April 28, 2024

Order of Worship

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

Red Hymnal #249                                      “All Glory, Laud and Honor”

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                             Luke 1:26-33

²⁶ In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

²⁷ to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

²⁸ And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”

²⁹ But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.

³⁰ And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

³¹ And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,

³³ and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe:

The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord;

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the virgin Mary;

Suffered under Pontius Pilate;

Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell;

The third day He rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,

And sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

From whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

The holy universal church; The communion of saints;

The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body;

And the life everlasting. Amen.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Psalm 148C                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 976

“Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah”

O Sing My Soul

1. Oh, sing my soul the ancient song and lend your highest praise

To Him who is the king of old and dwells in endless days.

How resplendent His glory! How majestic His name!

Now to the uncreated One, oh, let the anthem raise!

2. Oh, worship Him, our Father God, the Spirit and the Word

Who fashioned all things from His joy and saw that it was good.

What perfection of friendship, what communion we shared.

But choosing death we fell from life beside the guilty pair.

3. Now hear my soul the gospel song; attend the joyful news.

For Christ has come the perfect Son, His Father’s will to choose.

In our place He did suffer. In our place became sin.

The death of death, the death of Christ who stands alive again.

4. Now people of the risen Lord, Oh hear the call to go.

Into the world we have been sent as messengers of hope.

Christ alone be our treasure; Christ alone our reward.

Come bid the nations. Sing with us the praises of the Lord.

      © 2012 Dayspring Music, LLC (a div. of Word Music Group, Inc.) Love Your Enemies Publishing (Admin. By Music Services, Inc) CCLI Song No. 6304544 All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Psalm 128C                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 845

“Whoever Fears the Lord”

Children’s Sermon Song:

I Might Be Small

I might be small, but my God is big.

I might be small, but my God is big.

I might be small, but my God is big.

My God is bigger so much bigger.

God is bigger than anything.

Children’s Sermon

Pastoral Prayer

The basket to receive His tithes and our offerings

is located on the left as you leave the Sanctuary.

We Worship Through Hearing

Sermon Hymn:

Psalm 132B                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 866

“Once in Royal David’s City, When the King Was in Distress”

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: Route 66 – Redemption Road

“Christ is the Obedient King”

I Samuel

Notes

I. The Expected King is __________________

1. He ___________ like a King (I Sam. 9:1-2)
2. He is _______________ like a King (I Sam 13:8-14; 15:10-11)
3. He ___________ His Rule like a King (I Sam 18:6-16; 22:17-19)
4. He Seeks ____________ Advice like a King (I Sam. 28:6-11)

II. The Unexpected King is ______________

1. He is Humble like a ___________________ (I Sam. 16:7, 12-13)
2. He is Dependent like a _________ (I Sam. 16:14-23)
3. He Defends God’s Name like a ____________ (I Sam. 17)
4. He Seeks the Lord’s Will like a ______________

I Sam. 24:5-22; 26:9-11; 30:6-8)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

May the Peace

1. May the peace of God our Heav’nly Father,

and the grace of Christ the risen Son,

And the fellowship of God the Spirit

keep our hearts and minds within His love.

And to Him be praise for His glorious reign,

from the depths of earth to the heights of Heav’n;

We declare the name of the Lamb once slain—

Christ eternal the King of Kings.

2. May this peace which passes understanding,

and this grace which makes us what we are,

And this fellowship of His communion

make us one in spirit and in heart.

And to Him be praise for His glorious reign,

from the depths of earth to the heights of Heav’n;

We declare the name of the Lamb once slain—

Christ eternal the King of Kings.

by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend.  2005 Thankyou Music. Used by permission. CCLI #172212

Benediction