Order of Worship  4-7–2024

 

Call to Worship​ Psalm 98:1

Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

 

Invocation ​and The Lord’s Prayer

 

Hymn of Praise ​​​“Holy God, We Praise Thy Name”​​#122

 

Scripture Reading​ Isaiah 56:1-8

 

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon  ​

 

Hymn of Assurance ​​“There Is a Redeemer”​​​#206

 

Confession of Faith ​Heidelberg Catechism #80-82

Q. 80​ How does the Lord’s Supper differ from the Roman Catholic Mass?

The Lord’s Supper declares to us that our sins have been completely forgiven through the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ which He Himself finished on the cross once for all. It also declares to us that the Holy Spirit grafts us into Christ, who with His very body is now in heaven at the right hand of the Father where He wants us to worship Him. But the Mass teaches that the living and the dead do not have their sins forgiven through the suffering of Christ unless Christ is still offered for them daily by the priests. It also teaches that Christ is bodily present in the form of bread and wine where Christ is therefore to be worshipped. Thus the Mass is basically but a denial of the one sacrifice and suffering of Jesus Christ and a condemnable idolatry.

Q. 81​ Who are to come to the Lord’s Table?

Those who are displeased with themselves because of their sins, but who nevertheless trust that their sins are pardoned and that their continuing weakness is covered by the suffering and death of Christ, and who also desire more and more to strengthen their faith and to lead a better life. Hypocrites and those who are unrepentant, however, eat and drink judgment on themselves.

Q. 82​ Are those to be admitted to the Lord’s Supper who show by what they say and do that they are unbelieving and ungodly?

No, that would dishonor God’s covenant and bring down God’s anger upon the entire congregation. Therefore, according to the instruction of Christ and His apostles, the Christian church is duty bound to exclude such people, by the official use of the keys of the kingdom, until they reform their lives.

 

Pastoral Prayer​

Musical Offering​​​​​​​​​ Mr. Tom Galen​

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

 

The Preaching of God’s Word ​“Do You Understand???”

​​​​​​ Acts 8:26-40

 

Hymn of Preparation ​“Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face”​ (1-3)​ ​#325

 

The Lord’s Supper

 

Hymn of Response ​“Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face” (4)​#325

 

Benediction​