As stewards of God’s words and works, it is with delight that we have the opportunity to gather as His people in worship by way of a reminder of the truth, power, and goodness of the sacred Scriptures. May we gather in His name and for His glory as we endeavor to make much of Christ through scripture, prayer, song, and the preaching of His Word. We look forward to gathering together this Lord’s day – For Christ, to God’s Glory, and Man’s Joy!
Order of Service
Preservice
We Gather Together
Welcome/Announcements
Read the Word / Pray the Word
Acts 16:16-40
(Noe Legaspi)
Sing the Word
Reading: Psalm 145:1-3, 8-9, 17-21
Our Great God
Reading: Hebrews 6:17–20a
Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor
Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Preach the Word
Unsuspecting Sovereignty | Acts 16:16-40
(Manny Pereira)
See the Word
Communion
Hymn of Response / Closing
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Benediction
This Sunday’s Sermon
Unsuspecting Sovereignty | Acts 16:16-40 | Manny Pereira
With the thought that salvation belongs to the Lord still echoing, a new scene opens in Philippi showcasing a sovereignty that no one suspected, working through people who never suspected it. Between demonic divination and unjust stocks, who would have suspected that salvation was drawing near? The Lord who opened Lydia’s heart now carries His gospel into the darkness through persecuted men who sing. Greed, hostility, and injustice cannot frustrate Christ’s saving purpose. Even the most unsuspecting agents must serve His sovereignty. This passage conveys the profound power of the Lord to overcome every obstacle to salvation while reminding the redeemed to live in the certainty of faith and not by sight.
The Lord’s Table
Communion Sunday
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church, baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We believe that the Lord’s Supper was instituted by Christ for commemoration of His death. We believe that the two ordinances should be observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:41; 8:38-39; 1 Corinthians 11:23-32). All who are in Christ are invited to the table today.
Featured Song
Today’s Song Lyrics
We Gather Together
Verse 1
We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He chastens and hastens His will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing:
Sing praises to His name; He forgets not His own.
Verse 2
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
The Lord was at our side: all glory be Thine!
Verse 3
We all do extol Thee, Thou leader triumphant,
And pray that Thou still our defender wilt be.
Let Thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
Verse 4
We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator,
Who is and Who was, and Is to come!
Give thanks unto You, Lord, our God Almighty;
We bless Thy Holy Name, glad praises we sing!
Words: Adrianus Valerius, 1626; tr. Theodore Baker, 1894 | Music: Neder-landtsch Gedenck-Clank, 1626; harm. Eduard Kremser, 1877 © Public Domain
Our Great God
Verse 1
Eternal God, unchanging,
Mysterious and unknown;
Your boundless love, unfailing,
In grace and mercy shown.
Bright seraphim in ceaseless flight
Around Your glorious throne;
They raise their voices day and night
In praise to You alone.
(Chorus)
Hallelujah!
Glory be to our great God!
Hallelujah!
Glory be to our great God!
Verse 2
Lord, we are weak and frail,
Helpless in the storm.
Surround us with Your angels,
And hold us in Your arms.
Our cold and ruthless enemy,
His pleasure is our harm.
Rise up, O Lord, and he will flee
Before our sovereign God.
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 3
Let every creature in the sea
And every flying bird,
Let every mountain, every field
And valley of the earth;
Let all the moons and all the stars
In all the universe
Sing praises to the living God
Who rules them by His Word.
(Repeat Chorus)
Words & Music: Fernando Ortega & Mac Powell © 2002 Word Music, LLC (a div. of Word Music Group, Inc.) New Spring (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) Dejamesolo Music (Admin. by Word Music Group, Inc.). All rights reserved.; UBP CCLI License #249042
Christ, the Sure and Steady Anchor
Verse 1
Christ, the sure and steady anchor,
In the fury of the storm;
When the winds of doubt blow through me
And my sails have all been torn.
In the suffering, in the sorrow,
When my sinking hopes are few,
I will hold fast to the anchor,
It shall never be removed.
Verse 2
Christ, the sure and steady anchor
While the tempest rages on.
When temptation claims the battle
And it seems the night has won,
Deeper still then goes the anchor,
Though I justly stand accused.
I will hold fast to the anchor,
It shall never be removed.
Verse 3
Christ, the sure and steady anchor
Through the floods of unbelief.
Hopeless somehow, O my soul, now,
Lift your eyes to Calvary.
This my ballast of assurance,
See His love forever proved.
I will hold fast to the anchor,
It shall never be removed.
Verse 4
Christ, the sure and steady anchor
As we face the wave of death.
When these trials give way to glory,
As we draw our final breath,
We will cross that great horizon,
Clouds behind and life secure.
And the calm will be the better,
For the storms that we endure.
Christ, the shore of our salvation,
Ever faithful, ever true.
We will hold fast to the anchor,
It shall never be removed.
Words & Music: Matt Papa and Matt Boswell © 2014 Doxology & Theology (ASCAP), Love Your Enemies Publishing; UBP CCLI License #249042
Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Verse 1
What gift of grace is Jesus, my Redeemer;
There is no more for heaven now to give.
He is my joy, my righteousness, and freedom,
My steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace.
To this I hold: my hope is only Jesus,
For my life is wholly bound to His.
Oh, how strange and divine,
I can sing: all is mine!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me.
Verse 2
The night is dark, but I am not forsaken,
For by my side, the Savior, He will stay.
I labor on in weakness and rejoicing,
For in my need His power is displayed.
To this I hold: my Shepherd will defend me;
Through the deepest valley He will lead.
Oh the night has been won,
And I shall overcome!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me.
Verse 3
No fate I dread; I know I am forgiven;
The future sure, the price, it has been paid.
For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon,
And He was raised to overthrow the grave.
To this I hold: my sin has been defeated;
Jesus now and ever is my plea.
Oh, the chains are released,
I can sing: I am free!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me.
Verse 4
With every breath I long to follow Jesus,
For He has said that He will bring me home.
And day by day I know He will renew me
Until I stand with joy before the throne.
To this I hold: my hope is only Jesus;
All the glory evermore to Him.
When the race is complete,
Still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me.
Words & Music: Michael Farren, Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson © 2018 CityAlight Music / Farren Love And War Publishing / Integrity's Alleluia! Music (Integrity Music / www.integratedrights.com); UBP CCLI License #249042
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Verse 1
Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow Thee.
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my all shalt be.
Perish every fond ambition,
All I’ve sought or hoped or known.
Yet how rich is my condition!
God and heaven are still my own.
Verse 2
Let the world despise and leave me.
They have left my Savior too.
Human hearts and looks deceive me;
Thou art not, like them, untrue.
Oh, while Thou dost smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate and friends disown me,
Show Thy face and all is bright.
Verse 3
Man may trouble and distress me,
’Twill but drive me to Thy breast.
Life with trials hard may press me;
Heav’n will bring me sweeter rest.
Oh, ’tis not in grief to harm me
While Thy love is left to me;
Oh ‘twere not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy unmixed with Thee.
Verse 4
Go, then, earthly fame and treasure,
Come disaster, scorn and pain.
In Thy service, pain is pleasure,
With Thy favor, loss is gain.
I have called Thee Abba Father,
I have stayed my heart on Thee
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather;
All must work for good to me.
Verse 5
Soul, then know thy full salvation
Rise o’er sin and fear and care
Joy to find in every station,
Something still to do or bear.
Think what Spirit dwells within thee,
Think what Father’s smiles are thine,
Think that Jesus died to win thee,
Child of heaven, canst thou repine.
Verse 6
Haste thee on from grace to glory,
Armed by faith, and winged by prayer.
Heaven’s eternal days before thee,
God’s own hand shall guide us there.
Soon shall close thy earthly mission,
Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days,
Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.
Words: Henry F. Lyte, 1824, rev. 1833, alt. | Music: Bill Moore © 2001 Bill Moore Music (Bill Moore Music / wmoore99@gmail.com); UBP CCLI License #249042
