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Aug 25, 2024

"Gospel-Shaped Table Manners" (Part II)

Passage: Galatians 2:11-16

Preacher: Pastor Tony Phelps

Series: An Exposition of Galatians

Category: Galatians

Summary:

Main Text - Galatians 2:11-16, OT Reading - Genesis 15:1-6, NT Reading - Galatians 2:11-16

Detail:

LIVING HOPE OPC ORDER OF WORSHIP

for Sunday, August 25th, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Opening Song – My Heart Is Filled with Thankfulness

Gospel Greeting – To the church of God . . . to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 1:2-3

Call to Worship Hymn – The Risen Christ

Call to Worship – Oh sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The LORD has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.      Psalm 98:1-3

Prayer of Adoration & Invocation

Hymn of Praise – NTH 455 – And Can It Be

Reading of the Law – Romans 3:9-20

(Silent Confession of Sin)

General Confession of Sin – Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon – But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. Romans 3:21-25a

Exhortation to Give – For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. – 2 Cor. 8:9

Collection with Prayer (Offertory: Christ Our Wisdom)

Doxology – NTH 733

Pastoral Prayer

Medley – Let the Cross Be Our Glory (Let It Be Said of Us) / NTH 251 – Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Scripture Readings – OT: Genesis 15:1-6 / NT: Galatians 2:11-16

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon – An Exposition of Galatians 2:11-16: “Gospel-Shaped Table Manners”

Justification by faith alone in Christ alone is easy to forget. And when we do, 

1. Religious hypocrisy is the deceptive and divisive result. (Galatians 2:11-14)

2. We lapse into the futility of self-justification (Galatians 2:15-16)

Prayer of Application

Hymn of Response – NTH 524 – Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ

Benediction – The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.      Numbers 6:24-26

 

 Announcements – Week of 8/25/2024

1. Tomorrow, August 25th, we will have Drop-in Prayer from 9:00 – 9:25 AM in one of the front Sunday school rooms. Following that, we will finish our Sunday school study on Heaven & Hell by Jon Gerstner from 9:30-10:15, leaving some time to fellowship before worship! All are welcome!

2. The next Apologetics Movie Night is tomorrow, August 25th at 6:30 PM. We will be continuing the “Is Genesis History” series with a showing of “Volume 2- Life and Design” followed by comments/discussion! All are welcome! Feel free to invite friends and bring snacks!

3. Prayer for Revival – On Tuesday morning, August 27th, Pastor Phelps will be leading prayer here at the church from 8:00 – 8:45 AM. All are welcome!

4. The next Women’s Fellowship evening gathering will be on Tuesday, August 27th at 6:30 PM. The women gather at church for a time of fellowship and dessert. Jeri Smith will be the hostess of the evening! Come and bring a friend for an enjoyable time! Please sign up on the sheet in the hallway.

5. We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper on September 8th, not September 1st.

6. There will be NO Drop-in Prayer and Sunday school on Sunday, September 1st. Drop-in Prayer and Sunday School will both resume September 8th.

7. Wednesday evening Bible Study and Kids’ Club resumes Wednesday, September 11th.

8. Saltshakers – If you would like to spend an evening having fellowship over a meal with other folks from Living Hope and one or both of these dates (Sept 7th and Oct 19th) work for you, please use the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board to indicate your interest! The deadline to sign up is August 25th. You may email Raymond Hayes ( ) with any questions or if you want to sign up via email.

9. Fall 2024 Machen Singles Conference – Sept 27th - Sept 30th, 2024 – Register online at machen.org to go enjoy fellowship and biblical teaching with other reformed singles in the mountains of western Virginia! For more information, see the included information in the bulletin. Limited to the first 40 registrants.

10. Women in the Word: a WORKshop – an event to help women study Scripture in a way that is informed, reasoned, and reverent – strengthening both those who teach and those who study on their own. Jennie Fitch, a DiscipleMakers campus worker, will teach on “Finding Lasting Joy: Studies in Philippians.” The event is held at Calvary PCA Church in Willow Grove, PA on October 25th & 26th. (Registration ends September 25th!) For more information and to register use this link: womeninthewordworkshop.org.