Morning Worship Service

Announcements & Living Church: Trustees Update Earline Schmid, Trustee

Prelude: Lost in the Night arr. Dale Wood

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, merciful God, we confess before you that if you decided to consider our merits and worthiness, we would not be worthy to lift our eyes to heaven and bring our prayer before you. For our consciences accuse us and our sins testify against us. We also know that you are a righteous Judge, who punishes the sins of those who transgress your commandments. But, O Lord, since you commanded us to call upon you in every affliction, and promised in your unspeakable mercy to hear our prayers, not for the sake of our merits, of which there are none, but for the sake of the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, whom you have set forth as our Mediator and Advocate, so we forsake all other help and take our refuge to your mercy alone. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Invocation

Hymn 166: Wondrous King, All-Glorious Wunderbarer König

Responsive Reading: Psalm 33:1–12 (pew Bible p. 463)

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 508: Jesus, Lover of My Soul Aberystwyth

Offering Prayer Scott Sweeney, ruling elder (9am)
Nathaniel Fletcher, ruling elder (11am)

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Offertory: Pastorale (9am) Johann Sebastian Bach

O Jesus, I Have Promised (11am) Evelyn Larter
Tenth Church Choir
Yerahm Hong, violin

O Jesus, I have promised to serve You to the end; be now and always near me, my Master and my Friend. I need not fear the battle if You are by my side, nor wander from the pathway if You will be my Guide. O let me feel You near me, the world is ever near; I see the sights that dazzle, the tempting sounds I hear. My foes are ever near me, around me and within, but, Jesus, draw still nearer and shield my soul from sin. O Jesus, You have promised to all who follow You that where You are in Glory, Your servant shall be too. And, Jesus, I have promised to serve You to the end: O give me grace to follow my Master and my Friend.

Scripture Reading: Mark 5:1–20 (pew Bible p. 840)

Sermon: Lord of Legion Dr. Jonny Gibson

Hymn: Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim Lyons

Benediction

Prayerful Reflection

Postlude: Postlude on Richmond Colin Howland

Serving today:
9am platform: Dr. Enrique Leal, Scott Sweeney
11am platform: Rev. Josiah Vanderveen, Nathaniel Fletcher
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland

The Lord’s Supper

The Lord's Supper will be observed next Sunday, March 1, during the 9am, 11am, and 2pm services. Please use this week to prepare to receive the sacrament by prayerfully examining your life before God, and by acknowledging your need for the redemption purchased by Christ.