Hardship and the Will of God
April 28, 2024
Call to Worship Psalm 30:4
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
Invocation and The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn of Praise “Come, Thou Almighty King”#267
Scripture Reading Luke 10:25-37
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Hymn of Assurance “Arise, My Soul, Arise”#199
Confession of Faith Heidelberg Catechism # 88-91
Q. 88 What is involved in genuine repentance or conversion?
Two things: the dying away of the old self, and the coming-to-life of the new.
Q. 89 What is the dying away of the old self?
It is to be genuinely sorry for sin, to hate it more and more, and to run away from it.
Q. 90 What is the coming-to-life of the new self?
It is wholehearted joy in God through Christ and a delight to do every kind of good as God wants us to.
Q. 91 What do we do that is good?
Only that which arises out of true faith, conforms to God’s law, and is done for His glory; and not that which is based on what we think is right or on established human tradition.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem “I Am With You”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “Hardship and the Will of God”
Acts 28:1-10
Hymn of Response “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”#410
Benediction Jude 24-25
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
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