Service Flow
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Welcome & Announcements
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Scripture Reading
Luke 21:12–19
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Jesus Messiah
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Lord I Need You
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O Great God
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Sermon: The Prisoner’s Progress
Acts 25 • Pastor Bill Schneider
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Baby Dedication
- 8
Offering
- 9
His Name Is Wonderful
Order of Service
Announcements & Updates
This Week
- Youth Group — Tonight – 6 PM
- Bible Study — Mondays at 7 PM
- Advisory Board Meeting — Tuesday at 6 PM
- Bibles — Free Bibles in the foyer for anyone who needs one.
- Nominations for 2026 are posted on the bulletin board.
- Annual Business Meeting — Wed, January 28th, 7 PM
Quick Info
Nursery: Ages 0–4 • Junior Church: Ages 5–10 after the songs • Baby Dedication today
Scripture Reading
Luke 21:12–19
(as provided)
12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of My name.
13 And so you will bear testimony to Me.
14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.
15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
17 Everyone will hate you because of Me.
18 But not a hair of your head will perish.
19 Stand firm, and you will win life.”
Catechism
Q 42. What is the essence of the Ten Commandments?
A. The essence of the Ten Commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and to love everyone else as we love ourselves.
Congregational Singing
Why do we join our voices and sing together?
We see throughout Scripture that we are commanded to worship God and specifically to worship God by singing. There are 400 verses in the Bible that reference singing, nearly 50 of those are direct commands. Psalm 96 opens with these words: “Oh, sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.” See also (Eph 5:19, Col 3:16).
Why we sing together in church is because God says so in His Word. This is certainly enough reason and there are many others—but I’ll only mention one.
Singing helps us remember. Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs help us to remember who God is, what He has said, and what He has done. As we sing of the glories of our God it sets our affections on Him who is all satisfying. Truly He has done so much for us in Christ—let’s join our voices together and sing.