Evening Worship Service

Prelude: Alleluia No. 1 Aaron David Miller

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 523: My Hope Is in the Lord Wakefield

Prayer of Confession

Almighty God, we confess our lives abound in sinful desires and transgressions of your holy law. Our consciences testify we are guilty before you and worthy of your just judgment. Merciful Father, grant that we may so embrace your infinite mercy that we may not doubt your wrath will be turned from us, and yet not abuse this privilege by taking liberty to sin. Help us in true humility to daily flee to your mercy, that we may be sustained and kept in safety until that day when we come to that eternal inheritance that has been obtained for us by the blood of your only begotten Son. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Colossians 1:13–14

We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

Doxology 733 Lasst Uns Erfreuen

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; alleluia, alleluia!
Praise him above, ye heav’nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Reading: Daniel 6 (pew Bible p. 743)

Sermon: The Lion King Dr. Mark Jones

Hymn 421: Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness Schmücke Dich

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Chorale Prelude: Caswall Peter Hurford

Question of Preparation: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 85

Question: What does God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin?
Answer: To escape the wrath and curse of God, due to us for sin, God requires of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the outward means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption.

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

The Sursum Corda (Lift up your hearts)

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts!
We lift them up to the Lord!
Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
It is right and good and a joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks unto You, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Your glorious Name; evermore praising You, and saying:

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest.”

Words of Institution

Distribution of the Bread

Distribution of the Cup

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Proclamation of the Mystery of our Faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!

Hymn 86: The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want Brother James' Air

Benediction

Postlude: Trumpet Tune Nicholas Bowden

Serving this evening:

Platform: Rev. Josiah Vanderveen, George McFarland
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland

Dr. Mark Jones (Ph.D., Leiden, 2009) has been the minister at Faith Vancouver Presbyterian Church (PCA), Canada since 2007. He is also Research Associate in the Faculty of Theology at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein) and Lecturer in Dogmatic Theology at John Wycliffe Theological College, in association with North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa. He has authored and edited several books, including A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life; and Antinomianism: Reformed Theology’s Unwelcome Guest?. Mark is married to Barb and they have four children.