*CALL TO WORSHIP:
Revelation 4:11 Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory
and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will
they existed and were created.
*OPENING HYMN:
(#44) How Great Thou Art
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 First
Commandment
CONFESSION OF SIN
[Adapted from CRC Book of Praise]
O eternal God and
merciful Father, we humble ourselves before your great majesty,
against which we have frequently and grievously sinned. We
acknowledge that we deserve nothing less than eternal death, that we
are unclean before you and children of wrath. We continually
transgress your commandments, failing to do what you have commanded,
and doing that which you have expressly forbidden. We acknowledge
our waywardness, and are heartily sorry for all our sins. We are not
worthy to be called your children, nor to lift up our eyes heavenward
to you in prayer. Nevertheless, O Lord God and gracious Father, we
know that your mercy toward those who turn to you is infinite; and so
we take courage to call upon you, trusting in our Mediator Jesus
Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Forgive
all our sins for Christ’s sake. Cover us with his innocence and
righteousness, for the glory of your name. Deliver our understanding
from all blindness, and our hearts from all willfulness and
rebellion, we pray through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen.
DECLARATION OF PARDON
[Psalm 32:1]
Blessed is the one
whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
*PREPARATION HYMN: (#437)
O God, to Us Show Mercy
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Esther 6
page 413
GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew
5:4 page 809
*SERMON TEXT: 1
John 3:13 page 1022
SERMON:
A World of Hate
PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee
*RESPONSE HYMN:
(#169) My Heart Does Overflow
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:
(#252) When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
*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 3:13
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn:
(#378) Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Second Hymn:
Psalm 121
Prayer of Intercession and
Illumination
Sermon: The
Humiliation of Haman – Esther 6 page 413
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:
Joel & Carol Craft
Greeting next week:
Mike & Colleen Geller
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
9, 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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