May Scripture Memory
Philippians 3:20–21
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
Reflection Quote
“Paul's letter to Philemon serves as a model of Christian compassion. In many ways, it parallels Jesus' parable of the prodigal son, which captures the gospel in a nutshell. The letter speaks of failure, the need for intercession, returning, forgiveness, and restoration. When we read it side by side with the letter to the Colossians, we learn that getting relationships straight is just as important as getting doctrine straight. If we are genuine disciples of Christ, we will relate to our fellow believers with grace, forgiveness, and encouragement.”
—David E. Garland, The NIV Application Commentary: Colossians & Philemon
Welcome & Greetings
ROMANS 15:7
Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
Announcements
Community Life
Opening Prayer
Call to Worship
Psalm 100:1–5
Elder: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Congregation: Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
Elder: Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Congregation: Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!
Elder: Give thanks to him; bless his name!
All: For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
A mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing;
our helper he amid the flood
of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
doth seek to work us woe;
his craft and pow'r are great;
and armed with cruel hate,
on earth is not his equal.Did we in our own strength confide,
our striving would be losing;
were not the right man on our side,
the man of God's own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is he,
Lord Sabaoth his name,
from age to age the same,
and he must win the battle.And though this world, with devils filled,
should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God hath willed
his truth to triumph through us.
The prince of darkness grim,
we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure,
for lo! his doom is sure;
one little word shall fell him.That Word above all earthly pow'rs,
no thanks to them, abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours
through him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go,
this mortal life also;
the body they may kill:
God's truth abideth still;
his kingdom is forever.
Affirmation of Faith
The Westminster Shorter Catechism
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Q. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.b> -
Q. What is adoption?
A. Adoption is an act of God’s free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God.
Corporate Prayer of Confession
Gracious Father in heaven, we praise you for adopting us as your beloved children. We praise you for the intimacy, security, hope, assurance and future inheritance to which our adoption as sons points.
Father forgive us for neglecting the benefits and privileges of our adoption. Forgive us for doubting your love for us and seeking to earn your favor. Abba Father, we acknowledge that we are slow to climb into your loving arms.
God we are thankful that our salvation from sin depends upon your gracious adoption of us as your sons and daughters. Forgive us for not living faithfully as your children. Enable us to live out your kingdom values and purposes. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Silent Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Romans 8:3–4
3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
All: Thanks be to God
Arise, My Soul, Arise
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Arise, my soul, arise,
shake off your guilty fears:
the bleeding Sacrifice
in my behalf appears:
before the throne my Surety stands,
before the throne my Surety stands,
my name is written on his hands.
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My God is reconciled
his pard'ning voice I hear;
he owns me for his child,
I can no longer fear;
with confidence I now draw nigh,
with confidence I now draw nigh,
and "Father, Abba, Father!" cry.
Pastoral Prayer
IPC Family
Glenn Hardaway
Buzz & Donna Hahn
Neighborhoods in Deland
Huntington Downs
Wellington Woods
Bentley Green
Nations
North Africa,
Rich & Trisha
Beneath the Cross
Beneath the cross of Jesus,
I find a place to stand,
And wonder at such mercy that calls me as I am;
For hands that should discard me
Hold wounds which tell me, Come.
Beneath the cross of Jesus,
My unworthy soul is won.Beneath the cross of Jesus,
His family is my own;
Once stagers chasing selfish dreams,
Now one through grace alone.
How could I now dishonor the ones that you have loved?
Beneath the cross of Jesus,
See the children called by God.Beneath the cross of Jesus,
The path before the crown,
We follow in His footsteps where promised hope is found.
How great the joy before us
To be his perfect bride!
Beneath the cross of Jesus,
We will gladly live our lives.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Offertory
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Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host:
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Reading of Sermon Text
Philemon 1:8-16
8 Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, 9 yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— 10 I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment. 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) 12 I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. 13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, 14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord. 15 For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord
Congregation: Thanks be to God
Prayer
Sermon
Foundational Truths for Relationships
Introduction
Relationships Defined by Love
Relationships Defined by Identity
Relationships Defined by Hope
Conclusion
Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!
Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!
Jesus! lover of my soul;
friends may fail me, foes assail me,
he, my Savior, makes me whole.Refrain:
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
he is with me to the end.Jesus! what a strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in him;
tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
he, my strength, my vict'ry wins.Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
he is with me to the end.Jesus! what a help in sorrow!
While the billows o'er me roll,
even when my heart is breaking,
he, my comfort, helps my soul.Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
he is with me to the end.Jesus! what a guide and keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
storms about me, night o'ertakes me,
he, my pilot, hears my cry.Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
he is with me to the end.Jesus! I do now receive him,
more than all in him I find;
he hath granted me forgiveness,
I am his, and he is mine.Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
he is with me to the end.
Benediction
Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art
thou my best thought, by day or by night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.Be thou my battle shield, sword for my fight;
be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
thou my soul's shelter, thou my high tow'r;
raise thou me heav'n-ward, O pow'r of my pow'r.