Prelude: Meditation on Brother James' Air Harold Darke
Evelyn Larter, organ
Call to Worship
Invocation
Hymn 301: Join All the Glorious Names Darwall
Prayer of Confession
We confess, O God, that we have sinned against you and are unworthy of your mercy. We have not loved you, our Father; we have grieved the Holy Spirit; we have not waited for the coming of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. We have not been pure and holy. We have been entangled in the world. We have wronged our neighbors. We have broken the unity of your church. Our own hearts condemn us; and yet you are greater than our hearts and know all things. We cast ourselves upon your compassion; we cry to you, be merciful to us sinners. Hear us for the sake of Jesus Christ, who died for us upon the cross, and who rose again for our justification; that, obtaining forgiveness of all our sins, and being filled with the Holy Spirit, we may be enabled to please you in body and in soul forevermore. Amen.
The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Titus 3:4–7
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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: Leviticus 14:1–9 (pew Bible p. 92)
Hymn 658: Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All Sarah
Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 35
Question: What is sanctification?
Answer: Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness.
Offering Prayer
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Offertory: Elegy Harold Darke
Evelyn Larter, organ
New Testament Reading: Luke 17:11–19 (pew Bible p. 876)
Sermon: One Out of Ten Rev. Colin Howland
Hymn 255: O Jesus, We Adore Thee Meirionydd
Benediction
Postlude: Chaconne François Couperin/trans. Joseph Bonnet
Evelyn Larter, organ
Serving this evening:
Platform: Collin Gibboney
Organist: Evelyn Larter
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Hymns used by permission: CCLI# 2486853