Morning Worship Service

Announcements Kelci Rose, Director of Christian Education & Women's Ministries (11am)

Living Church: Summer Medical Institute Dr. Laura Layer, Director of Medical Campus Outreach

Prelude: Come Down, O Love Divine arr. Charles Callahan Yerahm Hong, violin

Call to Worship

Doxology Old Hundredth

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 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: Romans 5:9–11

Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Invocation

Hymn 21: Sing Praise to the Lord! Laudate Dominum

Responsive Reading: Psalm 142 (pew Bible p. 523)

Gloria Patri Meineke

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.

Apostles' Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer of Intercession (concluding with The Lord’s Prayer)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 164: O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Azmon

(During the 11am service, children ages 4-7 may be dismissed to Basement Room 5 for Praisemakers music.)

Offering Prayer Joe Park (9am)
Michael Miller, ruling elder (11am)

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Offertory: By Still Waters He Leads Me arr. Charles Callahan
Yerahm Hong, violin

Scripture Reading: John 11 (pew Bible p. 886)

Sermon: Deadly Delay by Design Dr. Neil Stewart

Hymn 274: Thine Be the Glory Maccabaeus

Benediction

Postlude: Prelude in A Minor Johann Sebastian Bach

Serving today:
9am platform: Dr. Jonny Gibson, Joe Park
11am platform: Dr. Jonny Gibson, Michael Miller
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland

Dr. Neil C. Stewart (Queen's, University of Belfast, MD; Reformed Theological Seminary, MDiv) grew up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. After practicing medicine at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and being elected a member of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health in 1997, he discerned a call to ministry and moved with his family to the United States. Dr. Stewart is currently the senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC. Dr. Stewart was the guest speaker for Tenth Men's Retreat 2025.