Sunday, December 29, 2019

December 29, 2019


*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 56:4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

*OPENING HYMN: (#284) 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 (#572)

THE LAW OF GOD – The Tenth Commandment – Covetousness

CONFESSION OF SIN [Based upon Deuteronomy 6 and Hebrews 7]
O great and everlasting God, Who dwells in unapproachable light, Who searches and knows the thoughts and intentions of the heart; we confess that we have not loved you with all our heart, nor with all our soul, nor with all our mind, nor with all our strength; nor our neighbors as ourselves. We have loved what we ought not to have loved; we have coveted what is not ours; we have not been content with Your provisions for us. We have complained in our hearts about our family, about our friends, about our health, about our occupations, about Your church, and about our trials. We have sought our security in those things which perish, rather than in You, the Everlasting God. Chasten, cleanse, and forgive us, through Jesus Christ, who is able for all time to save us who approach You through him, since he always lives to make intercession for us. In Jesus Name. Amen.

DECLARATION OF PARDON [Colossians 2:13-14] And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.

*PREPARATION HYMN: (#233) O Father, You Are Sovereign

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 120 page 516
NEW TESTAMENT READING: Romans 13 page 948

*SERMON TEXT: Mark 12:13-17 page 848
SERMON: Whose Likeness and Inscription Is This?
PREACHING: Pastor Steve Magee

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#492) How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY (#567) 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 purple cups on the center rings of the communion tray have juice for those who do not drink wine.

*CLOSING HYMN: (#405) I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord

*BENEDICTION









* Congregation standing as able
Evening Service
Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for the Evening Worship Service

Bible Reading Discussion
Mark 12:13-17 page 848

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#245) Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#391) Come, O Come Thou Quickening Spirit

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Sermon: A Person of Peace in a World at War – Psalm 120 page 516

Preaching: Pastor Steve 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, Leading Worship Today: Steve Magee
Elders: Doug Camp, Skip Phelps, John Coskery, Dave Herrod, Stephen Leavitt
Deacons: Steve Rohrdanz, John Warenda, Steve Hamilton,
Bruce Henderson, Michael Huizenga
Pianist: Laura Picciano
Greeting this morning: Simone & Norm Farland
Greeting next week: Maren & Bruce Henderson

EXETER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)
Nourishing the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection
(603) 772-7479 www.exeterpca.org











Welcome
to
Exeter Presbyterian Church

December 29, 2019










"This is the day that the Lord has made,
let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24


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