The Church Empowered
September 26, 2021
Order of Worship 9-26-2021
Call to WorshipPsalm 99:5
Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!
Invocation
Hymn of Praise“Come, Thou Almighty King” #267
Scripture ReadingEzekiel 37:1-14
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon Isaiah 1:18
Come now, let us reason together says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Hymn of Assurance “Like a River Glorious”#494
Confession of FaithHeidelberg Catechism #40-44
Q. 40Why did Christ have to go all the way to death?
Because God’s justice and truth demand it: only the death of God’s Son could pay for our sin.
Q. 41Why was He “buried”?
His burial testifies that He really died.
Q. 42Since Christ has died for us, why do we still have to die?
Our death does not pay the debt for our sins. Rather, it puts an end to our sinning and is our entrance into eternal life.
Q. 43What further advantage do we receive from Christ’s sacrifice and death on the cross?
Through Christ’s death our old selves are crucified, put to death, and buried with Him, so that the evil desires of the flesh may no longer rule us, but that instead we may dedicate ourselves as an offering of gratitude to Him.
Q. 44Why does the creed add, “He descended to hell”?
To assure me in times of personal crisis and temptation that Christ my Lord, by suffering unspeakable anguish, pain, and terror of soul, especially on the cross but also earlier, has delivered me from the anguish and torment of hell.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem“Holy Spirit”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “The Church Empowered”
Acts 2:1-21
Hymn of Response“Breathe on Me, Breath of God”#259
Benediction1 Thessalonians 5:23
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.
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