Welcome & Announcements 

Prelude 

*Receiving the Lord’s Invitation to Come to Him in Worship – Psalm 34:1-3  

Pastor: I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 

Congregation: My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! 

*Lifting Our Hearts to the Lord in Humble Adoration & Praise 

Pastor: Father in heaven, we come to you this day to worship you and to glorify your name for you are righteous and your Word stands established in the heavens. We praise you that your steadfast love endures forever and that you have extended your mercy to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Glorify your name as we come to you through the powerful name of our Lord Jesus who taught us to pray…  

Congregation: Our Father… 

*Praising God in Song 

“O Worship the King” Trinity Hymnal 2  

Hearing the Word of God from the Old Testament 

Psalm 133  

Hearing the Word of God from the New Testament 

Romans 1:8-17  

Reception of New Member – Lynn Williams  

We Bring our Prayers before the Throne of Grace  

Responding with Gratitude for the Work of Christ on Our Behalf 

“Come, We that Love the Lord” Trinity Hymnal 700  

*Confessing Our Faith Together 

Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter XIV, Paragraph I & II (p.856 in Trinity Hymnal)   

*Praising the Lord with the Doxology 

“Doxology” (Trinity Hymnal 731): 

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; 

praise him above, ye heav’nly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.  

Bringing our Tithes and Offerings to the Lord with Prayer 

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

Giving Heed to the Word of God 

1 Thessalonians 3:6-10 

“Giving Thanks to God for You” - Rev. John Peoples 

*Responding to the Living God in Thankful Praise 

“Like a River Glorious” Trinity Hymnal 699  

*The Lord Sends Us Out into the World with His Benediction