The Lord s Service January 14, 2018 *All who are able, please stand. Prelude *Song of Praise with Greeting Come, People of the Risen King
Welcome and Announcements God Calls Us In silent meditation, prepare to meet the omnipotent God in worship. *Choral Call to Worship Psalm 104.33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live, I will sing praises to my God. LEADER: Extol the Lord and bless His name forever. PEOPLE: Day upon day I will bless the Lord and praise His name forever. LEADER: Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, His greatness is unsearchable. PEOPLE: One generation shall commend your works to another, and declare Your mighty acts. *Salutation Pastor Mullinax *Hymn No. 53 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty based on Psalm 103 *Invocation Elder Jason Brown 2
Reading of the Law of God God Cleanses Us LEADER: Hear now the commandments of your God, which He has commanded you to keep saying, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first and great commandment. PEOPLE: And the second, like unto it is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. LEADER: Have you fully obeyed the Lord in all that He has commanded? PEOPLE: No, but we have sinned against Him in thought, word, and deed. LEADER: Then confess your sins to the Lord for with Him there is mercy and abundant redemption. Corporate Confession of Sin (in unison) Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, Whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and Whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: cleanse us from all our offenses, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to You, confessing our faults, confiding in Your grace, and finding in You our refuge and strength; through Jesus Christ Your Son. Amen. 3
Declaration of Pardon LEADER: Lift up your heads and hear the good news...the peace of the Lord be with you! PEOPLE: And also with you! *Hymn No. 164 O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing God Consecrates Us Old Testament Reading Elder Dean Elwood Psalm 89.1-8 (p. 495) LEADER: This is the Word of the Lord. PEOPLE: Thanks be to God..Presentation of Tithes and Offerings Offertory Anthem Let Everything that Hath Life Sing unto the Lord a new song. Sing unto the Lord all the earth. Declare His glory among the nations. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord! Magnify the Lord with me and exalt His name together. Hallelujah, bless His name, for He s worthy to be praised. Clap your hands, all ye people. Shout with a voice of triumph! For the mighty Lord is great and greatly to be praised. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord! Praise Him with the timbrel, praise Him with the dance, Stand up on your feet and just lift up holy hands. Sing hallelujah, praise His holy name. For the Lord is worthy to be praised! Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord! (Jeffrey Ames 1998 Earthsongs) Choir 4
*Doxology Give Thanks Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son. (2x) And now let the weak say, "I am strong," Let the poor say, "I am rich," Because of what the Lord has done for us. (2x) Give thanks. (1978 Henry Smith Integrity's Hosanna! Music) Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! *Prayer of the Church Pastor Mullinax *Hymn No. 44 How Great Thou Art Ministry in Music Galina Lozko Scripture Lesson I Peter 1.13-25 (p. 1014) Sermon A CALL TO HOLINESS Dr. Herb Ward *Hymn No. 338 Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart 5
*Confession of Faith (in unison) Westminster Confession C. 5 P. 1 God - the great Creator of all things - upholds, directs, disposes, and governs all things, from the greatest even to the least. He exercises this most wise and holy providence according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and unchangeable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. *Gloria Patri No. 735 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen, amen. God Commissions Us *Benediction Postlude Dr. Ward 6
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