Songs:
“Come People of the Risen King”
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend
“Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (He is the Lord)”
Walter C. Smith
“His Mercy is More”
Matt Boswell and Matt Papa
“Before the Throne of God Above”
Charitie Lees Bancroft and Vikki Cook
Call To Worship: Eternal Father
Eternal Father, God of my soul,
Let my first thought be of You today.
Let my first impulse be to worship You.
Let my first speech be in praise of Your holy name.
Let my first action be to bow my heart,
mind and soul before You.
I thank You for Your perfect wisdom and goodness.
I thank You for Your steadfast love.
I thank You for Your Holy Spirit,
Who fills my heart with faith and hope.
O God, You have been my refuge in times past;
Be now my refuge today in every circumstance.
Be my guide through all that is dark and doubtful.
Be my guard against all that threatens my spirit’s welfare.
Be my strength in times of testing.
Gladden my heart with Your peace,
That I may sing of my Redeemer,
Jesus Christ, the Lord. Amen!
Classic Prayer: John Wycliffe
Lord, give me grace to hold righteousness in all things
that I may lead a clean and blessed life and prudently flee evil and that I may understand the treacherous and deceitful falseness of the devil.
Make me mild, peaceable, courteous, and temperate.
And make me steadfast and strong.
Also, Lord, give Thou to me that I be quiet in words
and that I speak what is appropriate.
Creed: The Apostles’ Creed
We believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand
of God the Father Almighty;
from there He shall come
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy universal church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
Confession of Sin
Most merciful God,
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.