The Means of Grace: the Prayers
November 28, 2021
Order of Worship 11-28-2021
Call to Worship Psalm 136:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Invocation
Hymn of Praise “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” #559
Scripture Reading Psalm 61
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 Petition “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” #123
Confession of Faith Heidelberg Catechism #65-68
Q. 65 It is by faith alone that we share in Christ and all His blessings: where then does that faith come from?
The Holy Spirit produces it in our hearts by the preaching of the holy gospel, and confirms it through our use of the holy sacraments.
Q. 66 What are sacraments?
Sacraments are holy signs and seals for us to see. They were instituted by God so that by our use of them He might make us understand more clearly the promise of the gospel, and might put His seal on that promise. And this is God’s gospel promise: to forgive our sins and give us eternal life by grace alone because of Christ’s one sacrifice finished on the cross.
Q. 67 Are both the word and the sacraments then intended to focus our faith on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross as the only ground of our salvation?
Right! In the gospel the Holy Spirit teaches us and through the holy sacraments He assures us that our entire salvation rests on Christ’s one sacrifice for us on the cross.
Q. 68 How many sacraments did Christ institute in the New Testament?
Two: baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem “Come, Jesus, Prince of Peace”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “The Means of Grace: the Prayers”
Matthew 6:7-15
Hymn of Response “Come, My Soul, with Every Care” HMA #26
Benediction Numbers 6:24-26
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
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