February 22, 2015

Evening Service Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for the Evening Worship Service Bible Reading Discussion Psalms 90-109 Opening Prayer Opening Hymn: (#116) For the Beauty of the Earth Prayer of Adoration and Confession Second Hymn: (#252) When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Prayer of Intercession and Illumination Sermon: Today, If You Hear His Voice... - Psalm 95:6-7 page 499 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: Mark Plumpton Greeting next week: The Rohrdanz Family EXETER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) Nourishing the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection (603)772-7479 www.exeterpca.org Welcome to Exeter Presbyterian Church February 22, 2015 "This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24*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: (#57) Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, O My Soul 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 Seventh Commandment CONFESSION OF SIN [Based upon The Book of Common Worship, first order] Most holy and merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before You our sinful nature, prone to evil and slow in good, and all our shortcomings and offenses. You alone know how often we have sinned-- in wandering from Your ways, in wasting Your gifts, in forgetting Your love. O Lord, have mercy on us. We are ashamed and sorry for everything in which we have displeased you. Teach us to hate our errors. Cleanse us from our secret faults, and forgive our sins for the sake of your dear Son. And O most holy and loving Father, help us, we ask You, to live in Your light and walk in Your ways, according to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. DECLARATION OF PARDON [Psalm 51:7] Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. *PREPARATION HYMN: (#172) Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 128:1 page 518 GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew 18:21-35 page 823 *SERMON TEXT: Genesis 25:19-28 page 19 SERMON: Brothers and Nations PREACHING: Pastor Stephen Magee *RESPONSE HYMN: (#644) May the Mind of Christ My Savior 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: (#598) Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah *BENEDICTION * Congregation standing as able