St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church
Pastor Daniel R. Schnabel 15480 County Road 31, Hamburg, MN
…if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
The Lords’ Day - Easter - April 3, 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 “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today” 277
We Read God’s Word: Matthew 22:37-40
“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Confession of Sin & Pastoral Prayer w/ Lord’s Prayer
Call to Repentance and Assurance of Pardon: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
Quartet “There Is A Redeemer”
• Scripture Reading: John 24:13-25 (B. p. 936)
Sermon: The Sure Hope For Troubled Hearts!
Hymn-Offering “Up From The Grave He Arose” 276
We Celebrate The Lord’s Supper (Table)
• 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.
ï Silent Prayer
ï 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 -
Wednesday Catechism 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Workbook H.C. 53& 54
Thursday Women’s Guild (Women in the Bible-Eve) at 6:30 p.m.
Consistory Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Sunday School & Bible Study at 8:45 a.m.
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 -
Today we celebrate the Lord’s Supper (Table). Those who have publicly professed their faith in Christ being examined by a church and hold to the orthodox doctrines of the Christian faith, including justification by faith alone, and are in good standing as members of Christ’s church, are welcome. Please humbly prepare your hearts accordingly. Please remember to fill out a communion card or a guest communion card(by the bulletin board) if you are going to partake of the Lord’s Supper. Please read 1Corinthians 11:26-29.
We want to thank the families of Dr. Bill K., Martha S. and Randy H. for the gracious gifts which enabled us to now have a new professional video system for recording the worship services as well as live streaming.
Please log into our church website then to our YouTube channel and subscribe to it. When we reach 100 subscribers we then will be able to livestream also to it.
April is food shelf month! We will have a box in the entryway for food donations for West Carver Food Shelf.
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 -
“Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints” Ps 116:15. Rev. Mayville who pastor Schnabel traveled with in Kenya and Uganda died Wednesday night, entered into glory and into the presence of His Savior! He had double pneumonia from the corona virus.
Jacob's surgery on his sinuses went well. He also deals with congenital night blindness and seizures. Psalm 121:2
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
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
- Further Study -
There is no element and no part of the world which, being touched, as it were, with a sense of its present misery, does not intensely hope for a resurrection. John Calvin
Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only by Jesus Christ. We know life and death only through Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus Christ, we do not know what is our life, nor our death, nor God, nor ourselves. Thus without the Scripture, which has Jesus Christ alone for its object, we know nothing, and see only darkness and confusion in the nature of God, and in our own nature. Blaise Paschal
Approaching
the Lord’s Table
1. With reverence and attention (Leviticus 10:3)
2. Discerning the Lord’s Body. In other words, a clear understanding of the meaning of the Lord’s Supper & His atoning sacrifice as our only hope of salvation. (1Cor. 11:29(instruction/confirmation needed), John 8:24, Titus 2:14)
3. Meditation on Christ’s death and suffering (1Corinthians 11:24, Luke 9:22)
4. Judging ourselves - Remembering His Holy law, the greatness of our sin & guilt (Isaiah 64:6, Matthew 9:13, 1Corinthians 11:23-27)
5. Sorrow & repentance for your sin (1 John 1:8-9)
6. Desire for God and a love for Christ (Matthew 11:28)
7. Feeding on Him in faith (John 6:53-64, 15:1-14)
8. Trusting in Him and His righteousness alone (John 8:24; 11:25,26 Galatians 3:13)
9. Rejoicing in His redeeming love (Romans 5:5-11)
10. Giving thanks for His grace (1 Peter 2:9-12)
11. Renewal of your thankful commitment to love Christ and serve Him (Ephesians 5:8-11, Matthew 3:8)
12. Special love to all Christians (Galatians 6:10, 1 John 2: 3-11, Romans. 13:9)
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 Sure Hope
For Troubled Hearts!
Luke 23:13-25
- We all face disappointments in this fallen world!
2. When disappointments strike, seek the risen Savior in His word!
Picture: Sanibel Island, Florida
Bulletin cover and picture are by Pastor Schnabel
