ALL CREATURES OF OUR GOD AND KING
CALL TO WORSHIP: To all who are weary and need rest
To all who mourn and long for comfort
To all who feel worthless and wonder if God cares
To all who fail and desire strength
To all who sin and need a Savior
This church opens wide her doors with a welcome from Jesus Christ, the Ally of
His enemies, the Defender of the guilty, the Justifier of the inexcusable, the
Friend of sinners, welcome.
[10th Presbyterian Call to Worship]
DOXOLOGY
Scripture tells us that we are to confess our sins to God and to one another. Confession is telling the truth about who we are and what we’ve done. We confess our sins to God not because God doesn’t know what we’ve done, He knows all things. We confess our sins to God to receive forgiveness. We confess our sins to one another because we need to be reminded that we are not alone in our sin. The Bible calls us to bear one another’s burdens, that is why we confess one to another. Together we are going to read a prayer of confession - telling the truth, and repentance - turning away from our sin and turning to Christ. Let’s pray together:
Merciful God,
For the wrong things that we have done,
Forgive us,
For the right things that we have failed to do,
Forgive us,
For the times we have acted without love,
Forgive us,
For the times we have reacted without thought,
Forgive us,
For the ways we have not loved You with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength,
Forgive us.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON:
Brothers and sisters in Christ, remember today, That you were once dead in your sins, And, carrying out the desires of your flesh, You were by nature a child of wrath. But God, being rich in mercy, Because of the great love He has for you, Made you alive together with Christ, And raised you up and seated you with Jesus! We are His people; saved for good works, Which God has prepared for us to walk in!
GREAT ARE YOU LORD
Sermon: 1 Peter 5:1-4
I STAND AMAZED (HOW MARVELOUS)
COMMUNION
RAISE A HALLELUJAH
BENEDICTION: Ephesians 3:20-21