Worship: March 10th, 2019

On Sunday, March 10th, Pastor Tony continued his sermon series in Acts: Witnesses for Christ. He reminded us that sending people (witnesses) into areas of the world where the name of Christ is not known and God is not worshiped is a major part of the church’s mission. 

Preaching: Rev. Tony Felich (Sermon Audio Page| Other Sermons)

Text: Acts 13:1-13

[1] Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. [2] While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” [3] Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. [4] So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. [5] When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. [6] When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. [7] He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. [8] But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. [9] But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him [10] and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? [11] And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. [12] Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord. [13] Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem,

Worship Hymns:
Hymn of Adoration: # 57 Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, O My Soul
Hymn or Spiritual Songs: # 465 Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord
Hymn of Response: # 441 Jesus Shall Reign
Dismissal Hymn: # 716 Sing to the Lord of the Harvest (4)

Additional Readings: The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q/A’s 104-105

Q. 104. What do we pray for in the fourth petition?
A. In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread, we pray that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.

Q. 105. What do we pray for in the fifth petition?
A. In the fifth petition, which is, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins; which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others.

 Full Liturgy for March 10th, 2019 (PDF)

Sermons from the Exposition of Acts
(click on the link for the sermon page with audio) 

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