August 30, 2015

Evening Service

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

Bible Reading Discussion

1 Timothy 1 - Titus 2

Opening Prayer

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

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Second Hymn: (#463) A Debtor to Mercy Alone

Prayer of Intercession and Illumination

Sermon: Big Mercy for a Big Sinner - 1 Timothy 1:12-17 page 991

Preaching: Pastor Nathan Snyder

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

Pianist: Laura Picciano

Greeting this morning: The Rohrdanz Family

Greeting next week: Maryann Roulo

EXETER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)

Nourishing the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection

(603)772-7479 www.exeterpca.org

Welcome

to

Exeter Presbyterian Church

August 30, 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 107:1

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

*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 Eighth Commandment

CONFESSION OF SIN [Composed by PCA Minister, Rev. Jeffrey White]

Lord Jesus Christ, though being in very nature God, when You came to redeem us You humbled Yourself and made Yourself nothing. Though You were rich, for our sakes You became poor, so that through Your poverty we might become rich. We confess how unlike You we are in our attitudes and actions. We strive for recognition and acclaim from others, and we sulk and become bitter if we do not get it. We look out for our own needs and concerns, failing to care for others except for when it serves our own purposes. Forgive us our sin and renew our hearts. Grant us to realize that we only achieve greatness and gain our lives by giving them away. Work in us by the power of Your Spirit so that we become more like You and so bring glory to our Father in heaven. 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: (#94) How Firm a Foundation

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 132:16 page 519

GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew:25: 1-13 page 830

*SERMON TEXT: Genesis 43:1-34 page 36

SERMON: The Story Doesn’t End Here, Part II

PREACHING: Pastor Nathan Snyder

*RESPONSE HYMN: (#108) Whate'er My God Ordains is Right

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: (#598) Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

*BENEDICTION

* Congregation standing as able