Order of Worship – December 20 2020

Call to Worship: Ezekiel 39:7

“And My holy name I will make known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let My holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.”

Responsive Reading:  Psalm 98. Trinity Hymnal p. 820.

Prayer of Adoration:

Song: Go Tell It On the Mountain  – Hymn 224 v.1-3

The Old Testament Lesson:  Isaiah 9:2-7

Confession of Faith: The Westminster Confession of Faith, 33/1

Pastor: God has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment has been given by the Father.

People: In that day not only shall the apostate angels be judged, but also shall all people who have ever lived on earth appear before the judgment seat of Christ in order to give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds, and to receive judgment according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil.

The New Testament Lesson: Titus 3:4-7

Song: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Hymn 211 v.1-3

Prayer for the Church: Matthew Elliott, Ruling Elder.

The Sermon: “The Servant Songs of Isaiah: The Exalted Servant and Savior of the World.” Isaiah 52:13-15. Dr. Michael Calvert, Teaching Elder.

Confession of Sin:

Assurance of Pardon: 1 Corinthians 1:30-31

And because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

*Communion:

Song: Angels From the Realms of Glory – Hymn 218 v.1,3,5: 

The Benediction:  Philippians 4:7

May the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  Amen!