22 March 2020

MPC Service Broadcast (ACP) #1

This is an abbreviated service broadcasted from the pulpit amid the coronavirus pandemic (ACP) of 2020.

Included below are relevant items from the bulletin:

Cover Quote:

"Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it. Wisdom is, in fact, the practical side of moral goodness. As such, it is found in its fullness only in God. He alone is naturally and entirely and invariably wise. “His wisdom ever waketh,” says the hymn, and it is true. Wisdom, as the old theologians used to say, is his essence, just as power and truth and goodness are his essence—integral elements, that is, in his character.… Omniscience governing omnipotence, infinite power ruled by infinite wisdom, is a biblical description of the divine character."
- J.I. Packer

Call to Worship:

Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
King of the ages.
Who will not fear you, O Lord,
and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship you!

Confession of Faith: The Nicene Creed

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

And in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of his 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 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 is seated at the right hand of the Father;
and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we 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 worshiped and glorified;
who spoke by the Prophets;
and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church;
we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And we look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Confession of Sin:

Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, and my rebellious ways: according to your love remember me, for you are good, O Lord. For the sake of your name, O Lord, forgive my iniquity though it is great. Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish. Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.

Assurance of Pardon:

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.
- Psalm 103:8-12

Old Testament Reading: Zechariah 3

Sermon Passage: Romans 11:33-36

Sermon Title: "Fathoms"

Sermon Outline:

Fallen Condition Focus – Sometimes we get off balance when it comes to how we approach God.
 
I. Because of the depths of God’s riches, we must glorify Him.
 
II. Because of the depths of God’s knowledge, we must glorify Him.
 
III. Because of the depths of God’s wisdom, we must glorify Him.

Proposition – Because of the depths of God’s attributes, we must glorify him.
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