Pastor Joel E. Wood
“Thrust Aside”
Acts 13:44-52
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November 17, 2024
9:30a Service
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit
GREETING &
CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 95:6-7
Leader: Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
People: For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
PRAYER OF ADORATION, ASSISTANCE, & BLESSING
Hymnal #715 “Come, Ye Thankful People Come”
Come, ye thankful people, come,
raise the song of harvest home:
all is safely gathered in,
ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, doth provide for our wants to be supplied:
come to God's own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home.
All the world is God's own field, fruit unto his praise to yield; wheat and tares together sown, unto joy or sorrow grown:
first the blade, and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear: Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be.
For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take his harvest home; from his field shall in that day all offenses purge away;
give his angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast,
but the fruitful ears to store in his garner evermore.
Even so, Lord, quickly come to thy final harvest home;
gather thou thy people in,
free from sorrow, free from sin; there forever purified,
in thy presence to abide:
come, with all thine angels, come, raise the glorious harvest home.
REFLECTION ON GOD’S LAW
from Exodus 20:1-17 & N.T. corollaries, ESV
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 Psalm 51:1-2 Hymnal #629“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
ev'rything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
ev'rything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged:
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a friend so faithful,
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our ev'ry weakness–
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge–
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Elder Bill Wood Psalm 92 “It’s Good to Thank the Lord”
It’s good to thank the Lord,
To praise Your name, Most High;
To tell Your love at dawn,
Your faithfulness by night
With ten-stringed lyre,
Resounding music played upon the harp and lyre
Your deeds, Lord made me glad;
I’ll sing of what you’ve done.
How great your works, O Lord,
How deep Your thoughts each one.
A senseless man Devoid of knowledge, This truth will not understand:
All sinners grow like grass,
The wicked multiply:
And yet they’ll be destroyed.
But, Lord, You stay on high.
Your foes, Lord, fall;
Your foes will perish,
Evil doers scattered all
You’ve poured oil on my head, Like oxen I’m made strong.
I’ve seen and heard that fate
Of those who who’ve done me wrong. Like thriving palm
The righteous grows,
Like cedars tall in Lebanon.
Those planted by the Lord
Will in God’s courts be seen;
When old they’ll still bear fruit And flourish fresh and green,
And this proclaim
How upright is the Lord,
My Rock, no wrong in Him!
GOD’S WORD Acts 13:44-52
GOD’S WORD PREACHED “Thrust Aside” 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.
Song “We Worship at Your Feet”
Come and see come and see
Come and see the King of love
See the purple robe and crown of thorns He wears
Soldiers mock rulers sneer
As He lifts the cruel cross
Lone and friendless now He climbs
towards the hill
Chorus
We worship at your feet
Where wrath and mercy meet
And a guilty world is washed by love's pure stream
For us He was made sin
Oh help me take it in
Deep wounds of love cry out 'Father forgive '
I worship I worship the Lamb who was slain
Come and weep come and mourn For your sin that pierced Him there So much deeper than the wounds of thorn and nail
All our pride all our greed
All our fallenness and shame
And the Lord has laid the punishment on Him
Man of heaven born to earth
To restore us to Your heaven
Here we bow in awe beneath Your searching eyes
From Your tears comes our joy
From Your death our life shall spring By Your resurrection power we shall rise
Graham Kendrick
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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 “Christus Victor”
O Most High King of the ages
Great I AM God of wonders
By the blood You have redeemed us Led us through mighty waters
Our strength our song our sure salvation
Chorus:
Now to the Lamb upon the throne, Be blessing, honor, glory, power
For the battle You have won.
Hallelujah! Amen.
O Most High dwelling among us
Son of man sent for sinners
By Your blood You have redeemed us Spotless Lamb mighty Savior
Who lived who died who rose victorious
Chorus 2:
Now to the Lamb upon the throne,
Be blessing, honor, glory, power
For the battle You have won.
Hallelujah!
With every tribe and every tongue,
We join the anthem of the angels
In the triumph of the Son.
Hallelujah! Amen.
O Most High, King of the nations,
Robed in praise, crowned with splendor, On that day, who will not tremble
When You stand Christ the Victor,
Who was and is and is forever. [Chorus 2]
Amen, amen, amen,
Amen, amen, amen,
Amen, amen, amen. [Chorus 2]
Sing the victory of the Lamb.
Hallelujah! Amen. Amen.
Bryan Fowler, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa
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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
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