The Means of Grace: the Word
November 7, 2021
Call to WorshipPsalm 68:4
Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
Invocation
Hymn of Praise“O Word of God Incarnate”#269
Scripture ReadingPsalm 119:97-112
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon Psalm 86:5
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
Hymn of Assurance “God Be Merciful to Me” (1-2, 4-5)HMA #37
Confession of FaithHeidelberg Catechism #57-58
Q. 57How does “the resurrection of the body” comfort you?
Not only my soul will be taken immediately after this life to Christ its head, but even my very flesh, raised by the power of Christ, will be reunited with my soul and made like Christ’s glorious body.
Q. 5eHow does the article concerning “life everlasting” comfort you?
Even as I already experience in my heart the beginning of eternal joy, so after this life I will have perfect blessedness such as no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no human heart has ever imagined: a blessedness in which to praise God eternally.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem“Jesus, Shepherd of My Heart”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “The Means of Grace: the Word”
2 Timothy 3:10-17
Hymn of Preparation“Here, O My Lord, I see Thee Face to Face” (1-3)#325
The Lord’s Supper
Hymn of Response“Here, O My Lord, I see Thee Face to Face” (4)#325
Benediction2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
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