♫ 2025-06-01 ♪ St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Welkom

Welcome:

Scripture:

Chorus

Change my heart O God

Thou art my God

The Steadfast love of the Lord

Elizabeth will now read the Old Testament reading to us from the NIV pew bible.

She begins with “Hear the Word of God as it is written in Psalm 113”

She ends with “This is the word of God”.

Congregation: “Thanks be to God”

Evelyn-Rose

will now read the New Testament reading to us from the NIV pew bible.

She begins with “Hear the Word of God as it is written in Col 3:1-17”

She ends with “This is the word of God”.

Congregation: “Thanks be to God”.

The Lord’s Prayer

The hymn after the sermon

Redeemer Hymn

Sermon:

Pray before sermon:

TESTING TIMES Acts 4:32–37; Acts 5:1–11 ILLUSTRATION: The theft of 300 rand at GWC and its fatal consequences 1. HUMAN DECEITFULNESS Acts 5:1-2 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.

2. SATANIC INFLUENCE Acts 5:3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?

3. UNEXPECTED DETECTION Acts 5:3-4 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”

4. DIVINE JUDGMENT And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.—Acts 5:5–6

5. FATAL DISAPPOINTMENT And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.—Acts 5:7–11

Prayer after sermon

Notices: Mr. John Oberholzer

Collection

Prayer  

The Final Hymn

Great is Thy Faithfulness

The minister says the blessing : 

The peace of God which is above all understanding, keep Your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be amongst you, and remain with you always.  Amen. 

Now unto Him