Prelude: Fugue in F minor Felix Mendelssohn

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 173: Praise Him! Praise Him! Joyful Song

Prayer of Confession

O God our Father, forgive us for thinking less of you than we ought; for we think your truth too high, your will too hard, and your power too remote; but they are not! We humbly ask that you resolve our confused minds with your word, redirect our divided wills with your law, restore our troubled consciences with your forgiveness, and revive our anxious hearts with your presence, for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, who loved us and gave himself for us. 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

New Testament Reading: Romans 6 (pew Bible p. 942)

Hymn 486: God, Be Merciful to Me Redhead

Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 12

Question: What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created?
Answer: When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon the pain of death.

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Improvisation Aaron Patterson, organ

Old Testament Reading: Lamentations 1:1–11 (pew Bible p. 685)

Sermon: The Wages of Sin Rev. Josiah Vanderveen

575: Soldiers of Christ, Arise Diademata

Benediction

Postlude: Improvisation Aaron Patterson, organ

Serving this evening:

Platform: Andrew Fletcher
Organist: Aaron Patterson

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Hymns used by permission: CCLI# 2486853

The Lord’s Supper

The Lord's Supper will be observed next Sunday, August 18, during the 6:30pm service. Please use this week to prepare to receive the sacrament by prayerfully examining your life before God, and by acknowledging your need for the redemption purchased by Christ.