Each week we post an Order of Service for the upcoming Lord’s Day worship service. It gives a preview of the sermon content and explains how each element of the service supports the theme of the message. We carefully select songs for the teaching value of the lyrics (Colossians 3:16). Use the links in each post to preview the lyrics of the songs. Please read Understanding Worship at HBC for an explanation of the contribution made by each element of the service.
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Introduction In the sermon text for this Lord’s Day (2 Corinthians 4:7-12), Paul began to explain the nature of his ministry of the glorious New Covenant message of Christ. False teachers presented themselves as celebrity ministers, but Paul’s ministry was marked by weakness, persecution, and suffering. This is not an anomaly, but rather the design…
Introduction Join us this Lord’s Day as we celebrate the birth of Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP Prelude O Quit Your Pastures Call to Worship Galatians 4:4-5 Invocation PROCLAMATION Hymn 88 O Come, All Ye Faithful Hymn 87 O Come, O Come Emmanuel Worship through Giving Offertory In the Bleak Midwinter Prepared…
Introduction Our study of 2 Corinthians brings us to a text that reminds us that the Christian mission faces great opposition in this world. The “god of this world,” Satan, works to blind the minds of unbelievers to prevent them from seeing the light of the gospel. Yet, “we do not lose heart” because we…
Introduction Paul laid out the truth that the Law of Moses has been annulled, displaced by a glorious new covenant (2 Corinthians 3:6-11). In the sermon text for this Lord’s Day, he further explains that those who try to come to God through the Law are blind. But the Spirit of God shines the light…
Introduction In 2 Corinthians 2:14, Paul digressed from the main purpose of his letter, taking opportunity to exult in the glory of the ministry. In last week’s text (3:1-6), he explained that he was not sufficient for a task of such magnitude, but that his sufficiency comes from God. In this week’s text, he further…
Introduction: In last Sunday’s text (2 Corinthians 2:14-17), Paul laid out the true nature of ministry. Christ vanquished us and now uses us to spread the knowledge of God. The result is that some who hear the message receive it and live, but the rest hear it and are confirmed in their condemnation. Either way,…
Introduction: Second Corinthians began in a rather dismal way with Paul defending his integrity and authority as an apostle. In today’s sermon text, Paul breaks off his distasteful taste to express his joy over the privilege of serving the gospel. His exultation begins in 2:14 to continues into chapter 7. One author calls the subject…
Introduction The sermon text for this Lord’s Day (2 Corinthians 2:5-11) gives us insight into the life of this first century church. Paul guided them through a complex disciplinary matter. Principles he set in place proved fruitful, bringing repentance and restoration to a man who previously was disruptive to the ministry. In this passage Paul…
Lord’s Day November 4, 2018 Introduction This Lord’s Day marks the conclusion of our Missions Emphasis Week. The sermon text is John 4:21-26. During a discussion with a woman beside a well in Samaria, Jesus revealed that he stood on the cusp of a new era—one in which worship would no longer be centralized and…