice harder? 

 If you would prefer to watch the music components of the service as a single video, here is a link: https://youtu.be/yA05ci3Wlz4