St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church
Pastor Daniel R. Schnabel 15470 County Road 31, Hamburg, MN
After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! For true and righteous are His judgments… Romans 19:1-2a
Lord’s Day - March 28, 2021
Prelude & Organ– Sandy Kroells
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 “All Glory Laud And Honor” 235
We Read God’s Word: Exodus 20:1-17 (B. 68)
Confession of Sin & Pastoral Prayer w/ Lord’s Prayer
Call to Repentance and Assurance of Pardon: He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. Proverbs 28:13
Hymn “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” 247
• Scripture Reading:Luke 20:27-39 (B. p.931)
Sermon: What We Believe Eternally Matters!
Confirmation Vows & Confession of Faith
Hymn-Offering “All For Jesus” 565
• Benediction
• Doxology 731
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.
• 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
Digital bulletin at https://stpaulsrcus.org/bulletins
- This Week at St. Paul’s -
Wednesday No Catechism
Friday Good Friday Worship Service at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Youth Group & Catechism Sunrise practice at 9 a.m.
Sunday NO Sunday School & Bible Study
Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.
Parking lot FM broadcast channel is fm 88.7
Electronic tithing - text “Give” & number to (952) 373-0229
or visit stpaulsrcus.org
St. Paul’s Ev Reformed Guest Network “stp15470”
- Announcements -
Next Friday and Sunday we will partake of the Lord’s Supper. Please prepare your hearts for this sacrament and remembrance of the Lord Jesus’ sacrifice in which He is spiritually present with us to bless those who partake in faith. Please read 1 Corinthians 11:23-27
All the women of the church are welcome to join Women’s guild! We will be meeting in the fellowship hall in the basement. Our next meeting will be April 8th. For the Bible Study we will begin studying various women of the Bible.
- Prayer & Praise & Hospital Notes -
Dale as struggles with heart issues a for low heart rate, extra beats and dizziness. Ps 55:22
Linda as she continues to struggle with a sinus infection. Deut. 31:6
Jacob as he will have surgery on his sinuses. He also deals with congenital night blindness and seizures. Psalm 121:2
Bonnie as she struggles with aggressive cancer. Eph. 1:15-16
Pray for Mallory & Ben as well as Whitney and Taylor as they are expecting a new babies. Psalm 71:6
Pray for the elderly, particularly those in nursing and assisted living homes – Lorna, Bernetta and Dorothy. This is particularly difficult as they cannot leave their building and many times even their room!2Corinthians 4:17
Pray for our first responders who are treating the sick. For Payton S. in her med school rotations, nurse Abbie H. and nurse Derek W.as they care for the sick including Covid 19 patients. For Abbie S. as she cares for Covid 19 patients needing dialysis. Pray also for those who are unemployed during this time as well as those suffering from this illness. Psalm 121:7
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 , Kayla , Ryan, Sam, Michael , Amanda, and Caleb, as well as their families as they are serving. Psalm 91
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
- Confirmation Class 2019 -
Josie Philippians 4:6-7
Trevor 1 Peter 5:5-6
Adriel Matthew 4:4
- Further Study -
We are more sure to arise out of our graves than out of our beds. Thomas Watson
We should not look in the face of others saints to find fulfillment of that which can only be found in Christ, nor should we expect too great of a part or comfort in heaven to come from them. Christ will be all in all and His presence is what makes heaven to be heaven. Yet, it much sweetens my thought of that place, that there will be such a multitude of my most dear and precious friends in Christ. Richard Baxter
In an age of abounding unbelief and skepticism, we shall find that the resurrection of Christ will bear any weight that we can lay upon it. J. C. Ryle
The Catechism & Confirmation
For some, the catechism and confirmation are strange, misunderstood or even misapplied. We as Christians recognize God has given us a great deal of information in His word (2 Tim. 3:16-17) about Himself, who He is, His doctrine (2Tim. 4:2), how we worship Him(Lev. 10:3) and live(Heb. 12:28) before Him. This is the most important information in the world (John 17:3).
The purpose of the catechism is to instruct us by God’s word concerning salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone (Eph. 2:8-10) and the proper grateful response of a Christian’s life(1Thess. 5:18). Catechization is an efficient means of learning biblical truth while encouraging a unity of common belief(Phil. 2:1-3). The word for catechism comes from the God’s word (Luke 1:4) and it means to echo back instruction. This is how we teach our children encouraging say “dadda” or “mamma.” Should n’t we encourage them to speak to and about their Heavenly Father(Gen. 18:19)? This instructing includes convincing about the facts (1Pet. 3:15) of God. While some say “no creed but Christ” the reality is that the church has always been confessing Christ and His teaching (Rom. 10:8-11) and using scripture to address fundamental problems (1 John 4: 1-3). Biblical creeds separate the church from cults and those who twist God’s word(2 Pet. 3:16).
The church has two sacraments instituted by Christ himself. The Lord’s Supper takes the place of Passover, since Christ fulfills it as “the lamb of God” (John 1:36). The other sacrament is baptism. Infant baptism like circumcision is for believers and their children (Gen. 17:7, Matt. 19:14, Acts 2:39; 16:15, 1Cor. 1:16). Adult baptism is for those coming to faith(Phil. 1:29) in Christ from outside the church. God also calls children of believers as Holy or set apart for Him (1Cor. 7:14, Ex. 4:24-26). Being outwardly members of God’s covenant and people, children of believers receive not only the sign of covenant possession, but also instruction from the Lord (Eph. 6:1, Col. 3:20). Since Christ has shed His blood for our sins, the bloodless sign of baptism, replaces circumcision(Col. 2:11-14) as a covenant sign. Sacraments do not save, but as signs and seals of grace, they encourage our faith in God’s sovereign promises in Christ, His righteousness and sacrifice for our sins. Besides sacraments, the church also has rites of marriage(1Cor. 7:2), ordination(1Tim. 4:14) and confirmation. Confirmation does not save but was a practice of the church to joyfully acknowledge God’s promise of salvation, signified and sealed to them in baptism, upon an age of understanding and personal commitment. Confirmation is the opportunity to follow our Lord’s example, for God submitted Him to what became known as a “bar mitzvah” (Ezekiel 44:4-9) to be examined (Luke 2:46-47) before the church. While parents have the primary responsibility for the spiritual nourishment of their children (Deut. 6:7 & Eph. 6:4) the church is to come along side, to minister to these children (Matt. 28:20). Confirmation is the time for covenant youth to first learn then publicly confess (2Cor. 13:5, 2Pet. 1:10-11) faith (Rom. 4:5) and repentance (2Cor. 7:10) as they embrace God’s covenant promises for themselves. This confession must continue all their life long (Acts 14:22, Col. 1:23). Confirmation also opens the door to right participation in the Lord’s Supper (1Cor. 11: 27-29). Our prayer is that our faithful God (Jer. 32:38-40) has sovereignly worked in the conferment’s hearts to truly say “Jesus is Lord” (1Cor. 12:3) and may make them persevere in that confession (Matt. 10:32) all their life long. As Philippians 1:6 encourages “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Apostle’s 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, who 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. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
What We Believe Eternally Matters!
Luke 20:20-26
1. The truth mattered to Christ and must to us!
2. The truth brings us great comfort and eternal blessing from the God of the living!
Picture: Else Kientzler Botanical Garden, Sarchi, Costa Rica
Bulletin cover and picture are by Pastor Schnabel
