We Enter Into The Presence of God
Welcome and Announcements and Prayer Requests
Prelude - Roberta Birchler
*Prayer of Adoration and Invocation
*Call to Worship - Psalm 34:1-3
*Songs - “Before the Throne of God” “Wait for the Lord” “Doxology”
Call to Confession of Sin - Ezekiel 18:25-32
Corporate Confession of Sin Matthew Henry
“Our God, we are ashamed. We want to hide our faces from you.
For our iniquities exceed to the hight of our head, and our
trespasses reach up to the heavens. But let us draw water with
joy from your wells of salvation. Let us drink deeply with delight
from your overflowing abundance. Deal with us according to the
terms of your everlasting covenant in Christ. Do all that you have
promised in redeeming us, which will prove to be exceedingly
above all we can ask or think.”
Silent Prayer of Confession
* Declaration of Pardon - Titus 3:4-7
* Hymn of Thanksgiving - #115 “All Creatures of Our God and King”
We Hear God Speak To Us
Responsive Reading - Ps. 13 p 787 *nursery up to 4-yr-olds starts now
Old Testament Reading - Jonah 2
Reader: The Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
New Testament Reading - Romans 8:31-39
Reader: The Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
Sermon -“Sufferer Turned Preacher”(Lamentations 3:21-39)
We Respond to God With Love & Gratitude
Prayer of Application
* Hymn of Response - #486 “God, Be Merciful to Me”
* Confession of Faith - Apostle’s Creed
Leader: Christian, what do you believe?
People: “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 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 life everlasting. Amen.”
Prayer for God’s People & The Lord’s Prayer — Pastor Scott M.
Tithes & Offerings
*Doxology - #731
We Go Forth to Love & Serve The Lord
* Benedictory Hymn - #600 “He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought”
* Benediction
* Postlude