Call to Worship: Psalm 96:1-4
1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
Prayer of Adoration: From Psalm 92
Pastor: It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
People: To declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
Pastor: For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy!
People: How great are your works, O Lord!
Song: My Help, My God – CCLI# 7041360
Why are you so full of heaviness, Why are you disquieted within
Oh my soul, Oh my soul
As the deer longs for the water brooks, So my soul, it longs and thirsts for you
Oh my God, Oh my God
CHORUS:
Put your trust in God, I will yet give thanks to Him
Put your trust in God, I will yet give thanks to Him
Put your trust in God, I will yet give thanks to Him
My Help, my God
Deep goes unto deep like ocean waves, All your floods and rapids on me break
Oh my soul, Oh my soul
I will say unto my God, my strength, How it is you have forgotten me
Oh how long, Oh how long
Yahweh grants His kindness in the day
Through the night His song it is that stays
Oh my soul, Oh my soul
The Old Testament Lesson: Exodus 24:1-11
Confession of Faith: The Heidelberg Catechism
Q. How does Christ’s ascension into heaven benefit us?
A. First, He is our Advocate in heaven before His Father. Second, we have our flesh in heaven as a sure pledge that He, our Head, will also take us, His members, up to Himself. Third, He sends us His Spirit as a counter-pledge, by whose power we seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God, and not the things that are on earth.
The New Testament Lesson: Matthew 22:1-14
Song: I Need Thee Every Hour – Hymn 674 v.1-3,5
Prayer for the Church: Dr. Bud Lancaster, Ruling Elder.
The Sermon: “The Qualifications of Our Great High Priest: Part One.” Hebrews 5:1-6. Dr. Michael Calvert, Teaching Elder.
Confession of Sin:
Assurance of Pardon: Luke 1:68
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people.”
*Communion:
Song: Wonderful, Merciful Savior – CCLI# 106879
Wonderful, merciful Savior, precious redeemer and friend
Who would have thought that a lamb could rescue the souls of men?
Oh you rescue the souls of men
Counselor, comforter, keeper, Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have hopelessly lost their way
Oh we hopelessly lost the way
CHORUS: You are the One that we praise, you are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace our hearts always hunger for,
Oh our hearts always hunger for
Almighty infinite Father, faithfully loving your own
Here in our weakness you find us falling before your throne,
Oh we’re falling before your throne
The Benediction: From 2 Peter 3:18
May you grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen!