*CALL TO WORSHIP:
Psalm
117:1-2 Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For
great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the
LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!
*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 – 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: (#331)
Come, O Come, Thou Quickening Spirit
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 40
page 468
GOSPEL READING: Matthew
11:20-24 page 816
*SERMON TEXT:
1 Chronicles 17 page 348
SERMON:
Blessed Forever
PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee
*RESPONSE HYMN:
(#75) O Father, You Are Sovereign
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 purple cups on the center rings of the communion
tray have juice for those who do not drink wine.
*CLOSING HYMN: (#465)
Marvelous Grace of Our Loving 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 Chronicles 17
page 348
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn:
(#7) From All That Dwells below the Skies
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Second Hymn:
(#163) At the Name of Jesus
Prayer of Intercession and
Illumination
Sermon:
I waited patiently for the Lord –
Psalm 40 page 468
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 purple cups on the center rings of the communion
tray have juice for those who do not drink wine.
Gloria Patri
Benediction
Pastor: Steve
Magee
Elders: Doug Camp,
John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Stephen
Rohrdanz and John Warenda
Pianist: Laura
Picciano
Greeting this morning:
TBD
Greeting next week:
Max & Steph Randall
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 21, 2018
"This is the
day that the Lord has made,
let us rejoice and
be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24
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