Call to Worship: Psalm 29, Trinity Hymnal p. 794
Prayer of Adoration:
Song: “Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah”
Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul Jehovah praise;
I will sing the glorious praises of my God through all my days.
Put no confidence in princes, nor for help on man depend;
he shall die, to dust returning, and his purposes shall end.
Happy is the man that chooses Israel’s God to be his aid;
he is blessed whose hope of blessing on the Lord his God is stayed.
Heav’n and earth the Lord created, seas and all that they contain;
He delivers from oppression, righteousness He will maintain.
Food He daily gives the hungry, sets the mourning pris’ner free,
raises those bowed down with anguish, makes the sightless eye to see.
Well Jehovah loves the righteous, and the stranger He befriends,
helps the fatherless and widow, judgment on the wicked sends.
Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul Jehovah praise;
I will sing the glorious praises of my God through all my days.
Over all God reigns forever, through all ages He is King;
unto Him your God O Zion, joyful hallelujahs sing.
The Old Testament Lesson: Genesis 1:26-31
Confession of Sin and the Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Song: “Have Thine Own Way” – Hymn 688 v.1-4
The New Testament Lesson: Romans 6:1-7
Prayer for the Church: Matthew Elliott, Ruling Elder
The Sermon: “Moving Toward Maturity in Christ: Part Two.” Hebrews 6:1-3. Dr. Michael Calvert, Teaching Elder.
Confession of Faith: The Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q’s 1 and 2. Trinity Hymnal p. 869.
*Communion:
Song: “Why So Heavy” – CCLI# 5543234
Oh why so heavy, oh my soul? Thus to myself I’ve willed
Oh why so heavy, oh my heart? And why so sorrow filled?
CHORUS: Hope thou in God, He still shall be Thy glory and thy
endless praise
His saving grace shall comfort thee through everlasting days,
His goodness made thee what thou art and yet will he redeem
Oh be thou of a contrite heart and put your trust in him.
The Benediction: From 2 Peter 3:18
May you grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. To Him alone be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen!