Outline of Service 27th July 2025
Ebed-Melech
I will
deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord. Jeremiah
39:17
Hymn 105: Let
us Thank and Praise God Together
The Lord’s
Prayer (Luke
11:2-4)
Psalm 40:1-5:
Praise, Trust and Wait
Bible
Readings:
·
Ebed-Melech Saves Jeremiah: Jeremiah 38:7-28; 39:15-18
·
Peter Delivered by an Angel: Acts 12:1-10
·
Unwitting Helpers: Matthew 25:31-46
Summary
of Readings
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Jeremiah proclaimed God’s Word, but the
Nobles of the Land did not like it, so they put him in a pit with “miry clay”
at the bottom
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Ebed-Melech was a “foreigner”, working
in the King’s Court, who went to the King and pleaded for justice on Jeremiah’s
behalf and was allowed to deliver Jeremiah out of the pit
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God rewarded Ebed-Melech for his
courage, faith and commitment to justice
§
Similarly, an Angel was sent by God to
deliver Peter out of prison under exceptional circumstances
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We today are in a pit designed by Satan
to draw us away from God, but we seek to God to “deliver us from evil” and set
our feet on the Rock (Christ)
§
Jesus Christ will return to this earth
and those who have been “released from the pit” will enter into God’s Kingdom
with either a resurrected spiritual body, or through being preserved wholly in
spirit and soul and body
§
Let us Praise God for the Promises He
has made for those that obey Him.
Hymn 115: Trust in God’s Deliverance
Hymn 51: Liberty
Through Truth in Christ Jesus
Doxology
