May 24, 2015

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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:  Mark Plumpton 

Greeting next week: The Rohrdanz Family 

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 24, 2015 

"This is the day that the Lord has made,  

let us rejoice and be glad in it." 

  Psalm 118:24 

*CALL TO WORSHIP:   Psalm 22:23-24    

You who fear the LORD, praise him!  For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him. 

  

*OPENING HYMN:  (#38) Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise 

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 Seventh Commandment 

CONFESSION OF SIN [Based upon The Book of Common Worship, first order] 

Most holy and merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before You our sinful nature, prone to evil and slow in good, and all our shortcomings and offenses.  You alone know how often we have sinned-- in wandering from Your ways, in wasting Your gifts, in forgetting Your love.  O Lord, have mercy on us.  We are ashamed and sorry for everything in which we have displeased you.  Teach us to hate our errors.  Cleanse us from our secret faults, and forgive our sins for the sake of your dear Son.  And O most holy and loving Father, help us, we ask You, to live in Your light and walk in Your ways, according to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.    

DECLARATION OF PARDON [Psalm 51:7] 

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

*PREPARATION HYMN:  (#662) As the Hart Longs for Flowing Streams 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION 

OLD TESTAMENT READING:   Psalm 131:1 page 519 

GOSPEL PASSAGE:  Matthew 21:33-46 page 827 

*SERMON TEXT: Genesis 32:22-32 page 27 

SERMON:  Overwhelmed, Limping, and Greatly Blessed 

PREACHING:  Pastor Stephen Magee 

*RESPONSE HYMN:  (#298) The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns 

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION 

OFFERING 

*DOXOLOGY (#731) and Prayer of Thanksgiving 

*CONFESSION OF FAITH Heidelberg Catechism Question 1 

Q: What is your only comfort in life and death? 

A: That I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with His precious blood, and has set me free from all the power of the devil. He also preserves me in such a way that without the will of my heavenly Father not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, all things must work together for my salvation. Therefore, by His Holy Spirit He also assures me of eternal life and makes me heartily willing and ready from now on to live for Him. 

    

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:  (#254) Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed 

*BENEDICTION  

* Congregation standing as able