The Lord’s
Day
May 9, 2010
Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
and His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
(Psalm 149:1)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm 104:31–34
Let the glory of the Lord endure forever;
Let the Lord be glad in His works;
He looks at the earth, and it
trembles;
He touches the mountains, and
they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God
while I have my being.
Let my meditation be pleasing
to Him;
As for me, I shall be glad in
the Lord.
*Gloria
Patri No.
734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah! No. 110
Public Confession
Heavenly
Father, we ask forgiveness for those times when we caused unrest by our words.
We ask forgiveness for sometimes leaving undone the duties of true religion.
And we ask forgiveness for those occasions when we neglected our call to be
holy as You are holy.
Words of Assurance Psalm 85:7–9
Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord,
and grant us Your salvation. I will hear what God the Lord will say; for He will speak peace to His people, to His
godly ones; but let them not turn back to folly. Surely His salvation is near
to those who fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land.
Response Psalm 136B (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
What is the
meaning of baptism?
Baptism
consists of two parts: first, it
signifies the forgiveness of sins; and second, it signifies
spiritual regeneration.
On what terms are children to be
baptized?
Children are baptized to attest that they are
heirs of the blessing promised to the seed of believers.
What is the meaning of the Lord’s
Supper?
This sacrament was instituted by Christ in order
that by the communication of His body and blood, He might teach and assure us
that our souls are being trained in the hope of eternal life.
How does Christ nourish us since He is
in heaven, and we are pilgrims on the earth?
Christ nourishes us by the secret and miraculous
agency of His Spirit, to whom it is not difficult to unite things otherwise
disjoined by a distant space.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive
Reading Psalm 68:1–6
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate Him flee before Him.
As smoke is driven away, so drive
them away;
As wax melts before the fire, so let
the wicked perish before God.
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Lift up a song for Him who
rides through the deserts, whose name is the Lord,
and exult before Him.
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, is God in His holy
habitation.
God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into
prosperity, only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
*Hymn I Know That My Redeemer Lives No. 690
*Public Reading of the Word The Gospel of John 19:12–27
*Prayer for the Ministry of the Word
Sermon The Doctrine of Salvation: Adoption
John 1:10–13; Gal. 4:4–7; 1 John 3:1–3; Rom. 8:12–17
Hymn Let Thy
Blood in Mercy Poured No. 429
Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper+
*Hymn Blessed Are the Sons of God No. 526
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No. 740
* Congregation will please stand
+ Visitors: please see the note on the back of this
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