May 11, 2025

Celebration of Worship

May 11, 2025

Rejoice

Welcome & Announcements: James Booth, Director of Young Families

Scriptural Call to Worship: The Alpha & Omega

• Leader: Come to worship Jesus Christ, the Alpha and Omega, the One Who Is, Who Was, and Is to come (Rev. 1:8).
• Congregation: We come to worship the One Who rules justly (2 Samuel 23:34). 
• Leader: Come to worship Jesus Christ, the Faithful Witness The Firstborn of the dead, The Ruler of the kings of the earth! (Rev. 1:5)
• Congregation: We come to worship the Bread of Heaven, The Good Shepherd, The True Vine, God with us! (John 10:11, John 15:1, John 6:51, Mt. 1:23.) 
• Leader: We worship the Eternal Word, the Great I AM, Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace! (John 1, John 8:58, Isaiah 9:6.)
• Congregation: We come to worship Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords! To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever! Amen. (Rev. 19.16, Rev. 1:6.)

Is He Worthy

Holy, Holy, Holy

Scripture Reading: Colossians 3:1-17

• 3 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right  hand of God. ² Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. ³ For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. ⁵ Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ⁶ On account of these the wrath of God is coming. ⁷ In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. ⁸ But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. ⁹ Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.¹¹ Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. ¹² Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, ¹³ bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ¹⁴ And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. ¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. ¹⁷ And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Pastoral Prayer: 9:30 am: Rick Nikkel, Elder

11:00 am: Steve Bounds, Elder

Ushers come forward when prayer begins

Offering

The Lord Almighty Reigns

Children Dismissed (9:30 am service only)

Confessing the Faith: Westminster Larger Catechism #87 & #88

Q. 87. What are we to believe concerning the resurrection?

• A. We are to believe that at the last day there shall be a general resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust: when they that are then found alive shall in a moment be changed; and the selfsame bodies of the dead which were laid in the grave, being then again united to their souls forever, shall be raised up by the power of Christ. The bodies of the just, by the Spirit of Christ, and by virtue of His resurrection as their head, shall be raised in power, spiritual, incorruptible, and made like to His glorious body; and the bodies of the wicked shall be raised up in dishonor by Him, as an offended Judge.

Q. 88. What shall immediately follow after the resurrection?

• A. Immediately after the resurrection shall follow the general and final judgment of angels and men; the day and hour whereof no man knoweth, that all may watch and pray, and be ever ready for the coming of the Lord.

Sermon: Pastor Brian Peterson

Galatians 6:1-5 “Our Brother’s Keeper”

The Benediction