Prelude: Wachet Auf Johannes Sebastian Bach

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 196: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus Hyfrydol

Prayer of Confession

Almighty and most merciful God, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed; that we have not loved you with all our heart and soul, with all our mind and strength, and that we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. We beseech you, O God, to forgive what we have been, to help us to amend what we are, and of your mercy to direct what we shall be, so that we may hereafter walk in the way of your commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in your sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Luke 1:68–69

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.

Doxology 732 Tallis' Canon

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 Illumination

New Testament Reading: 1 Peter 1 (pew Bible p. 1014)

Hymn 30: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past St. Anne

Confession of Faith: Westminster Larger Catechism Question 34

Question: How was the covenant of grace administered under the Old Testament?
Answer: The covenant of grace was administered under the Old Testament, by promises, prophecies, sacrifices, circumcision, the passover, and other types and ordinances, which did all fore-signify Christ then to come, and were for that time sufficient to build up the elect in faith in the promised Messiah, by whom they then had full remission of sin, and eternal salvation.

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Chorale Prelude on Merton David Thorne

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 9:6 (pew Bible p. 573)

Sermon: Wonderful Counselor Rev. Josiah Vanderveen

Hymn 580: Lead On, O King Eternal Lancashire

Benediction

Postlude: Winchester New Christopher Tambling

Serving this evening:

Platform: Collin Gibboney
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland

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