May 3rd

I. CALL TO WORSHIP
Reading: Psalm 113
Call: THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD.
Response: THANKS BE TO GOD!

Song: Crown Him With Many Crowns
Song: Christ The True And Better
Song: Song of Jonah

II. 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:
Most holy and merciful Father, we confess to you, and to one another, that we have sinned and fallen short of your glory.  The righteous acts we muster are nothing more than filthy rags in your sight. Lord, our sins are more than we can count, and no matter how much we try to hide them, they are visible to your sight. 

We confess that we have rebelled against you in thought, word, and deed. We have not loved our neighbors as we ought, and we have exalted ourselves as objects worthy of praise. Lord, the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life testify to our guilt. For this reason, we run to your infinite mercy and seek your forgiveness. In the name of Jesus our Redeemer, hear our cry!


Response: Father, forgive us.

III. ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Arise and hear the good news!
Church, your prayers have not failed, for your confession has ascended to the right hand of the Father, where the Great High Priest has now interceded on your behalf. 

Church know this: The Almighty God, the maker of heaven and earth, the ascended Lord, has achieved all there is to accomplish to fully and completely forgive and restore you who have fallen into sin. 

Christ’s redemption freed you from the chains of sin; his mercy and grace have covered you like a garment; you are eternally secure in the nail-torn hands of the Messiah. He rescued you from the wastelands of sin and has brought you to his table of peace where your cup overflows. Church, you are in Christ, and Christ is in you; you are loved, cherished, and forever in his hands. 

So hear these words: by the great and powerful name of Jesus, I declare to you, your sins are forgiven!

Response: Thanks be to God!

Song: Hallelujah What A Savior

IV. APOSTLE’S CREED/LORD’S PRAYER

Apostle’s Creed:
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer:
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen.

V. SERMON
Sons at War
Romans 8:12-17
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: Rise Again Ye Lion-Hearted

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: Grace Alone
Song: Doxology

VIII. BENEDICTION
Jude 24-25: Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.

YOU ARE SENT!