Call to Worship: From Psalm 111
Pastor: Praise the Lord! I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
People: Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
Pastor: Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
People: He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate.
Pastor: He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
People: He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever— holy and awesome is his name.
Pastor: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
People: To him belongs eternal praise!
Prayer of Adoration:
Song: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” – Hymn 53 v.1-3,5
The Old Testament Lesson: Jonah 1:8-17
Confession of Faith: The Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q’s 13-14. Trinity Hymnal p. 770.
Song: “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” – Hymn No. 32 v.1-3
The New Testament Lesson: 1 Timothy 6:1-8
Prayer for the Church: Dr. Bud Lancaster, Ruling Elder
The Sermon: “Imitating Father Abraham, Part One.” Hebrews 6:11-15. Dr. Michael Calvert, Teaching Elder.
Confession of Sin:
Assurance of Pardon: Isaiah 44:22
“I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”
*Communion:
Song: “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go” – CCLI # 5701179
O love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe, that in thine ocean depths its flow
may richer, fuller be.
O joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain, and feel the promise is not vain
that morn shall tearless be.
O cross that liftest up my head, I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead, and from the ground there blossoms red
life that shall endless be.
The Benediction: From 2 Peter 1:2
May grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Amen!