Call to Worship: Psalm 5:11
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread Your protection over them, that those who love Your name may exult in You.
Prayer of Adoration:
Hymn: In the Shadow of the Glorious Cross
The Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 66:1-5
Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
2 sing the glory of his name;
give to him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
4 All the earth worships you
and sings praises to you;
they sing praises to your name.”
5 Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
Confession of Sin: From Psalm 38
Pastor: O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!
People: For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.
Pastor: There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
People: For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
Pastor: Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me!
People: Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
Assurance of Pardon: Isaiah 43:25
“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”
The New Testament Lesson: 1 Peter 4:7-11
7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Confession of Faith: The Westminster Confession of Faith, 8.5
The Lord Jesus, by his perfect obedience and sacrifice of himself . . . has fully satisfied the justice of his Father. He purchased not only reconciliation but also an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven for all those whom the Father has given to him.
Prayer for the Church:
The Sermon: “Carefully Walking Together.” Hebrews 3:12-13. Dr. Michael Calvert, Teaching Elder.
Hymn: My Jesus, I Love Thee – Hymn 648 v.1,2,4
The Benediction: From Philippians 2:13
May you know the grace and power of our Lord who is ever at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Amen!