Morning Worship Service

Prelude: Preamble Louis Vierne

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

Merciful God and Father, You are the God of love. You have commanded us to love You with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves. We confess our love is tempered by selfishness. We are often impatient and unkind; we keep a record of wrongs; we insist on our own way; we envy and fight for attention. O Lord, please forgive us and soften our hard hearts. May Christ’s blood shed on the cross move us to love You more dearly, and love others as we have been loved in Him. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 4:9–10

In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Invocation

Hymn 7: From All That Dwell below the Skies Duke Street

Responsive Reading: Psalm 41 (pew Bible p. 469)

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 170: Fairest Lord Jesus Crusader's Hymn

Offering Prayer David Collins (9am); Bert Fink (11am)

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Offertory: Courante Louis Couperin

Scripture Reading: James 4:1–10 (pew Bible, p. 1012)

Sermon: The Passions of the Heart Rev. Greg Hobaugh

Hymn 481: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Lemmel

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

The Sursum Corda (Lift up your hearts)

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts!
We lift them up to the Lord!
Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
It is right and good and a joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks unto You, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Your glorious Name; evermore praising You, and saying:

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.”

Words of Institution

Distribution of the Bread

Please use the distribution times for personal prayer and thanksgiving. We will all partake the bread and cup together at the direction of the minister. Please remember to fill out a goldenrod Communion Participation slip and kindly place it in one of the oak boxes on your way out.

Distribution of the Cup

Wine is in the outer ring in clear cups. Grape juice is in the inner rings in darker cups.

Proclamation of the Mystery of our Faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!

Hymn 378: Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face Morecambe

(Please remain seated while the deacons’ offering is received. Stand for the final stanza.)

Benediction

Postlude: Carillon Louis Vierne

Serving today:
Rev. John, 9am platform
George McFarland, 11am platform
Aaron Patterson, organist