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Gone: Demons, Dollars, and Deliverers

Rev. Dr. Joel E. Wood

Sunday, May 11, 2025

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by Pastor Joel E. Wood

“Gone: Demons, Dollars, and Deliverers"

Acts 16:16-24

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May 11, 2025

9:30a Service

Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit

GREETING & CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who

dwell therein.

People: Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!

Leader: Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.

PRAYER OF ADORATION, ASSISTANCE, & BLESSING

Trinity Hymnal #355 “We Are God’s People”

We are God's people, the chosen of the Lord,

Born of His Spirit, established by His Word;

Our cornerstone is Christ alone,

And strong in Him we stand;

O let us live transparently,

And walk heart to heart and hand in hand.

We are God’s love ones, the Bride of Christ our Lord,

For we have known it, the love of God outpoured;

Now let us learn how to return
The gift of love once giv’n:

O let us share each joy and care,

And live with a zeal that pleases heav’n.

We are the Body of which the Lord is Head,

Called to obey him, now risen from the dead;

He will us be a family,
Diverse yet truly one:

O let us give our gifts to God,

And so shall his work on earth be done.

We are a temple, the Spirit's dwelling place,

Formed in great weakness, a cup to hold God's grace;

We die alone, for on its own

Each ember loses fire;

Yet joined in one the flame burns on

To give warmth and light, and to inspire.

REFLECTION ON GOD’S LAW
from Exodus 20:1-17

Leader: Honor your father and your mother.

People: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION

ASSURANCE OF GRACE

Trinity Hymnal #677 “Praise the Savior, Ye Who Know Him

Praise the Savior, ye who know him!

Who can tell how much we owe him?

Gladly let us render to him

All we are and have.

Jesus is the name that charms us,

he for conflict fits and arms us;

nothing moves and nothing harms us

while we trust in him.

Trust in him, ye saints, forever,

he is faithful, changing never;

neither force nor guile can sever

those he loves from him.

Keep us, Lord, O keep us cleaving

to thyself and still believing,

till the hour of our receiving

promised joys with thee.

Then we shall be where we would be,

then we shall be what we should be;

things that are not now, nor could be,

soon shall be our own.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Elder B. Wood

Trinity Hymnal #662 “As the Hart Longs for Flowing Streams”

As the hart longs for flowing streams,

So longs my soul for Thee, O God.

My soul does thirst for the living God;

When shall I come to see Thy face?

My tears have fed me day and night,

While men have said, “Where is your God?”

But I recall as my soul pours dry,

The days of praise within Thy house.

Why do I mourn and toil within,

When it is mine to hope in God?

I shall again sing praise to Him;

He is my help, He is my God.

GOD’S WORD READ Acts 16:16-24

GOD’S WORD PREACHED “Gone: Demons, Dollars, and Deliverers”

by 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.

Song “Merciful God”

Merciful God, O abounding in love,

Faithful to all who draw near You,

Hearing the cries of the humble in heart,

Showing the cross they may cling to.

Helpless I come broken in sin,

Found at the feet of Your mercy.

Father, forgive,

May my sin be remembered no more.

Merciful God, O abounding in love,

Faithful through times we have failed You.

Selfish in thought and uncaring in deed,

Foolish in word and ungrateful.

Spirit of God, conquer our hearts
With love that flows from forgiveness;

Cause us to yield

And return to the mercy of God.

Merciful God, O abounding in love,

Faithful to keep us from falling,

Guiding our ways with Your fatherly heart,

Growing our faith with each testing.

God speed the day struggles will end,

Faultless we'll gaze on Your glory;

Then we will stand

Overwhelmed by the mercy of God.

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 “He Will Hold Me Fast”

When I fear my faith will fail,
Christ will hold me fast;