Prelude

The Lord Is My Shepherd Bartholomaeus Helder/arr. Paul Bunjes

Oh! Had I Jubal’s Lyre from Joshua George Frideric Handel

There Is Balm in Gilead arr. Mark Hayes

Teresa Anstatt, soprano

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, you are our Father. We are your children. You are the potter; we are all the work of your hands. Forgive us Lord for how we have corrupted your good creation. Gracious Lord, you alone are righteous and holy, and in your presence no one can stand. Your gracious mercy is our only hope and we ask for your forgiveness. We pray for your cleansing touch to wash away our corruption, and to clothe us in the righteousness that is only found in the Lord Jesus Christ, in whose holy name we pray. Amen.

•The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: 1 Corinthians 15:56–57

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

•Invocation

•Hymn 253: There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood Fountain

Responsive Reading: Psalm 78:1-16 (page 488)

•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 Intercession (concluding with The 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.

Announcements

•Hymn: O Church, Arise Getty/Townend

(In the 11am service, Praisemakers, ages 4–kindergarten, may go to B2; CLICK, grades 1–2, may go to B1)

•Offering Prayer

Offertory: Safe Within Your Arms Mark Hayes

Teresa Anstatt, soprano

Scripture Reading: Ezra 1–2 (page 389)

Sermon: A Remnant Shall Return Dr. Liam Goligher

•Hymn : Sing, O Ye Ransomed of the Lord Azmon

•Benediction

•Postlude: Toccata Eugene Gigout

Serving this morning:
Rev. Greg Hobaugh, 9am platform
Rev. Carroll Wynne, 11am platform
Colin Howland, organist