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Jan 14, 2024

"Jesus, Dead and Buried"

Passage: John 19:31-42

Preacher: Pastor Tony Phelps

Series: An Exposition of John

Category: John

Summary:

Main Text - John 19:31-42, OT Reading - Zechariah 12:10-13:9, NT Reading - John 19:28-42

Detail:

LIVING HOPE OPC ORDER OF WORSHIP

for Sunday, January 14th, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Opening Song – Wonderful, Merciful Savior

Announcements

Gospel Greeting – To all the saints in Christ Jesus . . . with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.          Phil. 1:1b-2

Call to Worship Song – NTH 734 – Gloria Patri

Call to Worship – The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! The LORD is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he!          Psalm 99:1-3

Prayer of Adoration & Invocation

Hymn of Praise – NTH 172 – Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder

Reading of the Law – Luke 10:25-28

(Silent Confession of Sin)

Psalm of Confession – NTH 551 – How Blest Is He Whose Trespass (from Psalm 32)

Assurance of Pardon – What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?  He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised— who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.         Rom. 8:31-34

Exhortation to Give – For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. – 2 Cor. 8:9

Collection with Prayer (Offertory: NTH 254 – Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed)

Doxology – NTH 733

Pastoral Prayer

Hymn of Preparation – NTH 274 – Thine Be the Glory

Scripture Readings – OT: Zechariah 12:10-13:9 / NT: John 19:28-42

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon – An Exposition of John 19:31-42: “Jesus, Dead and Buried”

Jesus, the perfect Passover Lamb, is dead and buried for you – in fulfillment of Scripture.

1. Jesus is confirmed dead – that you may believe He died for you. (John 19:31-37)

2. Jesus is buried as a King – to deliver you from the grave. (John 19:38-42)

Prayer of Application

Psalm of Response – Psalm 34:15-22 (from Sing Psalms. Tune: “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”) Sing Psalms is published by The Free Church of Scotland with permission to reproduce.

Benediction – Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

 

Announcements – Week of 1/14/2024

1. The Session has received the Aiello family - Jeff & Danielle (communicant members) - along with Judah, Matthias, and Gabriella (non-communicant members) - by membership transfer from West Valley PCA. We are grateful to have them as part of our church family here at Living Hope OPC. Please welcome them warmly!

2. The Fellowship Committee will meet today after church in the double Sunday school room. If you can't attend the meeting but would like to be involved, let Andie Batten know.

3. Pastor Phelps will be away this week. If you have any needs, please reach out to one of the other elders.

4. Prayer for Revival will not be meeting this week with Pastor Phelps being away. He will pick back up with prayer on Tuesday, January 23rd from 8:00 – 8:45 AM here at the church. All are welcome!

5. Wednesday Evening Bible Study followed by a time of prayer is at 7 PM, in the double Sunday school room! Dominic Silla will be leading our study this week. All are encouraged to join!

6. Ladies Bible Study will be resuming their study from New Growth Press, Ecclesiastes: Living in Light of Eternity. This will take place at the church at 10 AM on Thursday, January 18th. The winter/spring dates include 1/18, 2/1, 2/15, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4 and 4/18. All women are invited to join! Childcare is graciously provided!

7. Adult Sunday school next week (Sunday, January 21st) will be led by Mark Maloney Jr.

8. Men’s Breakfast will be here at the church Saturday, January 27th at 8:30 AM. All men are invited to attend as we continue the study of the book of Daniel.

9. The LHOPC Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 31st at 7 PM. ALL Members of Living Hope OPC are expected to attend this meeting. There will be a fellowship dinner prior to the meeting, starting at 5:45 PM.

10. Winterlight Youth Retreat for the churches of the Presbytery of Philadelphia - hosted by Covenant OPC in Sinking Springs, PA - will be held 2/23-2/24. Please see the poster on the bulletin board in the hallway.

11. Church cancellations: If church needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather, it will be broad cast on WFMZ-TV 69 by 8:30 AM. You may also check the website at wfmz.com.