I. CALL TO WORSHIP
Reading: Psalm 2
Call: THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD.
Response: THANKS BE TO GOD!
Song: All Praise To Him
Song: Behold Him
Song: Where Were You?
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:
Lord, we confess that we have grievously sinned against you in word, thought, and deed; Not only in outward transgressions, but also in secret thoughts and desires that we are unable fully to understand, but which are all known to you.
Lord, how swiftly we have rebelled against your grace. Rather than running from them, we have raced toward the evil desires of the flesh. Impatience has gripped our hearts. Envy and greed cling to our affections. Oh Lord, against you and you only have we sinned. Apart from your grace, there is no life, only death. Apart from your presence, there is no joy, only despair. Oh Lord, we are in need of your grace.
For this reason, we run for refuge to your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring your forgiveness and deliverance. So in the name of 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.
The Almighty God, the maker of heaven and earth, the risen and ascended Christ has achieved all there is to accomplish to fully forgive and restore you who have fallen into sin.
Beloved, though your sins are great, the grace of God is far greater! For where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. The grace and mercy of our glorious savior have been poured lavishly upon you. He has redeemed you; he has reconciled you; he has put his Spirit within you as the eternal seal of his love. Because of the cross and the empty grave, we have the eternal hope of glory.
Church, This is good news! So lift up your hearts and hear these words and know, your redeemer has redeemed you, your savior has saved you, your King has declared with his mighty voice, your sins are forgiven!
Response: Thanks be to God!
Song: Christ Our Hope In Life And Death
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
The Triumph of Goodness
Romans 12:9-21
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: To The Word
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: Man Of Sorrows
Song: Doxology
VIII. BENEDICTION
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
YOU ARE SENT!
