Morning Worship Service

Prelude: Allegro from Sonata in C, BWV 529 Johann Sebastian Bach

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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

Gracious heavenly Father, we thank You for Your tender mercies which are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness, O God! We confess our continual need of You; we sin every day in thought, word, and deed. We seek to build our own kingdoms rather than seeking Your kingdom. Our pride keeps us from being merciful as You are merciful; we want Your forgiveness, but are reluctant to forgive others. O Lord, grant us the mind of Christ, who counted others more significant than Himself. By Your Holy Spirit put to death all that is sinful in us, so we might serve and enjoy You forever. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Colossians 1:13–14

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Invocation

Hymn 2: O Worship the King Lyons

Responsive Reading: Psalm 19

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

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 644: May the Mind of Christ My Savior St Leonards

(During the 11am service, children ages 4-7 may go to the Catacombs for Praisemakers music.)

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Father All-Holy (11am) Charles Wood

Tenth Church Choir

Father, all-holy, merciful and tender; Son co-eternal, worthy to be praised; Spirit of comfort, fount of lovingkindness; God everlasting. Trinity holy; Unity unchanging; Goodness unbounded; very God of heaven; Light of the angels; refuge of the friendless; hope universal. All thy works hymn thee; all thy saints adore thee; they for thy pleasure are, and were created; now while we also worship thee devoutly, hear thou our voices. Thine be the glory, Deity Almighty, One in Three Persons, monarch in the highest; glory and honor, song and praise beseem thee now, and forever. Amen.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 93 (pew Bible, p. 498)

1 The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. 2 Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting. 3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. 4 Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty! 5 Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

Sermon: The Lord Reigns Dr. Scott Swain

Hymn: Rejoice, the Lord Is King Darwall

Benediction

Postlude: Final from Douze Pieces Gaston Litaize

Serving today:
Dr. Liam Goligher, 9:00 & 11am platform
Aaron Patterson, organist