The Lord’s
Day
July 18, 2010
Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
In the morning, O Lord, You will
hear my voice; in the morning I will order
my prayer to You and eagerly watch.
(Psalm 5:2, 3)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm 96:7-9
Ascribe to the Lord, O
families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord
glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory
of His name; bring an offering and come into His courts.
Worship the Lord in holy
attire;
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
*Gloria
Patri No.
734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn Sing to the Lord No. 62
Public Confession
O God, Maker
of heaven and earth, You are holy in all Your being and righteous in all Your
ways. Against You and You only have we sinned; we have done what is evil in
Your sight. Hear these words, dear Lord, and grant us repentance. Forgive us for our sins
of thought and speech. Forgive us for our sins of selfishness and neglect of
duty. Restore to us the joy of our salvation. Look upon us with mercy for the
sake of the One who gave Himself for us. Amen.
Words of Assurance 1 Peter 1:17–19
If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each
one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or
gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with
precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
Response Who Trusts in God, a Strong Abode (facing page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No.
731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] Fisher’s Catechism
In what time
did God create all things?
In the space of six days.
Could God not
have created all things in a moment of time?
Yes; but He
saw it more for His own glory, and the good of mankind, to set them an example
of working six days, and resting the seventh.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive Reading Psalm 99
The Lord reigns, let the
peoples tremble;
He is enthroned above the
cherubim, let the earth shake!
The Lord is great in Zion,
And He is exalted above all the peoples.
Let them praise Your great and awesome name;
Holy is He.
The strength of the King loves justice;
You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in
Jacob.
Exalt the Lord our God and
worship at His footstool;
Holy is He.
Moses and Aaron were among His priests, and Samuel was among those who
called on His name;
They called upon the Lord and
He answered them.
He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
They kept His testimonies and the statute that He gave them.
O Lord our God, You answered
them; You were a forgiving God to them,
And yet an avenger of their
evil deeds.
Exalt the Lord our God and
worship at His holy hill,
For holy is the Lord our God.
*Hymn God of Gods No. 23
*Public Reading of the Word Romans 6
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon The Character of the Church
(1
Pet. 2:4ff.; Gen. 17; Acts 2:5ff.; Rev. 5; John 17:12ff.)
Hymn Blessing
and Honor and Glory No. 300
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper+
Charge to
Colville Team
*Hymn Our God Is Mighty No. 454
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No. 740
* Congregation will please stand
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