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PRELUDE
The Session encourages the congregation to enter the sanctuary and prepare quietly for worship
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
§GREETING, SALUTATION, AND VOTUM
Our help is in the name of the Lord, maker of heaven and Earth. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
§CALL TO WORSHIP
Psalm 145:1-3, 21 (Responsively)
Minister: I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
All: Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
Minister: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
All: My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
All: Amen!
§PRAYER OF INVOCATION
§PSALTER I Will Extol You, O My God #145C
SCRIPTURE LESSON Matthew 5:17-30
Mr. Chris Turner (Ruling Elder Candidate)
Elder Candidate: The Word of the Lord!
All: Praise be to God!
CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN
All: Our God in heaven, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we thank you for your Word and for your commands that are given to us to guide us and help us. We know that they are perfect, restoring the soul and a means to guide us as we pilgrim through this world. As we have heard it read, we are reminded that we fall short of your demands, and we are further reminded that we are in great need of your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. We have not perfectly obeyed the demands of your Word this week. We have fallen short of it in thought, word, and deed. We sometimes murder others in our hearts, and we have not guarded our thoughts and remained pure before you. Forgive us, Father. Please help us and grant us more of your Spirit who renews our minds through your Word we pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Psalm 145:8-9
Minister: The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
All: Amen.
CONFESSION OF FAITH Westminster Shorter Catechism Q39-42
Q. 39. What is the duty which God requireth of man?
A. The duty which God requireth of man is obedience to his revealed will.
Q. 40. What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?
A. The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience was the moral law.
Q. 41. Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.
Q. 42. What is the sum of the ten commandments?
A. The sum of the ten commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbor as ourselves.
PRAYER NEEDS OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
The Country of China
Dr. Lloyd Long, Ruling Elder
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER
§HYMN My Faith Has Found a Resting Place #436
THE PREACHING OF GOD'S WORD
Rev. William F. Hill, Jr., Pastor
Scripture Reading: James 2:1-13
Sermon Title: The Sin of Partiality, Part Two
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
§HYMN Your Law, O God, Is our Delight #175
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
OFFERING
§DOXOLOGY
§THE BENEDICTION Rom. 15:13
Minister: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
All: Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Amen!
POSTLUDE