Monday, May 25, 2015

May 31, 2015

Evening Service 
Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for the Evening Worship Service 

Bible Reading Discussion 
Jonah 1- Habakkuk 3 

Opening Prayer 

Opening Hymn: (#165) Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim 

Prayer of Adoration and Confession 

Second Hymn: (#331) Come, O Come, Thou Quickening Spirit 

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination 

Sermon:  Yet I will rejoice in the Lord - Habakkuk 3:17-19 page  787 
Preaching:  Pastor Stephen Magee 

The Sacrament of The Lord’s Supper 
There is a GF alternative on the back table; please help yourself or ask a server for assistance. The inner ring on the communion tray has juice for those who do not drink wine. 

Gloria Patri 

Benediction 



Pastor:  Steve Magee 
Associate Pastor:  Nathan Snyder 
Elders: Alan Bailey (emeritus), Doug Camp, John Coskery, 
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps 
Deacons:  Fred Kneisley, Stephen Rohrdanz, John Warenda 
Pianist: Laura Picciano 
Greeting this morning:  The Rohrdanz Family 
Greeting next week: Maryann Roulo 

EXETER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) 
Nourishing the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection 
(603)772-7479      www.exeterpca.org 












Welcome  
to  
Exeter Presbyterian Church 

May 31, 2015 










"This is the day that the Lord has made,  
let us rejoice and be glad in it." 
  Psalm 118:24 





*CALL TO WORSHIP:   Romans 12:1  
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 
  
*OPENING HYMN:  (#98) Now Thank We All Our God 

PRAYER OF ADORATION AND INVOCATION 

*THE LORD'S PRAYER 
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.  Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on 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 and ever.  Amen. 

*GLORIA PATRI (#735) 

THE LAW OF GOD – The Eighth Commandment 

CONFESSION OF SIN [Composed by PCA Minister, Rev. Jeffrey White] 
Lord Jesus Christ, though being in very nature God, when You came to redeem us You humbled Yourself and made Yourself nothing.  Though You were rich, for our sakes You became poor, so that through Your poverty we might become rich.  We confess how unlike You we are in our attitudes and actions.  We strive for recognition and acclaim from others, and we sulk and become bitter if we do not get it.  We look out for our own needs and concerns, failing to care for others except for when it serves our own purposes.  Forgive us our sin and renew our hearts.  Grant us to realize that we only achieve greatness and gain our lives by giving them away.  Work in us by the power of Your Spirit so that we become more like You and so bring glory to our Father in heaven.  Amen. 

DECLARATION OF PARDON [Isaiah 1:18] 
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:  though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; 
though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. 

*PREPARATION HYMN:  (#94) How Firm a Foundation 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION 

OLD TESTAMENT READING:   Psalm 131:2 page 519 

GOSPEL PASSAGE:  Matthew 22:1-14 page 827 

*SERMON TEXT: Genesis 33:1-20 page 27 

SERMON:  Alive and Well 
PREACHING:  Pastor Stephen Magee 

*RESPONSE HYMN:  Psalm 128 

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION 

OFFERING 

*DOXOLOGY (#731) and Prayer of Thanksgiving 

*CONFESSION OF FAITH The Apostles' Creed, # 845 
     I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. 
     I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary.  He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell.  The third day he rose again from the dead.  He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.  From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. 
     I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.  Amen. 
(The word “catholic” means “throughout the world.”) 
    
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER 
There is a GF alternative on the back table; please help yourself or ask a server for assistance. The inner ring on the communion tray has juice for those who do not drink wine.   

*CLOSING HYMN:  (#W6) "Round the Throne in Radiant Glory 

*BENEDICTION  

* Congregation standing as able