Prelude: In Thee Is Gladness Johann Sebastian Bach
Call to Worship
Invocation
Hymn 173: Praise Him! Praise Him! Joyful Song
Prayer of Confession
Merciful God and Father, You are the God of love. You have commanded us to love You with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves. We confess our love is tempered by selfishness. We are often impatient and unkind; we keep a record of wrongs; we insist on our own way; we envy and fight for attention. O Lord, please forgive us and soften our hard hearts. May Christ’s blood shed on the cross move us to love You more dearly, and love others as we have been loved in him. Amen.
The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: John 3:16–17
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Doxology 732 Tallis' Canon
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 Illumination
Scripture Reading: 1 John 1:1-4 (pew Bible p. 1021)
Hymn 470: How Vast the Benefits Divine St. Matthew
Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 76
Question: Which is the ninth commandment?
Answer: The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Offering Prayer
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Offertory: Brother James' Air arr. M. Searle Wright
Sermon: When Seeing is Believing Dr. Liam Goligher
Hymn 642: Be Thou My Vision Slane
Benediction
Postlude: Fanfare and Procession Keith Chapman
Serving this evening:
Platform: Rev. Carroll Wynne
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland