March 30th
I. OPENING
Song: The Fear of the Lord
II. CALL TO WORSHIP
Reading: Psalm 34:1-8
Call: THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD.
Response: THANKS BE TO GOD!
Song: The Lord Almighty Reigns (Psalm 93)
Song: Psalm 88
III. CONFESSION
Individual Call: Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
Corporate Call:
Lord, we come humbly before you this morning, laying aside all excuses for our sins. When we are confronted with the brilliance of your holiness, the depths of our depravity are exposed. We openly confess that in the past week, our hearts and minds, our motives and emotions, have been in disarray. Despite our efforts to present a facade of acceptability, our inner being suffers in turmoil. There are hidden corners of our lives where shame, bitterness, resentment, and pride fester. We acknowledge our complete inability to resolve our own brokenness and rebellion; we are totally reliant on your redemptive power. Therefore, we seek shelter in your boundless mercy, earnestly imploring your forgiveness. So in the name of our Savior and King, hear our cry!
Response: Father, forgive us.
IV. ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Arise and hear the good news!
Church, your prayers have not fallen on deaf ears, for your confession has ascended to the right hand of the Father, where the Great High Priest has now interceded on your behalf.
The Almighty God, the maker of heaven and earth, the ascended King, has achieved all there is to accomplish to fully forgive and restore you who have fallen into sin.
Beloved, behold the magnificence: Jesus the Christ bore your sins upon the cross, liberating you from guilt, cleansing you from shame, freeing you from your fear, and rescuing you out of your bondage. His resurrection granted you life, and now, the exalted Christ, reigning at the right hand of the Father, has called you to live and move in the glorious freedom of his mercy and grace!
So lift up your hearts and hear these words, by the great and powerful name of Jesus I declare to you that your sins are forgiven!
Response: Thanks be to God!
Song: I Know that My Redeemer Lives
V. SERMON
Faith on Trial
Romans 2:6-16
Kyle Lammott, Lead Pastor
VI. OFFERING
(YOU MAY PLACE YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS IN THE OFFERING BASKET)
Call: Now may we respond by faithfully and generously giving of our resources to advance the work of the Gospel and God's kingdom on earth.
Song: How Great Thou Art
VII. COMMUNION
As a child of the King, you may eat and drink at the table He has prepared for you. Together we shall celebrate His victory & proclaim His death until He returns to feast with us again. Take heart; He has not forgotten you.
Song: I Will Wait Upon The Lord (Psalm 130)
Song: Doxology
VIII. BENEDICTION
Romans 8:38-39 – For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
YOU ARE SENT!
