Order of Service

1. Call to Worship

Psalm 67 ESV

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah 5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 6 The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him!

2. Prayer of Invocation

3. SING: BLESS THE LORD OH MY SOUL

4. Announcements

5. Scripture Reading

Psalm 85 ESV

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 Lord, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 2 You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah 3 You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. 4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us! 5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations? 6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? 7 Show us your steadfast love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation. 8 Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. 11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky. 12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. 13 Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.

6. SING: MY HEART IS FILLED WITH THANKFULNESS

7. Baptism Explained & Testimonies

A) Opening Remarks - (Rodney)

Opening Remarks

This morning we have the privilege of celebrating together the baptisms of Dale Flanagan, Jacqualine Grobler, Mduduzi Nkabinde, Sinethemba Batimani and Ubenathi Mdoda. They have responded to the call of the gospel by repenting of their sin and by faith trusting in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for salvation.

In a minute you will hear their testimonies, and we encourage you to listen intently to how God brought each of them to believe the wonderful truth of the gospel. We rejoice with them as they come to publicly profess their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and obey his first command to believers: to be baptized (Matt. 28:18–20).

B) Testimonies

Dale Flanagan

Jacqualine Grobler

Mduduzi Nkabinde

Sinethemba Batimani

Ubenathi Mdoda

(They go into the prayer room to prepare to be baptised)

C) Baptism Explained (Rodney)

Fundamentally, baptism is an outward physical sign of an inward spiritual reality. Nothing magical or supernatural takes place because someone is immersed in these waters. The act of baptism does not save you, but only is a symbol pointing to the reality of your salvation.

You could liken it to a wedding ring which, in and of itself, does not make you married, but serves as a sign to the world that you have committed yourself in marriage to your lifelong spouse.

Therefore, baptism is a beautiful picture given by the Lord Jesus Christ that points to the spiritual transformation that takes place when one rightly responds to the gospel message.

Romans 6:1–4 teaches that baptism serves as a visible picture of our death and burial with Christ, along with our spiritual resurrection with him, and that it identifies us with him as our representative head. In addition, baptism not only identifies the new believer with Christ, but also identifies us as members of God’s people—the church.

Ephesians 4:4–6 ESV

4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

8. Baptisms

9. Offering

10. Intercessory Prayer (Mike)

11. SING: SING TO THE LORD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART

12. Sermon & Prayer

13. Benediction

Ephesians 3:16–21 ESV

16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.