Order of Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Meditation Passage
1 Chronicles 16:11-12
Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles and the judgments he uttered.
* Apostolic Greeting
[Reserved for Ministers]
* God Calls His People to Worship
Psalm 133 and 134
Songs of Ascent "Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD! Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the LORD! May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!"
* Invocation
God Commands His People:
1 John 2:5-6
By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
We Confess Our Faith
The Nicene Creed
Confession of Sin
(Silent confession followed by corporate confession)
Sovereign and majestic Lord, we confess that though we have called Christ our own, we have often failed to walk as he walked. We have often failed to love as he loved. We have often failed to serve as he served. Father, forgive us for these and all of our other sins. By the power of the Spirit of the risen Christ, who dwells within us, cause us to walk as he walked. Particularly, cause us to live unto your glory, by pouring out our lives in self-sacrificial service to you and to your people. To you be the honor, and the glory and the power, forever and ever. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
1 John 3:19-20
By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.
* We Praise God in Song
Doxology (#567)
God Speaks Through His Word - Acts 9:31
Sermon:
Speaker: Elder James Schwacofer
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 - Psalm 41:13
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.