Sunday Morning: August 1, 2010
Order of Worship:
- Prelude
- Announcements
- Moment of Silence as we prepare to worship: Habakkuk 2:20
- God's Greeting of grace, mercy and peace
- Anthem: House of the Lord
- Call to Worship: Psalm 98
- Prayer of Adoration
- Hymn of Adoration: # 228 Rejoice, the Lord is King
- Confession of Faith: #717 The Nicene Creed
- Prayer of Supplication
- Scripture Reading: Luke 24:36-53
- Message: Luke 24:49-53 Jeus Prepares His Disciples - Pt 2
- Prayer of Application
- Hymn of Preparation: # 233 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
- Celebration of the Lord's Supper:
- Confession of Sin: Exodus 20:1-17 The Law of God
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Silent Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Pardon: Titus 3:5
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Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29
Distribution of the Elements
Prayer of Praise
- Hymn of Commitment: #170 One Day
- Prayer for Tithes and Offerings
- Doxology: #625
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Benediction: Numbers 6:24-26
Announcements:
All children are welcome in our worship services. There are accommodations downstairs to help in the training of your children so they may be able sit quietly through the worship service. Please do not use the downstairs for visiting during the service.
Today we will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper together during the morning worship service. If you know yourself to be a sinner, are trusting only in Christ, and are not under the discipline of the church, you are welcome to join in this time of communion.
The pastor will be preaching at Limerick Free Baptist Church this morning, immediately after the service.
The budget request forms for Budget Year 2011 are due today. Please put them in the deacon’s box in the back hall. Thanks.
Our Annual Reformed Conference will be Friday and Saturday, October 1 & 2. Our speaker will be Dr. Alan Strange, Associate Professor of Church History at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. There will be one session of Friday night at 7:00 PM and two sessions on Saturday morning at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM. Please mark your calendars and plan to come for this time of great teaching and fellowship.
There will be Ladies Retreat this year on October 22-23 put on by Covenant Baptist Church in Alton. There is information on the back table. If you have any questions, please see Marymargaret.
The elders would like to visit with anyone who has any questions about the church body reconsidering its affiliation. If you would like such a visit, please speak to one of the elders or the pastor.
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Sermon Outline:
Intro:
How else does Jesus prepare His disciples for His departure?
Theme: The risen Savior promises to send His Holy Spirit to empower His disciples.
I.
The Promise of the Holy Spirit, v. 49
Why is the Holy Spirit important to us today?
Isaiah 44:3; Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 36:27; Joel 2:28; Acts 2; John 20:21-22; Romans 13:11-14; Ephesians 4:20-24; 6:11;
1 Corinthians 15:53-54; Colossians 3:9-10, 12-13; Romans 8:9; John 6:63
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The Ascension of Jesus, vv. 50-53
What has God given you in Christ?
Leviticus 9:22; Acts 17:6; Ephesians 1:14;
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Closing Comment:
"Dear friends, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is!" 1 John 3:2. Every Christian expects to have a sight of Jesus--to see Him as He really is. He will gaze with rapture and delight on His glorified body, tracing the thorn-prints on His brow, and the nail-prints on His hands! He will realize with ecstatic delight that Jesus is his own Savior, his glorious Redeemer, his ever-living and ever-loving Lord. The sight of Christ will eclipse the glory of everything visible, and will leave impressions on the soul which will never be erased. It will exceed all that ever was seen, conceived, or anticipated. It will fire the soul with unutterable love, and fill it with inexpressible joy! (James Smith, "Precious Things from the Everlasting Hills")
Evening Service: August 1, 2010
Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8
Order of Worship:
- Call to Worship: Psalm 97
- Opening Prayer
- Opening Hymn: #97 All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
- Confession: Psalm 118
- Prayer Requests & Congregational Prayer
- Hymn: #87 May Jesus Christ Be Praised
- Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
- Message: The Vanity of Pleasure
- Prayer of Application
- Hymn: #604 Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name
- Benediction: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, 28
Sermon Outline:
Intro:
What makes life to be empty and vain?
Theme: Finding pleasure in this life is empty and vain without God in my life.
I.
The Problem of Pleasure, vv. 1-8
Where do the pleasures of this world lead us?
John 3:30; 1 Kings 10:1; Genesis 22:1; Exodus 16:4; Deuteronomy 8:2; Ecclesiastes 7:3, 6; 10:19; Proverbs 14:13; 20:1; 21:17; 1 Kings 3:9, 12-13; Proverbs 28:11; Mark 4:18-19; Luke 12:19-21
II.The Conclusion of Pleasure, vv. 9-11
What is the answer to an empty life?
Psalm 16:11; 36:8; 1 Corinthians 10:31
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