Psalm 40

BULLETIN 7.31.2022
WORSHIP PREPARATION GUIDE

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.

~WORSHIP IN PRAISE~

§CALL TO WORSHIP
Psalm 147:1

Minister:
Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
All: Amen!

§PRAYER OF INVOCATION

§PSALTER O Praise the LORD, for It Is Good #147B

~WORSHIP IN CONFESSION~

SCRIPTURE LESSON Matthew 7:21-29
Mr. Chris Turner, Ruling Elder
Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount by teaching about true faith and the importance of building one’s life on the immoveable rock, which is Christ.

CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN
All: Our Father, we praise your name today and thank you for your Word. We confess that we are prone to deceiving our hearts and straying from your Word. We know that you tell us that if we love you, we will do everything you tell us. Yet, we fall short of that demand, sinning daily in thought, word, and deed. Forgive us, Father. Thank you for your Son, who you gave as a demonstration of your great love for us we pray through Christ our Lord. 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 Nicene Creed
Trinity Psalter-Hymnal p. 852
Mr. Chris Turner, Ruling Elder

~WORSHIP IN GRATITUDE AND THANKSGIVING~

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Mr. Chris Turner, Ruling Elder

OFFERING

§DOXOLOGY

~WORSHIP AND THE MEANS OF GRACE~

PRAYER NEEDS OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
The Country of Uganda
Dr. Lloyd Long, Ruling Elder

PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER

§HYMN Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy #439

THE PREACHING OF GOD'S WORD
Rev. William F. Hill, Jr., Pastor
Scripture Reading: Psalm 40
Sermon Title: God’s Mercy Leads to Rejoicing

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

§PSALTER I Waited Long Upon the LORD #40A
Stanzas 1-4; 7-10

§THE BENEDICTION 2 Thess. 3:16
Minister:
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
All: Come Quickly, Lord Jesus!

§THE GLORIA PATRIA #572

All: 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.

POSTLUDE