What The Master Knew

Long Branch Baptist Church

Halfway, Virginia; est. 1786

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Enter to Worship

Prelude David Witt

Invocation Michael Hollinger

Opening Hymn* “It is well with my soul” #339

Welcome and Announcements

Morning Prayer Mr. Hollinger

Responsive Reading [See Right]

Offertory Hymn* #374

“Take my Life, and Let it Be”

Offertory Mr. Witt

Doxology

Scripture Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon Mr. Hollinger

“What the Master Knew”

Concluding Hymn #405

“We are called to be God’s people”

Benediction*

Congregational Response

Postlude* …………………………………………………………..……… Mr. Witt

* Congregation, please stand.

Depart To Serve

RESPONSIVE READING

To those who have received a faith as precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises,

so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world and may become participants of the divine nature.

God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end, so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises

For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness,

and goodness with knowledge,

and knowledge with self-control,

and self-control with endurance,

and endurance with godliness,

and godliness with mutual affection,

and mutual affection with love.

For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For anyone who lacks these things is short-sighted and blind, and is forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble.

For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you

- 2 Peter 1:1-4, Heb 6:10-12, 2 Peter 1:5-11