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Morning Worship

 

MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
March 24, 2024

Psalm 122:1
“I was glad when they said to me,
‘Let us go into the house of the Lord.’”

OUR PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

Prelude – As the instruments play, let us prepare ourselves for worship as we enter into the presence of the Lord.  Take time to read the “Puritan Prayer” on the back of the bulletin in preparation for worship, and the Silent Prayer here in the order of worship.

Silent Prayer
    Almighty and everlasting God,
    who, in your tender love towards the human race,
        sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh
        and to suffer death upon the cross: 
           Grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
           and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
                 through Jesus Christ our Lord.    Amen


OUR ADORATION OF GOD

Call to Worship – Psalm 90:10-12
    Pastor:  The days of our lives are seventy years;
                     and if by reason of strength they are eighty years,
                         yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; 
    Congregation:  For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 
    Pastor:  Who knows the power of Your anger?  For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath. 
    All:  So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”


Trinity Psalter —Psalm 90:10-17


Invocation



OUR PROCLAMATION OF FAITH


The Apostle’s Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
     He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day, he rose again from the dead. 
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand 
     of God the Father, the Almighty.
From there, he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy, universal church, the communion of the saints,
    the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
        and the life everlasting.  Amen.


Prayer for Unity

 

Hymn 35 – My God How Wonderful Thou Art



Reading of the Heidelberg Catechism Question 31 and 32

31 Q.  Why is He called “Christ,” meaning “anointed”?
     A.  Because He has been ordained by God the Father
            and has been anointed with the Holy Spirit
           
to be our chief prophet and teacher who perfectly reveals to us
           
the secret counsel and will of God for our deliverance;
           
our only high priest who has set us free by the one sacrifice of His body,
           
and who continually pleads our cause with the Father;
           
and our eternal king who governs us by His Word and Spirit
           
and who guards and keeps us in the freedom He has won for us.

32 Q.  But why are you called a Christian?
     A.  Because by faith I am a member of Christ and so I share in His anointing.
           
I am anointed to confess His name, to present myself to Him
           
as a living sacrifice of thanks, to strive with a good conscience
           
against sin and the devil in this life, and afterward to reign with Christ
           
over all creation for all eternity.

 

Hymn 600 – He Leadeth Me

 

OUR CONFESSION OF SIN AND THE MEANS OF GRACE

Pastoral Prayer

Offering

Psalter Reading – Psalm 18:25-36
To the Chief Musician. 
A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song
 on the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies 
and from the hand of Saul. 

And he said:

With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
     With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
With the pure You will show Yourself pure;

 And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

 For You will save the humble people,
     But will bring down haughty looks.

For You will light my lamp;
     The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
For by You I can run against a troop,
     By my God I can leap over a wall. 

As for God, His way is perfect;
     The word of the LORD is proven;
     He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
For who is God, except the LORD?
     And who is a rock, except our God? 

It is God who arms me with strength,
     And makes my way perfect.
He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
     And sets me on my high places.
He teaches my hands to make war,
     So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
     Your right hand has held me up,

Your gentleness has made me great.
You enlarged my path under me,
     So my feet did not slip.

 

Message

 

OUR RESPONSE AND BLESSING

Hymn 536 – Searcher of Hearts From Mine Erase

 

Benediction followed by Silent Prayer