BULLETIN 1.29.2023 (Morning and Afternoon Worship)
CHILDREN’S BULLETIN 1.29.2023
WORSHIP GUIDE (Coming Soon)
PRELUDE
Please enter the sanctuary and prepare quietly for worship. Please silence all phones and devices.
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 100
Minister:
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
All: Amen!
§PRAYER OF INVOCATION
§PSALM Come, Thou Almighty King #212
~WORSHIP IN CONFESSION~
SCRIPTURE LESSON Matthew 26:36-75 Mr. Chris Turner, Ruling Elder
Jesus prays in Gethsemane; is betrayed by Judas; is arrested, tried and condemned before Caiaphas the high priest, and is denied by Peter. Jesus prays when others fail to pray. He encourages others when they are overcome by sorrow. He submits to the will of God when others resist God’s purposes.
CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN
All: Our Father, as we have heard your Word read this morning, we are reminded of the great work of your Son on our behalf. He submitted himself to your will and delighted in it that he might save a people from their sin and misery. We are those people he prayed for, and we are those people he determined to redeem. Unlike our Savior, there are times when we wrestle against your will as given to us in your Word. Though we know that those things you tell us are designed for our good, there are times when we go astray and wander like helpless lambs. Forgive us, Father, for being slow to learn and obey. Please grant us the willingness and ability, through and by your holy Spirit, to do all that you have told us. We thank you that you are patient with us, and we thank you for the forgiveness that comes through the atoning work of your Son and our Lord we pray in his name. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
1 Peter 2:22-25
Minister: He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
All: Amen.
CONFESSION OF FAITH The Nicene Creed Mr. Chris Turner, Ruling Elder
Trinity Psalter Hymnal p. 852
~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
Dr. Lloyd Long, Ruling Elder
The Country of Lebanon
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER
§PSALM What Wonderous Love Is This #343
THE PREACHING OF GOD'S WORD
Rev. William F. Hill, Jr., Pastor
Scripture Reading: Psalm 121
Sermon Title: The Lord’s Tireless Care
Sermon Series: Selections from the Psalms
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
§HYMN I Lift My Eyes Up to the Hills #121A
§THE BENEDICTION 1 Thess. 5:23-24
Minister: Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
All: Come Quickly, Lord Jesus! Amen!
§THE GLORIA PATRIA