Worship Leader – Pastor William Koopmans Music Ministry – Bill Sluys, PTB MORNING WORSHIP – March 22, 2015 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT *Please stand, if able Prelude Welcome *Call to Worship *Opening Song: “Come, Now is the Time to Worship” *Prayer of Preparation (concluded with the singing of “Beautiful Savior” (PsH 461: 1, 4) *God’s Greeting *Congregation Responds by Saying “Amen” *Songs of Praise & Worship: 1. “Lamb of God” 2. “The Old Rugged Cross” Time of Confession God’s Guide for Holy Living Song of Response: “Christ, the Life of All the Living” (PsH #371) Offertory Prayer Offerings: 1. Our Gifts for the Church Budget 2. Evangelical Fellowship of Canada Scripture: Matthew 10:17-23 (Read by John Dieleman) Children’s Message (children ages 3 to grade 5 come forward and then leave for their Time of Worship downstairs (Visiting Children are Welcome!) (Roseanne Baker/Matt Wiersma; Lantern: Mark Taekema) *We Sing: “Power of Your Love” Prayer of God’s People (Bill Eenink) Text: Matthew 10:22 Message: “We Lament the Unjust Suffering of Many Christians” Prayer of Response * Song of Response: “Christian, Do You Struggle” (PsH #575) *God’s Parting Blessing
Worship Leader Pastor William Koopmans Music Ministry Bill
Sluys, PTBMORNING WORSHIP March 22, 2015Fifth Sunday of Lent*Please
stand, if ablePreludeWelcome*Call to Worship*Opening Song: Come,
Now is the Time to Worship*Prayer of Preparation (concluded with
the singing of Beautiful Savior (PsH 461: 1, 4)*Gods
Greeting*Congregation Responds by Saying Amen*Songs of Praise &
Worship: 1. Lamb of God2. The Old Rugged CrossTime of
ConfessionGods Guide for Holy LivingSong of Response: Christ, the
Life of All the Living (PsH #371)Offertory PrayerOfferings: 1. Our
Gifts for the Church Budget 2. Evangelical Fellowship of
CanadaScripture: Matthew 10:17-23 (Read by John Dieleman)Childrens
Message (children ages 3 to grade 5 come forward and then leave for
their Time of Worship downstairs (Visiting Children are Welcome!)
(Roseanne Baker/Matt Wiersma; Lantern: Mark Taekema)*We Sing: Power
of Your LovePrayer of Gods People (Bill Eenink)Text: Matthew
10:22Message: We Lament the Unjust Suffering of Many
ChristiansPrayer of Response* Song of Response: Christian, Do You
Struggle (PsH #575)*Gods Parting Blessing*Congregation Responds by
Saying Amen*Closing Song: My Heart Is Firmly Fixed (PsH #108: 1, 2,
3, 4)*PostludePrayer Ministry: Patrick McNamara is available for
you to pray with in the Prayer Room. Please allow Pastor, Elders,
Deacons and those needing assistance to exit before you leave your
pew! Thank You License #CCLI 320696Lent series: We Long for the
Greater DayScripture: Matthew 10:17-23Text: Matthew 10:22 You will
be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to
the end will be saved.Sermon: We Lament the Unjust Suffering of
Many ChristiansIntroduction: suffering for the sake of following
JesusIllustrations of suffering in other countriesCoptic Christians
from Egypt being killed in Libya; Persecuted in Laos; Nigers new
dynamicsPrayer mapIllustrations of opposition in CanadaArticle by
Julius de Jager (Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools)Our response
to unjust suffering of ChristiansWe lament unjust suffering and
rightly so!Christians learn to find joy and peace while suffering
for the sake of the gospelWe develop a deeper Biblical
understanding of suffering for Christs sake2 Corinthians
1:7Philippians 1:292 Corinthians 12:10Hebrews 11:25; 10:32-39;
13:3Our concluding encouragement2 Timothy 2:12
