Prelude
Be Thou My Vision arr. Dan Forrest
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, naught be all else to me, save that Thou art,
Thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true Word, I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son, Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor men’s empty praise, Thou mine inheritance, now and always,
Thou and Thou only first in my heart, High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun,
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
The Lord Is My Light Frances Allitsen
The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom, then, shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom, then, shall I be afraid? Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there ’rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in Him. For, in the time of trouble, He shall hide me in His tabernacle, yea, in the secret places of His dwelling shall He hide me and set me up upon a rock of stone.
Men’s Choir
Call to Worship
•Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) Old Hundredth
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
•Prayer of Confession
Almighty, everlasting God and Father, we acknowledge and confess that we indeed were conceived and born in sin and, therefore, inclined to all evil and slow to all good; that we unceasingly trangress Your holy commandments and corrupt ourselves more and more. But we are sorry for this and desire Your grace and help. Therefore, have mercy upon us, most gracious and merciful God and Father, through Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ. Grant to us and increase in us Your Holy Spirit, so that we may recognize our sin and unrighteousness from the depth of our hearts, feel true contrition and grief for them, die to them completely, and please You wholly in a new, godly life. Amen.
•The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: 1 Timothy 1:15
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
•Invocation
•Hymn 2: O Worship the King Lyons
•Responsive Reading: Psalm 58 (page 477)
•Gloria Patri (Trinity Hymnal 734) Meineke
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.
•Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, 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 sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Announcements
Living Church: Easter Sacrificial Offering
•Hymn 523: My Hope Is in the Lord Wakefield
(In the 11am service, Praisemakers, ages 4–5, may go to B2 & B3; KLICK, grades 1–2, may go to B1)
•Offering Prayer
Offertory: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Mark Andrews
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; to His feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore His praises sing: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King. Father-like He tends and spares us; well our feeble frame He knows. In His hands He gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes. Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely yet His mercy flows. Angels, help us to adore Him; ye behold Him face to face; sun and moon, bow down before Him, dwellers all in time and space. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace.
Men’s Choir
Scripture Reading: Romans 3:21–26 (page 941)
Sermon: Redemption Accomplished! Dr. Liam Goligher
•Hymn 172: Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder All Saints Old
•Benediction
Postlude: Darwall’s 148th Percy Whitlock
Serving this morning:
Rev. Enrique Leal & Tim Merkel, 9am platform
Rev. Gavin Lymberopoulos, 11am platform
Colin Howland, organ