The Lord’s Day
February 21, 2010
The earth has yielded its
produce; God, our God, blesses us.
God blesses us, that all the
ends of the earth may fear Him.
(Psalm 67:6, 7)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm
138:6–8
For though the Lord is exalted, yet He regards the
lowly, but the haughty He knows from afar.
Though I walk in
the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch
forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right
hand will save me.
The Lord will accomplish what concerns me;
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is
everlasting;
Do not forsake
the works of Your hands.
*Gloria
Patri No. 734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn With Grateful Heart My Thanks I Bring No. 88
Public Confession
O God, forgive
us for straying from the path of righteousness. Forgive us for using our words
to tear down, rather than to build up. Help us to develop more patience and
charity. And please forgive us for our lack of compassion and kindness. Enable
us to imitate our Savior in these matters.
Words of Assurance Titus 2:11-14
For the grace
of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny
ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in
the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of
our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us
from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own
possession, zealous for good deeds.
Response Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face (facing page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No.
731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] The Catechism of the Church in Geneva
Why
did Christ allow His body to be put in a tomb like other men?
He allowed His
body to be put in a tomb to make more manifest that He underwent a real death.
Since the Son of God endured the
sentence of death, which had been imposed upon us, why do we still die?
Because of what our Savior did, death is no longer
to be dreaded as if it were a fearful thing. For us, death is not an obstacle
any longer, but a passage to heaven.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive Reading Psalm
25:1–10
To You, O Lord,
I lift up my soul.
O my God, in You I trust,
Do not let me be ashamed;
Do not let my enemies exult over me.
Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who deal treacherously without cause will be
ashamed.
Make me know Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all
the day.
Remember, O Lord,
Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my
transgressions;
According to Your lovingkindness remember me, for Your
goodness’ sake, O Lord.
Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in justice, and He teaches the humble
His way.
All the paths of the Lord
are lovingkindness and truth to those who keep His covenant and His
testimonies.
*Hymn Give Thanks Unto the Lord Jehovah No.
613
*Public Reading of the Word The
Gospel of John 14:1–15
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon Covenant Theology:
The
Covenant of Works (part 3)
Gen. 3:8–24;
Rev. 22:14
Hymn What Wondrous Love Is This No. 261
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Hymn O Lord,
by Thee Delivered (page
4)
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No.
740
* Congregation will please stand
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