ORDER OF WORSHIP
6-4-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Psalm 48:1-3
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress.
Invocation
* Hymn # 649 “More Love to Thee, O Christ”
Call to Confession Judges 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Psalm 48:9-10
We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple. As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
* Hymn # 647 “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”
* Old & New Testament Scripture Reading:
Law: Deuteronomy 29:29 (Secret & Revealed Things)
Gospels: John 16:16-33 (Sorrow then Joy)
Apocalypse: Revelation 20:11-15 (All Said & Done)
* 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 Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 23 (Q & A 59-61)
Q. What good does it do you, however, to believe all this?
A. In Christ I am righteous before God and heir to life everlasting.
Q. How are you righteous before God?
A. Only by true faith in Jesus Christ. Even though my conscience accuses me of having grievously sinned against all God’s commandments, of never having kept any of them, and of still being inclined toward all evil, nevertheless, without any merit of my own, out of sheer grace, God grants and credits to me the perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ, as if I had never sinned nor been a sinner, and as if I had been as perfectly obedient as Christ was obedient for me. All I need to do is accept this gift with a believing heart.
Q. Why do you say that through faith alone you are righteous?
A. Not because I please God by the worthiness of my faith. It is because only Christ’s satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness make me righteous before God, and because I can accept this righteousness and make it mine in no other way than through faith.
Pastoral Prayer
* Hymn # 481 “Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”
Tithes and Offerings
* 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.
* Prayer of Thanksgiving
Sermon Series: Judges
* Prayer for Illumination
* Sermon Text Judges 14:1-20
* Pastor: 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!
Sermon Title: “Riddle Me This!” Pastor Michael Mock
Sermon Outline: Following
Prayer for Transformation
Lord’s Supper: Mystery Revealed
* Eucharistic Hymn # 648 “My Jesus, I Love Thee”
* Benediction
* Departing Hymn # 731 “Doxology”
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Sermon Outline:
Sermon Text: Judges 14:1-20 “Riddle Me This!”
The LORD uses his weak servants’ sins and sufferings to reveal his secret of salvation.
The judge’s secrets (vv. 5-18)
Stubborn Disobedience
Application: Parents don’t need to know everything, but the One who does.
Vow Violation
Application: We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
Riddle Interpretation
Application: Even the best of men are men at best.
The Judge’s Secret (vv. 4, 14, 19-20)
The LORD Was Seeking (v. 4)
The LORD Was Working (vv. 14, 19-20)
Othniel (3:10)
Gideon (6:34)
Jephthah (11:29)
Samson (14:6, 19; 15:14)
Application: The LORD uses our weaknesses for his glory.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
5-28-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Psalm 117:1-2
Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
5-21-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Psalm 95:1-3
Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
5-14-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Psalm 138:1-3
I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
5-7-23
Greeting
Call to Worship John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
4-30-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Psalm 145:10-13
All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your saints shall bless you! They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power, to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works. Read more
ORDER OF WORSHIP
4-30-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Psalm 145:10-13
All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your saints shall bless you! They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power, to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works.
Invocation
* Hymn # 115 “All Creatures of Our God and King”
Call to Confession Psalm 145:17
The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Psalm 145:18
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
* Hymn # 257 “Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted”
* Old & New Testament Scripture Reading:
Law: Exodus 6:1-13 (Promise yet Unbelief)
Prophets: 1 Kings 21:17-29 (Ahab’s “Repentance”)
Epistles: 2 Corinthians 7 (Real Repentance)
* 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 Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 18 (Q & A 46-49)
Q. What do you mean by saying, “He ascended to heaven”?
A. That Christ, while his disciples watched, was taken up from the earth into heaven and remains there on our behalf until he comes again to judge the living and the dead.
Q. But isn’t Christ with us until the end of the world as he promised us?
A. Christ is true human and true God. In his human nature Christ is not now on earth; but in his divinity, majesty, grace, and Spirit he is never absent from us.
Q. If his humanity is not present wherever his divinity is, then aren’t the two natures of Christ separated from each other?
A. Certainly not. Since divinity is not limited and is present everywhere, it is evident that Christ’s divinity is surely beyond the bounds of the humanity that has been taken on, but at the same time his divinity is in and remains personally united to his humanity.
Q. How does Christ’s ascension to heaven benefit us?
A. First, he is our advocate in heaven in the presence of his Father. Second, we have our own flesh in heaven as a sure pledge that Christ our head will also take us, his members, up to himself. Third, he sends his Spirit to us on earth as a corresponding pledge. By the Spirit’s power we seek not earthly things but the things above, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand.
Pastoral Prayer
* Hymn # 296 “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!”
Tithes and Offerings
* Hymn # 585 (v. 1) “Take My Life, and Let It Be”
Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
* Prayer of Thanksgiving
Sermon Series: Judges
* Prayer for Illumination
* Sermon Text Judges 10:1-11:1
* Pastor: 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!
Sermon Title: “Divine Impatience” Pastor Michael Mock
Sermon Outline: Following
Prayer for Transformation
Lord’s Supper: Meal of Compassion
* Eucharistic Hymn, Hymn Supplement pg. 36 “My Heart is Filled”
* Benediction
* Departing Hymn # 55 (v. 1) “To God Be the Glory”
To God be the glory, great things he has done!
So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,
Who yielded his life an atonement for sin,
and opened the life-gate that we may go in.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thro’ Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory, great things he has done!
Sermon Outline:
Sermon Text: Judges 10:1-11:1 “Divine Impatience”
Salvation comes not from the Church’s contrition but from the Christ’s compassion.
Divine Deliverance (vv. 1-5)
Protection-Tola (vv. 1-2)
Provision-Jair (vv. 3-5)
Application: Lasting protection and provision from the everlasting Lord
Divine Discipline (vv. 6-17)
Gods Galore (vv. 6-9)
Application: Where is the LORD in your life?
Application: False worship leads to soulish distress.
God’s Anger (vv. 7, 11-12)
Application: Glory-thieves meet God’s anger.
Application: Never presume on God’s grace.
God’s Dereliction (v. 13)
God’s Sarcasm (v. 14)
Application: God will give us over to our sin for a time and for our good.
Divine Impatience (10:16-11:1)
Human Repentance (10:10, 16)
False Repentance
Real Repentance
Divine Impatience (10:16-11:1)
Application: Where our hope truly lies
ORDER OF WORSHIP
4-16-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Psalm 47:1-4
Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
4-9-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Matthew 28:1-6
Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay!”
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
4-2-23
Greeting
Call to Worship Psalm 103:1
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
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