Pre-Service: #288, #494

 

*Call to Worship: Ps 99.1-5, “The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sit enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! The LORD is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he! The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!”

*Silent Prayer

*Votum and Salutation

Votum: Ps 124, “Our Help is the in the name of the LORD who made heaven and earth.”

Salutation: Rev 1.5, “Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.”

*Opening Song: #105A.1,2

Prayer of Illumination:

Confessional Reading: LD 25

Scripture Reading: Genesis 15.1-6; Genesis 17.1-14; Matthew 26.17-29

*Song of Preparation: #119F. 1,2,4.

 

Sermon: Sacrament Theology 101: Christ’s good gifts to his Church.

The sacraments are:

1). Institutions commanded by Christ.

2). Assurances of God’s promises in Christ.

3). Designed to make us focus on Christ.

 

Prayer of Response:

*Song of Response: #532

*Confession of Faith: Apostles’ Creed (TPH p. 851)

Song: #291. 1,2,3,5

Congregational Prayer:

Offering: 

*Doxology: #565

*Benediction: 2 Cor 13.14, “The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Spirit be with you all.”