The Lord’s
Day
March 8, 2009
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to
all who call upon Him in truth.
(Psalm 145:18)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm
86:4–6
Make glad the soul of Thy servant,
For to Thee, O Lord, I lift
up my soul.
For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in
lovingkindness to all who call upon Thee.
Give ear, O Lord,
to my prayer;
And give heed to the voice of
my supplications!
*Gloria
Patri No. 734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn Give Praise to God (facing page)
Public Confession
Our merciful
Father, we confess that we have strayed from Your ways like lost sheep; we have
followed the desires of our hearts; we have left undone those things that You
command and we have done those things that You forbid. Please forgive us as we
acknowledge our sins. Please enable us to repent and walk rightly before You.
We ask this in Christ’s name.
Words of
Comfort and Assurance Hebrews
9:11, 12
When Christ
appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the
greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not
of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through
His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal
redemption.
Response Lead Me, Lord (following page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No.
731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] The Trinity
(continued)
What do we believe concerning the divinity of Christ?
We believe that Jesus Christ, according to His divine
nature, is the only Son of God—begotten, not made nor created, for then He
would be a creature.
What is the nature of Christ’s relationship to the Father?
He is one in essence with the Father; coeternal; the
exact image of the person of the Father and the reflection of His glory, being
in all things like Him.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive
Reading Psalm
30
I will extol You, O Lord, for
You have lifted me up,
And hast not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O Lord my God, I cried to You
for help,
And You healed me.
O Lord, You have brought up
my soul from Sheol;
You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Sing praise to the Lord, you
His godly ones,
And give thanks to His holy name.
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, “I will never be moved.”
O Lord, by Your favor You
have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
To You, O Lord, I called,
And to the Lord I made supplication:
“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?”
“Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?”
“Hear, O Lord, and be
gracious to me”;
“O Lord, be my helper.”
You have turned my mourning into dancing;
You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness;
That my soul may
sing praise to You, and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give
thanks to You forever.
*Hymn Shout, for the Blessed Jesus Reigns No. 369
Public Reading of the Word 2
Peter 1
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon Understanding the Tongue James 3:1–12
Sacrament
of Baptism Micah
Eugene Sturtevant
*Hymn Baptized into Your Name Most Holy No. 415
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper+
*Hymn Teach Me, O Lord, Your Way of Truth No.
149
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No.
740
* Congregation will please stand
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