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May 11, 2025

"A Life of Devotion to God"

Passage: Romans 12:1

Preacher: Mark Maloney Jr.

Category: Romans

Summary:

Main Text - Romans 12:1, OT Reading - Leviticus 20:22-26, NT Reading - Romans 12:1-2

Detail:

LIVING HOPE OPC ORDER OF WORSHIP

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM

Mark Maloney, Jr. exhorting

Opening Song – NTH 660 - O God Beyond All Praising

Announcements

Gospel Greeting – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Call to Worship Hymn –Stand Up and Bless the Lord

Call to Worship – Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. Psalm 95:1-3

Prayer of Adoration & Invocation

Hymn of Praise – NTH 116 - For the Beauty of the Earth

Reading of the Law – Matthew 5:17-22

(Silent Confession of Sin)

Corporate Confession of Sin – Most holy and merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before you our sinful nature – prone to evil and slothful in good – and all our shortcomings and offenses against you. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. O Lord, have mercy on us, who are ashamed and sorry for all the ways we have displeased you. Teach us to hate our errors, cleanse us from our secret faults, and forgive our sins for the sake of your dear Son. And O most holy and loving Father, send your purifying grace into our hearts, we beseech you, that we may henceforth live in your light and walk in your ways, according to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Declaration of Pardon – All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.    2 Corinthians 5:18-21

Exhortation to Give – Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!         Psalm 96:8

Collection with Prayer – (Offertory: NTH 98 Now Thank We All Our God)

Doxology – NTH 732

Pastoral Prayer

Medley –Let the Cross Be Our Glory / NTH 585-Take My Life, and Let it Be

Scripture Readings – OT Reading - Leviticus 20:22-26 / NT Reading - Romans 12:1-2

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon – A Life of Devotion to God (Romans 12:1)

God’s mercy to us in the Gospel summons us to new life: a life of devotion to God as restored priests before him.

1. God’s mercy summons us to new life.

2. God’s mercy calls us to devote our entire lives to him.

3. God’s mercy restores us to proper worship and service to God as his royal priests.

Prayer of Application

Hymn of Response – NTH 644 - May the Mind of Christ My Savior

Closing Prayer

 

 Announcements – Week of 5/11/2025

1. Drop-in Prayer starts at 9:00 AM each Sunday morning in one of the front Sunday school rooms, followed by Sunday school starting at 9:30 AM for all ages in respective rooms! All are welcome!

2. This morning, Mark Maloney Jr. will be exhorting us in God’s word.

3. Bright Hope Pregnancy Support Center's Baby Bottle Campaign kicks off today! Please help support moms and dads in challenging pregnancies. Baby bottles are available for pick up in the hallway, to be returned on Father's Day, 6/15. Giving options include cash, change, checks, and online using the QR code in the bulletin. See Katie Batten with any questions.

4. There will be a time of prayer following the worship service, at 12:30 PM, in the double Sunday school room to pray specifically for the Pastoral Search committee and the next man God has for Living Hope as our pastor. This will reoccur on the second Sunday of each month. You may also join us every Sunday morning for Drop-in Prayer to pray for this, as well!

5. On Tuesday morning, we will have Prayer for Revival here at the church from 8:00 – 8:45 AM. All are welcome!

6. OPC stewardship partner, Barnabas Foundation, is hosting a free webinar on the benefits of a donor advised fund (DAF) on Wednesday, May 14th. During this free online event the Barnabas Foundation will explain the benefits of a donor advised fund and share tax-wise strategies to help streamline generosity and make an enduring impact for the causes that matter most. For more information, please see the hallway bulletin board.

7. Wednesday evening Bible study & Kids Club is at 7:00 PM, in the large Sunday school room and nursery, respectively! We are continuing our study through the book of Exodus. All are encouraged to attend!

8. Men’s Breakfast will be here at the church Saturday, May 17th at 8:30 AM. All men are encouraged to attend!

9. Next Sunday, May 18th, Mark Maloney Jr. will be exhorting us in God’s word again.