Sunday Order of Worship
This order is typical of our worship service.
HANCOCK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
October 2, 2022
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
10:00 A.M.
COME! LET US WORSHIP!
Call to Worship:
Revelation 5:9-10, 12
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
*Hymn: #8 (st. 1,2,4,5)
“Lord, Our Lord, Your Glorious Name”
*Apostles’ Creed
Praise Time:
#457 “He’s Got the Whole Word In His Hands,”
#461 (st. 1,2,4) “Beautiful Savior,”
#601 (st. 1,2,3) “Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love”
LET US PRAY TO GOD
Congregational Prayer
LET US PRESENT OUR OFFERINGS TO GOD
Offerings:
1. General Fund 2. Church Education
LET US OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THE WORD OF GOD
*Hymn of Preparation:
#282 “Break Now the Bread of Life”
Prayer of Illumination
Sermon Text:
Genesis 22:20-23:20 (pg. 21)
Sermon:
The Death of Sarah
Prayer
Special Music: Drink the Wine, Eat the Bread
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (PH, pg. 984)
GO! LET US DEPART TO SERVE IN JOY AND PEACE!
*Hymn of Response: #297
“O Come, My Soul, Sing Praise to God”
*Benediction
*Doxology: #638
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Sermon Notes
Scripture: Genesis 22:20-23:20
Sermon: The Death of Sarah
Theme: Even in the death of his wife, Abraham looked forward in faith to the promises of God.
I. Good News From the East
A. Hearing news would be a _______ occurrence.
1. Abraham had moved a long ___________ away.
2. It had been _____ years since he had seen them.
B. Abraham’s brother __________ has had children.
1. Which significant woman is mentioned?
II. Bad news at Home
A. Sarah dies at the age of _________.
1. She is the only woman whose _____ is in the Bible.
2. She is a significant woman.
a. She is the mother of all who ______ (Gal. 4:31)
b. She is Abraham’s ________.
B. Abraham responds to Sarah’s death by __________.
1. Is it wrong to mourn? Why or why not?
2. Death is not the way things are ____________ to be.
a. Death is the result of ________.
b. Death reminds us we live in a _______ world.
III. Abraham’s Forward-Looking Faith
A. The Purchase of the Cave of Machpelah
1. Abraham is an alien, asks the __________ for a grave.
2. They offer to let him use theirs; why does he say no?
3. Abraham strikes a deal with Ephron.
a. Ephron expands it to include the ______ too.
b. Abraham doesn’t __________. Pays the price.
4. This was the __________ burial ground.
a. Who else is buried there, acc. to Gen. 49?
B. The cave is symbol of _______ serving as a pledge of life.
1. How is this true for Abraham?
2. What symbols do Christians have?
a. How does the Lord’s Supper play into this?
b. 1 Cor. 11:26: you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
c. HC Q&A 79: this visible sign and pledge.
