St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church
Pastor Daniel R. Schnabel 15470 County Road 31, Hamburg, MN
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you… James 4:7-8a
The Lords’ Day - May 22, 2022
Prelude & Piano – Corinne
Ringing of the bell
Welcome & Announcements
Silent Prayer and Call to Worship
Salutation and Prayer
• Gloria Patri 735
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
• Confession of Faith- Apostles' Creed
Hymn “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” 598
We Read God’s Word: Psalm 57 (H. p. 805)
Heidelberg Catechism - Lord’s Day 20
Confession of Sin & Pastoral Prayer w/ Lord’s Prayer
Call to Repentance and Assurance of Pardon: “The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:8-12
- Hymn “I Know Whom I Have Believed” 705
- Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-11 (B. p. 1079)
Sermon: The God of All Grace.
Hymn-Offering “Amazing Grace!” Vs1-3,6 460
- Benediction
• Doxology 731
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below; praise Him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
• Silent Prayer
• Ringing of the Bell
- Postlude
• Those who are able, please stand
Welcome to St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church, especially those who are visiting with us. If you are visiting with us for the first time, please fill out a visitor card in the pew or the guest registry in the entryway. But as for me it is good to be near God. Psalm 73:28
- This Week at St. Paul’s -
Tuesday Brotherhood at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Baccalaureate service at Central at 7:00 p.m.
Choir will practice at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday Harbor Bible Study at 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Summer Schedule begins
- No Sunday School & Bible Study
Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.
Graduate Recognition & Fellowship after service
Monday Memorial Day Service at 8:00 a.m.
- Announcements -
Today we welcome Rev. Jim Sawtelle from Redeemer Reformed Church in Golden Valley! Pastor Schnabel is at Redeemer in Golden Valley as we are doing the pulpit exchange after our Synod meeting.
Graduate(High-school & College) recognition will be Sunday the 29th after worship!
We will be having an outdoor service yet this spring when the weather gets better.
Care Ministry sign up sheet is on the bulletin board!
The Women’s Guild sells boxes of cards($5 for a box of twelve) in the entryway.
Some have asked if we can give something to help with Christians in the Ukraine. The Orthodox Presbyterian church has a missionary in Ukraine, so we can collect offerings and channel them through the OPC. Rev. Hacquebord serves in Ukraine.
Heidelberg Seminary has been training men in the Philippines and now have started to train men for the pastorate in Africa through online classes. Those interested in helping with either of these would be appreciated.
VBS for the church will be June 6th-10th. Feel free to invite others from outside the church!
Heidelberg Reformed Youth Camp will be July 5-8. For members of the church, the youth group offsets the cost so it’s $30 for the week, for members.
Mission Fest will be October 2nd. That Sunday we will have the pleasure of having Rec. Dennis Roe with us who is also the chairman for Westminster Biblical Missions and works with Middle East Reformed Fellowship.
- Prayer & Praise & Hospital Notes -
Pray for Kacie & Nolan as they are expecting a new baby. Ps. 71:6
Jacob is back home with his family. Psalm 25:20
Pray for Luke (11 year old son of Dan & Rhonda). He is 11 years old and has been wrestling with a very rare form of liver cancer. He has been through one bout of chemo last year and his numbers are going up again. Psalm 71:6
Pray for the Ukraine & Ethiopia and particularly the Christians there who have not been able to escape the fighting. Etheopia is in a civil war with over 500,000 dead in the last couple of years. Matthew 24:6
Pray for the elderly, particularly those in nursing and assisted living homes – Bernetta and Dorothy. 2Cor. 4:17
Rev. Lee Johnson is slowly improving he is walking with a cane but has many struggles yet. Psalm 18:1-2
Pray for the police officers and their safety. Pray for our servicemen & women and national Guard who are members or related to members- Dakota, Jeremy, Ty , Ryan, Michael , Amanda, and Caleb, as well as their families as they are serving. Psalm 91
Pray for Christ’s church and this nation. Pray for the Covenant East Classis and this denomination. Matthew 16:18, Philippians 1:20, Jeremiah 3:21-22.
Pray for this nation. Jeremiah 3:21-22.
Pray for the United Reformed Church of the Congo, the Free Reformed Fellowship of Kenya, the Pearl of the Orient Reformed Church in the Philippines, Rev. Eric Kayayan of Reformed Faith and Life, Rev. Victor D’Assonville of Reformation To Germany, Middle East Reformed Fellowship and Westminster Biblical Missions which we help support with our missions offerings. 2Thess. 3:1
- Further Study -
There is no better assurance of salvation to he found anywhere than can he gained from the decree of God. John Calvin
In themselves, believers have no life, or strength, or spiritual power. All that they have of vital religion comes from Christ. They are what they are, and feel what they feel, and do what they do, because they draw out of Jesus a continual supply of grace, help and ability. J. C. Ryle
Leave not off reading the Bible till you find your hearts warmed. Let it not only inform you but inflame you.
Thomas Watson
The Bible is not primarily about man at all. Its subject is God& Its main theme is not human salvation, but the work of God vindicating his purposes and glorifying himself in a sinful and disordered cosmos. J. I. Packer
Next Lord’s Supper - June 5th
Heidelberg Catechism
Lord’s Day 20
53. What do you believe concerning the “Holy Spirit”?
First, that He is co-eternal God with the Father and the Son. Second, that He is also given unto me: by true faith makes me a partaker of Christ and all His benefits, comforts me, and shall abide with me forever.
Apostles Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only-begotten Son, our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy, universal Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
The God of All Grace!
1 Peter 5:6-11
- His grace in the midst of suffering
2. His call to glory
3. His refreshment along the way
Picture: Mbale Uganda
Bulletin cover, graphics and picture are by Pastor Schnabel.
