FIRST SABBATH IN LENT

FIRST SABBATH IN LENT

11:00 a.m. March 5, 2006

Assemble in God’s Name

Organ Prelude:

Choral Introit:

Welcome and Concerns of the Church

s Passing the Peace

s Hymnbook: “All the Way My Saviour Leads Me” #365

Lighting the Candles

Call to Worship (Psalm 72:17)

Leader: The Lord be with you.

People: And with you also.

Leader: The Lord’s name shall endure for ever:

People: The Lord’s name shall be continued as long as the sun:

Leader: And we shall be blessed in him:

People: All nations shall call him blessed.

Opening Prayer

Prayer of Confession (in unison)

I, poor sinner, confess to thee, O Almighty, eternal, merciful God and Father, that I have sinned in manifold ways against thee and thy commandments.

I confess that I have taken thy holy Name in vain. Or, I have heard others take thy name in vain and said nothing. Or, I have sworn lightly, using other words and thought that was not the same. I have failed to realize that I slander thy holy name whenever my life, my words, my deeds are not in accord with thy holy word and law.

Wherefore I beseech thee, O heavenly Father, that, thou wouldst graciously forgive me these and all my sins. Keep and preserve me henceforth that I may walk only in thy way and live according to thy will; and all of this through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Savior. Amen.

(Derived from Martin Bucer 1539)

Declaration of Forgiveness

Leader: The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners (I Tim. 1:15).

People: He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed (I Peter 2:24).

and live according to thy will; and all of this through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, our Savior. Amen.

s Bible Songs: “Christ Shall Have Dominion” #156

s Gloria Patri #546

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

s Doxology #544