December 14, 2014

*CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 45
*OPENING HYMN: (#198) Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates!
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 Tenth Commandment
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: (#213) What Child Is This
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 126:1-2 page 517
GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 16:21-23 page 822
*SERMON TEXT: Genesis 19:23-29 page 14
SERMON: How Great Thou Art!
PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee
*RESPONSE HYMN: (#195) Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come
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.
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS - Steve and Paula Hamilton, Craig Dubois,
and Laura Lyman

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: (#170) Fairest Lord Jesus
*BENEDICTION
* Congregation standing as able

Evening Service
Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for the Evening Worship Service
Bible Reading Discussion
1 Kings 5 - 2 Kings 10
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn: (#199) See, Amid the Winter's Snow
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Second Hymn: (#194) O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Prayer of Intercession and Illumination
Sermon: The Son of Ahab and the Son of God - 1 Kings 22:51-53 page 306
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: Sal Smith
EXETER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)
Nourishing the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection
(603)772-7479 www.exeterpca.org





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December 14, 2014










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