Posted on Aug 17, 2024 in Bulletin |
Discussion, Agreement, Division
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Aug 18 – Ice Cream Social
- Sep 14 @ 3pm – Softball Game @ dome
- Sep 20 & 21 – Mission Opportunity
- Sep 20 @ 6:30pm – Plano HS Football game
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – OGRP 708 – Prayer for Service
- Govern everything by your wisdom, O Lord, so that my soul may always be serving you in the way you will and not as I choose.
- Let me die to myself so that I may serve you; let me live to you who are life itself.
- Amen.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 160 – Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
- UMH 176 – Majesty, Worship His Majesty
- OGRP 653 – Blessed is the One (Psalm 1)
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- TFWS 2087 – We Will Glorify the King of Kings
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Discussion, Agreement, Division” – [Acts 15:15-41 ESV]
- 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
- 16 “‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it,
- 17 that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things
- 18 known from of old.’
- 19 Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God,
- 20 but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.
- 21 For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
- 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,
- 23 with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings.
- 24 Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,
- 25 it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.
- 28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:
- 29 that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”
- 30 So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.
- 31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.
- 32 And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.
- 33 And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.
- [34 But it seemed good to Silas to remain there]
- 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
- 36 And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.”
- 37 Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark.
- 38 But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
- 39 And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
- 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
- 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- Benediction
- Postlude