April 16, 2023

Pastor Everett Vander Horst

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP OUR GOD
Prelude: There is an Everlasting Kindness
Welcome and Call to Worship:  from Psalm 29
Opening Song of Praise: Who Paints the Skies?
God’s Greeting and Greeting One Another

OUR NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
Confession of Sins and Assurance of Forgiveness and Commitment to Live in Gratitude
Song of Response: Before the Throne of God Above

PRAYERS AND OFFERINGS
Announcements and sharing
Offerings : In the Beauty of Holiness
Sunday School Children are dismissed with our blessing
Prayers of the People

WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
Scripture and Text: Mark 1:21-28
Message: Exorcism in the Sanctuary
Song of Response: Holy Spirit Living Breath of God

WE GO OUT TO SERVE
Testimony of Faith: Our World Belongs to God #26

Being both divine and human, Jesus is the only mediator.
He alone paid the debt of our sin; there is no other Saviour.
We are chosen in Christ to become like him in every way.
God’s electing love sustains our hope:
God’s grace is free to save sinners who offer nothing but their need for mercy.

Closing Song: What  Friend We Have in Jesus
God’s Blessing to His People
Postlude: Christ Our Hope in Life and Death