Prelude: Sonata in A Major, Andante George Frideric Handel
Eric Zhao, violin; Jason Liu, piano

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 283: Alleluia! Alleluia! Ebenezer

Prayer of Confession

Have mercy on us, O God, according to your unfailing love. According to your great compassion, blot out our transgressions. Wash away all our iniquity and cleanse us from our sin. Against you, you only, have we sinned and done what is evil in your sight. Wash us, that we may be whiter than snow, for a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Restore us to fellowship with you, that we may walk in the full assurance of your promises, and in the freedom of knowing that you care for us and have brought us to yourself by the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whose strong name we pray. 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: Jeremiah 17:1–13 (pew Bible p. 645)

Hymn 275: The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done Palestrina

Confession of Faith: Westminster Larger Catechism Question 12

Question: What are the decrees of God?
Answer: God’s decrees are the wise, free, and holy acts of the counsel of his will, whereby, from all eternity, he has, for his own glory, unchangeably fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass in time, especially concerning angels and men.

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Brother James's Air arr. Evelyn Larter
Eric Zhao, violin; Jason Liu, piano

New Testament Reading: Titus 3:3 (pew Bible p. 998)

Sermon: The Heart of the Problem  Rev. Josiah Vanderveen

Hymn 104: We Lift Up as Our Shield God's Name St. Patrick's Breastplate

Benediction

Postlude: King's Weston Craig Phillips

Serving this evening:

Platform: Paul Duggan
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland

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