The Lord’s
Day
October 18,
2009
Your God has commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted on our behalf.
(Psalm 68:28)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm 68:1–3
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate Him flee before Him.
As smoke is driven away, so drive
them away;
As wax melts before the fire, so let
the wicked perish before God.
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
*Gloria
Patri No.
734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn Before Jehovah’s Awesome Throne No. 65
Public Confession
By grace, we
appear before You, O Lord, as
Your redeemed people. Hear our confession, therefore, for the sake of our
Savior. Forgive us for those times when our words were used wrongly and caused
misunderstanding or dissension. Forgive us for those times when we were selfish
and did not act like those who have received so much from You. And forgive us
for every instance when we took for granted Your kindness or failed to make
right use of Your many blessings.
Words of Assurance Romans 1:16, 17
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For
in it the righteousness of God
is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall
live by faith.”
Response Lead Me, Lord, Lead Me in Thy Righteousness (facing page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No.
731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] The Canons of Dordt: Articles 5 &
6
What are the sources of unbelief and
faith?
The cause for unbelief, as well as for all other
sins, is not at all in God, but in man. Faith in Jesus Christ, however, and
salvation through Him is a free gift of God.
What are we to understand by the term
“eternal decree”?
The fact that some receive from God the gift of
faith, and that others do not, stems from His eternal decision. In accordance
with this decision He graciously softens the hearts of His chosen ones and
inclines them to believe, but by His just judgment He leaves in their
wickedness and hardness of heart those who have not been chosen. This is the
well-known decision of election and reprobation revealed in God’s Word. This
decision the wicked distort to their own ruin, but it provides holy and godly
souls with comfort beyond words.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive Reading Psalm 148
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the
heavens; praise Him in the heights!
Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
Praise Him, highest heavens,
And the waters that are above the heavens!
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.
He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which will not pass away.
Praise the Lord from the
earth,
Sea monsters and all deeps;
Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
Mountains and all hills;
Fruit trees and all cedars;
Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and winged fowl;
Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above earth and heaven.
And He has lifted up a horn for His people, praise for all His godly ones;
Even for the sons of
Israel, a people near to Him.
Praise the Lord!
*Hymn Holy God, We Praise Thy Name No. 103
*Public Reading of the Word The Gospel of John 5:28–47
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon The Word of the Lord
to Jeroboam 1 Kings 14
Sacrament of Baptism Mara
Chrysanthemum Eaton
Hymn Let
Children Hear No. 364
Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper+
*Hymn I Know That My Redeemer Lives No. 281
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No. 740
* Congregation will please stand
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