Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6 The Lord …
Weekly Devotion from Charles Spurgeon
September 14th — Evening Reading “I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.” — Psalm 32:5 David’s grief for sin was bitter. Its effects were visible upon his outward frame: “his bones waxed old”; “his moisture was turned into the …
Order of Worship for 9/18/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven … and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant.” Hebrews 12:22-23 The Lord Calls …
Order of Worship for 9/11/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy.” Titus 3:4-5 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm …
from Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening”
“Abide in me.” John 15:4 Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe, or the cloying surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship with the Lord Jesus will take bitterness from the one, and satiety from the other. Live near to Jesus, Christian, and it is a matter of secondary importance whether …
Being Searched by Carl Miller
When Being Searched is Good During my experience working in the child welfare field, in particular my time with residential treatment programs, I saw many interesting things. One program that I worked with was primarily for teens. Many of the kids in the program thought that they had it all together and knew everything. Working with kids that had this …
Order of Worship for 9/4/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” Romans 5:6 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 67:1-3 * Prayer of Invocation Our Response to the Lord’s Call * Hymn of …
Weekly Devotion from Truth for Life
Willing to Suffer? And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. Mark 15:23 A golden truth is couched in the fact that the Savior pushed the myrrhed wine-cup from His lips. On the heights of heaven the Son of God stood of old, and as He looked down upon our globe He measured the …
Order of Worship for 8/28/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 48:1-3 * …
Devotional from Ligonier Ministries
Jesus Hailed As King “Those who went before and those who followed were shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!’ ” (vv. 9–10). – Mark 11:7–11 Zechariah 9:9, which foretells the arrival of the Messiah on a donkey, was fulfilled on the first …