Order of Worship 2-28-2021

Call to Worship​Psalm 97:10, 12

O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!

Invocation​

Hymn of Praise​​“Immortal, Invisible”​​#25

Scripture Reading​Psalm 139

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon  Isaiah 53:4-5

Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.

Hymn of Assurance  ​“God of Grace” ​​HMA #39

Confession of Faith​​Westminster Shorter Catechism #91-93

Q.  91​How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation?

A.​The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, not from any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer them; but only by the blessing of Christ, and the working of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them.

Q. 92​What is a sacrament?

A.​A sacrament is a holy ordinance instituted by Christ; wherein, by sensible signs, Christ, and the benefits of the new covenant, are represented, sealed, and applied to believers.

Q. 93​Which are the sacraments of the New Testament?

A.​The sacraments of the New Testament are, baptism, and the Lord’s Supper.

Pastoral Prayer​

The Preaching of God’s Word ​“Jesus: the Sovereign King”

​​​​​​Mark 14:12-21

Hymn of Response​“Have Thine Own Way, Lord”​#371​​

Benediction ​2 Peter 3:18

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.