The Lord’s Day
February 28, 2010
Let God arise, let His
enemies be scattered,
and let those who hate Him
flee before Him.
(Psalm 68:1)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm
145:13–18
Your kingdom is
an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion
endures throughout all
generations.
The Lord sustains all who fall
And raises up all
who are bowed down.
The eyes of all
look to You,
And You give them
their food in due time.
You open Your
hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
The Lord is righteous in all His ways and
kind in all His deeds.
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call
upon Him in truth.
*Gloria
Patri No. 734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn God, My King, Thy Might Confessing No. 5
Public Confession
Our praise of
You, O Lord, brings to mind our
struggles with sin. Therefore, we ask for forgiveness; we ask for mercy. For
our sinful speech and thoughts, we seek forgiveness. For our sinful attitudes
and actions, we ask forgiveness. We rejoice in our Savior, and we rest in Him
alone. We give thanks for His work on our behalf.
Words of Assurance Titus 3:4-7
When the
kindness of God our Savior and His love
for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done
in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration
and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through
Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made
heirs according to the hope of
eternal life.
Response Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face (facing page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No.
731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] The Catechism of the Church in Geneva
Now that Christ has ascended to
heaven, has He therefore ceased to be with us?
On the contrary, in the Great Commission, He has
engaged to be with us even to the end of the world.
What do we mean when we say that Christ is sitting at the right hand of
the Father?
These words mean that the Father bestowed upon Him
the dominion of heaven and earth, so that He governs all things.
But what is meant by “right hand?”
It is an expression taken from earthly rulers who
place at their right hands those appointed to rule with them.
How, then, are we to understand this phrase when applied to the risen
Christ?
We mean nothing more
than what Paul says, namely, that Christ has been appointed head of the Church,
and raised above all principalities, and has obtained a name which is above
every name.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive Reading Psalm
26
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I
have walked in my integrity,
And I have trusted in the Lord
without wavering.
Examine me, O Lord, and try
me;
Test my mind and my heart.
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have walked in Your truth.
I do not sit with deceitful men,
Nor will I go with pretenders.
I hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.
I shall wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
that I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving and declare all Your
wonders.
O Lord, I love the habitation
of Your house
And the place where Your glory dwells.
Do not take my soul away along with
sinners,
Nor my life with men of bloodshed in whose hands is a wicked scheme, and
whose right hand is full of bribes.
But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
Redeem me, and be gracious to me.
My foot stands on a level place;
In the congregations I shall bless the Lord.
*Hymn O Lord
of Hosts, How Lovely No. 371
*Public Reading of the Word The
Gospel of John 14:16–31
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon Covenant Theology:
The
Covenant of Grace (part 1)
Eph. 2:4–10; Gen. 9:8–11; 12:1–3; 15:5, 6;
17:2–7; Gal. 3:17–19
Hymn A Debtor to Mercy Alone (page 4)
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Hymn Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder No. 172
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No.
740
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