*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
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
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