by Pastor Joel E. Wood
“A Mission of Encouragement"
Acts 15:41-16:5
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April 27, 2025
9:30a Service
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit
GREETING &
CALL TO WORSHIP 1 Corinthians 15:54-57
Leader: I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
People: O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol.
Leader: You restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
People: Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints.
All: And give thanks to his holy name.
PRAYER OF ADORATION, ASSISTANCE, & BLESSING
Hymnal #53 “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
now to his temple draw near,
join me in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,
shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen
how thy desires e'er have been
granted in what he ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee!
Surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;
ponder anew
what the Almighty will do,
if with his love he befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord, who with marvelous wisdom hath made thee,
decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee.
How oft in grief
hath not he brought thee relief,
spreading his wings to o'ershade thee!
Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him!
Let the amen
sound from his people again;
gladly fore'er we adore him.
REFLECTION ON GOD’S LAW
from Exodus 20:1-17 & N.T. corollaries, ESV
Leader: Honor your father and your
mother.
People: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (Eph. 6:1)
Leader: You shall not murder.
People: Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (1 Jn. 3:15)
Leader: You shall not commit adultery. People: Everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Mt. 5:28)
Leader: You shall not steal.
People: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. Do your work quietly and earn your own living. (2 Th. 3:10,12)
Leader: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
People: Having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor. (Eph. 4:25)
Leader: You shall not covet anything that is your neighbor's.
People: For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself." (Gal. 5:14)
SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF GRACE Colossians 2:13-14 Song “Search My Heart”
Search my heart,
Look deep within my soul;
See if there be anything at all
That might keep me from hearing You, Keep me from knowing You,
Keep me from loving You, dear Lord.
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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Elder D. Abbott
Psalm 135:12 “Hallelujah! Praise the Lord’s Name”
Hallelujah! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise Him, servants of the LORD,
You that in the LORD’s house serve Him, In God’s courtyard standing guard.
Praise the LORD! How good the LORD is! Sing His name—how sweet its tone! For the LORD has chosen Jacob,
Israel to be His own.
For I know how great the LORD is;
Our Lord is above all gods.
Yes, the LORD does what He pleases In the skies, earth, seas, and floods.
He it is who lifts the vapors
From the ends of earth and sea,
Who with lightning brings the rain down, From His store the wind sets free.
He killed all of Egypt’s firstborn;
Egypt, He sent signs to you,
Signs to Pharaoh and his servants.
He struck nations, kings He slew;
Mighty Sihon, Og of Bashan—
All of Canaan’s kingdoms fell!
He their land gave to His people,
Willed it all to Israel.
GOD’S WORD READ Acts 15:41-16:5
GOD’S WORD PREACHED “A Mission of Encouragement” by Pastor Joel E. Wood
Prayer Of Application & The Lord’s Prayer All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
Hymnal #520 “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness”
Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
my beauty are, my glorious dress;
'midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, with joy shall I lift up my head.
Bold shall I stand in thy great day;
for who aught to my charge shall lay? fully absolved through these I am
from sin and fear, from guilt and shame.
When from the dust of death I rise
to claim my mansion in the skies,
ev'n then this shall be all my plea,
Jesus hath lived, hath died, for me.
Jesus, be endless praise to thee,
whose boundless mercy hath for me - for me a full atonement made,
an everlasting ransom paid.
O let the dead now hear thy voice;
now bid thy banished ones rejoice;
their beauty this, their glorious dress, Jesus, thy blood and righteousness.
Now therefore, O LORD,
let your word be confirmed…”
Hymnal p. 845 “Apostles’ Creed”
Minister: Christian, what do you believe?
All: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION & WARNING
Minister: The Lord be with you;
People: And also with you.
Minister: Lift up your hearts;
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Minister: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God;
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
COMMUNION PRAYER
Approach the Table for the Lord’s Supper Prayer of Thanksgiving
Song “Christus Victor”
O Most High, King of the ages,
Great I AM, God of wonders,
By the blood, You have redeemed us, Led us through mighty waters,
Our strength, our song, our sure salvation.
Now to the Lamb upon the throne, Be blessing, honor, glory, power, For the battle You have won.
Hallelujah! Amen.
O Most High, dwelling among us, Son of man, sent for sinners,
By Your blood, You have redeemed us, Spotless Lamb, mighty Savior
Who lived, who died, who rose victorious.
Chorus:
Now to the Lamb upon the throne, Be blessing, honor, glory, power For the battle You have won.
Hallelujah!
With ev’ry tribe and ev’ry tongue, We join the anthem of the angels In the triumph of the Son.
Hallelujah! Amen.
O Most High, King of the nations, Robed in praise, crowned with splendor, On that day, who will not tremble When You stand Christ the Victor, Who was and is and is forever. [Chorus]
Amen, amen, amen,
Amen, amen, amen,
Amen, amen, amen. [Chorus]
Sing the vict’ry of the Lamb.
Hallelujah! Amen. Amen.
Bryan Fowler, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa
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”Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace,
Hymnal #731: “Doxology”
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below: Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:
THE BENEDICTION
Postlude
