Call to Worship: From Psalm 119:11-16
Pastor: I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
People: Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes!
Pastor: With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.
People: In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.
Pastor: I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
People: I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
Prayer of Adoration:
The Sacrament of Baptism:
Song: “God of My Life, To Thee I Call” – CCLI# 5397370
God of my life, to Thee I call, afflicted at Thy feet I fall
When the great water floods prevail, leave not my trembling heart to fail
CHORUS: Poor though I am, despised, forgot
Yet God, my God, forgets me not
And He is safe, and must succeed, for whom the Lord is sure to plead
Friend of the friendless and the faint, where should I lodge my deep complaint?
Where but with Thee whose open door invites the helpless and the poor
That were a grief I could not bear didst Thou not hear and answer prayer;
But a prayer hearing, answering God supports me under every load
The Old Testament Lesson: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Prayer of Confession:
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: “It Is Well With My Soul” – Hymn 691 v.1-4
The New Testament Lesson and Prayer for the Church: Luke 18: 18-34. Dr. Bud Lancaster, Ruling Elder.
The Sermon: “The New Covenant, Part One: An Introduction.” Hebrews 8:6-13. Dr. Michael Calvert, Teaching Elder.
Confession of Faith: The Shorter Catechism, Q 37. Trinity Hymnal p. 872.
*Communion:
Song: “Sovereign” – CCLI #6453309
Sovereign in the mountain air, Sovereign on the ocean floor
With me in the calm, with me in the storm
Sovereign in my greatest joy, Sovereign in my deepest cry
With me in the dark, with me at the dawn
CHORUS:
In Your everlasting arms, all the pieces of my life
From beginning to the end, I can trust You
In Your never failing love, You work everything for good
God whatever comes my way, I will trust You
The Benediction: From Jude 1:2
May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Amen!