Sunday Morning Worship Guide and Bulletin
october 13, 2024
WELCOME TO CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCH!
Whatever your spiritual disposition - skeptic, seeker or follower - we are glad you are with us! We desire to have all of our hearts strengthened by the grace of Christ through today's worship service. We pray that we will leave eager to share that grace with the people around us throughout the coming week.
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Freeing people to enjoy God, hear his truth, grow in diverse community and engage the world with a renewed dignity that comes from Christ.
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Christ Central Church seeks to be a racially diverse church community. We strive to be a church that is Biblically authentic and true in its worship of God. We desire to communicate and grow spiritually from the message of the gospel as it is read, preached, shared and taught faithfully, clearly and relevantly. We long to be a community filled with loving and encouraging relationships. We seek to spread the good news in word, thought and deed as a community of individuals and families that are faithful to serve, trust, share, grow and spread the redeeming love of Jesus everywhere, in everything and with all people.
*Sunday Morning Children's Ministry
Children meet every Sunday, except 5th Sundays. Fifth Sundays are reserved for family worship, and all children remain in the worship service.
The Order of Worship
~You are invited to stand as you are able.~
Welcome To Christ Central Church
Meet & Greet
Prepare Your Hearts for Worship
Call to Worship
Song of Praise & Worship
Oh Give Thanks
Song of Praise & Worship
In Jesus Name
Celebration of a Creed
Adapted from Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer 29
Question:
Why is the Son of God called “Jesus,” meaning “savior”?
Answer:
Because he saves us from our sins, and because salvation should not be sought and cannot be found in anyone else.
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Song of Preparation
Holy Ground
Scripture Reading : Acts 3:1-26 ESV
The Lame Beggar Healed
3 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.[a] 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. 4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” 5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” 7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. 8 And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Peter Speaks in Solomon's Portico
11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's. 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? 13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant[b] Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16 And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus[c] has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’ 24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
Congregation: Thanks be to God.
Sermon: In the Name of Jesus
Rev. Tony Myles
Sermon Points (Acts 3:1-26):
Wholeness over alms
Life over death
Restoration over rejection
Confession
Prayer of Confession
ALL TOGETHER:
Lord Jesus, we have sinned times without number, and been guilty of pride and unbelief, and of neglect to seek you in our daily lives.
Our sins and shortcomings present us with a list of accusations, but we thank you that they will not stand against us, for all have been laid on Christ.
Deliver us from every evil habit, every interest of former sins, everything that dims the brightness of your grace in us, everything that prevents us taking delight in you. Amen.
Silent Reflection
Word of Assurance:
Psalm 103:8-12 ESV
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger
and abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.”
The Lord’s Supper
Prayer for Those Searching for Truth
God, you claim that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. Grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following you as I consider the reasons for doing so. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me and open to me the reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent, convincing, and that leads to the life that you promise.
Song of Response
What A Wonderful Name
Benediction