6-26-22 Worship Folder
ORDER OF WORSHIP
6-26-22
Greeting
Call to Worship Hebrews 12:22-24
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Invocation
* Hymn # 218 “Angels, from the Realms of Glory”
Call to Confession Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Hebrews 12:2
…looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
* Hymn Supplement pg. 44 “Before the Throne of God Above”
* Old & New Testament Scripture Reading:
Law: Deuteronomy 14:1-2 (Sons Saved from Slavery)
Writings: Nehemiah 1:4-11 (Sons Saved from Exile)
Gospels: Matthew 2:13-15 (The Son Saved from Herod)
Epistles: Romans 6:16-18 (Sons Saved from Satan)
* Elder: 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 Westminster Shorter Catechism, Questions and Answers 51-52
Q. What is forbidden in the second commandment?
A. The second commandment forbiddeth the worshipping of God by images, or any other way not appointed in his Word.
Q. What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment?
A. The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, God’s sovereignty over us, his propriety in us, and the zeal he hath to his own worship.
Pastoral Prayer RE Johnny Surles
* Hymn # 526 “Blessed Are the Sons of God”
Tithes and Offerings
* Hymn # 434 (verse 1) “Lord, Thou Lov’st the Cheerful Giver”
Lord, Thou lovs’t the cheerful giver, who with open heart and hand
Blesses freely, as a river that refreshes all the land.
Grant us then the grace of giving with a spirit large and free,
That our life and all our living we may consecrate to Thee.
* Prayer of Thanksgiving
* Prayer for Illumination
* Exhortation Text Hosea 11:1
* Elder: Thus far the reading of God’s holy Word. And may God add His blessing to the reading of His Word.
* Congregation: Thanks be to God!
Exhortation Title: “The Service of Sons” RE Conor Aubry
Exhortation Outline: Following
Prayer for Transformation
Lord’s Supper: The Supper for Sons Galatians 4:7
* Eucharistic Hymn # 253 “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood”
* Benediction
* Departing Hymn # 731 (verse 1) “Doxology”
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Exhortation Outline:
Exhortation Text: Hosea 11:1 “The Service of Sons”
Because we have been saved from spiritual slavery and made sons in the true Son of God, we must respond to our Father with service full of joy, gratitude, and obedience.
Stories
What makes a story good?
What makes a story great?
The Story of Stories
Sons
Israel
Believers
Slavery
Israel
Believers
Salvation
Israel
Believers
Service
Israel
Believers
Application
Believers before the Promised Land
Believers in the Promised Land
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