The Lord’s
Day
February 15,
2009
The Lord is
righteous in all His ways, and kind in all His deeds.
(Psalm 145:17)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm 66:16–20
Come and hear,
all who fear God,
And I will tell of what He
has done for my soul.
I cried to Him with my mouth,
And He was extolled with my
tongue.
If I regard wickedness in my heart, the Lord will not
hear;
But certainly God has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His lovingkindness from
me.
*Gloria
Patri No.
734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymns Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise No. 38
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty No. 53
Public Confession
Almighty God,
our heavenly Father, we acknowledge You as the only true God, as the God who is
infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection. We confess that we have
sinned in thought, word, and deed. Have mercy upon us, pardon and deliver us
from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in righteousness, and bring us to
everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Words of Assurance Colossians 3:1–4
If then you
have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ
is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on
the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with
Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be
revealed with Him in glory.
Response Searcher of Hearts (facing
page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No.
731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] The Authority of
Scripture
What is the
chief purpose of those books judged canonical?
We receive all these books and these only as holy and
canonical, for the regulating, founding, and establishing of our faith.
Why do we believe these books to be the Word of God?
We believe
without a doubt all things contained in them—not so much because the Church
receives and approves them as such but above all because the Holy Spirit
testifies in our hearts that they are from God, and also because they prove
themselves to be from God.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive
Reading Psalm 28
To Thee, O Lord,
I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to
me, lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the
pit.
Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to Thee for
help,
When I lift up my hands
toward Thy holy sanctuary.
Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who work
iniquity; who speak peace with their neighbors, while evil is in their
hearts.
Requite them according to their work and according to the
evil of their practices;
Requite them according to the
deeds of their hands; repay them their recompense.
Because they do not regard the works of the Lord nor the deeds of His hands, He
will tear them down and not build them up.
Blessed be the Lord, because He has heard the voice of
my supplication.
The Lord is
my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in Him, and I
am helped; therefore my heart exults, and with my song I shall thank Him.
The Lord is
their strength,
And He is a saving defense to
His anointed.
Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance;
Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.
*Hymn Join All the Glorious Names No. 301
*Public Reading of the Word 1 Peter 3
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon Marks of Practical Christianity James
1:19–27
Hymn We Have
Not Known Thee As We Ought No. 493
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper+
*Hymn May the Mind of Christ My Savior No. 644
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No. 740
* Congregation will please stand
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