BULLETIN 11.27.2022
WORSHIP 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
Revelation 4:8b, 11

Minister:
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!”
“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 When Morning Gilds the Skies #157

~WORSHIP IN CONFESSION~

SCRIPTURE LESSON Matthew 21:23-46 Mr. David Matzen, Ruling Elder
Jesus’ authority is challenged as He enters the temple. He responds with the Parables of the Two Sons and of the Wicked Tenants.

CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN
All: Almighty, eternal God! Forgive us our sin and lead us to eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Ulrich Zwingli)

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 Westminster Confession of Faith, 21.1-3, 5 Mr. David Matzen, Ruling Elder

Q. What do we believe the Bible teaches regarding public worship?

1. The light of nature showeth that there is a God, who hath lordship and sovereignty over all, is good, and doth good unto all, and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all the heart, and with all the soul, and with all the might. But the acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be worshiped according to the imaginations and devices of men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visible representation, or any other way not prescribed in the Holy Scripture.

2. Religious worship is to be given to God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; and to him alone; not to angels, saints, or any other creature: and, since the fall, not without a Mediator; nor in the mediation of any other but of Christ alone.

3. Prayer, with thanksgiving, being one special part of religious worship, is by God required of all men: and, that it may be accepted, it is to be made in the name of the Son, by the help of his Spirit, according to his will, with understanding, reverence, humility, fervency, faith, love, and perseverance; and, if vocal, in a known tongue.

5. 5. The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear, the sound preaching and conscionable hearing of the Word, in obedience unto God, with understanding, faith, and reverence, singing of psalms with grace in the heart; as also, the due administration and worthy receiving of the sacraments instituted by Christ, are all parts of the ordinary religious worship of God: beside religious oaths, vows, solemn fastings, and thanksgivings upon special occasions, which are, in their several times and seasons, to be used in an holy and religious manner.

~WORSHIP IN GRATITUDE AND THANKSGIVING~

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Mr. David Matzen, Ruling Elder

OFFERING

§DOXOLOGY

~WORSHIP AND THE MEANS OF GRACE~

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

PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER

§HYMN Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ #460

THE PREACHING OF GOD'S WORD
Rev. William F. Hill, Jr., Pastor
Scripture Reading: Psalm 95
Series: Selections from the Psalms
Sermon Title: How to Worship God

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

§PSALM Now With Joyful Exultation #95C

§THE BENEDICTION 2 Thess. 3:5

Minister: May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
All: Come Quickly, Lord Jesus! Amen!

§THE GLORIA PATRIA