Order of Worship  3–26-2023

Call to Worship ​Isaiah 12:4

Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.

Invocation ​and The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn of Praise​​​ Psalm 8​​ Insert​

Scripture Reading​ Ephesians 6:10-20

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon  ​Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned–every one–to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Hymn of Assurance ​​“Complete In Thee” ​​HMA #28

Confession of Faith ​Westminster Shorter Catechism #87-88

Q. 87​ What is repentance unto life?

Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavour after, new obedience.

Q. 88​ What are the outward means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption?

The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption, are his ordinances, especially the word, sacraments, and prayer; all which are made effectual to the elect for salvation.

Pastoral Prayer​

Choral Anthem​​“Jesus, Strong and Kind”

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

The Preaching of God’s Word ​“The Disruptive Power of the Gospel”

​​Acts 16:16-24

Hymn of Response ​“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” ​​#97

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.