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WELCOME TO OUR CHURCH COMMUNITY We are glad you chose to worship with us today. This bulletin will guide you through

our worship service. Additional information can be found in the pamphlet holder at the back of the sanctuary. Please fill out the information card in the chair pocket and place it in the offering plate so that we may know of your visit. We invite you to join us for coffee & refreshments following the service so that we may welcome you personally.

PARKING As our special accommodation only lasts from 9AM to noon, if you park on the opposite

side of North Willow, please remember to move your car by that time. Parking is NOT allowed in any “Permit Only” spots. Parking is allowed in metered spots, which are free on Sundays. Non-metered street parking is allowed as posted, but not within four feet of driveways or 50 feet of stop signs. Please see RedeemerMontclair.com/parking for more details.

VISITORS WITH CHILDREN We have children’s ministry for infants through 4th grade during the service. Pre-K through

4th grade begin in the worship service with adults and are dismissed just prior to the sermon. Bulletins for children are available on the table in the back of the sanctuary to use

during the worship service. Activity Bags are located in a basket on the bottom shelf of the table that include paper and crayons. Blank drawing paper is also available in the same location. Feel free to pick up a bulletin and/or an activity bag at the beginning of the worship service. Please return the activity bags when you are done.

OUR PURPOSE Redeemer Montclair aims to be a community centered on and propelled by the gospel of

Jesus Christ to serve Montclair and the surrounding communities in word and deed.

This symbol, which is called a TRIQUETRA from the Latin word meaning “three cornere d,” was used by the early church to represent the Trinity. The three interwoven areas are equal in size, and each can be distinguished from the other two but cannot be separated without destroying the figure. This symbolizes that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three persons of equal power, honor, and glory but are indivisibly one God.

Redeemer Montclair is a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America. We have strong ties to the Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New York City.

REFLECTIONS God receives none but those who are forsaken, restores health to none but those

who are sick, gives sight to none but the blind, and life to none but the dead. He does not give saintliness to any but sinners, nor wisdom to any but fools. In short: He has mercy on none but the wretched and gives grace to none but those who are in disgrace.

—Martin Luther

When through the blood of the everlasting covenant we children of the shadows reach at last our home in the light, we shall have a thousand strings to our harps, but the sweetest may well be the one tuned to sound forth most perfectly the mercy of God.

—A.W. Tozer

WELCOME AND FIRST THINGS — Rev. Brad Bissell

CALL TO WORSHIP — From Psalm 116

Leader: I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.People: Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.Leader: The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.People: Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”Leader: The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.People: The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me. Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.

PRAYER OF ADORATION

THE LORD’S DAY May 10, 2020

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LET US LOVE AND SING AND WONDER

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YOU ARE SO GOOD TO ME

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AFFIRMATION OF FAITH — Heidelberg Catechism, Question 1

Q: What is your only comfort in life and death?

A: That I am not my own, but belong— body and soul, in life and in death— to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven: in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

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COME YE SINNERS

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PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Holy and merciful God, In your presence we confess our sinfulness, our shortcomings, and our

offenses against you. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we are ashamed and sorry for all we have done to displease you. Forgive our sins, and help us to live in your light and walk in your ways, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior, Amen.

PRIVATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION

RECEIVING OF GRACE — Micah 7:18-19

18 Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. 19 You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

Leader: This is the word of the Lord.All: Thanks be to God!

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GRACE GREATER THAN OUR SIN

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured,There where the blood of the Lamb was spilled.

Chorus: Grace, grace, God’s grace, Grace that will pardon and cleanse within; Grace, grace, God’s grace, Grace that is greater than all our sin.

Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold,Threaten the soul with infinite loss;Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,Points to the refuge, the mighty cross.

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Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.What can avail to wash it away?Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,Brighter than snow you may be today.

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Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,Freely bestowed on all who believe!You that are longing to see His face,Will you this moment His grace receive?

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WELCOME AND COMMUNITY LIFE NEW TESTAMENT READING — John 10: 11-18, Rev. Brad Bissell

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

PASTORAL PRAYER — Rev. Daniel Ying (followed by 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

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* If you prefer to give electronically, there is a Donation button on our website, redeemermontclair.com under the GIVE tab.

SERMON TEXT — 2 Samuel 24:1-25

Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” 2 So the king said to Joab and the army commanders with him, “Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and enroll the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.” 3 But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God mul-tiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?” 4 The king’s word, however, overruled Joab and the army commanders; so they left the presence of the king to enroll the fighting men of Israel. 5 After crossing the Jordan, they camped near Aroer, south of the town in the gorge, and then went through Gad and on to Jazer. 6 They went to Gilead and the region of Tahtim Hodshi, and on to Dan Jaan and around toward Sidon. 7 Then they went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to Beersheba in the Negev of Judah. 8 After they had gone through the entire land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: In Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.

10 David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, LORD, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing.” 11 Before David got up the next morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer: 12 “Go and tell David, ‘This is what the LORD says: I am giving you three options. Choose one of them for me to carry out against you.’” 13 So Gad went to David and said to him, “Shall there come on you three years of famine in your land? Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Or three days of plague in your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should answer the one who sent me.” 14 David said to Gad, “I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into human hands.”

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15 So the LORD sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. 16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the LORD was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “I have sinned; I, the shep-herd, have done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall on me and my family.”

18 On that day Gad went to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 19 So David went up, as the LORD had commanded through Gad. 20 When Araunah looked and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground. 21 Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” “To buy your threshing floor,” David answered, “so I can build an altar to the LORD, that the plague on the people may be stopped.” 22 Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take whatever he wishes and offer it up. Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and here are threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. 23 Your Majesty, Araunah gives all this to the king.” Araunah also said to him, “May the LORD your God accept you.” 24 But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them. 25 David built an altar to the LORD there and sacrificed burnt offer-ings and fellowship offerings. Then the LORD answered his prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.

Sermon — “Who is God’s True King?” Rev. Daniel Ying Series: The Life of David: Before God, Through God, to God

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THY MERCY MY GOD

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THE BENEDICTION

The Benediction is received with hands open, heads raised and eyes opened. It is not a prayer, but God’s blessing pronounced upon you. Receive it by faith.

CHARGE

Minister: Go in the fullness of His love and mercy to serve this com-munity, and the world, as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

People: Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE

WORSHIP MUSICIANS AND SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS Pierre Lawrence – Piano Allison Rumley – Vocals Jon Ward – Percussion Billy Smolen – Bass Mitchell Endick – Sax/Flute Earl Bethards – Audio Paul Budd – Video

(Music text printed by permission: CCLI # 2594439)Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, NIV, ©2011 Zondervan.

Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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5/10/20-5/17/20SUNDAY 8:45AM Prayer Meeting (via conference call) 10:00AM Livestream Worship Service on YouTubeTUESDAY 8:00PM Prayer Meeting (via conference call)THURSDAY 8:00PM Prayer Meeting (via conference call)FRIDAY 12:00PM Prayer Meeting (via conference call) NEXT SUNDAY 8:45AM Prayer Meeting (via conference call) 10:00AM Livestream Worship Service on YouTube

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAYThank you to all the mothers and spiritual mothers in our congregation for nurturing our church family! We wish we could celebrate you in person, but please know that you are appreciated.

DIACONATE AND COMPASSION FUND OPEN FOR COVID-19 NEEDSBoth the diaconate and compassion funds are open so that our church can address COVID-19 needs. Our Diaconate uses the Diaconate Fund to respond to needs largely within our congregation, both related and unrelated to COVID-19. We have also opened a temporary Compassion Fund, which our compas-sion team will use to respond to COVID needs in our broader community outside our church. Please be sure to designate your giving, whether online or in the memo portion of your check, to our General Fund, Diaconate Fund, Compassion Fund or Building Fund.

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DIACONATE AND COMPASSION FUND UPDATESSince the end of March, we have received $8,050 in the Diaconate Fund, which is being distributed to those who have needs in our congregation in various ways: providing food and groceries; helping with paying bills; as well as provid-ing counseling. The Compassion Fund has received $9,274 to date and donated to the following organizations: Oasis - $3,700; Toni’s Kitchen - $3,700; MESH - $500; Human Needs Food Pantry - $500; and The Salvation Army - $500. As new funds come in, our Diaconate and Compassion Team will continue to mon-itor needs both inside and outside our church and distribute resources accord-ingly. Thank you for your generosity to the Diaconate and Compassion Funds.

UPDATES DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKWe continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and the recommendations from our local and federal leaders. In order to encourage social distancing and limit the spread of the virus, all Sunday morning events, community group gatherings and any other non-essential church meetings during the week are cancelled until further notice. We will continue to livestream our Sunday wor-ship services on YouTube, and will share the link via email and our website, so you can worship with your family on Sunday morning and pass the link along to your friends.

CONTACTING CHURCH STAFFOur church staff will be working from home in compliance with state recommendations. If you need to contact any of the staff, please feel free to email them at the emails addresses listed on the back of the bulletin or on our website.

MAILING ADDRESS FOR DONATIONSIf you plan to send your donations through the mail, please send them to our mailing address: Redeemer Church of Montclair, 23 N. Willow Street, Montclair, NJ 07042, not the church address, to ensure they will be delivered.

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SERVICE TIME SERVICE LOCATION ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

10:00 AM Livestream on YouTube 23 N. Willow Street Montclair, NJ 07042 973.233.0388

For more information, please visit our website: www.redeemermontclair.com

Please pray for the following missionaries and programs supported by our church:

MISSIONARIES: Barry and Amy Schutter Serge Church planting in London Joel & Stephanie Swanson MTW Church planting in France Travis Skinner InterVarsity Campus Ministries Montclair, NJ Ernest Grant II PCA Church Plant Camden, NJ Vitaly Kalinovsky Rock of Israel Philadelphia, PA Jeff & Heather Vaughn MTW Equipping missionaries to Europe Ben & Julie Jensen MTW Church Planting in Japan

COMPASSION MINISTRIES: First Choice Women’s Resource Center MESH (Montclair Emergency Services for the Homeless) New City Kids Samaritan’s Purse Covenant House Human Needs Food Pantry Dementia Care Unit Visitation Interfaith Hospitality Network Oasis The Salvation Army Feeding Program Threads of Hope

REDEEMER MONTCLAIR STAFF:

PASTORS Rev. Daniel Ying, Senior Pastor

dan@redeemermontclair.com

Rev. Brad Bissell, Youth & Family Pastor brad@redeemermontclair.com

CHILDREN’S MINISTRYEmily Edling, Directorredeemerkids@redeemermontclair.com

Bonnie Slootmaker, Assistant Director redeemerkidsassistant@redeemermontclair.com

Lauren DeMatteo-Werner, Curriculum Coordinator lauren@redeemermontclair.com

DIACONATE ASSISTANCEdeacons@redeemermontclair.com

OPERATIONSLoretta DiQuattro - Church Administratoradmin@redeemermontclair.com

Yurah Kim - Admin. Assistantyurahkim@gmail.com

Barb Noll - Operations Directorbarb@redeemermontclair.com

Paul Budd - Facilities Assistantfacilities@redeemermontclair.com

COUNSELORSBob Dalberth 646.584.2773bobdalberth@mac.com

Beth Hastings 973.464.2759beth.hastings@verizon.net