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WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
§CALL TO WORSHIP
Revelation 4:8b, 11 (Responsively)
Minister: “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!”
All: “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”
All: Amen.
§PRAYER OF INVOCATION
§HYMN Holy, Holy, Holy! #230
SCRIPTURE LESSON Psalm 15 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD?
CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN
Minister: Almighty God, you alone can demand of your creatures what is necessary that we may commune on your holy hill and dwell in your heavenly temple. Those demands are impossible for us due to our sinful nature. We fall short of those things that we have heard read in your Word. Thankfully, you have provided us your Son, who perfectly obeyed you in all things. To him, we flee, and in him, we trust. Thank you for being kind and gracious through Christ in forgiving our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
1 John 1:9
Minister: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
All: Amen.
CONFESSION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed
Mr. Mason Scroggins, Ruling Elder
Elder: 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 catholic(1) church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting. Amen
(1) The term “catholic” means universal.
PRAYER NEEDS OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
Dr. Lloyd Long, Ruling Elder
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 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God #244
THE PREACHING OF GOD’S WORD
Rev. William F. Hill, Jr., pastor
Scripture Reading: Mark 5:21-34
Title: A Concealed Faith Publicly Acknowledged
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
§HYMN And Can It Be That I Should Gain #431
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
OFFERING
§DOXOLOGY
§THE BENEDICTION Jude 24, 25
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
All: Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Amen!