Order of Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Meditation Passage
Psalm 46:1-3
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
* Apostolic Greeting
Reserved for Ministers
* God Calls His People to Worship
Colossians 1:17-23
And he, [Christ], is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven.
* Invocation
God Commands His People:
Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
We Confess Our Faith
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary;
suffered under Pontius Pilate;
was crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended into hell;1 the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he shall 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.
Confession of Sin
(Silent confession followed by corporate confession)
Everlasting Father, we confess that we have often harbored unjust anger. At times, our anger has been fueled by personal offenses rather than by a concern for your glory. We confess to losing our tempers. We confess to being harsh and unkind. We have failed to represent your longsuffering and merciful character to others. Forgive us for the sake of your Son. By your Spirit's power lead us to seek forgiveness and restoration from others, and cause us to be slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness as you are. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Colossians 1:13-14
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
* We Praise God in Song
Doxology (#567)
God Speaks Through His Word - Colossians 3:1-4
Sermon: Hidden in Christ
Speaker: Mr. Tilley
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.
Closing Doxology
Jude 24-25
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen