Liturgy for June 9, 2013
Come, join us as we worship a holy and gracious God with reverence and joy!
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God Speaks
People Respond
ENTERING INTO WORSHIP
* Call to Worship: Psalm 66:1-7, 13-20
* Invocation: Psalm 124:8
* Salutation: 1 Corinthians 1:2-3
* Opening Prayer
* Song of Praise: Come, All Ye People, Bless Our God #120:1-4
CONFESSION OF SIN
Reading of the Law: James 1:19-27
General Confession:
Minister: O Father, we are gathered before you, the Maker of Heaven and Earth, whose chosen dwelling place is with the broken and contrite, to confess that we have sinned in thought and word and deed.
Congregation: We have not loved you with all our heart and soul, we have not loved you with all our mind and strength; we have not even loved our neighbor as ourselves.
Minister: In your mercy, deepen our sorrow for the wrong we have done and for the good we have left undone, so that we may hate our sin with a holy hatred.
ALL: But, our merciful Father, do not leave us in sorrow. With you, O Lord, there is forgiveness. In your mercy, restore the joy of our salvation; so that we may love you with a holy love. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 50:23
RESPONSE OF GRATITUDE
Song of Thanksgiving: The Mighty God, Jehovah, Speaks #92:1, 6
Creed: Nicene Creed
Offerings: Psalm 116:12-14
Congregational Prayer (ending in the Lord’s Prayer)
SERVICE OF THE WORD
* Scripture Lessons: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 (text); Matthew 7:21-27
* Gloria Patri
* Song of Preparation: God is Known Among His People #144:1, 3, 4
Sermon: “WHEN YOU GO TO THE HOUSE OF GOD”
1. “Draw Near to Listen”
2. “Be Not Rash With Your Mouth”
3. “Pay What You Vow”
LEAVING TO SERVE
* Song of Response: O Christ, Our Hope, Our Heart’s Desire #376:1-4
* Doxology: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (stanzas 1-2 only)
* Benediction: Hebrews 13:20-21
* Amen! Three-Fold Amen
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How are we to prepare for the Lord’s Day? Westminster Larger Catechism answers:
Question 117: How is the sabbath or the Lord’s day to be sanctified?
Answer: The sabbath or Lord’s day is to be sanctified by an holy resting all the day, not only from such works as are at all times sinful, but even from such worldly employments and recreations as are on other days lawful; and making it our delight to spend the whole time (except so much of it as is to betaken up in works of necessity and mercy) in the public and private exercises of God’s worship: and, to that end, we are to prepare our hearts, and with such foresight, diligence, and moderation, to dispose and seasonably dispatch our worldly business, that we may be the more free and fit for the duties of that day.
Our text says, “Draw near to listen,” which means listen ATTENTIVELY! If you spend your Saturday nights with friends until the wee hours of the Lord’s Day morning, how are you going to listen ATTENTIVELY? You’ll be dozing off during the service.