LORD’s Day Service: 9/4/2011  

Entrance -- God Calls Us to Worship

Prelude (quiet preparation)

*Call to Worship: Psalm 111, selection 55, page 650

*Hymn of Praise: Trinity 315 (God Himself is with us)

*Salutation & Responsive Scripture

            Minister: He is risen!

People: He is risen indeed!   Luke 24:6,34

      Minister: The Lord be with you!

            People:  And also with you!    Ruth 2:4

            Minister: Our help is in the Name of Yahweh,

            People:  Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8

            Minister: The eyes of all look expectantly to You,

            People:  And You give them their food in due season.                                     Minister: You open Your hand   

            People:  And satisfy the desire of every living thing.                            Psalm 145:15-16

            Minister: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!

            People:  Amen!                     Matthew 28:19

Purification -- We Confess Our Sins to God

Almighty Father, Lord of heaven and earth; we confess that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed.  We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for our transgressions of Your holy law. The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; the burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, O God, after Your great goodness. According to the multitude of Your mercies, do away our offenses and cleanse us from our sins. And grant that we may hereafter serve and please You in newness of life, to the honor and glory of Your name, through Jesus Christ our Lord; for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.  (Silent prayers)

Minister: Now lift up your heads and hear the good news! God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy on us. He has given His only Son to die for us, and for His sake forgives us of all our sins.

People: Thanks be to God! Our sins are forgiven in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Ascension -- God Consecrates Us by His Word

Minister: Lift up your hearts!

People: We lift them up to the Lord! Ps 86:4; Lam. 3:41

Minister: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God!

People: It is proper and right to do so!                                                                            Psalm 92:1

Minister: Truly it is proper and right, that we should at all times, and in all places, give praise to You O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting King. Therefore, with angels and archangels and all the company of heaven, and with the Church on earth, we praise and magnify Your glorious Name, evermore praising You and singing:

*Hymn of Preparation:  Trinity 310 (Here, O my Lord)

*Prayer: Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

*OT Lesson: Exodus 16:1-4, 15, 31-35

*NT Lesson: 1 Corinthians 10:1-22

Sermon: "The Lord's Supper--Memorializing Christ's Gracious Covenant"

Tribute -- We Offer ourselves through Tithes
*Hymn of Consecration: Trinity 359 (Twas on that night)
*Presentation & dedication of tithes and offerings

Prayers of the Church (specific requests & the Lord’s Prayer)

Peace -- We Commune with God

Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

We confess our faith in the Triune, Incarnate God

*Hymn of Thanksgiving: Psalter 34C (In every time) 7 stanzas--34C,D 

Benediction -- God Commissions & Blesses Us

*The Lord's Commission of us: 1 Corinthians 10:31--11:1

*We receive God’s blessing, His good Word to us: 2 Corinthians 13:14

*We bless the Lord, lifting our hands and voices to Him: Gloria Patri

*Threefold Amen & Postlude

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Sermon: "The Lord's Supper--Memorializing Christ's Gracious Covenant" pt 2

1. Our action in Holy Communion is to give thanks, memorialize and show forth the Lord's death till he comes _______________ (1 Co 11:23-26).

2. God's action in Holy Communion is to remember His covenant and _________ in blessing for His people and in judgment on His enemies (1 Co 11:27-34).

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Announcements:

1) No S.S. or singing practice today.

2) Check out our new church web site address: www.trinitypresbyterianwi.org.  

3) Catechism: This week review WSC 73-74.  

4) Scripture memory: This week review John 15:1-14 and memorize verse 15,

"No longer do I call you servants,

for a servant does not know what his master is doing;

but I have called you friends,

for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you."