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The Order for the Worship of God
The Lord's Day, July 5, 2009, 10:20 a.m.
We
Prepare to Worship God
Gathering
Praise 363 “We Gather Together”
Welcome
and Announcements
The
Prelude
We Worship God
The
Votum: Psalm 124:8
The
Salutation: I Corinthians 1:3
+ Call to Worship: Psalm 149:1
+ Hymn of Praise 361 “O Praise Ye the
Lord”
+ Prayer of Praise and Invocation
+
Confession of Faith: The Apostles’
Creed
I
believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
I
believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit, and was born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose
again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of
God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the
dead.
I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen.
+ The Gloria Patri
(Greatorex)
Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the
beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without
end. Amen, Amen.
Responsive
Reading of God’s Law
Elder:
Then God spoke all these words,
saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you
out of the
People:
The fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
Elder:
You shall not make for yourself an
idol, or any likeness of what is in heavenabove or on the earth beneath or in the
water under the earth. You shall not worship
them or serve them.
People: Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel
before the Lord our Maker.
Elder:
You shall not take the name of the
Lord your God in vain.
People: O Lord,
open my lips, that my mouth may declare Thy praise.
Elder: 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 to the Lord your God.
People: How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! For a day in Thy courts is better than
a thousand outside.
Elder: Honor your father and your mother.
People: Do not remember the sins of my youth or my
transgressions; according to Thy
lovingkindness remember Thou me, for Thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.
Elder: You shall not murder.
People: Search me, O God, and know my heart; try
me and know my anxious thoughts;
and see if there is any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
Elder: You shall not commit adultery.
People: Thou hast placed our iniquities before
Thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy
presence.
Elder:
You shall not steal.
People: Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy
lovingkindness; according to the
greatness of Thy compassion blot out my transgressions.
Elder: You shall not bear false witness
against your neighbor.
People: Remove the false way from me, and
graciously grant me Thy law.
Elder: You shall not covet.
People: Incline my heart to Thy testimonies, and
not to dishonest gain.
Elder: The Lord
is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of
those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them.
People: My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord; and all flesh will bless His holy name forever and
ever.
Scripture
references: The Law: Exodus 20:1-17 &
145:18,19; congregational responses are taken from the Psalms [in order]: Psalm
14:1; 95:6; 51:15; 84:1,10a; 25:7; 39:23,24; 90:8; 51:1; 119:29; 119:36;
145:21.
Call
to Confession of Sin: Proverbs 28:13-14
Confession
of Sin in Silent Prayer and Meditation
(A Model Prayer: “Almighty,
eternal, merciful God and Father, we poor sinners confess that we have sinned
in many ways against You and Your commandments. Therefore, we ask of You, O
heavenly Father, that You would graciously forgive us these and all our sins.
Keep and preserve us that we may walk only in Your ways and live according to
Your will. We humbly ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen”.)
Assurance
of Pardon: Psalm 103:1-5, 8-13
+ Hymn of Thanksgiving 355 “We Are God’s People”
We Hear God’s Word Proclaimed
Scripture Lesson: II Corinthians 6:11-13
Prayer
for Illumination
Sermon: “Hearts
Open Wide to One Another in Christ”
Prayer
of Dedication
We Respond to God’s Word
+ Hymn of Response 353 “I Love Thy
Kingdom, Lord”
Prayers
of Petition and Intercession and the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who
art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
Presentation
of God’s Tithes and Our Offerings
The
Offertory
Offertory
Prayer
+ The Doxology (Old Hundredth, L.M.)
Praise God from
whom all blessings flow;
Praise him, all
creatures here below;
Praise him above,
ye heav’nly host:
Praise
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
The
Administration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
The
Institution: I Corinthians 11:23-32
+ The Communion
Hymn 378 “Here, O My Lord, I See Thee”
Invitation
to Commune
Prayer
of Confession and Consecration
Distribution
of the Elements
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
+ The
Parting Hymn 342 “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation”
+ The
Benediction
+ Give God the Glory: “Now Blessed Be the Lord Our God”
Psalm 72:18; Scottish Psalter 1650;
Tune:
Now blessed be
the Lord our God, the God of
for He alone does
wondrous works, in glory that excel.
And blessed be
His glorious name to all eternity;
the whole earth
let His glory fill.
Amen, so let it be.
(+ Congregation standing, if able)