June 6, 2021

Welcome

Prelude

~God Calls Us to Worship Him~

Call to Worship Psalm 22:26-31; Revelation 5:12

Pastor
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever! All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.

Congregation
For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations. All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.

Pastor
Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation; they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.

All
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

Song In Christ Alone (CCLI#251645)
In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease.
My comforter, my all in all,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless Babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
’Til on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied,
For ev’ry sin on Him was laid:
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then, bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine,
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the pow’r of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
’Til He returns or calls me home,
Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand!

Prayer of Worship

~God Renews Us in Christ~

We Corporately Confess Our Sin and Need
Almighty God, you have remembered your covenant mercy to us through Jesus. You came to redeem us from all our sins and to set us free to serve you all our days. But instead, we have chosen our own way, followed our own paths, walked according to our own counsel. Forgive us, O God. Do not cast us away, but rather remember the mercy that you promised to our fathers and to us. Grant us grace to rest in your promises and to live out of obedient gratitude before you. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

We Silently Confess Our Sins

Hymn Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates! (198)

God’s Grace in Christ Hebrews 2:11-18

The Assurance of Pardon
The good news of the Gospel is that God does not change his mind regarding us. Instead, his promises are sure because they are given in and through Jesus. God’s Word says, “For the Son of God, Jesus, whom we proclaimed among you…was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him.” Thanks be to God that he has established our hearts in Christ by the Spirit and grants us gospel assurance! Amen!

Hymn Praise the Savior Now and Ever (243)

~God Instructs Us with His Word~

We Listen to God Psalm 22

Sermon Song of the Empty Tomb

Hymn Welcome, Happy Morning! (269)

~God Receives Our Offerings and Requests~

We Worship God with Our Tithes and Offerings

We Bring Our Requests to God in Prayer

~God Blesses and Sends Us Out~

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.

Benediction

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