Order of Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Meditation Passage
Isaiah 53:5
"But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
* Apostolic Greeting
Galatians 1:3
* God Calls His People to Worship
Psalm 66:1-4
"Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah"
* Invocation
God Commands His People:
Hebrews 12:22-24
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
We Confess Our Faith
The Apostles’ Creed
Confession of Sin
(Silent confession followed by corporate confession)
Almighty God, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the forgiveness of sins which you purchased for us with the precious blood of your Son. Nevertheless, we have sometimes failed to fully forgive those who have sought our forgiveness. Please work remorse in us for our lack of forgiveness. Enable us to truly forgive others from the heart. Father, forgive us of these and all of our other sins. Do this for your own namesake and glory. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Romans 5:1
"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
* We Praise God in Song
Doxology (#567)
God Speaks Through His Word
Sermon Scripture Reference: John 20:19-23
Prayer of Illumination
Sermon Title: The First of New Sabbaths
Speaker: Rev. Aaron Mize
Prayer of Consecration
Congregational Prayer (Followed by the Lord's Prayer)
Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
* Benediction
Numbers 6:24-26
"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”