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WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
§CALL TO WORSHIP
Rev. 4:8, 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 Crown Him with Many Crowns #380
SCRIPTURE LESSON Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
The fear of God should cause us to guard our use of words.
CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN
All: Our Father in heaven, we praise your name today as the one true God of heaven and earth. You have warned us to be careful with our words knowing that they reflect our heart. We often fall short in how we speak. We are often rash and hasty. We often vow but then fail to keep them. Forgive us, Lord. Please grant us a greater measure of your Spirit that we would use our words to your glory and honor. These things we pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Psalm 32:3-5
Minister:
For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
All: Amen.
CONFESSION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed
Minister: 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 church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting. Amen
PRAYER NEEDS FOR 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 In Christ Alone #265
THE PREACHING OF GOD'S WORD
Rev. William F. Hill, Jr., pastor
Scripture Reading: James 1:19-21
Title: Be Quick to Hear
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER
§HYMN Take My Life, and Let It Be #538
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
OFFERING
§DOXOLOGY
§THE BENEDICTION Romans 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!