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WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
§CALL TO WORSHIP
Psalm 134:1-3
Minister:
Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the Lord!
May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made heaven and earth!
All: Amen.
§PRAYER OF INVOCATION
§HYMN A Mighty Fortress Is Our God #244
SCRIPTURE LESSON Exodus 20:1-17
The moral law of God
CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN
All: Grant almighty God that we as your redeemed people would hear and obey all that your law says to us. We know that you give it to reveal yourself and your glorious perfection. We know that it is summarized by calling us to love you with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Yet, we fall very far short of all that it demands. Please forgive us and grant to us your Holy Spirit that we might do all that you tell us. These things we pray for in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Romans 5:1
Minister:
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
All: Amen.
CONFESSION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed
Minister: Congregation, what is it that you believe?
All:
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary;
suffered under Pontius Pilate;
was crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits 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 Spirt;
the holy catholic1 church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting. Amen
PRAYER NEEDS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
Dr. Lloyd Long, Ruling Elder
The Country of Sudan
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
§HYMN Great Is Thy Faithfulness #245
THE PREACHING OF GOD'S WORD
Rev. William F. Hill, Jr., pastor
Scripture Reading: Psalm 37:1-6
Title: A Remedy for Life’s Troubles
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER
§HYMN Do Not Fret on Account of the World #37
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
OFFERING
§DOXOLOGY
§THE BENEDICTION Numbers 6:24-26
Minister: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
All: Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Amen!