*CALL TO WORSHIP:
Psalm 145:18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who
call on him in truth.
*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 1st Great
Commandment [Mt 22:37]
CONFESSION OF SIN
[Adapted from Calvin’s Form of Church Prayers]
Eternal and
Almighty Father, we acknowledge and confess before your holy majesty,
that we are poor sinners; conceived and born in guilt and in
corruption, prone to evil, unable of ourselves to do any good; who,
because of our depravity, transgress without end your holy
commandments. Therefore we have drawn upon ourselves, by your just
sentence, condemnation and death. But, O Lord, with heartfelt sorrow
we repent and deplore our offenses! We condemn ourselves and our
evil ways, with true penitence beseeching that your grace may relieve
our distress. Be pleased then to have compassion upon us, O most
gracious God, Father of all mercies, for the sake of your Son Jesus
Christ, our Lord. And, in removing our guilt and our pollution,
grant us the daily increase of the grace of your Holy Spirit; that,
acknowledging from our inmost hearts our own unrighteousness, we may
be touched with sorrow that shall work true repentance; and that your
Spirit, mortifying all sin within us, may produce the fruits of
holiness and righteousness well-pleasing in your sight; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
DECLARATION OF PARDON
[Psalm 32:1]
Blessed is the one
whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
*PREPARATION HYMN: (#140)
O Word of God Incarnate
OLD TESTAMENT READING:
Zephaniah 1:1-6 page 788
GOSPEL PASSAGE: Matthew
5:21-26 page 810
*SERMON TEXT: 1
John 4:11-12 page 1023
SERMON:
Love Perfected
PREACHING: Pastor
Stephen Magee
*RESPONSE HYMN:
(#420) At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing
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 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:
(#345) Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
*BENEDICTION
* Congregation standing as able
Evening
Service
Please join us at 5:00
p.m. for the Evening Worship Service
Bible Reading Discussion
1 John 4:11-12
page 1023
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn:
(#1) All People That on Earth Do Dwell
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Second Hymn:
(#172) Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder
Prayer of Intercession and
Illumination
Sermon: I
Will – Zephaniah 1:1-6 page 788
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
Elders: Doug Camp,
John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Fred
Kneisley, Stephen Rohrdanz, John Warenda
Pianist: Laura
Picciano
Greeting this morning:
The Camp Family
Greeting next week:
John & Janet Coskery
EXETER
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)
Nourishing
the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection
(603) 772-7479
www.exeterpca.org
Welcome
to
Exeter
Presbyterian Church
January 1, 2017
"This is
the day that the Lord has made,
let us rejoice
and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24
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