Monday, April 28, 2014

May 4, 2014



*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 150:1-2
Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
*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 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: (#437) O God, to Us Show Mercy

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isaiah 58:1-5 page 617

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 11:20-24 page 816

*SERMON TEXT: James 4:11-17 page 1013

SERMON: If the Lord wills
PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#111) This Is My Father's World

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: (#353) 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

Discussion of Morning Sermon
James 4:11-17 page 1013

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#172) Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#670) If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Old Testament Reading: Psalm 80 page 491

Gospel Reading: John 8:21-30 page 894

Sermon: Going on to maturity: This we will do if God permits - Hebrews 6:1-3 page 1003
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
Associate Pastor: Nathan Snyder
Elders: Alan Bailey (emeritus), Doug Camp, John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Fred Kneisley, Stephen Rohrdanz, John Warenda
Greeting this morning: 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

May 4, 2014










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




Monday, April 21, 2014

April 27, 2014


*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 86:1
Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
*OPENING HYMN: (#2) O Worship the King

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: (White 8) God's Sufficient Word

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 34:21-22 page 464

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 11:1-19 page 816

*SERMON TEXT: James 4:1-10 page 1012

SERMON: God’s Abundant Grace for Spiritual Adulterers
PREACHING: Pastor Nathan Snyder

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#646) Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts

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: (#460) Amazing Grace

*BENEDICTION

* Congregation standing as able

Evening Service
Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for the Evening Worship Service

Discussion of Morning Sermon
James 4:1-10 page 1012

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#30) Our God, Our Help in Ages Past

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: Psalm 11

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Old Testament Reading: Psalm 119:9-16 page 512

Gospel Reading: John 8:12-20 page 894

Sermon: The Elementary Doctrine of Christ:
6. Eternal Judgment - Hebrews 6:2c page 1003
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
Associate Pastor: Nathan Snyder
Elders: Alan Bailey (emeritus), Doug Camp, John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Fred Kneisley, Stephen Rohrdanz, John Warenda
Greeting this morning: The MacLeans

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












Welcome
to
Exeter Presbyterian Church

April 27, 2014










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




Monday, April 14, 2014

April 20, 2014


*CALL TO WORSHIP: Job 19:25-27
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
*OPENING HYMN: (#277) Christ the Lord is Risen Today

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: (#330) Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 16 page 453

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 28:1-10 page 835

*SERMON TEXT: Isaiah 55 page 615

SERMON: Come, everyone who thirsts!
PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#274) Thine Be the Glory

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

*BENEDICTION


* Congregation standing as able

Evening Service
Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for the Evening Worship Service

Discussion of Morning Sermon
Isaiah 55 page 615

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: Psalm 16

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#286) Worship Christ, the Risen King!

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Old Testament Reading: Ezekiel 37 page 724

Gospel Reading: John 7 page 892

Sermon: The Elementary Doctrine of Christ:
5. The Resurrection of the Dead - Hebrews 6:2c page 1003
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
Associate Pastor: Nathan Snyder
Elders: Alan Bailey (emeritus), Doug Camp, John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Fred Kneisley, Stephen Rohrdanz, John Warenda
Greeting this morning: 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

April 20, 2014










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




Monday, April 7, 2014

April 13, 2014

*CALL TO WORSHIP: Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. "
*OPENING HYMN: (#100) Holy, Holy, Holy!

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: (#181) We Come, O Christ, to You

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 34:18-20 page 464

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 10:16-42 page 815

*SERMON TEXT: James 3:13-18 page 1012

SERMON: Who is wise and understanding among you?
PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#528) My Faith Looks Up to Thee

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: (#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

Discussion of Morning Sermon
James 3:13-18 page 1012

Opening Prayer

Opening Hymn: (#116) For the Beauty of the Earth

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: Psalm 84

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Old Testament Reading: Numbers 6:22-27 page 116

Gospel Reading: John 6:22-71 page 891

Sermon: The Elementary Doctrine of Christ:
4. Instruction About the Laying on of Hands - Hebrews 6:2b page 1003
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
Associate Pastor: Nathan Snyder
Elders: Alan Bailey (emeritus), Doug Camp, John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Fred Kneisley, Stephen Rohrdanz, John Warenda
Greeting this morning: 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

April 13, 2014










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