Order of Worship 2-20-2022

Call to Worship   Psalm 64:9-10

All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done. The righteous will rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!

Invocation

Hymn of Praise                     “Holy, Holy, Holy”                 #262

Scripture Reading        Ecclesiastes 12

Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon    1 John 1:8-9

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Hymn of Assurance     “Speak, O Lord”          HMA #110

Confession of Faith      Heidelberg Catechism #96-98

1. 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.

1. 97 May we then not make any image at all?

God cannot 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.

1. 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             “Free from Guilt and Free from Sin”

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

The Preaching of God’s Word        “The Mortal Danger of Keeping Up Appearances”

Acts 5:1-11

Hymn of Response               “I Surrender All”           #366

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.