The
Lord’s Day
October
3, 2010
I will
sing to the Lord, because He has
dealt bountifully with me.
(Psalm 13:6)
Prelude
Apostolic Greeting
*Call to Worship Psalm
4:1–3
Answer
me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You
have relieved me in my distress; be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
O sons
of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?
How long will
you love what is worthless and aim at deception?
But
know that the Lord has set apart
the godly man for Himself;
The Lord hears when I call to Him.
*Gloria Patri No.
734
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn Give to Our God Immortal Praise No. 3
Public
Confession
Heavenly Father, we declare
that You alone are God. All Your ways are holy. We confess that we have fallen
short of Your perfect standard in many ways and on many occasions. Please
forgive us and lead us in the way of righteousness forevermore.
Words of
Assurance John 10:14, 15
“I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own
know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My
life for the sheep.”
Response Who Trusts in God, a Strong Abode (facing page)
Prayer for the Tithe and Offerings
Collection of the Tithe and Offerings
*Doxology No. 731
*Declaring Our Faith[†] Fisher’s Catechism (Providence)
How does the providence of
God have knowledge of good actions?
Not by compelling, but by
sweetly inclining and determining the will, both to the action and right manner
of performing it.
How does providence have
knowledge of sinful actions?
In permitting them to be
done, and in limiting and directing them to good and holy ends.
Pastoral Prayer
*Responsive Reading The Law of God
Then
God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of
slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.”
For us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all
things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all
things, and we exist through Him. (1 Corinthians 8:6)
“You
shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above
or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship
them or serve them; for I, the Lord your
God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on
the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing
lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.”
Little children, guard yourselves from idols. (1 John 5:21)
“You
shall not take the name of the Lord your
God in vain, for the Lord will
not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.”
“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.’” (Matthew 6:9)
“Remember
the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your
work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord
your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your
daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who
stays with you. For in six days the Lord
made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and
rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord
blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.”
There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as
God did from His. (Hebrews 4:9, 10)
“Honor
your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which
the Lord your God gives you.”
Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this
is well-pleasing to the Lord. (Colossians
3:20)
“You
shall not murder.”
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who
loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. For this, “You shall not commit
adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and
if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.” (Romans 13:8, 9)
“You
shall not commit adultery.”
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage
bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. (Hebrews 13:4)
“You
shall not steal.”
Let him who steals steal no longer; but rather let him labor,
performing with his own hands what is good, in order that he may have something
to share with him who has need. (Ephesians 4:28)
“You
shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth, each one of
you, with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. (Ephesians 4:25)
“You
shall not covet.”
Do not let immorality or any impurity or greed even be named
among you, as is proper among saints. (Ephesians 5:3)
*Hymn Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds No. 364
*Public Reading of the Word Romans 14
*Prayer for the Ministry of the
Word
Sermon Covenant
Theology: Parents & Children
(Ex. 20:5, 6; Gen. 17:7–14;
1 Cor. 7:10–14; Acts 2:38, 39)
Hymn By Grace I Am an Heir of Heaven No.
695
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper+
Offering
for the Ministry of the Deacons
*Hymn Fountain of Never-Ceasing Grace No. 519
*Benediction
*Threefold Amen No.
740
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