Order of Worship – March 7 2021

Call to Worship: From Psalm 19:14. Rev. Jim Daughtry, Teaching Elder

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Prayer of Adoration:

Song: “And Can It Be” – Hymn 455 v.1,3-5

The Old Testament Lesson: Jonah 4:1-11

Confession of Sin: From Psalm 51

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.  Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The New Testament Lesson: John 2:23-25

Song: “Speak O Lord” – CCLI #4615235

Speak, O Lord, as we come to You, To receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us; Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
That the light of Christ might be seen today In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us All Your purposes for Your glory.

Teach us, Lord, full obedience, Holy reverence, true humility;
Test our thoughts and our attitudes In the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow’r that can never fail Let their truth prevail over unbelief.

Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds; Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises, And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built And the earth is filled with Your glory.

Prayer for the Church: Matthew Elliott, Ruling Elder.

The Sermon: “When Yahweh Speaks.”  1 Samuel 3.  Matthew Elliott, Ruling Elder.

Confession of FaithThe Apostle’s Creed. Trinity Hymnal p. 845.

*Communion:

Song: “Doxology” – Hymn 731 

The Benediction: From Jude 1:24-25

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen!