March 30, 2025

(Apostles’ Creed)

Preaching: Rev. Simon Jooste

Call to Worship: Psalm 105:1

Invocation: Psalm 105:8

He remembers his covenant forever,
the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations.

Reading of the Law: James 2:8-10

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 1

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

New Testament Lesson: 2 Corinthians 10

I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— 2 I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.

7 Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ’s, so also are we. 8 For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed. 9 I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.” 11 Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present. 12 Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.

13 But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you. 14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. 15 We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged, 16 so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another's area of influence. 17 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 18 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

Sermon: “Boasting in Christ”

Hymn #1 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 105-B) “O Thank the Lord with Great Rejoicing” (Verses 1-5)

Hymn #2 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – #403) “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken”

Hymn #3 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 1-A) “That Man Is Blest”

Afternoon Worship Bulletin 

*Call to Worship: Psalm 100:1-2

*God’s Greeting: 2 Thessalonians 1:2

*Psalm #1 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 122-A) “I Was Filled with Joy and Gladness”

*Prayer for Illumination

Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 55

New Testament Lesson: 2 Corinthians 11

Confessional Reading: Belgic Confession, Article 29

Sermon: Fools for Christ 

Prayer of Application

*Psalm #2 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 123) “To You, O Lord, I Lift My Eyes”

*Benediction