The Lord’s Day
May 24, 2009
Cast your burden
upon the Lord and He will sustain
you;
He will never
allow the righteous to be shaken.
(Psalm 55:22)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm 111:1–5
Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,
In the company of
the upright and in the assembly.
Great are the
works of the Lord;
They are studied by all
who delight in them.
Splendid and
majestic is His work,
And His
righteousness endures forever.
He has made His
wonders to be remembered;
The Lord is gracious and compassionate.
He has given food
to those who fear Him;
He will remember
His covenant forever.
*Gloria
Patri No.
734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn Mighty God, While Angels Bless You No. 8
Public Confession
O God, You
have given us reason to sing to You with cheerful voices. You have redeemed us
in Christ Jesus. He has accomplished our salvation, and in that we rejoice. For
His sake, forgive our many transgressions and work in us so that we walk humbly
and rightly before You.
Words of
Comfort and Assurance Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice
greatly in the Lord, my soul will
exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has
wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a
garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Response Psalm 136B (facing page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No.
731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] Saving Faith
Is all that is
required for our salvation found in Christ?
It must
necessarily follow that either all that is required for our salvation is not in
Christ or, if all is in Him, then he who has Christ by faith has his salvation
entirely.
What about those
who claim that Christ is not enough for salvation?
To say that
Christ is not enough but that something else is needed as well is a most
enormous blasphemy against God—for it then would follow that Jesus Christ is
only half a Savior. Therefore we justly say with Paul that we are justified “by
faith alone” or by faith “apart from works.”
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive
Reading Psalm 89:1–8
I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord
forever;
To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.
For I have said, “Lovingkindness will be built up forever”;
“In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.”
“I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant, I
will establish your seed forever”
“And build up your throne to all generations.”
The heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
For who in the skies is comparable to the Lord?
Who among the sons of the mighty is like the Lord,
A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?
O Lord God of hosts, who is
like You, O mighty Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
*Hymn God, My King, Thy Might Confessing No. 5
*Public Reading of the Word 3 John
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon Solomon’s Ascension 1
Kings 2
Sacrament
of Baptism Liberty Rose Woltersdorf
Hymn The Tender Love a Father Has No. 93
Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper+
*Hymn God of Gods, We Sound His Praises No. 23
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No. 740
* Congregation will please stand
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