- Bulletin(09/18)
Welcome, and thank you for joining us for the worship of the Lord Jesus Christ at Living Hope today. If you are with us for the first time, please let us know. You can click here to do so very easily. Thank you. And if you’d like to be added to our mailing list to keep up with happenings at Living Hope, you can subscribe here. Thanks, and may the Lord richly bless you from his Word as you join us in the celebration of his glory.
Order of Worship
Call to Worship
9 The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds! (Psa 9:9–11 ESV)Offering our Praise
Come Christians Join to Sing
Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
For You Are HolyOffering our Gifts
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Congregational Prayer
Song of Preparation
Speak O Lord
Sermon
Genesis 3:1-24
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”14 The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”16 To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.”
17 And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
20 The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. 21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life. (Gen 3:1–24 ESV)Responding in Song
God Be Merciful to Me
Benediction / Doxology
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Th 5:23 ESV)
Announcements
Living Stones (Youth Group) will gather today at the Tack’s home from 6-8pm. (9713 Gwynn Park Dr. in Ellicott City). We still have openings for host houses for future meetings (many thanks to those who have already volunteered). You can sign up for that at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445A5A823A3FB6-youth
Living Bolder meets this Friday night (15th) from 7:00-8:30 at Dana Flora’s home (9443 Sohap Lane in Columbia).
Biblical Theology Workshop for Women by Nancy Guthrie at McLean Presbyterian Church, near DC. November 5-6. Contact Cheryl or Stephanie, if interested, by October 15th.
Ladies’ Daytime Bible Study Wednesday’s at 10am at the home of Stephanie Garvey (714 Cyprian Court, Gambrills).
Ladies’ Evening Bible Study with Martha Fyfe.
When: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm.
Where: At the home of Martha Fyfe, 6706 Surrey Lane in Clarksville
Book: Hebrews Better by Jen WIlkinIt’s just begun, so contact Martha if you would like to join in.
Giving We offer an electronic means of giving through Tithe.ly that has proven to be a safe way to give. You can access that through our website under “Giving.” Contact Pete Winstead for details.
Telenews The OPC Committee on Foreign Missions publishes a bi-weekly prayer update on our missionaries. For security reasons you must request to receive these by email.
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