Christ Is King!

This past Sunday, I was priveleged to lead worship and preach for the retirement center where I intern. My responsibilities included basically everything with relation to the service from the order of worship to the choosing of the hymns.
It was such an awesome experience.

As a way of sharing this, I thought I would post the service w/sermon outline.

April 3, 2005

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 29:1-4;10-11 in Unison

PS 29:1 Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones,
Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters
The God of glory thunders,
The LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful
The voice of the LORD is majestic.
10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood;
The LORD is enthroned as King forever.
11 The LORD gives strength to his people;
The LORD blesses his people with peace.

*HYMN OF WORSHIP #10 O, Worship the King

*INVOCATION

CALL TO CONFESSION

Every sin, both original and actual, being a transgression of the righteous law of God, and contrary thereunto, doth in its own nature, bring guilt upon the sinner, whereby he is bound over to the wrath of God, and curse of the law, and so made subject to death, with all miseries spiritual, temporal, and eternal.

SILENT CONFESSION OF SIN

ASSURANCE OF PARDON 1 John 2:1-2

1JN 2:1 “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”

CONFESSION OF FAITH The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived of the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day he rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints
the forgiveness of sins
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.

Amen.

HYMN #97 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

“Our Father, which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen.”




SERMON TEXT Luke 8:26-39

SERMON “Christ, King Over Evil”
Chaplain Intern Bobby Griffith


Evil exists and can cause us to worry, but if we serve Christ, we serve the one who is King over evil.
I. Christ’s Kingship over evil.
A. Evil is afraid of Christ’s authority v. 28
—The response of the man v. 28-29
—The response of the demons v. 30-33
B. Evil has no power over Christ’s authority v. 30-33
—The demons admitted this v. 32
—Christ demonstrated this v. 32-33
II. The people’s rejection of Christ’s Kingship.
A. People will rebel against Christ’s Kingship
—Because of anger v. 34-35
—Because of fear v. 35 & 37
B. Rebellion is manifested in rejection
—Some people do not want anything to do with Christ v. 37
—Rejecting Christ does not mean He has given up v. 39
III. Service to the King.
A. Christ’s kingdom is filled with people who want to serve Him
—Salvation brings joy
—Joy causes action v. 38
B. Serving Christ can happen anywhere
—There is willingness v. 38
—There is a message v. 39
How can we apply this message to our lives?
1. We understand that evil is real
—We can take comfort in knowing Christ’s authority over evil
—No one is out of the redemptive reach of Christ
2. We understand that people will reject Christ’s authority
—Many of us once rejected Christ’s authority
—Christ still leaves his servants in the midst of rejection
3. We understand that we can serve where we are
—Not all engage in so-called “important” service, but all service is important
—We tell people what Christ has done for us, our story can be a gospel story

*HYMN #623 Gloria Patri


*BENEDICTION Numbers 6:24-26

The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.


*POSTLUDE