Order of Worship

March 29, 2020

*HYMN 55                 To God Be The Glory!

*CALL TO WORSHIP                         1 Chronicles 29:10b-13

“Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. 13 And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.

*PRAISE SONGS                   It Is Finished

                                          He Will Hold Me Fast                                      

*INVOCATION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

All: Gracious Lord, we confess that we dishonor you in our words, thoughts and deeds.  Depending on our strength, we stumble.  Glorying in our own  righteousness, we reject you. Turning our faces from you, we desire the things of this world to satisfy us.  We pray now, Lord, for you to forgive all of our many sins; to cleanse the darkness from our lives, and to turn our faces and our hearts back towards you. We pray these things in the name of your most precious son, Jesus Christ.

SILENT CONFESSION

ASSURANCE OF PARDON                               Psalm 32:1-2

“Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.  Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.” 

CONSECRATION (We Surrender Our Lives to Christ)

*HYMN 111                 This Is My Father’s World

THE OFFERING                                              1Timothy 6:9

“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.” 

Doxology: Hymnal, p. 731

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him,

all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE                      Charlie Van Meter

SCRIPTURE TEXT                                    Matthew 13:51-58

SERMON   “Understanding and Unbelief”      John Armstrong

*HYMN 334               Breath On Me, Breath of God

*BENEDICTION

*POSTLUDE                                             Christine Kiewit

*Congregation standing if able.

Announcements 

PRAY: Please pray for the Backyard Bible Club hosted by the Johnston’s June 29, 30, and July 1 and for VBS on July 13 -17

Care Net Banquet: Has been postponed until May 7^th.

Weekly Hymn:   235 All Glory, Laud and Honor     

                        https://youtu.be/h3a8fTTrAdE

Shorter Catechism–

Bible Reading:

Mon- 3/30 – Leviticus 2,3, John 21, Prv. 18, Col. 1

Tue – 3/31 – Leviticus 4, Psalms 1,2, Prv. 19, Col. 2

Wed – 4/1 – Leviticus 5, Psalms 3,4, Prv. 20, Col. 3

Thurs – 4/2 – Leviticus 6, Psalms 5,6, Prv. 21, Col. 4

Fri – 4/3 – Leviticus 7, Psalms 7,8, Prv. 22, 1 Thess. 1

Sat – 4/4 – Leviticus 8, Psalms 9, Prv. 23, 1 Thess. 2

Sun – 4/5 – Leviticus 9, Psalms 10, Prv. 24, 1 Thess. 3

A Look at Next Week

Sermon Text: …

Praise Music:    How Great is Your Faithfulness

                        He Will Hold Me Fast

Hymns: 237 Ride on, Ride On in Majesty