This order is typical of our worship service.
HANCOCK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
May 15, 2022
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
10:00 A.M.
COME! LET US WORSHIP!
Call to Worship:
Psalm 117
Silent Prayer and Response #635
“Glory Be to the Father”
*Pastor: People of God, from where does your help come?
*Cong: Our help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth.
*God’s Greeting
*Hymns: #473:
“To God Be the Glory”
#33 (Easter Hymnal)
“The Power of the Cross”
LET US CONFESS OUR SINS AND PRAY TO GOD
Confession of Sin:
Romans 3:23
Assurance of Pardon:
Romans 3:24-25a
Guide for Thankful Living:
Romans 3:27-28
Congregational Prayer
LET US OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THE WORD OF GOD
*Hymn of Preparation: #485
“O Christ, Our Hope, Our Heart’s Desire”
Scripture Reading:
John 11:45-53 (pg. 1125)
Confessional Reading:
Canons of Dort, MPOD 2, Art. 8 (PH, pg. 934)
Sermon: Limited Atonement
Prayer
LET US PRESENT OUR OFFERINGS TO GOD
Offerings:
1. General Fund 2. Future Building Improvement
GO! LET US DEPART TO SERVE IN JOY AND PEACE!
*Hymn of Response: #482
“Man of Sorrows—What a Name”
*Benediction
*Doxology: #632 “To God Be the Glory”
Sermon Notes
Scripture:
John 11:45-53
Canons of Dort, MPOD 2, Article 8
Sermon:
Limited Atonement
Theme: Christ died for all the sins of only God’s children.
I. What Does This Mean?
A. The Day of Atonement
1. In Leviticus 16, what happens to the 2 goats?
2. How does that passage show us atonement?
B. Caiaphas’ Proclamation
1. Why did Caiaphas say that Jesus should die?
2. What did God mean by what Caiaphas said?
C. Jesus’ Atonement
1. Complete: covers both _________ and _______ sins.
2. Whose sins are taken away by Christ?
a. Arminius promoted a _________ atonement.
b. What are the problems with this?
1. It is disconnected from ____________.
2. It isn’t actual atonement, just _______.
3. It detracts from the work of ________.
4. It is not __________.
c. Christ died for a particular people: the elect.
John 10:11—for the sheep.
3. The atonement is not limited in ______, but in _____.
II. Why Does This Matter?
A. There is atonement for sin!
1. Guilty, vile, and helpless we; spotless Lamb of God was he. Full atonement—can it be? Hallelujah! What a Savior!
B. Christ is a ________ Savior.
1. Christ took care of our sins completely, not partly!
2. What does the name Jesus mean?
C. Our atonement is ________.
1. We don’t have to worry about losing it!
D. The atonement unites us as a _________.
1. What other things unite people in the world?
2. Revelation 5:9-10: With your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom
