LORD’s Day Service: 9/11/2011  

 

Entrance -- God Calls Us to Worship  

Prelude (quiet preparation)

 

*Call to Worship: Psalms 134, 135, selection 68, p 658

*Hymn of Praise: Trinity 324 (This day at thy creating word)                          

                                               

*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   

Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will, and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. 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:  Psalter 119X (Before Thee let my cry come near)

           

*Prayer: O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; 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 19:1-6

*NT Lesson: 1 Peter 2:7-12; 5:1-5

 

Sermon: "Of the Priesthood of all Believers"

                                   

Tribute -- We Offer ourselves through Tithes
*Hymn of Consecration: Psalter 103A (Bless the LORD, my soul)
*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 113B (O praise the LORD)  

                       

Benediction -- God Commissions & Blesses Us

*The Lord's Commission of us: Colossians 3:17,23,24

*We receive God’s blessing, His good Word to us: Numbers 6:24-26

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

*Threefold Amen & Postlude

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Sermon: "Of the Priesthood of all Believers"

 

1. The "laity" (Gk: laos) is the __________ of God

 

    A. How the term is commonly used:

 

    B. How God's Word uses the term (He 7:5,27; Lu 1:17; Ro 9:25; Tit 2:14; 1 Pe 2:9-10)

 

 

2. The "clergy" (Gk kleros) is the ___________ of God

   

    A. How the term is commonly used:              

 

    B. Does God's Word use the term? (1 Pe 5:3; Col 1:12)

 

 

 

3. The "keys of the Kingdom" is ministerial authority that belongs to the __________ (Mt 18:17)

 

 

 

 

 

4. The "holy, royal priesthood" is the __________ vocation and ministry of every believer

    (Ro 12:1-2; Col 3:17,23,24; He 13:15; 1 Pe 2:5,9; 4:8-11; Re 1:6)   

 

 

 

 

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Announcements:

 

1) Picnic today after our morning service...

 

2) Ladies study...

 

3) Men's forum next Sunday night, 6:30 pm, at the church... Darwin will be...

 

4) Life Chain...  

 

5) Catechism: This week review WSC 75-76.  

 

6) Scripture memory: This week review John 15:1-15 and memorize verse 16,

 

"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you

that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain,

that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you."