Life-Transforming Power
January 2, 2022
Order of Worship 1-2-2022
Call to Worship Psalm 113:1
Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD!
Invocation
Hymn of Praise “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” #97
Scripture Reading Romans 5:1-11
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
Hymn of Assurance “There Is a Redeemer” #206
Confession of Faith Heidelberg Catechism #75-76
- 75 How does the Lord’s Supper remind you and assure you that you share in Christ’s one sacrifice on the cross and in all His gifts?
In this way: Christ has commanded me and all believers to eat this broken bread and to drink this cup. With this command He gave this promise: First, as surely as I see with my eyes the bread of the Lord broken for me and the cup given to me, so surely His body was offered and broken for me and His blood poured out for me on the cross. Second, as surely as I receive from the hand of the one who served, and taste with my mouth the bread and cup of the Lord, given me as sure signs of Christ’s body and blood, so surely He nourishes and refreshes my soul for eternal life with His crucified body and poured-out blood.
- 76 What does it mean to eat the crucified body of Christ and to drink His poured-out blood?
It means to accept with a believing heart the entire suffering and death of Christ and by believing to receive forgiveness of sins and eternal life. But it means more. Through the Holy Spirit, who lives both in Christ and in us, we are united more and more to Christ’s blessed body. And so, although He is in heaven and we are on earth, we are flesh of His flesh and bone of His bone. And we forever live on and are governed by one Spirit, as members of our body are by one soul.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem “None Other Lamb, None Other Name”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “Life-Transforming Power”
Acts 3:1-10
Hymn of Preparation “Join All the Glorious Names” (1-3) #111
The Lord’s Supper
Hymn of Response “Join All the Glorious Names” (4-5) #111
Benediction 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
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