Sunday, April 27, 2025

For Reflection and Preparation 

   For as by man came death, by man has also come the resurrection of the dead.  For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.                                                             I Corinthians 15:21-23

   Our self-centeredness is deep. It is so brutally idolatrous that it tries to domesticate God himself.  In our desperate folly we act as if we can outsmart God, as if he owes us explanations, as if we are wise and self-determining while he exists only to meet our needs.  But to this God says, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”.. We are impotent when it comes to dealing with our sin and being reconciled to God, but where we are impotent God is powerful… The Gospel is not simply good advice, nor is it good news about God’s power.  The gospel is God’s power to those who believe.                             D.A. Carson in The Cross and Christian Ministry

Choir Anthem                                       

Call to Worship                                      Lamentations 3:19-24 

Hymn of Praise           

O Love that Will Not Let Me Go                                                                                         Miner

Prayer of Invocation & Confession

Assurance of God’s Grace                               Romans 5:9-10

   Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.  For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

Fellowship Greeting

Hymn of Praise           

Crown Him with Many Crowns                                    #30

Confessing Our Faith                     The Apostles’ 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 Spirit,

Born of the virgin Mary,

Suffered under Pontius Pilate,

Was crucified, dead, and buried:

He descended into hell;

The third day He arose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,

And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty,

From thence He shall come to judge the quick 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.           

Message from the Word     II Thessalonians 2:1-12

Hymn of Testimony

The Solid Rock                                                               #215

Benediction   

All songs used by permission; CCLI #332045  Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This Week at Grace

Monday   6:00pm Grace Group

    @ TJ & Barb Neely’s

     6:30pm Grace Group

        @ Philip & Mary Jo Napolitano’s

Tuesday 10:30am Ladies Bible Study

    @ Mary Jo Napolitano’s

Wednesday 10:30am RCC Bible Study

                  5:30pm Grace Choir Practice

Saturday   8:00am Men’s Group

Sunday   9:00am Pray for Our Church

  9:30am Sunday School

                          10:30am Worship Service

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