MARCH 26, 2023 MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE Organ Prelude to the Worship Service Silent Prayer Call to Worship *God’s Greeting *Hymn: 48 – Jehovah Is My Light WE CONFESS OUR SINS, GOD RESTORES US Reading of the Law of God Confession and Assurance Hymn of Response: 70 (Trinity Psalter) Make Haste, O God WE THANK GOD WITH OUR PRAYERS AND GIFTS Congregational Prayer Offering: General fund & Pregnancy Aid in the South Suburbs (Please place your offering in the basket in back of sanctuary) WE HEAR GOD’S WORD *Hymn: 22A.1-5 (Trinity Psalter) My God, My God O Why? Scripture Reading: Matthew 27.1-26 Text: Matthew 27.1-26 Message: “To the Cross, #3” Prayer of Application *Hymn: 151 – In Thy Heritage the Heathen *Benediction *Doxology: 351.1, 2 – Ah, Dearest Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended Organ Postlude *Please stand if able --------------------- Matthew 27.1-26 To the Cross, #3 Theme: The unjust condemnation of Jesus causes powerful responses 1. The remorseful (not repentant) response from Judas 2. The response (and lack of) from Jesus 3. The dreadful response from Mrs. Pilate 4. The pragmatic response from Pilate and criminal response from the crowd

Title: [03/19/2023 PM ] - To The Cross, # 2 Series: To The Cross Speaker: Rev. Harold Miller Bible: Matthew 26:57-75 Date: March 19, 2023 Beginning on the Lord's Day 3/19/2023, we began on a journey to the cross. Our journey will follow the path laid out by Matthew. For this 2nd sermon take some time in Matthew 26.57-75. This may be a well-known passage, but there is much comfort for our souls to be found here. We need the entire truth of the Scriptures preached and taught to us, but no truth taught and preached more clearly, carefully, and so often as the work of Jesus Christ toward and on the cross, and His glorious resurrection. Let's major on the majors for the next few weeks! ----------------- Responsive Reading of Psalm 35.1-18 Scripture Reading: Matthew 26.57-75 Text: Matthew 26.57-75 Sermon: "To The Cross, #2 ----------- Theme: Jesus' Words propel Him to the cross while Peter uses words to disown the Lord 1. Once again Matthew's structure sets the stage, 57, 58 2. The Words which Jesus speak cause all which happens, 59-67 3. The words of Peter deny His Lord to save his own life, 68-75 -------------

Title: [03/19/2023 AM] - "To The Cross, # 1 - Matthew 26:31-56 Series: To The Cross Speaker: Rev. Harold Miller Bible: Matthew 26:31-56 Date: March 19, 2023 Beginning on the Lord's Day, 03/19/2023, we will be on a journey to the cross. Our journey will follow the path laid out by Matthew. So for the morning sermon read Matthew 26.31-56 and for the evening take some time in Matthew 26.57-75. These may be well-known passages, but there is much comfort for our souls to be found here. We need the entire truth of the Scriptures preached and taught to us, but no truth taught and preached more clearly, carefully, and so often as the work of Jesus Christ toward and on the cross, and His glorious resurrection. Let's major on the majors for the next few weeks! -------------- Scripture Reading: Matthew 26:31-56 Text: Matthew 26.31-56 Message: "To The Cross, #1" ----------------- Theme: As the moment of crisis for the Lord arrives, His disciples desert Him and flee 1. Matthew's structure has Jesus and His disciples front and center, 31-35 2. The prayers of the Lord and the weakness of the disciples, 36-46 3. The determination of the Lord as the disciples desert Him, 47-56

Title: [03/12/2023 PM] - "Applicatory: Quiet Contentment in Christ" - Psalm 131 Series: Morning Sermons - OL URC Speaker: Rev. Harold Miller Bible: Psalm 131 Date: March 12, 2023 The second service will be an applicatory sermon. We will find great comfort during suffering and challenges from Psalm 131. If you are hurting, know someone who is hurting, stay at church for this second worship service centered on comfort. ----------- Responsive Reading of Psalm 143 Scripture Reading: Psalm 131 Text: Psalm 131 Message: "Applicatory: Quiet Contentment in Christ" -------------- Theme: Dear Christian, avail yourself of the contentment provided in Christ 1. By first putting off man-centered pride 2. And by humbling yourself under His mighty hand 3. Our contentment is that of the weaned child

Title: [03/12/2023 AM] - "Mad at Mercy?!" - Jonah 4 Series: Morning Sermons - OL URC Speaker: Rev. Harold Miller Bible: Jonah 4 Date: March 12, 2023 The first service will have us consider Jonah chapter 4. In this fourth chapter is the central truth of the entire book and, honestly, one of the central truths of God's nature and character. You do now want to miss this - and we take the Lord's supper. ------------- Scripture Reading: Jonah 4 Text: Jonah 4 Message: "Mad at Mercy?!" ------------- Theme: The Lord uses means to rebuke the wretched lack of pity in His prophet 1. When good theology crashes against a hard heart 2. Provision: Prosecution's primary piece of evidence 3. You pitied a vine; I pitied a people

Title: [03/05/2023 PM] - "Skeletons" - Ezekial 37:1-10 Series: The Canons of Dort Speaker: Rev. Harold Miller Bible: Ezekiel 37:1-10 Date: March 5, 2023 The evening sermon from Ezekiel 37.1-3 with help from Canons of Dort 3.3 brings us face to face with the total spiritual inability of humans to believe. Every human born into this world is born spiritually dead. That fact, once understood and accepted completely changes how we view preaching, evangelism, and missions. Please pray for clarity and an acceptance of this significant biblical truth. ---------------- Responsive Reading of Psalm 51.1-9 Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 37.1-10 Confessional Reading: Canons of Dort 3/4.3 Text: Ezekiel 37.1-3 Sermon: "Skeletons" ------------- Theme: Humans are conceived in sin and, outside of Christ are spiritually dead 1. The Lord divinely causes clarity about the human condition 2. Every human apart from Christ is a skeleton 3. A skeleton just lies there 4. The Lord divinely causes THE question about the human condition

Title: [03/05/2023 AM] - "Revival" - Jonah 3 Series: Morning Sermons - OL URC Speaker: Rev. Harold Miller Bible: Jonah 3 Date: March 5, 2023 In the morning we come to chapter three of volume 32 of "God's Ways" (Jonah 3). This chapter is one of the very few chapters in the Bible focused on revival. God brings revival and in this chapter we see how He brings revival and what true revival looks like. Pray that the Lord will revive His church and use His true world-wide church to reach the world with the gospel. --------------- Scripture Reading: Jonah 3 Text: Jonah 3 Message: "Revival" ------------ Theme: The Lord uses warning preaching through a reborn man to bring revival 1. The reborn man preaches as God commands 2. The preached Word spread to all the city – revival! 3. The pleading of repentance is the effect of genuine revival

Title: [02/26/2023 PM] - "Total Depravity Proved" - Genesis 4:8 Series: The Canons of Dort Speaker: Rev. Harold Miller Bible: Genesis 4:8 Date: February 26, 2023 The evening sermon will be Genesis 4.8, its surrounding context, and help from the Canons of Dort 3.1, 2. Sunday afternoon take some time to read as much of Genesis chapters 1-4 as possible. We need to know and be convinced of man's total depravity if we will also be convinced of our utter inability. God also must save - or as Jonah says at the end of chapter 2 - "Salvation is of the Lord"! --------------- Responsive Reading of Genesis 2.4-25 Scripture Reading: Genesis 3.1 – 4.12 Confessional Reading: Canons of Dort 3.1, 3 Text: Genesis 4:8 Sermon: “Total Depravity Proved” ------------ Theme: The sinful choice of Adam and Eve brings the murderous reality of sin to all 1. To learn the true horror of sin, begin at the beginning 2. Cain’s choice was not first his alone – federal headship 3. Cain’s action to murder arose from his heart 4. God said He would judge Adam’s sin and a dead Abel proves it

Title: [02/26/2023 AM] - "From Out the Depths" - Jonah 2 Series: Morning Sermons - OL URC Speaker: Rev. Harold Miller Bible: Jonah 2 Date: February 26, 2023 In the morning we will continue in Jonah at chapter 2. Take a moment this evening and read that short and sobering chapter. This chapter is helpful in directing us in how to deal with the depths of despair - even when those depths are of our own making. From what I hear there may also be a few extra folks in church as some of the family of Marilyn join us to celebrate her 95th birthday! Praise the Lord for many years of His faithfulness! ------------- Scripture Reading: Jonah 2 Text: Jonah 2 Message: “From Out the Depths” ------------- Theme: The Lord uses smothering discipline to free His disobedient servant 1. 1.17 determines the context for all of chapter 2: deliverance to discipline 2. Distress in deep depths: Smothered 3. Calling, crying out, praying: Repentance! 4. Answer, hearing, vomiting: Salvation!