Order of Worship – April 27, 2025, 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.
*Indicates to stand up
10 a.m. service
Pre-Service Song: 8A:1,2,3,4,6: O Lord, Our Lord, in All the Earth
*Call to Worship
*Votum and Salutation
*Song: 212:1,2,3: Come, Thou Almighty King
Prayer
Law of God
Song: 119N: Your Word Sheds Light upon My Path
Baptism
*Song: 105B:1,2,4: O Thank the LORD with Great Rejoicing
Scripture Reading: Luke 11:14-36
SERMON
  Text: Luke 11:21-23
  Title: Christ, the Ultimate 'Strong Man'
  Theme: Christ declares His power over Satan
    1. The power of Satan to keep people under his control.
    2. The power of Christ to deliver helpless sinners.
*Song: 417: Jesus Shall Reign Where`er the Sun
Prayer
Offerings: 1. Budget 2. Christian Education Fund
*Doxology: 212:4: Come, Thou Almighty King
*Benediction
Sermon questions
1. Give examples of Satan's power over people.
2. What strategies does he use to destroy their souls?
3. When did Jesus overcome Satan, and what are the results?
4. How does verse 23 clarify the issues at stake?
5 p.m. service
Pre-Service Song: 76: God the Lord is Known in Judah
*Call to Worship
*Votum and Salutation
*Song: 107B: Praise the LORD, for He Is Good
Prayer
Scripture Reading: Psalm 32
Song: 119D: My Soul Is Sinking Down to Dust
Scripture Reading: Hosea 14
SERMON
  Text: Canons of Dort 5, Articles 4–8
  Title: Saints Preserved Through the Pits
  Theme: God preserves His saints even if they fall into great sin.
    1. God's preservation gives no basis for carelessness.
    2. The falls of Christians bring sad consequences.
    3. By God's mercy, such falls are never total or final.
*Song: 426: How Vast the Benefits Divine
Prayer
Offerings: 1. Budget 2. Christian Education Fund
*Confession of Faith: Apostles' Creed
*Doxology: 160:1,4: Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise
*Benediction
Sermon questions
1. How must we avoid growing careless about our spiritual lives?
2. How can we benefit from sad examples of falling into sin?
3. Identify ways God keeps and restores His saints when they fall?
4. Evaluate the statement, “No matter what I do, I am saved.”