Proclamation and Persecution
January 29, 2023
Call to Worship Psalm 107:1-3
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
Invocationand The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn of Praise “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”#26
Scripture Reading Isaiah 55
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon Psalm 32:1-2
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Hymn of Assurance “The Power of the Cross”HMA #115
Confession of Faith Westminster Shorter Catechism #63-66
Q. 63 Which is the fifth commandment?
The fifth commandment is, Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Q. 64 What is required in the fifth commandment?
The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honour, and performing the duties, belonging to every one in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.
Q. 65 What is forbidden in the fifth commandment?
The fifth commandment forbiddeth the neglecting of, or doing any thing against, the honour and duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations.
Q. 66 What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment?
The reason annexed to the fifth commandment, is a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve for God’s glory and their own good) to all such as keep this commandment.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem “Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “Proclamation and Persecution”
Acts 14:1-7
Hymn of Response “Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken”#377
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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