Songs:
“Lift High the Name of Jesus”
Ed Cash, Fionan DeBarra, Keith Getty & Kristyn Getty
“Revive Us Again”
John Jenkins Husband & William Paton MacKay
“A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
Martin Luther
“He Will Hold Me Fast”
Matt Merker & Ruth Ada Haberson
“Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery”
Matt Boswell, Matt Papa & Michael Bleecker
Call To Worship: At The Cross
Most merciful God,
thank You for sending to us Your Son, Jesus.
We remember this day His redeeming death,
that we might stand forgiven at the cross.
Thank You for sending to us Your Son, Jesus,
to whom we belong, in life and in death.
He bore our infirmities and carried our sorrows.
Most holy God,
thank You for sending to us Your Son, Jesus,
who became sin for us,
and suffered the punishment due to us,
that we might stand forgiven at the cross.
In the name of our Lord Jesus, amen.
Classic Prayer: Augustine
Let me know you, O Lord, who knows me; let me know you as I am known. Enter my soul and fit it for yourself so that you may have it and hold it without spot or wrinkle. This is my hope.
Source: The Confessions by St. Augustine
Creed: The Providence of God
Leader: What do you understand by the providence of God?
People: Providence is the almighty and ever-present power of God by which God upholds, as with His hand, heaven and earth and all creatures, and so rules them that: leaf and blade, rain and drought, fruitful and lean years, food and drink, health and sickness, prosperity and poverty — all things, in fact, come to us not by chance, but by His fatherly hand.
Leader: How does the knowledge of God’s creation and providence help us?
People: We can be patient in adversity, thankful in prosperity, and for the future we can have good confidence in our faithful God and Father that no creature will separate us from His love…
Source: Heidelberg Catechism, Questions 27 & 28
Confession of Sin
we confess that we have sinned against You this day,
in thought, word, and deed;
by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved You with our whole hearts;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of Your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us,
that we may delight in Your will,
and walk in Your ways,
to the glory of Your Name.
Grant to Your people pardon and peace,
that in Your great mercy,
we may be forgiven all our sins,
and serve You with a quiet and contrite heart.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen.