Prelude

The Joy of the Redeemed Clarence Dickinson

O what their joy and their glory must be, those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones see; crown for the valient, to weary ones rest: God shall be all, and in all ever blest.

Low before him with our praises we fall, of whom, and in whom, and through whom are all; of whom, the Father; and in whom, the Son; through whom, the Spirit, with them ever One.

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

O Lord, we know that because you are our Shepherd, we have everything we need; yet we worry and want more. You make us lie down in green pastures, leading us beside quiet waters; yet our hearts are so often restless. You restore our souls; but we want to be self-sufficient and help ourselves. You lead us in paths of righteousness; but we turn our own way. You are present with us even in the deepest darkness; yet we would rather take comfort in our circumstances than in your presence. O Father, teach us again that we can never be satisfied until we are full of Christ. Thank you that Jesus is the bread that came down from heaven, and in him we will never hunger nor thirst. Amen.

•The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: John 10:27–28

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

•Invocation

•Hymn 6: O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord Tidings

Responsive Reading: Psalm 65 (page 480)

•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.

•Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, light of light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who, for us and our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life; who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spake by the prophets. And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Announcements

Living Church: Capital Campaign Doug DeLong

•Hymn 48: O Lord Most High, with All My Heart Rockingham Old

(In the 11am service, Praisemakers, ages 4–5, may go to B2 & B3; KLICK, grades 1–2, may go to B1)

•Offering Prayer

Offertory: Have Thine Own Way, Lord (Trinity Hymnal 688) arr. Diane Bish

Scripture Reading: James 1:22–27 (page 1011)

Sermon: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall Rev. Greg Hobaugh

•Hymn 585: Take My Life, and Let It Be Hendon

•Benediction

Postlude: Concerto in G Major: Allegro Johann Sebastian Bach

Serving this morning:
Rev. Enrique Leal, 9am platform
Tim Merkel, 11am platform
Colin Howland, organist