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ORDER OF WORSHIP
6-25-17
Grace to you and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Greeting and Announcements
Meditation
“When we look at the Godhead . . . that which we conceive is One; but when we look at the Persons in whom the Godhead dwells, and at those who tirelessly and with equal glory have their being from the first cause—there are Three whom we worship.” Gregory Nazianzen, Orations 31.14
Call to Worship Revelation 1:4-6
John to the seven churches that are in Asia:
Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.
To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood and made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Invocation
*Hymn # 101 “Come, Thou Almighty King”
Call to Confession Revelation 18:2-5
And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.” Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Revelation 19:6-8
Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give Him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”—for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
*Hymn # 253 “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood”
*Old and New Testament Reading
O.T. Law: Genesis 1:1-3 (The Trinity and Creation)
Prophets: Isaiah 61:1-4 (The Trinity and Redemption)
Writings: Psalm 110 (The LORD and the Lord Christ)
N.T. Gospels: Mark 1:9-11 (The Baptism of Jesus)
*Pastor: This is the Word of our God.
*Congregation: The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.
Affirmation of Faith Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.
Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.
And we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Pastoral Prayer
*Hymn # 103 “Holy God, We Praise Your Name”
Tithes and Offerings
*Hymn of Response # 432 “We Give Thee But Thine Own”
We give Thee but Thine own, whate’er the gift may be:
All that we have is Thine alone, a trust, O Lord, from Thee.
*Prayer of Thanksgiving
Sermon Text: 2 Peter 1:1-21 “Trinitarian Ground of Perseverance” Pastor Joshua Owen
Sermon Outline: “Trinitarian Ground of Perseverance”
Prayer of Response
*Hymn # 100 “Holy, Holy, Holy!”
*Benediction
*Hymn # 735 “Gloria Patri”
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without end, amen, amen.
Next Sunday is Communion Sunday: you may leave a Benevolence Offering for the needy in our community then.
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