October 17, 2021

Welcome

Prelude

~God Calls Us to Worship Him~

Call to Worship

The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits 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!

Song Turn Your Eyes (CCLI#251645)

Turn your eyes upon Jesus. | Look full in His wonderful face,

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace.

Turn your eyes to the hillside | Where justice and mercy embraced.

There the Son of God gave His life for us,

And our measureless debt was erased.

Refrain

Jesus, to You we lift our eyes. | Jesus, our glory and our prize.

We adore You, behold You, our Savior ever true.

Oh Jesus, we turn our eyes to You.

Turn your eyes to the morning, | And see Christ the lion awake.

What a glorious dawn, fear of death is gone,

For we carry His life in our veins. Refrain

Turn your eyes to the heavens. | Our King will return for His own.

Every knee will bow, every tongue will shout,

“All glory to Jesus alone!” Refrain-2x

Prayer of Worship

~God Renews Us in Christ~

We Corporately Confess Our Sin and Need

Almighty God, you gave your one and only Son to die in our place as

the sacrifice for our guilt and sin. In raising Jesus from the grave, you

shattered the power of sin and death. Almighty God, we acknowledge

and confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and

deed; we have not loved you with all of our heart, soul, mind, and

strength; we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. Deepen within

us our sorrow for the wrong we have done, and the good we have left

undone. Lord, you are full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger,

and plenteous in mercy. Restore to us the joy of your salvation; bind

up that which is broken, give light to our minds, strength to our wills,

and rest to our souls. Speak to each of us in your Word, and let your

Word abide with us until it has accomplished in us your holy will. In

Christ’s name we pray. Amen.

We Silently Confess Our Sins

Song Christ Our Hope In Life and Death (CCLI#251645)

What is our hope in life and death? Christ alone, Christ alone.

What is our only confidence? That our souls to Him belong.

Who holds our days within His hand?

What comes, apart from His command?

And what will keep us to the end?

The love of Christ, in which we stand.

Refrain:

O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal; O sing hallelujah!

Now and ever, we confess Christ our hope in life and death.

What truth can calm the troubled soul? God is good, God is good.

Where is His grace and goodness known?

In our great Redeemer’s blood.

Who holds our faith when fears arise?

Who stands above the stormy trial?

Who sends the waves that bring us nigh

Unto the shore, the rock of Christ? Refrain

Unto the grave, what shall we sing?

“Christ, He lives; Christ, He lives!”

And what reward will heaven bring?

Everlasting life with Him.

There we will rise to meet the Lord,

Then sin and death will be destroyed,

And we will feast in endless joy,

When Christ is ours forevermore. Refrain-2X

Now and ever, we confess Christ our hope in life and death.

God’s Grace in Christ John 1:10-13

Hymn: O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord (6)

We Confess our Faith Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the

Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day

he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the

right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge

the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* church, the communion of

saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life

everlasting. Amen. (*universal)

~God Instructs Us with His Word~

We Listen to God Acts 17:22-31

Sermon I Believe in God the Father

Hymn Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (77)

~God Feed Us at His Table~

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

~God Receives Our Offerings and Requests~

We Worship God with Our Tithes and Offerings

We Bring Our Requests to God In Prayer

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him all creatures

here below; praise him above ye heav'nly host: praise Father, Son and

Holy Ghost. Amen.

~God and Blesses and Sends Us Out~

Pastor

What command and mission has Christ given to us until he returns?

Congregation

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go

therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching

them to observe all that I have commanded you.”

Pastor

What promise has Christ given to empower us as we go?

Congregation

“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Benediction

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