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Dec 13, 2020

"Kingdom Seed"

Passage: Mark 4:26-29

Preacher: Chris Byrd

Series: Visiting Preacher

Category: Mark

Summary:

Main Text - Mark 4:26-29, OT Reading - Isaiah 55:1-13, NT Reading - 1 Peter 1:22 - 2:3, Reading of Law – Exodus 20:1-17

Detail:

LIVING HOPE OPC ORDER OF WORSHIP for Sunday, December 13th, 2020

Rev. Chris Byrd preaching

 

Prelude – O Little Town of Bethlehem-NTH 201

Announcements – see below

Gospel Greeting – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

* Call to Worship Song – Light of the World

* Call to Worship – I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! – Psalm 34:1-3

* Prayer of Adoration & Invocation

* Opening Hymn – Joy to the World-NTH 195

Reading of Law – Exodus 20:1-17

Confession of Sin – Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But you, O Lord, have mercy upon us. And grant, O merciful Father, for Jesus’ sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous and joyful life, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.

Declaration of Pardon – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2

Confession of Faith (The Apostles’ Creed)

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.

* Doxology – NTH 732

Exhortation to Give – …Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35b

Prayer for Collection & Pastoral Prayer

Scripture Readings

OT: Isaiah 55:1-13, NT: 1 Peter 1:22 - 2:3

* Medley – Good Christian Men, Rejoice-NTH 207

-Angels, We Have Heard on High-NTH 214

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon – "Kingdom Seed" - Mark 4:26-29

Prayer of Application

* Closing Song – Almighty God, Your Word is Cast- (NTH 383) Tune 332

* Benediction – May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. – Romans 15:5-6

* - please stand if you are able

ANNOUNCEMENTS – week of December 13, 2020

 1. Sunday, (today) December 13th, we welcome Rev. Chris Byrd to our pulpit.

 2. IMPORTANT – IMPORTANT …There will be a Corporation Meeting on Sunday (TODAY), December 13th immediately after the Worship Service. The purpose of the meeting is to approve the sale of our land.

3. Sunday evening (tonight) Mark Maloney, Jr. will be leading a discussion on the Westminster Confession of Faith after watching the John Gerstner video on the WCF. The plan is to meet at 6:00pm on the second and fourth Sunday of the month, here at the church. Please touch base with Mark for more information. Everyone is invited!

4. The Wednesday evening activities Adult Bible Study and Kids Club) will be held here at the church. The Youth Group is on hiatus until further notice. The Bible Study will be Zoomed and you will get the Zoom invite sometime on Wednesday.

5. The Men’s Breakfast on Saturday, 12/19 at 8:30am, will again be a BYO Breakfast event. This event will be on Zoom. The men will be studying Chapter 3 of the book Disciples of a Godly Man by Kent Hughes.

6. Next Sunday, December 20th, the will be NO Adult or Youth Sunday School.

7. Our annual Christmas program will be next Sunday, December 20th. THEN, following the Christmas program, there will be a church wide Christmas Dinner here at the church. Special precautionary procedures will be in place. This year, the dinner will be for only those in attendance at the worship service. Please sign up to bring two side dishes if you plan to come. We need someone to roast a turkey which the church will provide. We plan to have hand sanitizer and gloves available at the beginning of the buffet line, and require that people wear masks to go through the line. In case you missed it…we really need you to sign up if you plan to attend. YOU MUST SIGN UP BY THE END OF CHURCH TODAY.

8. All musicians participating in the Christmas Program are asked to arrive by 9:30am for practice.

9. We will be having our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight service at 6:30pm, Thursday December 24th here at the church. We hope you will plan to attend.

10. On Sunday, December 27th, Jason and Abbie Garvey, Brian Philips and Nathan Batten will be making their public profession of faith and will be joining Living Hope as new communicant members.