Lord’s Day Worship at Grace Presbyterian Church 

Sunday morning, May 5, 2024 

Theme of the Quarter: Philippians 2:11 

…and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

Welcome & announcements 

Prelude 

Coming into the Presence of the Living God  

*Receiving the Lord’s call to come to him in worship – Psalm 99:5; 5:7 

Pastor: Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!  

Congregation: I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you. 

*Lifting our hearts to the Lord in humble adoration and praise 

Pastor: Heavenly Father, you are the great God, Creator of heaven and earth, who alone is worthy of exaltation upon exaltation! Work in our hearts that we might both exalt you and exult in you as we ought, today and in the coming week. Feed us and lead us that you might be honored and glorified, along with the Holy Spirit and your Son Jesus Christ, our Savior who taught us to pray… 

Congregation: Our Father… 

*Rejoicing in the ascension of our Lord 

“Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah” (Psalm 148) Trinity Hymnal 110 

Hearing the Word of God from the Old Testament  

2 Samuel 9:1-13 

Hearing the Word of God from the New Testament 

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

Calling out to the living God in confession and supplication 

*Marveling at the grace of our God 

“When This Passing World Is Done” Trinity Hymnal 545 

*Professing our faith together 

Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter XII (p.855 in Trinity Hymnal) 

*Praising the Lord with the Doxology  

“Book Three Doxology” (Psalm 89:52) (Book of Psalms for Worship 89H):  

Now to the LORD all blessings be ascribed forever then; 

Forevermore, so let it be! Amen, and yes, Amen! 

*Bringing our tithes and offerings to the Lord with prayer  

Asking God to bless our hearing of his Word 

(Children age 4 through K may be dismissed to Children’s Church) 

Giving heed to the Word of God 

Romans 8:12-17 

Debtors All - Rev. Nicholas Davelaar 

I. We are debtors not to the flesh, but to the Spirit who leads us from life to life. (vv. 12-14) 

II. We are debtors to the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” (vv. 15-16) 

III. We are debtors to the Spirit who bears witness with our spirit that we are not only children of God, but fellow heirs with Christ. (v. 17) 

Receiving the sign and seal of God’s gracious promises 

*Rejoicing the grace of our God and his Christ 

“Blessed Are  the Sons of God” Trinity Hymnal 526 

*Being sent out into the world with the Lord’s benediction