Morning Worship Service

Prelude

Old Hundredth Johann Pachelbel
Praise to the Lord Johann Walther

Announcements

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

O Lord, you are great and greatly to be praised! Forgive us for failing to glorify you as we ought: for half-hearted devotion, for speaking your name lightly, in establishing competing priorities, by allowing our sinful affections to dominate our thoughts, by not loving our neighbor as ourselves. Holy Father, please forgive our trespasses and grant us the renewing grace of your Holy Spirit, through Christ our Savior we pray. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 103:11–12

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Invocation

Hymn 4: All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above Mit Freuden Zart

text: Johann Schütz (1675)

All praise to God, who reigns above, the God of all creation,
the God of wonders, pow'r, and love, the God of our salvation!
With healing balm my soul he fills, the God who every sorrow stills.
To God all praise and glory!

What God's almighty pow'r hath made his gracious mercy keepeth;
by morning dawn or evening shade his watchful eye ne'er sleepeth;
within the kingdom of his might, lo, all is just and all is right.
To God all praise and glory!

I cried to him in time of need: Lord God, O hear my calling!
For death he gave me life indeed and kept my feet from falling.
For this my thanks shall endless be; O thank him, thank our God, with me.
To God all praise and glory!

The Lord forsaketh not his flock, his chosen generation;
he is their refuge and their rock, their peace and their salvation.
As with a mother's tender hand he leads his own, his chosen band.
To God all praise and glory! (continued on next page)

Ye who confess Christ's holy name, to God give praise and glory!
Ye who the Father's pow'r proclaim, to God give praise and glory!
All idols underfoot be trod, the Lord is God! The Lord is God!
To God all praise and glory!

Then come before his presence now and banish fear and sadness;
to your Redeemer pay your vow and sing with joy and gladness:
Though great distress my soul befell, the Lord, my God, did all things well,
To God all praise and glory!

Responsive Reading: Psalm 4

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies?
But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.
Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent.
Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord.
There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

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.

Living Church: Commissioning of Bible School Teachers (11am)

Hymn: Thy Mercy, My God, Is the Theme of My Song St. Denio

Text: attr. John Stocker (1776)

Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song,
the joy of my heart and the boast of my tongue;
thy free grace alone, from the first to the last,
hath won my affections and bound my soul fast.

Without thy free mercy I could not live here:
sin soon would reduce me to utter despair;
but, through thy free goodness, my spirits revive,
and he that first made me, still keeps me alive.

Thy mercy surpasses the sin of my heart
which wonders to feel its own hardness depart,
dissolved by thy goodness, I fall to the ground
and weep to the praise of the mercy I found.

Great Father of mercies, thy goodness I own,
and covenant love of thy crucified son:
all praise to the Spirit, whose action divine
seals mercy and pardon and righteousness mine.

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Write Your Blessed Name (11am) K. Lee Scott
Chamber Choir

Scripture Reading: Revelation 10:1–7

1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. 2 He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, 3 and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. 4 And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” 5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven 6 and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, 7 but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.

Sermon: The Last Trumpet Dr. Liam Goligher

Hymn: Rejoice, the Lord Is King Darwall

Text: Charles Wesley (1746)

Benediction

Postlude: Fugue in C Major Dietrich Buxtehude

Serving today:
Grant Gregory, 9:00am platform
Dr. Enrique Leal, 11:00am platform
Colin Howland, organist