In What Do You Trust
January 9, 2022
Order of Worship 1-9-2022
Call to Worship Isaiah 12:4-6
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Invocation
Hymn of Praise “Rejoice, the Lord Is King” #228
Scripture Reading James 4:1-10
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon Psalm 103:10-12
He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
Hymn of Assurance “There Is a Fountain” #196
Confession of Faith Heidelberg Catechism #78-79
- 78 Are the bread and wine changed into the real body and blood of Christ?
No. Just as the water of baptism is not changed into Christ’s blood and does not itself wash away sins but is simply God’s sign and assurance, so too the bread of the Lord’s Supper is not changed into the actual body of Christ even though it is called the body of Christ in keeping with the nature and language of sacraments.
- 79 Why then does Christ call the bread His body and the cup His blood, or the new covenant in His blood?
Christ has good reason for these words. He wants to teach us that as bread and wine nourish our temporal life, so too His crucified body and poured-out blood truly nourish our souls for eternal life. But more important, He wants to assure us, by this visible sign and pledge, that we, through the Holy Spirit’s work, share in His true body and blood as surely as our mouths receive these holy signs in His remembrance, and that all of His suffering and obedience are as definitely ours as if we personally had suffered and paid for our sins.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem “In Thee, O Lord, I Put My Trust”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “In What Do You Trust?”
Acts 3:11-26
Hymn of Response “My Jesus, I Love Thee” #364
Benediction Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
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