Sunday Bulletin – Knox Presbyterian Church

Sunday, May 18, 2025
Worship Outline – The Rev. Dan West

Prelude Yes, I Know That My Redeemer Lives
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Lani Smith.)

Gathering Song Come Touch Our Hearts
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Gordon Light)

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord in the heights!
Praise God, all you angels; praise God, all creatures high and low!
Rulers of the earth and all peoples, praise God’s holy name!
All people together!
With one voice, let us praise the Lord!

*Hymn # 700 Praise Our Maker, Peoples of One Family
1. Praise our Maker, peoples of one family:
God is love, God is love!
Praise our Maker, peoples of one family:
God is love, God is love!

2. Love our Saviour, followers of Jesus:
God is love, God is love!
Love our Saviour, followers of Jesus:
God is love, God is love!

3. Care for others, children of the Spirit:
God is love, God is love!
Care for others, children of the Spirit:
God is love, God is love!

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil
for thine is the kingdom,
and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

*Hymn #639 We Are Marching / Siyahamba
We are marching in the light of God.
We are marching in the light of God.
We are marching in the light of God.
We are marching in the light of God.
We are marching, marching, we are marching, marching,
we marching in the light of God.
We are marching, marching, we are marching, marching,
we marching in the light of God.

Children’s Time

Anthem Day by Day
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Martin How.)

Scripture Readings

Epistle Reading

Acts 11:1-18
11 Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were in Judea heard that the gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3 saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” 4 Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners, and it came close to me. 6 As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air. 7 I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8 But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’ 10 This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven. 11 At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were. 12 The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter; 14 he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.’ 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?” 18 When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, “Then God has given even to the gentiles the repentance that leads to life.”

Responsive Psalm 148
Refrain #1
Heav’n and earth and all creation, praise and magnify
God’s name
1 Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
praise the LORD in the heights!
2 Praise the LORD, all the angels;
praise the LORD, all the hosts of heaven!
3 Praise the LORD, sun and moon;
praise the LORD, all you shining stars!
4 Praise the LORD, you highest heavens
and you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
who commanded and they were created.
6 who established them forever and ever;
and fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.
Refrain #1
Heav’n and earth and all creation, praise and magnify God’s name
7 Praise the LORD from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling God’s command!
9 Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
10 Wild animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds!
11 Rulers of the earth and all peoples,
leaders and all judges of the earth!
12 Young men and women alike,
old and young together!
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
whose name alone is exalted;
whose glory is above earth and heaven.
Refrain #1
Heav’n and earth and all creation, praise and magnify God’s name
14 The LORD has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all the faithful,
for the people of Israel who are close to their God.
Praise the LORD!
Refrain #1
Heav’n and earth and all creation, praise and magnify God’s name

Gospel Reading
John 13:31-35
31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33 Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ 34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Response to the Word of God
Let us hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God for this word to us today.

*Hymn #225 A New Commandment
A new commandment I give unto you,
that you love one another as I have loved you,
that you love one another as I have loved you.
By this shall all know you are my disciples:
if you have love for another;
by this shall all know you are my disciples:
if you have love for another.

Sermon Church As It’s Meant To Be

Offering

Doxology All Things Are Yours
All things are yours,
We make that true
When we return our gifts to you.
And so we give, and so we share.
In Christ’s strong name expressing care.
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Worship & Rejoice # 687.)

Offertory Prayer

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession

*Hymn #730 O For a World Where Everyone
1. O for a world where everyone
respects each other’s ways,
where love is lived and all is done
with justice and with praise.

2.O for a world where goods are shared
and misery relieved,
where truth is spoken, children spared,
equality achieved.

3. We welcome one world family
and struggle with each choice
that opens us to unity
and gives our vision voice.

4. The poor are rich, the weak are strong,
the foolish ones are wise.
Tell all who mourn: outcasts belong,
who perishes will rise.
5. O for a world preparing for
God’s glorious reign of peace,
where time and tears will be no more,
and all but love will cease.

*Benediction

Go Make A Difference
Go make a diff’rence.
We can make a diff’rence.
Go make a diff’rence in the world.
Go make a diff’rence.
We can make a diff’rence.
Go make a diff’rence in the world.

2. We are the hands of Christ
reaching out to those in need,
the face of God for all to see.
We are the spirit of hope;
we are the voice of peace.
Go make a diff’rence in the world.

Go make a diff’rence.
We can make a diff’rence.
Go make a diff’rence in the world.
Go make a diff’rence.
We can make a diff’rence.
Go make a diff’rence in the world.
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. More Voices #209.)

Next Week’s Scripture Readings
Acts 16:9-15
Psalm 67
John 14:23-29