by Pastor Joel E. Wood
“Gospel Contextualization"
Acts 17:16-21
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9:30a Service

Welcome and Announcements

GREETING & CALL TO WORSHIP   Psalm 66:1-4

Leader: Shout for joy to God, all the earth.
People: Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.

Leader: Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.”
People: “All the earth worships you and sings praises to you;”

All: “They sing praises to your name.”

PRAYER OF ADORATION, ASSISTANCE, & BLESSING

Song  “Come People of the Risen King”
Come, people of the Risen King,
Who delight to bring Him praise;
Come all, and tune your hearts to sing
To the Morning Star of grace.
From the shifting shadows of the earth,
We will lift our eyes to Him,
Where steady arms of mercy reach,
To gather children in.

Chorus:
Rejoice, rejoice! Let ev’ry tongue rejoice!
One heart, one voice;
O Church of Christ, rejoice!

Come, those whose joy is morning sun,
And those weeping through the night;
Come those who tell of battles won,
And those struggling in the fight.
For His perfect love will never change,
And His mercies never cease,
But follow us through all our days,
With the certain hope of peace. [Chorus]

Come, young and old from ev'ry land,
Men and women of the faith;
Come those with full or empty hands –
Find the riches of His grace.
Over all the world, His people sing –
Shore to shore we hear them call
The truth that cries through ev'ry age,
“Our God is all in all.” [Chorus]

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 love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
People: This is the great and first commandment. (Matt. 22: 37-38)

Leader: God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me."
People: For although there may be so-called "gods" in heaven or on earth…yet for us there is one God. (1 Cor. 8:5-6)

Leader: You shall not make for yourself an idol.
People: What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God. (2 Cor. 6:16)

Leader: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
People: Let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. (Jam. 5:12)

Leader:  Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
People: There remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. (Heb. 4:9-10)

SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION

ASSURANCE OF GRACE Colossians 2:13-14

Hymnal #676  “Day by Day and with Each Passing Moment”
Day by day and with each passing moment,
strength I find to meet my trials here;
trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure
gives unto each day what he deems best–
lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
mingling toil with peace and rest.

Every day, the Lord himself is near me
with a special mercy for each hour;
all my cares he fain would bear, and cheer me,
he whose name is Counselor and Pow'r.
The protection of his child and treasure
is a charge that on himself he laid:
“As your days, your strength shall be in measure,”
this the pledge to me he made.

Help me then in every tribulation
so to trust your promises, O Lord,
that I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
offered me within your holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
e'er to take, as from a father’s hand,
one by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
till I reach the promised land.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Elder Dean Abbott

Psalm 146:1-10  “Praise the Lord”
Praise the LORD, let all within me
Offer to the LORD His praise.
I will praise the LORD forever,
Praise my God through all my days.
Put no trust in earthly princes –
Mortal men who cannot save.
When he dies his thoughts will perish,
Buried with him in the grave.

He who has the God of Jacob
As his help is truly blessed.
On the LORD his God forever
Will his hope securely rest.
God has made the earth and heaven,
And He also made the sea;
He made everything within them;
He is faithful constantly.

He will always render justice
For the sake of those oppressed.
He gives food to those who hunger,
Satisfies their emptiness.
Captive ones the LORD releases,
To the blind the LORD gives sight;
Those brought low the LORD will lift up,
He relieves them from their plight.

How the LORD loves all the righteous!
He protects the stranger’s stay,
Helps the fatherless and widow,
But subverts the wicked’s way.
Yes, the LORD will reign forever;
Zion’s God forevermore,
Throughout every generation;
Hallelujah! Praise the LORD.

GOD’S WORD READ Acts 17:16-21

GOD’S WORD PREACHED “Gospel Contextualization” 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 #472  “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Wretched”
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
full of pity joined with pow'r:
he is able,
he is able,
he is able,
he is willing; doubt no more;
he is willing; doubt no more.

Come, ye needy, come and welcome, God's free bounty glorify;
true belief and true repentance,
ev'ry grace that brings you nigh,
without money,
without money,
without money,
come to Jesus Christ and buy;
come to Jesus Christ and buy.

Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
bruised and broken by the fall;
if you tarry till you're better,
you will never come at all:
not the righteous,
not the righteous,
not the righteous–
sinners Jesus came to call;
sinners Jesus came to call.

Let not conscience make you linger,
nor of fitness fondly dream;
all the fitness he requireth
is to feel your need of him;
this he gives you,
this he gives you,
this he gives you;
'tis the Spirit's rising beam;
'tis the Spirit's rising beam.

Lo! th'incarnate God, ascended,
pleads the merit of his blood;
venture on him, venture wholly,
let no other trust intrude:
none but Jesus,
none but Jesus,
none but Jesus
can do helpless sinners good,
can do helpless sinners good.

Hymnal p. 845 “Apostles’ Creed”
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 “Resurrection Hymn”

See what a morning, gloriously bright,
With the dawning of hope in Jerusalem;
Folded the grave-clothes, tomb filled with light,
As the angels announce Christ is risen!
See God's salvation plan, wrought in love,
Borne in pain, paid in sacrifice,
Fulfilled in Christ, the Man,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!

See Mary weeping, “Where is He laid?”
As in sorrow she turns from the empty tomb;
Hears a voice speaking, calling her name;
It's the Master, the Lord raised to life again!
The voice that spans the years,
Speaking life, stirring hope, bringing peace to us,
Will sound till He appears,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!

One with the Father, Ancient of Days,
Through the Spirit who clothes faith with certainty,
Honour and blessing, glory and praise
To the King crowned with pow’r and authority!
And we are raised with Him,
Death is dead, love has won, Christ has conquered;
And we shall reign with Him,
For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!

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