Excuse Me, Your Manners Are Showing : Manners Matter (Full Experience)

We have joy in every season, no matter what the world says, because the joy of the Lord is our strength, amen? So let's put our hands together and praise Him with all we've got. Come on. Here we go. This is the day you made. So I'll rejoice and be glad, rejoice and be glad in them. This is where I believe that you are more than enough, more than enough for me. So you are faithful, and you are faithful to your promise. You are strong when I am weak. When I'm standing in your presence, I have everything I need. Every voice, the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. It's more than feeling the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. Oh my soul, oh my soul, bless His name. All that is within me say, the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. Oh Jesus, come but name, you are worthy of all, worthy of all my praise. You are faithful to your promise, you are strong when I am weak. When I'm standing in your presence, I have everything. Come on and sing it, we sing the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. It's more than feeling the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. Oh my soul, bless His name, all that is within me say, the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. Oh sing let it rise, let it rise, like a river, all the flowing Holy Spirit, let it pour out with Holy Spirit, let it rise, like a river, all the flowing Holy Spirit, let it pour out with Holy Spirit, let it rise, like a river, all that is within me say, the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. It's more than feeling the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. We sing, oh my soul, bless His name, all that is within me say, oh my soul, bless His name, all that is within me say, oh my soul, bless His name, all that is within me say, the joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. Come on, can we give God some praise this morning? The Bible tells us in Romans 15, 13 May the God of Hope fill you with all joy Aren't you thankful that we have a God who meets us in our every situation, our every circumstance, a God of hope and peace and joy? Jesus, we fix our eyes on you today. We thank you for who you are,

for meeting us right where we're at, for a peace that surpasses all understood. We worship you today and we lift up your name as peace. I could see your name for all my life and still find more to love each time. Jesus, be the name of our own my lips. It's sweeter every time that I call on you. There's just something about your name. There's just something about your name. There's just something about your name. It makes me cry wholly. There is no other name. There is no other name. There is no other name. Jesus, you're worthy. You have been the friend who never left. I hope forget your faithful name. Jesus, be the name of our own my lips. It's so much sweeter. It's sweeter every time that I call on you. There's just something about your name. There's just something about your name. There's just something about your name. That makes me cry wholly. There's no other name. There's no other name. There is no other name. Jesus, you're worthy. There's just something about your name. Oh, be lifted high. There's just something about your name. Oh, there's something about your name. That makes me cry wholly. Oh, there is no other name. There is no other name. Jesus, you're worthy. Oh, you're worthy, worthy. Jesus, we lift you high. We bring you our praise and our worship. Hold on, compare to your Lord. Oh, there's no one like you, only since Jesus. Jesus, you're worthy. Inside the morning light, the one, the darkness came tonight. The resurrection and the life. Jesus, Jesus, your name can save your name, can heal. Your name can make the storm be sealed. You never fail, you never will. Jesus, Jesus, the bread of life. Open for us, the wounded and the worthy one. The first and last and soon to come. Jesus, Jesus, the King, the world, the great, the Lord, who will forever reign. The name above all other names. Jesus, Jesus, be the name. Oh, Jesus, be the name. Jesus, be the name. Jesus, be the name. Jesus, be the name. Jesus, be the name. ♪ Oh Jesus be the name of Jesus ♪ Jesus be the name, won't be left that high Jesus be the name, won't be the name Jesus be the name, you can't solve that glory Jesus be the name, Jesus be the name Jesus be the name, I can't solve that glory

Jesus be the name, oh Jesus be the name Jesus be the name that gets all the gold we sing Jesus Jesus be the name, we lift you high Jesus be the name, oh Jesus be the name that gets all the gold we sing Jesus be the name, you can't solve that glory Jesus be the name, you can't solve that glory Jesus be the name, you can't solve that glory Jesus be the name, you can't solve that glory Jesus be the name, you can't solve that glory we've got one to one who was on his list to come we'll seat it on the throne above holy you sing, holy you rise who's one who shed his blood to prove to us the Father's love Jesus Christ, he lifted up, say holy, holy name, oh God, come on church, lift your voice from this morning he's worthy we cry holy, holy, the righteous one who shed his blood to prove to us the Father's love Jesus Christ, he lifted up, say holy, holy name, oh God, who goes on one who wasn't his and his to come we'll all be the name, holy, holy, the righteous one who shed his blood to prove to us the Father's love Jesus Christ, he lifted up, say holy, name, oh God, who goes on one who wasn't his and his to come we'll seat it on the throne above holy, holy, holy, the righteous one who shed his blood to prove to us the Father's love Jesus Christ, he lifted up, say holy, holy, holy, holy there is no way, holy Jesus, who else is worthy to who else is worthy, our Prince, there is no way, holy, holy, holy, the righteous one who else is worthy, there is no way, holy, you Jesus

who else is worthy, who else is worthy, let us make there is no way, holy, Jesus, there is no way, holy, Jesus there is no way, holy, holy, Jesus, who else is worthy nobody else is worthy of our Prince, and the great I am the Almighty God come on one more time, give a praise, who else is worthy of a praise all we have to give welcome to fellowship church how you're doing this Look to a few people, say it's good to see you, then you can find your seat, let's keep worshiping this morning. (upbeat music) - Good morning and welcome to Fellowship Church, one church family in many locations, and on behalf of our pastors, Ed and Lisa, we want to warmly welcome you to a community that is all about becoming who Jesus has called us to be and helping others do the same. That's why on Wednesday, November 11th, we're coming together for Encounter Night. If you're carrying a weight, seeking directions, celebrating a victory, or just need to remember that God is still God, pastor Ed, fellowship creative, and special guests, Miele and Marcos, will be leading us in a special night of worship and prayer. So bring your friends, your family, and the places in your heart that need healing. And also this month, be a part of bringing hope to a child or family this holiday season. Pick up an Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box today and fill it with toys and gifts that will go out to help share the love of Jesus with children around the world.

And to share his love with those right here in our community, be a part of hope for our city. So many families are facing some real challenges, and we want them to know they're not alone, and we're going to do that by filling their pantries with groceries and their hearts with love. So help change a life by signing up to serve or by spreading the word on social media into people in your community. To find out more, tap your seat, or visit our website, fellowshipchurch.com. You can also fill out our connect card and the seat back in front of you, and we'll follow up with you first thing this week. And always remember, the best is yet to come. And now, let's get back to the experience. (upbeat music) - Well, good morning. We are so glad to have you with us this morning. My name is Tien Moon. I'm a part of our team here, and we're glad that all of you are here, but if you are visiting us for the very first time, we are especially glad that you're here. Church, will you help me welcome our first time guests? I have been at fellowship church for over 30 years since I was a young adult. Don't do the math. And I could not have imagined when I first walked in the stores,

how God was gonna change my life through this community. And so if you're looking for community, we would love to connect with you, to help you find this place to be your home. So the easiest way to do that is there is a blue connect card, right there in the seat back in front of you. You can go ahead and grab that, fill it out. In just a moment, we'll be passing the offering bag, and you can just drop it in, and we'll follow up with you early this next week. Or, if you happen to be hungry for breakfast, we are hosting our newcomers right after this experience. It's a great chance for you to find out more about what's available here for you and how you can get connected. So you can simply go right across the atrium to our source cafe. We'll have greeters and signs there to show you exactly where to go. But we would love to have you join us so that we can help you find a place here. You know, we have been talking about hope this morning. We've been singing about hope this morning. And a partner to hope, as we heard in that scripture earlier, is joy. And when we look at Christ's scripture, one of the ways that people would experience joy, especially in the face of trials, is they would come to worship.

And when they would come to worship, they would bring the first part of what God had given them back to God. And in doing that, they were taking a step of faith, they were putting their eyes on him, they were gaining perspective, and it filled them with joy. And so we continue to do that as we worship together. And so we're gonna enter into a time of bringing our ties and offerings. Our tithe is bringing the first 10% of what God has given to us. And as we bring him back to him, we are putting our faith in him, and we are focusing our eyes on him. It gives us perspective. And so as you do that, George, I know you experience what we experience in our family, we experience joy because we know, not only are we focused on Jesus, but also we're a part of what he's doing. And there are so many of you who are going above and beyond the tithe and bringing your offerings as well to invest in our anchor center. Our anchor center is under construction. I hope that you will go and take a look through the windows 'cause it's so fun to watch. What God is doing is he's building up a structure, a place where children and families and students will hear about Jesus for generations to come.

So thank you for being a part of that. I'm gonna ask our host to come forward as we bring our ties and offerings as an act of worship this morning. And as they do that, I wanna point you to something so unique that we're gonna be experiencing this Wednesday night. It's called encounter night. It's gonna be a great night of worship. Now here's why it's so special. One is something we don't do all the time on a Wednesday night. to come together across generations, students and adults, across cultures, to English and Spanish, as we welcome special guests, Meil San Marcos, and we're gonna have a time of worship. And the reason this is so significant is not just because you need something else on your calendar, it's because when we put our focus on Jesus, everything else falls into place in our minds. It helps us to give perspective. And so we're gonna come together and we're gonna worship in second Chronicles. They would come together and worship, and often when they would come together, not only did they worship, but they also prayed and fasted in preparation for that. And so we're going to do the same. We are going to fast on Wednesday, and then we're gonna break the fast together Wednesday night as we take communion.

But we're also gonna be praying. And as we pray, we wanna encourage you to pray for an area in your life where you want to see God move. And at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, I want you to send an alarm and set that time apart for us to all be praying together wherever we are. And as we come together that night, we're gonna pray and worship and ask God to move powerfully in our lives. In second Chronicles 2012, when they would come together, they would pray. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you. That's what we're gonna do at Encounter Night on a Wednesday night. So we look forward to seeing you there. But we're gonna continue to worship today too. So if you will stand to your feet, let's pray, as we prepare to continue to worship. God, I thank you that you are the God of hope, that you are the God of joy. And so we ask that you would help us to focus our eyes on you, to surrender our hearts on you. And Father, that you will help us just to follow your lead each step of the way. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. ♪ God, little hearts be a throne ♪ ♪ Let our lives reflect your glory, God ♪ ♪ This is all for you ♪ ♪ This is all for you ♪

Let's sing this together. ♪ We used to be full creation ♪ ♪ The eternity in your hands ♪ ♪ You spoke the earth into motion ♪ ♪ My soul now to stand ♪ ♪ And you stood before my face ♪ ♪ Jesus carried the cross from my shame ♪ ♪ My sin weighed upon your shoulders ♪ ♪ My soul now to stand ♪ ♪ So what can I say ♪ ♪ And what can I do ♪ ♪ Father, this heart will come ♪ ♪ Completely ♪ ♪ What can I say ♪ ♪ What can I do ♪ ♪ Work out ♪ ♪ Father, this heart will come ♪ ♪ Completely to you ♪ ♪ Completely to you, oh God ♪ ♪ Oh, I give you the heart, Lord ♪ ♪ Oh, I give you my soul, Lord ♪ ♪ So what can I say ♪ ♪ So how I'll stay ♪ ♪ With arms high and part of it, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, no ♪ ♪ Of the one who gave it all ♪ ♪ I'll stay ♪ ♪ My soul, Lord, to you surrendered all ♪ ♪ Father, this heart will come ♪ ♪ Father, let's lift it up in this room ♪

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but I'm talking about Christ. Some of you might say, "Well, are you talking about the proper way to place your salad fork, or napkin in your lap, or defer to someone in conversation?" I mean, that's part of it. But I want to talk to you about the essence of it because manners are the way you live your life in the context of this culture. It's how you treat, watch this now. God, and others. God, and others. This book is the greatest book ever written on etiquette. Did you know that? It is. We have manners, and manners help us live in a well-functioning way. But what's the meaning of it? What is the juice? What's the horsepower that even causes us to even think about manners? Well, do the math. Ignorance plus arrogance equals rudeness. On the other hand, humility plus wisdom equals respect. That, my friend, is the math of manners. Are you going to be rude, crude, and socially unacceptable, or are you going to treat people with dignity? Manners begin and end with God. Now, when I say that, some of you are like, what? Yeah, yeah, yeah, manners begin and end with God. We have this Trinitarian yearning. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.

They exist eternally, and they exist with perfect community. Those of us who are followers of Christ, we have this yearning to treat others as more valuable than ourselves, and that's not an easy task, especially for a self-centered center like me. But that's what's behind it all. One day, they were asking Jesus all of these questions, and the Herodians and the Pharisees asked him this. They said, hey, Jesus, what are you trying to say? I mean, what is the net effect of your message? And Jesus said these words in Matthew chapter 22, 37, and 40. And this is the baseline of manners. Jesus replied to them, love the Lord, your God, with all of your heart, with all of your soul, and with all of your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it. Love your neighbor as yourself. All of the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. So what's the meta-narrative here? The meta-narrative is treating others as more important than yourselves. That's the baseline of manners. We should have great manners because people matter to God as we show respect. and love and honor to others because we have never locked eyes with someone that doesn't matter to God. And manners, check this out. Can pave a path for the gospel of Jesus Christ? So I'm here to tell you, manners matter.

Think about God for a second. God created us. He in essence put us before himself. He created us. He sustains us. We had this unbelievable environment. He introduced himself to us in the Old Testament and then it culminates in the New Testament with Jesus. Jesus, he's not about manners, he put skin on. He took on our customs and our language. Jesus, have you ever thought about his first miracle? His first miracle was over manners. When he turned H2O into Merlot because the hostess was embarrassed, they'd run out of wine. She was like, what do I do, what do I do? And Jesus performed that miracle. Think about Jesus when he brought children in front of the group and his disciples were like, Jesus, no, don't do that. You're wasting your time always deferring, always thinking about others. Do you remember when Jesus washed the disciples' feet at the table? Do you remember Jesus treating the lame and the blind and the disenfranchised with great importance? And then Jesus, he talked about manners, dying on the cross for our sins and rising again. And now Jesus locks eyes with you and me, doesn't he? He introduces himself to you. He extends his nail scarred hand.

The question is, have you taken his hand? And once we take his hand, we'll understand the manner in which we live. You show me a culture that is disrespectful. I'll show you a culture that's turned their back on God and has no manners. Conversely, you show me a culture that respects and honors God and I'll show you a culture that has manners. Again, I'm here to tell you manners matter. I wanna tell you, excuse me, your manners are showing. I wanna compliment Fellowship Church, can I do that? We have incredible manners. I'm blown away at the manners at Fellowship Church. I'm blown away at the manners of downtown Dallas, our location there in Fort Worth and Frisco, and I'll also arrange in those who are watching online. Have you ever thought about the manners? Those great manners, the parking lot, great manners when we're greeted, great manners in the preschool and children's area, great manners with our ushers and our worship team, these manners are not superficial. They're supernatural, they come from the God of the universe. Over my 35 years of pastoring Fellowship Church, I've had the opportunity to do a quite bit of traveling. I've spoken in a lot of venues and different churches and conferences and things. And I've noticed something, manners stand out, but also I've noticed that disrespect stands out as well. I want you to think about it.

We can disrespect God and disrespect his church. I mean, I don't want to be negative, but just think about that for a second. When you come to church, are you prepared for the game? Are you, and this is not a fashion show, but are you dressed nice? Have you taken the hat off? Are you arriving late? Excuse me, your manners are showing. Do you stand like a statue, I'm talking to Christians during worship, when you just blew out your vocal cords, Excuse me, your manners are showing. Are you scrolling during the message? Surely not. Do you walk the check? Excuse me, your manners are showing. The theology of manners, they start with God and they end with God. And next week, oh, you're going to love this, we're going to talk about the context. Where do we teach manners? Well, I'll give you a little hint. Our Heavenly Father teaches his children manners. I can make an argument that the Old Testament and the New Testament, 66 books are all about manners. So our Heavenly Father teaches his children. That means earthly fathers and earthly mothers. We have the amazing opportunity to teach manners in our home.

Excuse me, your manners are showing. So yes, we teach manners at home, we should. And also we should teach manners at church. And here's what I've learned about manners during the sidebar. Manners are not created in a vacuum. We have to be super intentional about them. So manners began and end with God. Also, manners should segue into the lives of others. In other words, if you're a follower of Christ and many people here are believers, when Christ comes into your life, the first thing he does is he places the person of the Holy Spirit in the depth of your being. Thus, we're to live life, we're to be mannerly because of our interior. Our interior sets the tone for the exterior. I love highlighters, exhibit a. I love highlighters. And over the years, people have asked me, Ed, what do those colors mean? And they're expecting some deep theological answer. What do they mean? I'll go, nothing. (laughs) All they mean is I just like color. And it helps me when I'm speaking, like when I read a verse, like I read Matthew 22, 37 through 40, I have it highlighted right here. So it just jumps out.

When I became a follower of Christ, when you became a follower of Christ, the Holy Spirit highlighted us. We're highlighted by the Holy Spirit of God, and we have an opportunity to highlight the lives of others by our manners, our behavior. The Bible calls it our sanctification as we mature in Christ. What kind of mark are you leaving on the lives of others? I was 17 years old and I'd moved from the Southeast to Houston. There was a guy in our church, he played in the NFL for like 10 years. He was maybe one of the top two or three real estate tycoons in Houston. One day he called me on the phone and he said, Ed, I'm gonna work out and I would love to have you work out with me. And he was a member of River Oaks Country Club in Houston. It is so high-end, you can't get in. It's one of those clubs. So I'm 17 years old, a group in the dirty, dirty South, and I'm with this former NFL player, super powerful. I mean, recognized by so many people, it's so we, you know, we're running. And after we're done, he goes, man, let's go to the locker room and clean up and let's have lunch. I walked in this locker room. The carpet was so sick, I think it sucked the shoes off of my feet. Mahogany lockers with the big gold name plates, and I looked in the back and your ubiquitous

fat cat smoking the thick cigars drinking scotch and gambling. I watched them from a distance and I couldn't believe it, because there were a number of locker room attendants there, and these men treated them like objects, like no counts. Then I watched my friend. My friend. He didn't engage those fat cats, oh, hey, hey, Johnny, Johnny, hey, they wanted to hang out with him. He was like, bam, he went straight to the locker room attendants, and there was one physically challenged guy there, and his face lit up when he saw my friend. And that marked me so powerfully, because how do I treat people who can do nothing for me? How do you treat someone who can do nothing for you? That marked my life, and they have not done it perfectly by any stretch of the imagination, but what was I doing? I was looking, his name was Johnny, at Johnny's manners, and his manners mattered, and he knew, and he knows that people matter, everyone matters. A few weeks ago, Lisa and I walked into a little restaurant area. We had some of our kids with us and our grandkids. This probably wasn't mannerly, because I was leading the way, and we'll talk about this later, gentlemen. I should have had Lisa, I guess, walking in front. So I walked into this restaurant, and there was a table, a family was sitting there having lunch, and they recognized me, and I recognized them. So I walked up at the table, and I said, "Hey, how are you doing?" shook the man's hand, shook his wife's hand. He never stood, and he said, "Yeah, they never stood." Manner's 101, someone walks up to you, my friend, "Always stand, always." Whether it's a billionaire or a locker room attendant, "Always stand." They didn't stand. I said, "Hi, do they have kids that could barely utter." So I turned, and I'm walking toward our table, because there was an open table in the corner

that could facilitate our entire group, and I just glanced back and I saw Lisa talking to them, and then I saw our grandkids. One was eight, the other six, and Lisa told me that our grandkids shook the hands of these people, and the man who never stood up looked at my grandsons and said, "Hey, look me in the eyes when you're meeting me." He showed no respect, yet he's asking for respect. I didn't know it happened at the time, Lisa told me later, because she knew I might say something I've been known to, but I won't. I mean, your manners are showing. The Apostle Paul traveled a lot. And in Ephesians 4 verse 1, he's talking about manners. I think this is so interesting. The Apostle Paul said, "Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you've been called." Interpretation is, "We're called by Christ. We understand His manner. We should live out our calling reflecting His manner." Powerful stuff. First Corinthians 1031 tells us to wave the banner of good manners too. It says, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God, the glory of God is simply advertising the greatness of God." Everything, every interchange, every exchange, every conversation, every situation, we should reflect the glory, the greatness of God. Jesus is looking at your life in mine. He's calling you and me by name. Even if you're far away from God, He's calling you by name, my friend. He is mannerly. He doesn't force himself on anyone, but he extends and he's extending right now by the Holy Spirit of God, his nail scarred hand. He's extending it here. He's extending it at the balcony. He's extending it at all of our different locations. Jesus is extending His nail scarred hand. Did you read about the tragic plane crash in Palm Beach? The private plane took off from Austin and they fell literally from the sky like a missile into plane and the people were obliterated. I listened to the frantic conversation between the air traffic controller and the pilots. And the young female copilot right before the crash said these words, "We're out of time. We're out of time." Friend, don't let that be you. The Bible says the time is now for your salvation. Don't allow your life to run out of time. The hand is extended. That nail pierced hand. Take Christ's hand. Follow Him.

And He will show you what manners are all about. Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the manner in which you operate. Thank you for sending your son Jesus to put us before Himself to allow our sins to be transferred to His shoulders. For His resurrection and for the life He offers. It's my earnest prayer that many, many here today in our different campuses. The time is now take Christ's hand and simply say, "Jesus, I believe in what you did. I turned for my sin and ask you to come into my life." If you would just say that, if you said that, that's the greatest thing you'll ever say. Others of us here, we've taken Christ's hand but we've forgotten the power of walking in a manner worthy of our calling. I pray over the ensuing days as the Holy Spirit works that we live, these principles and precepts out, we ask all these things in Jesus' name. [applause] I'll stay with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with soul, Lord, to use the window at all high. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with soul, Lord, to use the window at all high. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with my soul, Lord, to use the window at all high. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with my soul, Lord, to use the window at all high. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with my soul, Lord, to use the window at all high. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up. I'll stand with arms high, heart abandoned, hit up with a wall who gave it up.

Now let's walk it out, let's live it out as we leave this place today. But listen, if you made your decision to give your life to Jesus, when we dismiss, we have a Bible and a book for you from Pastor Ed at our tables on the side of the room and at the balcony. So stop by. Don't forget newcomers that's happening across the hall, get involved in this incredible community and we'll see y'all back this Wednesday night for encounter night. We love you guys. I will reach up and worship, reach out to share my faith and reach in to become more like you and because of you, I know the best is yet to come. We'll see you guys this Wednesday. [Music]