Order of Worship
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Meditation Passage
Joshua 24:14-15
Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
* Apostolic Greeting
[Reserved for Ministers]
* God Calls His People to Worship
Revelation 21:1-4
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
* Invocation
God Commands His People:
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
We Confess Our Faith
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 63. Which is the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment is, Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Q. 64. What is required in the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to every one in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors or equals.
Q. 65. What is forbidden in the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment forbiddeth the neglecting of, or doing anything against, the honor and duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations.
Q. 66. What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment?
A. The reason annexed to the fifth commandment is a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve for God’s glory and their own good) to all such as keep this commandment.
Confession of Sin
(Silent confession followed by corporate confession)
Eternal Father, you alone rightfully possess all power and authority. Yet we have often dishonored you by dishonoring those whom you have placed over us: our fathers and mothers, our teachers, those over us in the church by age or office, and those whom you have privileged with power in the kingdoms of this world. Moreover, we have not exercised fatherly or motherly love and tenderness toward those whom you have placed under our care. We are greatly sorry for these sins, for they are all against you. Forgive us for the sake of your Son. Cause us to honor those over us, not only with our lips, but also with our hearts and actions. Grant us freedom from envy or discontentment for those you have placed both over and under us. May we pray for, and do all within our power to see them prosper and flourish for the sake of your glory. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Acts 13:38-39
Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.
* We Praise God in Song
Doxology (#567)
God Speaks Through His Word - Acts 6:8-15
Sermon: The Servant We Need
Speaker: Drew Tilley
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
Revelation 5:12, 13
“...Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!... and To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” Amen!