The Lord’s Day Worship – April 20, 2025

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Apostolic Greeting

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn:  "The Day of Resurrection!"   #357

*Prayer of Invocation

The 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 forever.” Amen.

Word of God: Philippians 2:1-11

Pastoral Prayer

The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds;
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God;
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.
        

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son;
who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.
   

And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
   

I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

*Hymn:  "The Lord Is My Refuge"   #11B

Tithes and Offerings

*Doxology:

"Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

praise him, all creatures here below;

praise him above, ye heave'nly host;

praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen." 

Word of God: Isaiah 45:1-25

Preaching of God’s Word: “Turn to Me All the Ends of the Earth”

Hymn of Response:  “Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious"    #378

*Benediction

*Postlude      

(*Please stand if able)

Sunday School & Worship Hours

•  9:45 a.m. -  Sunday School for all ages  
• 11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
•  6:00 p.m. - Evening Worship

Morning and Evening Worship Services are live streamed at:

www.graceopcfairlawn.org

https://youtube.com/@grace-opc

Worship Serving Schedule

This Week:

Ushers: Mike Dinaro & Glenn Crothers

Nursery: Krystal Jimenez and Silvia Prince

Media Broadcast: John Hemrick

Coffee Hour Refreshments: Caroline Platt

Next Week:

Ushers: Georgi Kanev and Tom Del Casale

Nursery:  HaeSung Keegan and Nancy Hemrick

Media Broadcast: Elias Jimenez

Coffee Hour Refreshments: Krystal Jimenez

WELCOME TO GRACE OPC! 

On behalf of the session of Grace OPC, I want to extend our warmest greetings to you.  It is my hope and prayer that as we gather together this Lord’s Day to worship our Triune God and Redeemer, you will be encouraged to cast your cares upon the Lord and to draw near to God by faith in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are new here in Fair Lawn, please join us for fellowship following the benediction, and be sure to sign our guestbook.  We look forward to personally speaking with you, and if there are any prayer concerns in your heart, don’t hesitate to bring them to our attention.   

                                                             Pastor John Keegan 

This morning in Isaiah 45:1-25, we will learn how the Lord turns the human heart from darkness and death to light and life by the resurrection of His
anointed One the from dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord.

This evening in Mark 11:12-26, we will see from the ‘enacted parable’ of the withered fig tree, that ‘sandwiches’ the account of Jesus cleansing the temple, “the danger of spiritual unfruitfulness and formality in religion” (J. C. Ryle).

Men’s Friday Night Fellowship Dinner & Book Study

On April 25 at 6:30 PM we will hold our monthly Men’s Friday Night Fellowship & Book Study in the Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP so we will know how much pizza to prepare.

May 2-3, 2025 Second Annual Family Retreat

Our 2nd Annual Family Retreat May 2-3, 2025 at Tuscarora Inn & Conf. Center in PA

Calendar Events and Notes for this week: see details on the church calendar & bulletin board

• Monday- Trustees Meeting
• Tuesday - Dinaro Home Group
• Wednesday- Keegan Home Group
• Friday- Men’s Friday Night Fellowship & Book Study

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Apostolic Greeting

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn:  "My Song Forever Shall Record" vv.1-3    #89B

*Prayer of Invocation

Word of God: Micah 7:1-20

Pastoral Prayer

*Hymn: "My Song Forever Shall Record"  vv.4-6    #89B

Tithes and Offerings

Word of God: Mark 11:12-26

Preaching of God’s Word: “Of Fig Trees and House Cleaning”

*Hymn of Response:"My Song Forever Shall Record"  vv.7-9    #89B

*Benediction

*Postlude    

  (*Please stand if able)