Extravagant Love
February 21, 2021
Order of Worship 2-21-2021
Call to WorshipPsalm 31:23-24
Love the LORD, all you his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride. Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!
Invocation
Hymn of Praise“We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer”#16
Scripture ReadingMatthew 16:24-28
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 Assurance “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds” #94
Confession of FaithWestminster Shorter Catechism #88-90
Q. 88 What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption?
A.The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption are, his ordinances, especially the Word, sacraments, and prayer; all which are made effectual to the elect for salvation.
Q. 89How is the Word made effectual to salvation?
A.The Spirit of God maketh the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto salvation.
Q. 90How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?
A.That the Word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation, and prayer, receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.
Pastoral Prayer
The Preaching of God’s Word “Extravagant Love”
Mark 14:1-11
Hymn of ResponsePsalm 116 Insert
Benediction Jude 24-25
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
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