*CALL TO WORSHIP:
Psalm 107:1 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his
steadfast love endures forever!
*OPENING HYMN:
(#165) Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim
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 Fourth
Commandment
CONFESSION OF SIN
[Adapted from Matthew Henry]
We have sinned
against you, O Lord, our Maker, our Defender, and our Redeemer. Our
natures are corrupt and sinful; prone to fall away from you, sluggish
to do good and swift to do evil. Vain thoughts have come upon us and
found lodging within us, defiling and disquieting our minds, and
keeping out good thoughts. We have burdened ourselves with that care
which you have commanded us to cast upon you. We have failed in our
duties one to another, and have provoked one another as much to folly
and anger as to love and good works. We have been cold in our love
to you, weak in our desires toward you, unsteady in our walking with
you, and are even at this time poorly prepared to serve you. We
beseech you--Forgive all our sins, for Christ’s sake, and be at
peace with us in Him Who died to make peace and lives to make
intercession for us. Amen.
DECLARATION OF PARDON
[Ezekiel 36:27]
And I will put my
Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be
careful to obey my rules.
*PREPARATION HYMN: (#157)
None Other Lamb, None Other Name
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Esther 9
page 415
GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew
5:7 page 809
*SERMON TEXT: 1
John 3:17 page 1022
SERMON:
An Open Heart
PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee
*RESPONSE HYMN:
(#378) Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face
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:
(#534) O for a Closer Walk with God
*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 3:17
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn:
(#119) I Sing the Almighty Power of God
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Second Hymn:
Psalm 134
Prayer of Intercession and
Illumination
Sermon: Judgment
Upon the Persecutors – Esther 9 page 415
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:
Norm MacLean
Greeting next week:
Candy Magee
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
30, 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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