Sunday morning, June 8, 2025
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude
*Receiving the Lord’s Invitation to Come to Him in Worship – Psalm 9:9-11
Pastor: The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Congregation: And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you. Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!
*Lifting Our Hearts to the Lord in Humble Adoration & Praise
Pastor: O Lord our God we give thanks to you! With our whole hearts, we come before your throne and into your presence to worship you and to recount all of your righteous deeds. Lord, we rejoice in your goodness and we exult in you as our mighty God; we sing praise to your name, O Most High as we come to you through Christ Jesus our Lord praying as He taught us…
Congregation: Our Father…
*Praising God in Song
“Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” Trinity Hymnal 345
Hearing the Word of God from the Old Testament
Psalm 48
Hearing the Word of God from the New Testament
Acts 2:42-47
The Sacrament of Covenant Baptism – Isaac James Berryhill
We Bring our Prayers before the Throne of Grace
Responding with Gratitude for the Work of Christ on Our Behalf
“Lift High the Cross” Trinity Hymnal 263
*Confessing Our Faith Together
Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter XXV, Paragraph I, II & VI (p.863 in Trinity Hymnal)
*Praising the Lord with the Doxology
“Doxology” (Trinity Hymnal 731):
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. Amen.
Bringing our Tithes and Offerings to the Lord with Prayer
(NO Children’s Church this month)
Giving Heed to the Word of God
Romans 15:22-33
“Striving Together for the Gospel” - Rev. John Peoples
We Strive to Preach the Gospel – v.20
We Strive to Maintain Fellowship with Other Believers – v.22-24
We Strive to Contribute to the Material Needs of the Church – v.25-29
We Strive in Prayer for the Ministry of the Church – v.30-33
*Responding to the Living God in Thankful Praise
“My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” Trinity Hymnal 521
*The Lord Sends Us Out into the World with His Benediction