Order of Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Meditation Passage
Philippians 3:17-21
Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
* Apostolic Greeting
Galatians 1:3
* God Calls His People to Worship
Colossians 1:17-23
And he, [Christ], is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven.
* Invocation
God Commands His People:
Mark 1:13c
And he was with the wild animals…
We Confess Our Faith
The Apostles’ Creed
Confession of Sin
(Silent confession followed by corporate confession)
Almighty God, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the forgiveness of sins which you purchased for us with the precious blood of your Son. Nevertheless, we have sometimes failed to fully forgive those who have sought our forgiveness. Please work remorse in us for our lack of forgiveness. Enable us to truly forgive others from the heart. Father, forgive us of these and all of our other sins. Do this for your own namesake and glory. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Psalm 32:1-2
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
* We Praise God in Song
Doxology (#567)
God Speaks Through His Word
Sermon Scripture Reference: Revelation 2:12-17
Prayer of Illumination
Sermon Title: Pergamum: Wilderness Life before the Throne of Satan
Speaker: Rev. Aaron Mize
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.
* Benediction
2 Corinthians 13:14
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”