God’s Plan
John 11:45-57
Pastor Jonathan Kiel | 04.05.2020
Welcome to Christ Church at home. As we come into God’s presence together this morning, we come as a people scattered throughout the county worshiping in our homes. A special welcome to you if you are visiting Christ Church for the first time. We are glad you are here.
Call to Worship
Read Psalm Zechariah 9:9 aloud
L: Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!
A: Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
L: Lo, your king comes to you;
A: triumphant and victorious is he,
L: humble and riding on a donkey,
A: on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Rejoice the Lord is King
Confession
Read this Palm Sunday Confession aloud
O King of Glory,
we confess that our praise of your majesty has often been faint,
our performance as citizens of your kingdom treasonous.
For we have surrendered to the enemy
by our secret and our known sins.
For our treason you died, Lord Jesus.
For our restoration, you rose again.
Draw us closer to you in this holy week,
that our eyes may catch the vision of your tears,
and our hearts, the wonder of your grace.
By the Holy Spirit’s continuing discipline,
let us be loyal and loving servants of the King.
Praise be to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Silent Confession
Be careful not to rush the silence, take your time.
Kyrie Eleison
Pardon
Read Psalm 118:4–5, 14, 17 aloud
Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.
What Wondrous Love is This
Sermon
Children, remember to take your notes, Pastor Jonathan wants to see them!
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried;
he descended into the grave;
the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Prayers for the Church and World
As we come to a time of prayer this morning, we come as a people who are seeking the Lord and then waiting on him to act. Prayer is learning to trust and wait on the Lord. As we come into prayer this morning sing this short song which was written based on Psalm 37.
Before you spend time praying this morning we have an update from one of our missionaries, Timur Anickin, who is a pastor in Latvia followed by Meagan Wynne leading us into our time of prayer this morning.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.
Prayer Prompts
CCB Ministries:
Home Groups- For these groups to grow closer together
Trinity Classical School – For success of the portable installation next door, enrollment is currently open, starting high school fall 2020.
CCB Youth Group -- For our youth to find friendships and deepen their faith
Birchwood Elementary Outreach- For continued opportunities to bless the Birchwood neighborhood and share the gospel with our community.
RUF- For successful fundraising for RUF’s spring break mission trip to Sacred Road on the Yakama Reservation.
Missions - Prayer for the Fredette family as they depart for Honduras and continue their work at the Hospital Loma de Luz.
Illness:
For God to slow and stop the spread of the Coronavirus in our communities. For God’s healing and comfort for the people struggling with this illness.
Renay Camire (kidney failure) – She is on dialysis multiple times a week.
General:
Healthcare Workers and First Responders - Those in our church serving our communities during the Coronavirus outbreak: Dr. Chris and Dr. Lisa VanHofwegen, Dr. Paul and Dr. Renee Fredette, Jessie Molin (ER nurse)
Prayer for CCB Leadership:
Elders and deacons, Pastor Nate Walker, assistant pastor, Jonathan Kiel, RUF pastor Nathanial Thompson, church planting pastors John Neville(planting in Ferndale next Fall) and Craig Harris (planting in Yakima next June). Prayer for God’s guidance in hiring our new worship pastor.
If you would like the elders to pray for you, please send your prayer request here:
Offering
We are still taking offerings online.
If you prefer to write a check you can still mail it to our church address, but at this time online giving is preferred.
We need your generosity now more than ever with many opportunities to serve our neighbors during this time.
Please click the button below to give. It will open in a new browser window:
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heav’nly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen, Amen.
Sending
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
We love you all!
Reminders
Kids! Please take a photo of your notes, and email them to admin@christchurchbellingham.org with the subject “Sermon Notes”. Pastor Jon can’t wait to see them!
Just for fun, take a photo of what Christ Church at Home looks like for you this morning and email it to admin@christchurchbellingham.org with the subject “Christ Church at Home”. We’d love to see, pajamas won’t offend us! If you post a photo on social media use the hashtag #ccbellinghamathome so we can collect your photos!