This is a weekly blog post with one purpose: to help those coming to Park’s Sunday gathering engage with the teaching and liturgy in a more meaningful way. We use this space to share in advance our Sunday’s liturgy: the scripture we’ll be studying, the songs we’ll be singing, and the prayers we’ll be praying together. We also share a handful of thoughts each week to help you use these things to prepare for the service.

We’re taking a one-week break from The Book of Acts: You Will Be My Witnesses to discuss an important update to our church’s identity: a new, clarified mission statement. Here’s how you can prepare for this Sunday:

1. Read through our new mission statement a few times:

We exist to make disciples of Jesus for the glory of God and the joy of all people.

2. Read, pray and sing through the service.

CALL TO WORSHIP: From Psalm 105:1–2; Romans 5:5; Revelation 4:8:

Fall Afresh (Jeremy Riddle)
Build My Life (Younker, Martin, Kable, Redman, and Barrett)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

Rising Sun (All Sons & Daughters)
Seas Of Crimson (Johnson, Bashta, Taylor, Strand arr. by Daniel Bashta)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Ephesians 2:4–7

SERMON

Your Great Name (Krissy Nordhoff, Michael Neale, arr. Natalie Grant)
All Glory Be To Christ (Dustin Kensrue, arr. by Kings Kaleidoscope)

BENEDICTION & SENDING

This is a weekly blog post with one purpose: to help those coming to Park’s Sunday gathering engage with the teaching and liturgy in a more meaningful way. We use this space to share in advance our Sunday’s liturgy: the scripture we’ll be studying, the songs we’ll be singing, and the prayers we’ll be praying together. We also share a handful of thoughts each week to help you use these things to prepare for the service. We’re in week 30 of The Book Of Acts: You Will Be My Witnesses this weekend at Park Church. As you prepare for service, it may be helpful to (1) read through the text and (2) spend some time with the liturgy:

1. Read through our text, Acts 18:1–17.

What fears creep into your heart as you consider talking to others about Jesus? When Paul is “opposed and reviled” in Corinth, Jesus tells Paul two things: to refrain from fear because God is with Him, and to go on proclaiming the glorious Gospel.

2. Read, pray and sing through the service in advance:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 145:1–9

How Great Thou Art (Stuart Wesley Keene Hine) Build My Life (Younker, Martin, Kable, Redman, and Barrett)

CONFESSION OF SIN: Galatians 1:10

How Firm A Foundation (Robert Keene) It Is Finished (Pt. 2) (Red Mountain Church)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Romans 1:16

SERMON & COMMUNION

We Will Feast In The House Of Zion (Sandra McCracken) No Longer Slaves (Jonathan Helser, Melissa Helser)

BENEDICTION & SENDING

This is a weekly blog post with one purpose: to help those coming to Park’s Sunday gathering engage with the teaching and liturgy in a more meaningful way. We use this space to share in advance our Sunday’s liturgy: the scripture we’ll be studying, the songs we’ll be singing, and the prayers we’ll be praying together. We also share a handful of thoughts each week to help you use these things to prepare for the service.

At Park Church this Sunday, we’re in week 29 of The Book Of Acts: You Will Be My Witnesses. As you prepare for service, it may be helpful to read through the text and spend some time with the liturgy. We’ve prepared that for you below!

1. Read through our text, Acts 17:16–34.

In Athens, the culture was such that its people “would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.” What they heard from Paul was indeed “new” to them in some ways, but perhaps the most interesting news was something they already knew by their own writers, that “we are indeed His offspring.”

What does this mean? Image-bearing men and women, created by His hands, “ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.” For as many false gods as there were in Athens, the Divine Himself had come as a man, and we know Him because we are made by Him in His image. What else do we know? This Man, Jesus, comes again to judge mankind in righteousness, a truth firmly assured by His defeat of death; His glorious resurrection.

2. Read, pray and sing through the service in advance:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 148:1–6

All Creatures Of Our God And King (William Henry Draper, St. Francis of Assisi)
Beautiful (Phil Wickham)

CONFESSION OF SIN: by Daniel T. Benedict and Taylor Burton-Edwards

Yet Even Now (Joel Limpic)
Man Of Sorrows (Matt Crocker, Brooke Ligertwood)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: 1 Corinthians 15:20–22

SERMON & COMMUNION

Forever Reign (Morgan Reuben, Jason Ingram)
King Of My Heart (John Mark McMillan, Sarah McMillan)

BENEDICTION & SENDING

This is a weekly blog post with one purpose: to help those coming to Park’s Sunday gathering engage with the teaching and liturgy in a more meaningful way. We use this space to share in advance our Sunday’s liturgy: the scripture we’ll be studying, the songs we’ll be singing, and the prayers we’ll be praying together. We also share a handful of thoughts each week to help you use these things to prepare for the service. This Sunday we return to The Book of Acts: You Will Be My Witnesses. It’s week 28 of the series. To help prepare for service, here are a couple things to consider doing:

1. Read through our text, Acts 17:1–15.

The Gospel flips the world on its head. It reverses the effects of the curse. It creates an upside-down kingdom that confronts the cultural and social norms of everyday life.

2. Read, pray and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 93:1–4

Rejoice The Lord Is King (Charles Wesley, Joel Limpic) I Love You Lord (Laurie Klien) Crown Him (Majesty) (Bridges, Cash, Elvey, Maher, Thring and Tomlin)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook

Your Name Is Good (Psalm 54) (Joel Limpic, Scott Mills) Man Of Sorrows (Matt Crocker, Brooke Ligertwood)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: 1 Corinthians 15:54–57

SERMON

Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery (Matt Papa, Matt Boswell, Michael Bleecker) Jesus Is Better (Aaron Ivey)

BENEDICTION & SENDING

This is a weekly blog post with one purpose: to help those coming to Park’s Sunday gathering engage with the teaching and liturgy in a more meaningful way. We use this space to share in advance our Sunday’s liturgy: the scripture we’ll be studying, the songs we’ll be singing, and the prayers we’ll be praying together. We also share a handful of thoughts each week to help you use these things to prepare for the service.

This Sunday is Easter Sunday, and we’re excited to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with you. Here are a couple ways to prepare for our service together:

1. Read through our text, 1 Corinthians 15:1–8.

What is of first importance to those of us who are in Christ? “That Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that He appeared…”

2. Read, pray and sing through the service.

PROCESSIONAL: Songs played as we proceed inside after baptisms:

Roll Away The Stone (Latifah Alattas, David Wilton)
Oh Happy Day (Tore Wilhelm Aas)
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today (Charles Wesley)
Because He Lives (Bill Gaither)

CALL TO WORSHIP: From The Worship Sourcebook:

This Is Amazing Grace (Josh Farro, Jeremy Riddle, Phil Wickham)
Forever (Gifford, Jobe, Johnson, Johnson, Taylor, Wilson)
Up From The Grave He Arose (Robert Lowry)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook

Seas Of Crimson (Johnson, Bashta, Taylor)
Jesus Paid It All (Elvina Hall, Kristian Stanfill)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: 1 Peter 1:3–5

SERMON

In Christ Alone (Keith Getty, Stuart Townend)

BENEDICTION & SENDING