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WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
§CALL TO WORSHIP
Psalm 46:1-7 (Responsively)
Minister: God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
All: Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling.
Minister: There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.
All: God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
Minister: The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
All: Amen.
§PRAYER OF INVOCATION
§HYMN A Mighty Fortress Is Our God #244
SCRIPTURE LESSON Deut. 6:1-9
David Matzen (Ruling Elder Candidate)
The Shema of Israel
CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN
All: Our great God and Father, maker of heaven and earth, we bow before you as the one true God of all creation. You own all things, for you have made them. You have revealed yourself in all that you made and in all you say. Your Word tells us plainly to love you with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and our neighbor as we love ourselves. Yet, we fail. We fall short of your commands. We sin, and we are ashamed. Forgive us, Father, For living lives consumed with self and forgetting others. Please grant us a greater measure of your Spirit to obey all you have said. These things we pray through the Name that is above every name – the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Psalm 51:7-10
Minister: Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
All: Amen.
CONFESSION OF FAITH Westminster Shorter Catechism Q40-42
Q40 What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?
The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law.
Q41 Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.
Q42 What is the sum of the ten commandments?
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 neighbour as ourselves. (Matt. 22:37–40)
PRAYER NEEDS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
Dr. Lloyd Long, Ruling Elder
The country of Afghanistan
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER
§HYMN Great Is Thy Faithfulness #245
THE PREACHING OF GOD'S WORD
Rev. William F. Hill, Jr.
Scripture Reading: James 2:1-13
Sermon Title: The Sin of Partiality
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
§HYMN Breathe On Me, Breath of God #397
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!