Sunday, April 19, 2026
Welcome to our Order of Service page! Each week, a team of pastors and staff get together to collaborate on the liturgy, or order of service, for Sunday. Every element is prayerfully and carefully crafted so that the Gospel, God’s redemptive story to save a people for Himself in and through His Son Jesus Christ, would be clear and compelling. We hope you’ll enjoy following along with us as we present and rehearse the Gospel again this morning.
Order of Service
WELCOME & CALL TO CORPORATE WORSHIP
Senior Pastor: David W. Hegg
Ps. 96:1–13
ADORATION
Only a Holy God
CONFESSION & ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Grace Alone
RESPONSIVE SCRIPTURE READING
Eph. 2:8–10; Ps. 61:2b–4
CONSECRATION
Rock of Ages
PETITION: PRAYER FOR THE OFFERING
Alan Berthiaume
OFFERTORY
Youth Choir
The Lord is My Strength
SCRIPTURE READING
Don Hickok
Genesis 18:22–23 (ESV)
PROCLAMATION: INSTRUCTION FROM GOD’S WORD
Genesis: Foundations of Our Story
God, Abraham, Sodom & Lot | Genesis 18–19
Senior Pastor: David W. Hegg
TESTIMONY & BAPTISM
1st Service: Pastor of Outreach & Connections: Jared Burkholder baptizing Jonathan Kang
2nd Service: Pastor of Equipping: Aaron Miller baptizing Victor & Sonya Rodriguez
ANNOUNCEMENTS & BENEDICTION
Executive Pastor: Joe Keller
The Simple Sermon
“As human history follows the pathway of sinful rebellion, God will always judge the wicked in righteousness even as he rescues and redeems his covenant people.”
Why We Chose These Songs & Scriptures
This Sunday’s service is shaped by the themes of God’s holiness, righteous judgment, mercy, and refuge, all of which are on display in Genesis 18–19. These chapters confront us with the seriousness of sin and the certainty of God’s judgment, while also showing His mercy toward those He rescues.
We begin with Only a Holy God because this passage first calls us to see God for who He is. Before we consider the wickedness of man, we want to lift our eyes to the holiness of the Lord. His judgments are right because His character is pure.
From there, Grace Alone reminds us that if we are saved, it is not because of our own righteousness, but because of God’s mercy. In a passage where human sin is exposed so clearly, this song helps us remember that our hope before God has always been grace alone.
The responsive reading from Ephesians 2:8–10 and Psalm 61:2b–4 reinforces that truth. We are saved by grace, not works, and we are invited to cry out to God as our refuge, the Rock who is higher than we are.
That leads naturally into Rock of Ages, which gives us language for humble dependence. In light of God’s holiness and judgment, this song reminds us that our only hope is to hide ourselves in Him.
The offertory song, The Lord is My Strength, continues that theme of confidence in the Lord as our shelter and security.
Finally, we will close with baptisms, a fitting reminder that though sinners deserve judgment, God delights to save by grace and bring people safely into new life through Christ.
Overall, the service is meant to move from the holiness of God, to the grace of God, to the refuge of God, helping the church respond to Genesis 18–19 with humility, gratitude, and trust.