Sunday, October 20
Welcome to our Order of Service page! Each week, a team of pastors and staff get together to collaborate on the liturgy, or order of service, for Sunday. Every element is prayerfully and carefully crafted so that the Gospel, God’s redemptive story to save a people for Himself in and through His Son Jesus Christ, would be clear and compelling. We hope you’ll enjoy following along with us as we present and rehearse the Gospel again this morning.
Order of Service
WELCOME & CALL TO CORPORATE WORSHIP
Senior Pastor: David W. Hegg
Psalm 2
ADORATION
Only A Holy God
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
CORPORATE PRAYER TIME
1. Praise the Lord for his power, his majesty, and steadfast love.
2. Thank the Lord for sending his Son, Jesus, to die in our place, to rise, and ascend to Heaven, where he reigns as King over all creation.
3. Ask the Lord to continue transforming us into Christ-likeness, growing more and more in love with the Savior.
DEVOTION & THANKSGIVING
I Love You Lord
PETITION: PRAYER FOR THE OFFERING
Executive Pastor: Joe Keller
OFFERTORY
Show Us Christ
PROCLAMATION: INSTRUCTION FROM GOD’S WORD
The Book of Matthew: The King & His Kingdom
Proclamation & Response: Weeds, Seed, and Leaven
Matt. 13:24-43
Senior Pastor: David W. Hegg
SONG OF RESPONSE
O Church, Arise (Arise, Shine)
ANNOUNCEMENTS & BENEDICTION
Pastor of Adult & Family Ministries: Alan Berthiaume
“O Christian, be encouraged! While it may appear that the Kingdom Gospel is widely ignored, belittled, or rejected, the Kingdom of Heaven continues to grow in saving power and influence. Sow the seed of the Gospel and see what God can do!”
Why do we sing these songs?
Scripture commands the church to sing “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (Col. 3:16) together as one of our acts of corporate worship. These different kinds of music reflect songs that come directly from Scripture (the Book of Psalms), as well as new songs written by the church that reflect the truth of God and the gospel as revealed in Scripture.
At Grace Baptist, we sing ancient hymns that connect us to the generations of God’s people who have gone before us, we sing modern songs in an attempt to be faithful to God who calls us to “sing a new song” (Psalm 33:3), and we also sing new arrangements of classic hymns.
What is most important is that in singing together, we are proclaiming Christ’s excellencies as His covenant people for our good and for His glory.