Order of Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Meditation Passage
2 Chronicles 6:14
God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart.
* Apostolic Greeting
[Reserved for Ministers]
* God Calls His People to Worship
Hebrews 1:1-4
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
* Invocation
God Commands His People:
Exodus 20:2-3
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.
We Confess Our Faith
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 98. What is prayer?
A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.
Q. 99. What rule hath God given for our direction in prayer?
A. The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but the special rule of direction is that form of prayer which Christ taught his disciples, commonly called the Lord’s prayer.
Q. 100. What doth the preface of the Lord’s prayer teach us?
A. The preface of the Lord’s prayer, which is, Our Father which art in heaven, teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father able and ready to help us; and that we should pray with and for others.
Confession of Sin
(Silent confession followed by corporate confession)
Almighty and eternal Father, we confess that our hearts and minds have wandered from you as the only source of true blessedness and joy. We have not found our full comfort, delight, and contentment in you and in you alone. Forgive us for our foolish pursuit of worthless idols. Rid us of longings for anything above you. By the Spirit of your Son who dwells within us, cause us to give our lives unto your worship and glory. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Colossians 1:13-14
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
* We Praise God in Song
Doxology (#567)
God Speaks Through His Word
Prayer of Illumination
Sermon: Lord’s Prayer: 1st Petition
Sermon Speaker: Elder James Schwacofer
Prayer of Consecration
Congregational Prayer (Followed by the Lord's Prayer)
Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
Closing Doxology
1 Timothy 1:17
To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.