Prelude: O for a Thousand Togues to Sing arr. Kurt Kaiser
Colin Hartwick, cello

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 598: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Cwm Rhondda

Prayer of Confession

Almighty and most merciful Father; we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But you, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent; according to your promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O merciful Father, for his sake; that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; to the glory of your holy name. 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: Exodus 34:1–9 (pew Bible p. 74)

Hymn 149: Teach Me, O Lord, Your Way of Truth Bishop

Confession of Faith: Westminster Larger Catechism Question 15

Question: What is the work of creation?
Answer: The work of creation is that wherein God did in the beginning, by the word of his power, make of nothing the world, and all things therein, for himself, within the space of six days, and all very good.

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: There Is Balm in Gilead arr. Jeremy Strong
Colin Hartwick, cello

New Testament Reading: John 1:14–18 (pew Bible p. 886)

Sermon: God Is Grace and Truth Rev. Josiah Vanderveen

Hymn 76: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Lauda Anima

Benediction

Postlude: We All Believe in One God Johann Sebastian Bach

Serving this evening:

Platform: Norman Carter
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland

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