SEVENTH SABBATH AFTER EPIPHANY
11:00 a.m. February 18, 2001
Assemble in God’s Name
Organ Prelude:
Choral Introit:
s Hymnbook: "Now Thank We All Our God" #9
s Passing the Peace
Concerns of the Church
Call to Worship (I John 2:5)
Leader: But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected:
People: Hereby know we that we are in him.
Opening Prayer
Prayer of Confession by John Calvin ,1542, (in unison)
O Lord God, eternal and almighty Father, we confess and acknowledge unfeignedly before thy holy majesty that we are poor sinners, conceived and born in iniquity and corruption, prone to do evil, incapable of any good, and that in our depravity we transgress thy holy commandments without end or ceasing: Wherefore we purchase for ourselves, through thy righteous judgment, our ruin and perdition. Nevertheless, O Lord, we are grieved that we have offended thee; and we condemn ourselves and our sins with true repentance, beseeching thy grace to relieve our distress. 0 God and Father most gracious and full of compassion, have mercy upon us in the name of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. And as thou dost blot out our sins and stains, magnify and increase in us day by day the grace of thy Holy Spirit: that as we acknowledge our unrighteousness with all our heart, we may be moved by that sorrow which shall bring forth true repentance in us, mortifying all our sins, and producing in us the fruits of righteousness and innocence which are pleasing unto thee; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, Amen.]
Declaration of Forgiveness (Romans 8:38-39)
Leader: For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature,
People: Shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
s Hymnbook: "God is Our Refuge and Our Strength" #381
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
s Doxology #544
Proclaim God’s Word
Children's Sermon: "Butterfly"
Dismissal to Children’s Church (5 and Under)
Prayers of the People
First Reading: Psalm 37:1-11
Second Reading: Genesis 45:3-11
Anthem:
Sermon: "Scarless Healing"
Go in God’s Name
s The Apostles' Creed
s Prayer of Thanksgiving
s The Lord's Prayer
s Hymnbook: "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" #190
s Charge and Blessing
Postlude:
Announcements
Friends! As we approach our loving Creator with love and reverence, may we experience a bit of the happiness of heaven and be open to the showers of blessings that God is able to bestow on us all. Welcome, brothers and sisters!
The Session meets tonight 7:00 p.m.
Bible Study: We are studying II Kings on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
If you have questions or comments, email Tony Grant
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