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image : The Meals, Andre Masson (1923)
Preparation for Worship
“In each of my friends there is something that only some other friend can fully bring out. By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity; I want other lights than my own to show all his facets. If it takes a community to really know a human being, how much more does it take a community to know God?” —Tim Keller
Call to Worship — Psalm 145:3-4, 10-11, 21
Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom. One generation will commend Your works to another; they will tell of Your mighty acts. All You have made will praise You, O Lord; Your saints will extol You. They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might. My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise His holy name for ever and ever.
Song of Adoration
All Creatures of Our God and King (Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226)
Covenant Baptism
Officer Installation
Song of Praise
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Robert Robinson, 1758)
Old Testament Reading — Deuteronomy 7:6-10
You are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. But those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction; he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him.
We Confess Our Sin Together — I John 1:8-9
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silent Confession
God Declares Our Forgiveness — I Timothy 1:15 & I Peter 2:24
This saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might be dead to sin, and alive to all that is good.
Song of Praise
Thy Mercy My God is the Theme of My Song (John Stocker, 1776)
Sermon Acts 2:42-47
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
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Songs of Praise
The Church’s One Foundation (Samuel Stone, 1866)
O Church Arise (Getty & Townend, 2005)
Dearly We’re Bought (Joseph Hart, 1712-1768; Gadsby’s Hymns 102)
Benediction
I Believe in the Life Everlasting
Worship Study Guide
Order of Worship
Image : Li Gang, 00002 (2012)
Preparation for Worship and Communion
“We wake, if ever we wake, to the silence of God. And then, when we wake to the deep shores of time uncreated, then when the dazzling dark breaks over the far slopes of time…then it’s time to break our necks for home.”
Annie Dillard, Holy the Firm
Call to Worship — Psalm 90:1-2
Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
Declaration of Faith — The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Song of Adoration
Holy Holy Holy (Heber)
Offering
O God Our Help In Ages Past (Watts)
Old Testament Reading — Isaiah 64:4
Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Song of Praise
Crown Him With Many Crowns (Bridges)
Sermon — I Corinthians 2:9
But, as it is written,”What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him.”
Preparation for the Lord’s Supper — I Corinthians 11:23-26
“For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.”
Confession of Sin — based on Heidelberg Catechism Q & 58-61 (1563)
Everlasting God, may I now experience in my heart the beginnings of eternal joy in Christ. He alone secures my perfect blessedness such as no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no human heart has ever imagined: a blessedness in which to praise You forever. Forgive me for believing I secure my own blessedness. You alone have authority to declare that I am right with God and heir to everlasting life. I confess that I have grievously sinned against You and all Your commandments. I have never kept any of them. I am inexcusably still inclined toward all evil. Nevertheless, without my deserving it at all, out of sheer grace, You grant and credit to me the perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ, as if I had never sinned nor been a sinner, as if I had been as perfectly obedient as Christ was obedient for me. Heavenly Father, grant me the gift of a believing heart, resting in the eternal peace Jesus secured for me by His Cross. Amen.
Words of Encouragement — Romans 8:31-32
If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Songs of Response to God’s Grace
My Jesus I Love Thee (Featherstone)
Amazing Grace (Newton)
All I Owe (M’Cheyne/Smith)
When the Stars Burn Down (Lee/Riddle)
Benediction
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