“Thou art My servant; I have chosen thee.”—Isaiah 41:9. F we have received the grace of God in our hearts, its practical effect has been to make us God’s servants. We may be unfaithful servants, we certainly are unprofitable ones, but yet, blessed be His name, we are His servants, wearing His livery, feeding at His table, and obeying His …
Order of Worship for 5/21/2017
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “This man receives sinners and eats with them … there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” Luke 15:2, 7 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm …
Weekly Devotion from Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening”
“But now is Christ risen from the dead.”—1 Corinthians 15:20. HE whole system of Christianity rests upon the fact that “Christ is risen from the dead;” for, “If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain: ye are yet in your sins.” The divinity of Christ finds its surest proof in His resurrection, …
Order of Worship for 5/14/2017
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.” Jeremiah 32:37-38 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 47:1-4 * Prayer …
Weekly Devotion from Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening”
“In the world ye shall have tribulation.”—John 16:33. RT thou asking the reason of this, believer? Look upward to thy heavenly Father, and behold Him pure and holy. Dost thou know that thou art one day to be like Him? Wilt thou easily be conformed to His image? Wilt thou not require much refining in the furnace of affliction to …
Order of Worship for 5/7/2017
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.” 1 Samuel 2:2 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 98:1-2 * Prayer of Invocation Our Response to the …
Weekly Devotion from Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening”
“The foundation of God standeth sure.”—2 Timothy 2:19. HE foundation upon which our faith rests is this, that “God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them.” The great fact on which genuine faith relies is, that “the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us,” and that “Christ also hath suffered for sin, …
Order of Worship for 4/30/2017
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “I will make you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6b The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Hosea 6:1-3 * Prayer of Invocation Our Response to …
Weekly Devotion from Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening”
“Behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.”—Matthew 27:51. O mean miracle was wrought in the rending of so strong and thick a veil; but it was not intended merely as a display of power—many lessons were herein taught us. The old law of ordinances was put away, and like a worn-out …
Order of Worship for 4/23/2017
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship …