Prelude: O Divine Redeemer Charles Gounod

Luke Norvell, tenor

Ah! Turn me not away, receive me, tho’ unworthy. Hear thou my cry, behold, Lord, my distress! Answer me from Thy throne, haste Thee, Lord, to mine aid, Thy pity show in my deep anguish! Let not the sword of vengeance smite me, tho’ righteous Thine anger, O Lord! Shield me in danger, O regard me! On Thee, Lord, alone will I call. O divine Redeemer, I pray Thee, grant me pardon and remember not my sins! Forgive me. Night gathers ‘round my soul; fearful, I cry to Thee; come to mine aid, O Lord! Haste Thee, Lord, to help me. Save me, Lord, in Thy mercy. Help me, my Savior.

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 34: The God of Abraham Praise Leoni

Prayer of Confession

Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your unfailing love. According to Your great compassion, blot out our transgressions. Wash away all our iniquity, and cleanse us from our sin. Against You, You only, have we sinned and done what is evil in Your sight. Wash us, that we may be whiter than snow, for a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. Restore us to fellowship with You, that we may walk in the full assurance of Your promises, and in the freedom of knowing that You care for us and have brought us to Yourself by the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whose strong name we pray. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 1:8–9

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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

Scripture Reading: Romans 11:1–32 (pew Bible, p. 946)

Hymn 470: How Vast the Benefits Divine St. Matthew

Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 20

Question: Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?
Answer: God, having out of His mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, did enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the estate of sin and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a Redeemer.

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: It Is Well arr. John Ness Beck

Luke Norvell, tenor

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, "It is well, it is well with my soul." It is well with my soul; it is well, it is well with my soul. My sin—O the bliss of this glorious thought!—my sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more; praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, the clouds be rolled back as a scroll, the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend; "Even so"– it is well with my soul.

Sermon: The Family of God Josiah Vanderveen

Hymn 361: O Praise Ye the Lord Laudate Dominum

Benediction

Postlude: Trumpet Tune in C David Johnson

Serving this evening:
Rev. Carroll Wynne, platform
Colin Howland, organist

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