Welcome to Church!
As we gather for worship this weekend, I want to make sure you know how grateful we are that you have joined us. It's a blessing to worship, pray, and serve alongside friends and neighbors.
Today we continue our slight detour in our study of the book of Acts. As we work our way through Stephen’s sermon from Acts 7 and we are taking a look back to the Old Testament history and significance of the Tabernacle and Temple worship to discover some very powerful Gospel lessons that can help us live faithful lives.
After the service, take a few minutes to engage friends and neighbors in conversation, or spend some time in prayer. We hope you find our church and church family is not just a place of worship but a community of support and love.
If you have attended church before, you know every church is unique. A few of the things we hope you will notice about us are first, the priority we give to the Bible, not just in worship, but in all things related to God and our relationship with HIm; also, we are committed to being a blessing, as we seek to represent Christ to our community; and finally we depend on the Holy Spirit to guide and empower us to live our daily lives. We believe these are essential to our calling to be His church here in Rock Hall.
Thank you for being a part of our family today. My prayer is that our time together in worship would be a source of inspiration, reflection, and connection in your relationship with Jesus. If you have any questions or want to discuss your faith journey, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. My office telephone is 410-639-2144, or send me an email.
Richest Blessings!
Pastor Gary Priddy
Order of Worship
Welcome Prayer of Adoration
Opening Worship Prayer of Confession
Prayers of the People
Message
Good News from the Old Testament - Pt 5
Acts 7:44-53
Pastor Gary Priddy
Next Steps
Find practical ways you can take a first “next step” in your faith journey on our website.
Just go to nextsteps.yourrhc.com.
Benediction
Life is much more than an accident. Wherever I go, I believe God needs me there. Wherever I am, I trust God has put me there. He has a purpose for me being there -
Christ, alive in me, wants to do something through me, no matter where I am.
I believe this and go in His grace and His love and His power.
If you would like someone to pray with you, please come and meet one of our ministry leaders at the end of the service.
Songs for Worship
Wesley Chapel
Be Thou my Vision
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Open My Eyes that I May See
Rock Hall Church
Revelation Song
How Great is Our God
Christ Be Magnified
Message Notes
Acts 20: Gospel Lessons from the Old Testament - Part 5
Idolatry - making created things supreme things
Acts 7:44-53
The temple wasn’t the point, it was intended to point them to Jesus.
Romans 1:25 NIV84
Romans 8:22–23 NIV
Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV84
Matthew 4:10 NIV84
The Most High doesn’t dwell in houses made by human hands
John 2:19 NIV84
We can miss it if we are not careful.
“The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives.”
Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
Take it Home:
Read Psalm 113. How is the detailed recognition of God’s specific care for his people in this passage magnified and made even more praiseworthy when put against the backdrop of the statements in vv.4-6?
Read Isaiah 66:1-2. Why is our concern for obeying God’s word diminished when we fail to maintain a “high view” of God? Why do you think a low view of God fosters pride and self-interest?
Read Psalm 132:1-5 and 1 Kings 8:27-30. Realizing that both David and Solomon understood that God could not be localized by a physical worship center in Jerusalem, why do you think they would be so intent on establishing this more permanent worship structure?
Read Ephesians 2:11-13. What can you do to sincerely worship God for including you in his redemptive plan? Why do you think we don’t do this more often?
This Week's Announcements:
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Meet with Pastor Gary Do you have a question or issue you need to discuss? Pastor Gary is available for pastoral counseling with individuals and couples To schedule, just Click “Meet with Pastor Gary” on our website
Prayer Request Policy Change In order to maintain a more current prayer list, we provide a copy of this past week’s prayer requests. Submit prayer requests using the prayer request cards in the pews or the digital prayer request form on our website: pray.yourrhc.com Please make sure you have permission to share other’s information.
Current Prayer Requests
Our children and youth ministries
Caregivers and first responders
People of Ukraine
Our nation’s leaders
Healing of our nation
Israel and the Middle East
People battling addictions
Single parents and their kids
Pastor Gary and family
Dickie & Bettie Porter
Frank & Mariann Dulin
Elmer Gustafson
Joanne Carson
Rick Reedy
Sara Gagalski
Joan Melvin
Sandy Scanlan
Pastor Kenny Hickman
Pastor Bill Carroll
Cricket Hayes (PG’s Mom)
Kat Fithian
Jean Spence
Patricia Brown
Pastor David Kelley
Emma Eller
Jerry Creighton
Christine Weber
Scott Smith
Dot Ritchie
Ed and Penny Pickering
Active Military & their families including:
Trevion Hopkins
Kyle Schauber
Brock Willey
Makenzie Williams
Steve McCarthy
Tristan Hague
Dakota Collison
Geoffrey Andersen
John Pettit
Jonathan Conner
Dante Spagnolo
Homebound:
Phyllis Dierker
Jackie Price Williams
Edna Cox
This week's prayer focus:
Join us in focused and specific prayer for our church, our community, and our world. Be prepared to see God do great things as we collectively turn to Him in prayer.
Sunday - Our Mission: God, increase the desire of believers to fulfill the Great Commission. Matthew 28:19-20
Monday - Our Church: God, direct our vision for the Future. Proverbs 19:21
Tuesday - Our Leadership: God, help our ministers and volunteers persevere in Your work. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Wednesday - Families: God, help our families be committed to the Lord and His Work. Joshua 24:15
Thursday - Our Community: God, bring salvation to the lost. Luke 19:10
Friday - Children/Youth: God, help our young people set an example of godliness for others. 1 Timothy 4:12
Saturday - Adults: God, give our adults discernment to not be deceived by the world and Satan. 1 Peter 5:8
This week’s events:
Monday
11:30 am - The Chosen @RH Church Hall
6:30 pm - Women’s Bible Study Small Group @The Robbin’s
7:00 pm - Men’s Bible Study Small Group @Charge Office
Tuesday
7:00 pm - Bible Study Small Group @RHMC Hall
Wednesday
Day of Prayer - Sanctuaries are open all day for prayer
1:00 pm - Midday Prayer Service @RHMC Sanctuary
Saturday
9:00 am - Men’s Prayer Breakfast @Betterton VFC
Sunday
8:30 am - Bible Studies and Membership Class
9:30 am - Weekend Worship Celebration @WC
11:00 am - Weekend Worship Celebration @RHMC
12:15 am - Membership Class
WCMC - Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
RHMC - Rock Hall Methodist Church
