Call to Worship​ Psalm 96:7-9

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!

Invocation ​and The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn of Praise ​​​“Come, We That Love the Lord”​​#18

Scripture Reading​ John 15:1-3

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon  ​1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

Hymn of Assurance ​​“Before the Throne of God Above”​​ HMA​#14

Confession of Faith ​Heidelberg Catechism # 96-98

Q. 96​ What is God’s will for us in the Second Commandment?

​That we in no way make any image of God nor worship Him in any other way than He has commanded in His Word.

Q. 97​ May we then not make any image at all?

​God can not and may not be visibly portrayed in any way. Although creatures may be portrayed, yet God forbids making or having such images if one’s intention is to worship them or to serve God through them.

Q. 98​ But may not images be permitted in the churches as teaching aids for the unlearned?

​No, we shouldn’t try to be wiser than God. He wants His people instructed by the living preaching of His Word—not by idols that cannot even talk.

Pastoral Prayer​

Choral Anthem ​​“Our God Will Go Before Us” ​

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

The Preaching of God’s Word ​“The Local Church: Love and Truth”

​​​​​​ 2 John

Hymn of Response​ “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord” ​​​​#280

Benediction ​2 Corinthians 13:14

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.