May 3, 2026

Welcome: Pastor Terry Baxley

Scriptural Call to Worship – Rejoice in the Lord

Pastor: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.1
Congregation: Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord, exulting in His salvation.2
Pastor: May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works.3
Congregation: May our worship be pleasing to Him, for we will rejoice in the Lord!4
1Philippians 4:4; 2Psalm 35:9;
3Psalm 104:3; 4Psalm 104:34

Come Christians Join to Sing

Rejoice

Heidelberg Catechism: God’s Faithful Response

Q. How does the knowledge of God’s creation and providence help us?
A. We can be patient when things go against us,1 thankful when things go well,2 and for the future we can have good confidence in our faithful God and Father that nothing in creation will separate us from His love.3 For all creatures are so completely in God’s hand that without His will they can neither move nor be moved.4
1Job 1:21-22; James 1:3
2Deut. 8:10; 1 Thess. 5:18
3Ps. 55:22; Rom. 5:3-5; 8:38-39
4Job 1:12; 2:6; Prov. 21:1; Acts 17:24-28

Pastoral Prayer: Rick Nikkel, Elder

Ushers come forward when prayer begins

Offering

I Need Thee Every Hour

Children dismissed to Covenant Kids

Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me

Sermon: Pastor Don Stager

The Lord’s Supper

Words of Institution

Come O Sinner

Partaking of the Lord’s Supper

The Benediction