*CALL TO WORSHIP:
Psalm 150:1-2 Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise
him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise
him according to his excellent greatness!
*OPENING HYMN:
(#119) I Sing the Almighty Power of 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 Second
Commandment
CONFESSION OF SIN
[Based upon Romans 1 and Romans 5]
Our
great and everlasting God, Whose eternal power and divine nature have
been seen through the things You have made; we acknowledge that we
are without excuse. For although we have known You, we have not
honored you as God nor given you thanks, but we have become futile in
our thinking; and our senseless minds have been darkened. Claiming
to be wise, we have become fools. We have been filled with every
kind of wickedness, evil, covetousness, and malice. Full of envy,
murder, strife, deceit, and craftiness, we are gossips, slanderers,
God-haters, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil,
rebellious toward parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
Yet we do also heartily acknowledge, that when we were weak, at the
right time, Christ died for the ungodly. We most joyfully confess
that You have proven your love for us in that while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. Forgive our sins, we pray, through Him
who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for
our justification. 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: (#172)
Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Esther 7
page 414
GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew
5:5 page 809
*SERMON TEXT: 1
John 3:14-15 page 1022
SERMON:
We Love the Brothers
PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee
*RESPONSE HYMN:
(#335) Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me
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:
(#353) I Love Thy Kingdom Lord
*BENEDICTION
* Congregation standing as able
Evening
Service
Please join us at 5:00
p.m. for the Evening Worship Service
Bible Reading Discussion
1 John 3:14-15
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn:
(#111) This Is My Father's World
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Second Hymn:
Psalm 126
Prayer of Intercession and
Illumination
Sermon: The
Death of Haman – Esther 7 page 414
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
Elders: Doug Camp,
John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Fred
Kneisley, Stephen Rohrdanz, John Warenda
Pianist: Laura
Picciano
Greeting this morning:
Mike & Colleen Geller
Greeting next week:
Kurt & Maria Goepfert
EXETER
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)
Nourishing
the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection
(603) 772-7479
www.exeterpca.org
Welcome
to
Exeter
Presbyterian Church
October
16, 2016
"This
is the day that the Lord has made,
let
us rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24
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