The Lord’s
Day
April 19, 2009
“Cease striving and know that
I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the
earth.”
(Psalm 46:10)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm 99:1–3
The Lord
reigns, let the peoples tremble;
He is enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!
The Lord is
great in Zion,
And He is exalted above all the peoples.
Let them praise Your great and awesome name;
Holy is He.
*Gloria
Patri No.
734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn God the Lord
Is King No. 47
Public Confession
Heavenly
Father, You alone are God. You are holy in all Your ways, and Your words are
righteous. We confess to You that we have fallen short of Your standard in our
speech and conduct. Even in our thoughts, O Lord,
we have sinned against You. Please forgive us and restore the joy of our
salvation. We ask this in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Words of
Comfort and Assurance John 5:24
Jesus said:
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent
Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of
death into life.”
Response Thou Art the Way (facing
page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No.
731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] The Doctrine of Election
How does God demonstrate His mercy in the doctrine of election?
God demonstrates
His mercy by saving from perdition those whom He, in His eternal and
unchangeable counsel, has elected and chosen in Jesus Christ our Lord without
any consideration of their works.
How does God
demonstrate His justice?
God demonstrates
His justice by leaving the others in their ruin and fall into which they
plunged themselves.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive
Reading Psalm 37:1–11
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Be not envious toward wrongdoers.
For they will wither quickly like the grass
And fade like the green herb.
Trust in the Lord and do
good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light
And your judgment as the noonday.
Rest in the Lord and wait
patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who
carries out wicked schemes.
Cease from anger and forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads to evildoing.
For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord,
they will inherit the land.
Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.
But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
*Hymn Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness No. 520
*Public Reading of the Word 1 John 2
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon
Hymn Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face No. 378
Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper+
*Hymn Come, Christians, Join to Sing No. 302
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No. 740
* Congregation will please stand
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