Prelude: Aria from Symphony Six Louis Vierne

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 166: Wondrous King, All–Glorious Wunderbarer König

Prayer of Confession

Father of mercies, please listen to us while we confess before you how unworthy we have been of all your goodness; for we are a sinful generation, even as our fathers were. We have sinned times without number, and even those of us who are your people, and have been born into your house, we have even more than others to mourn over our sin, for you have made us more sensible of it, and we have sinned against greater light, which we do sorrowfully confess. Our sins of pride, of unbelief, of hasty judgment of your providence, our neglect of searching into your mind in the Word, our neglect of possessing your mind in our daily life, our transgressions and our shortcomings make against us a great list of accusations. Forgive us, we pray, and grant us mercy for the sake of your dear Son, our Savior. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: 1 Peter 2:24–25

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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

Old Testament Reading: Psalm 51 (pew Bible p. 474)

Hymn: Psalm 131: Lord, You Have Weaned My Heart from Pride Stella

Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 10

Question: How did God create man?
Answer: God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Canzonetta, BuxWV 171 Dieterich Buxtehude

New Testament Reading: Matthew 5:3 (pew Bible p. 809)

Sermon: Where Blessings Begin Rev. Jonathan Cruse

Psalm 402: Abide with Me: Fast Falls the Eventide Eventide

Benediction

Postlude: Improvisation Aaron Patterson, organ

Serving this evening:

Platform: Rev. Tim Geiger, Andrew Fletcher
Organist: Aaron Patterson

Jonathan Landry Cruse pastors Community Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Kalamazoo, MI, where he lives with his wife Kerri Ann and their two children. From 2012 to 2014, while studying at Temple University, he was a pastoral intern at Tenth. He serves as an editor for Modern Reformation magazine, writes for Ref21, Tabletalk, and The Gospel Coalition, has published over thirty hymns, and is the author of The Christian's True Identity, What Happens When We Worship, and The Character of Christ.

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