Creator and Lord of All
December 4, 2022
Call to Worship Psalm 148:1-2,11-13a
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! . . . Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and maidens together, old men and children! Let them praise the name of the LORD!
Invocation and The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn of Praise“We Come, O Christ to You”#117
Scripture Reading John 1:1-18
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon 1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
Hymn of Petition “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” #123
Confession of Faith Westminster Shorter Catechism #39-42
Q. 39What is the duty which God requireth of man?
The duty which God requireth of man, is obedience to his revealed will.
Q. 40What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?
The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law.
Q. 41Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.
Q. 42What is the sum of the ten commandments?
The sum of the ten commandments is, To love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem“Holy Child”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “Creator and Lord of All”
Colossians 1:15-23
Hymn of Preparation“Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne” (1-2, 4)#127
The Lord’s Supper
Hymn of Response“Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne” (5)#127
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.
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