February 5, 2017

*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 98:1-4 Oh sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The LORD has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!

*OPENING HYMN: (#80) Lord, with Glowing Heart I'd Praise Thee

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: (#162) Of the Father's Love Begotten

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Zephaniah 3:14-20 page 790

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 5:42 page 811

*SERMON TEXT: 1 John 4:19 page 1023

SERMON: Why do we love God?

PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#455) And Can It Be That I Should Gain

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: (#449) We Rest on Thee

*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 4:19 page 1023

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#3) Give to Our God Immortal Praise

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#646) Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Sermon: Rejoice and exult with all your heart – Zephaniah 3:14-20 page 790

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

February 5, 2017

"This is the day that the Lord has made,

let us rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24

January 29, 2017

*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

*OPENING HYMN: (#30) Our God, Our Help in Ages Past

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 Third Commandment

CONFESSION OF SIN [Sinners’ Prayer]

Lord God, we are sinners. We violate Your commandments every day - in our thoughts, in our words, and in our actions; in what we have done, and in what we have failed to do. We deserve death and hell.

Our God and King, we are sorry for our sins. Please forgive us. We are trusting in Jesus Your Son. We love His perfect obedience. We love His perfect sacrifice on the cross. We yield to Him again as our Lord and Savior.

Thank You for Your faithful covenant love. Thank You for saving us. Thank You for making us Your children. Our God and our King, our lives belong to You. Be near us and lead us, today and forever. In Jesus Name, Amen.

DECLARATION OF PARDON [Ezekiel 36:26]

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you.

And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

*PREPARATION HYMN: (#330) Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Zephaniah 3:9-13 page 790

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 5:38-41 page 810

*SERMON TEXT: 1 John 4:17-18 page 1023

SERMON: The Confidence of Perfect Love

PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#604) Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY (#731) and Prayer of Thanksgiving

*CONFESSION OF FAITH The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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: (#309) Rejoice, the Lord Is King

*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 4:17-18 page 1023

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#7) From All That Dwell below the Skies

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#474) Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow!

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Sermon: Sin and Sinners Removed – Zephaniah 3:9-13 page 790

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: Kurt & Maria Goepfert

Greeting next week: Norm MacLean

EXETER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)

Nourishing the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection

(603) 772-7479 www.exeterpca.org

Welcome

to

Exeter Presbyterian Church

January 29, 2017

"This is the day that the Lord has made,

let us rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24

January 22, 2017

*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 30:4-5 4 Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

*OPENING HYMN: (#53) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

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: (#529) Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Zephaniah 3:1-8 page 789

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 5:33-37 page 810

*SERMON TEXT: 1 John 4:15-16 page 1023

SERMON: The Son of God and the Love of God

PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#252) When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

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: (#498) Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!

*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 4:15-16 page 1023

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#38) Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#108) Whate'er My God Ordains is Right

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Sermon: The Rebellious, Oppressing City and the Hardhearted Nations of the Earth – Zephaniah 3:1-8 page 789

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

January 22, 2017

"This is the day that the Lord has made,

let us rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24

January 15, 2017

*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 24:1-2 The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.

*OPENING HYMN: (#6) O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord

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: (#141) God, in the Gospel of His Son

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Zephaniah 2:1-15 page 789

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 5:31-32 page 810

*SERMON TEXT: 1 John 4:14 page 1023

SERMON: The Savior of the World

PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#647) How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

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: (#W6) 'Round the Throne in Radiant Glory

*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 4:14 page 1023

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#115) All Creatures of Our God and King

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#521) My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Sermon: The Shameless Nation – Zephaniah 2:1-15 page 789

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

January 15, 2017

"This is the day that the Lord has made,

let us rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24

January 8, 2017

*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise him!

*OPENING HYMN: (#1) All People That on Earth Do Dwell

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 2^nd Great Commandment [Mt 22:39]

CONFESSION OF SIN [Based upon The Book of Common Worship, 2^nd order]

Almighty and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against Your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare those, O God, who confess their sins. Restore those who are penitent; According to Your promises declared to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for His sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; To the glory of Your holy name. Amen.

DECLARATION OF PARDON [1 John 1:9]

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

*PREPARATION HYMN: (#398) Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Zephaniah 1:7-18 page 788

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 5:27-30 page 810

*SERMON TEXT: 1 John 4:13 page 1023

SERMON: He Has Given Us...

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 The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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: (#559) Father, I Know That All My Life

*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 4:13 page 1023

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#101) Come, Thou Almighty King

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#437) O God, to Us Show Mercy

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Sermon: The Day of the Lord – All the Earth – Zephaniah 1:7-13 page 788

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: John & Janet Coskery

Greeting next week: Joel & Carol Craft

EXETER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)

Nourishing the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection

(603) 772-7479 www.exeterpca.org

Welcome

to

Exeter Presbyterian Church

January 8, 2017

"This is the day that the Lord has made,

let us rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24