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Theme of the Quarter: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

MORNING WORSHIP

February 15, 2026

Welcome & announcements

Prelude

Coming into the presence of the living God

*Receiving the Lord’s call to come to him in worship – Psalm 95:1-7

Pastor: Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Congregation: For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

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

Pastor: O Lord, you are the only protector and strength of your people and the one who guides your children as the sheep of your fold. Graciously work in our hearts this morning that none of us might be hardened or obstinate through any lingering unbelief, but instead serve you in true and living faith. Act, we pray, so that in the end we may enter into your heavenly rest, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose name we pray together…

Congregation: Our Father…

*Singing the praise of our triune God

“Come, Let Us Sing unto the Lord” (Psalm 98) Trinity Hymnal 16:1,4,5,7

Hearing the Word of God from the Old Testament

Isaiah 45:14-25 (p.606 in pew Bible)

Approaching the living God in confession

Hearing God’s assurance of pardon

*Rejoicing in the grace of our God through Jesus Christ his Son

“Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness” Trinity Hymnal 520

Hearing the Word of God from the New Testament

1 Peter 4:1-11 (p.1016 in pew Bible)

*Confessing our faith together

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q85-87 (p.875 in Trinity Hymnal)

*Praising the Lord with a 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

1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 (p.986 in pew Bible)

Fame Worth Having - Rev. Nicholas Davelaar

I. A God-serving church (v. 9)

II. A Christ-awaiting church (v. 10)

III. An eternal reputation (vv. 8, 10)

*Responding with grateful praise to the triune God

“The Church’s One Foundation” Trinity Hymnal 347:1,2,4,5

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

EVENING WORSHIP

February 15, 2026

The Lord Calls us to Worship Him – Psalm 102:12-15

Pastor: But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations.

Congregation: You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.

For your servants hold her stones dear and have pity on her dust.

Nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory.

We Praise the Lord with a Prayer of Adoration

*Praising God in Song

“Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven” Trinity Hymnal 76

Scripture Reading

Luke 13:18-30

Corporate Confession of Sin (unison)

O LORD, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me. Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me! (Psalm 40:11-13)

*Hearing God’s Promise of Forgiveness

1 Peter 2:24 - He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

*We Rejoice in this Great Forgiveness by Singing the Gloria Patri

“Gloria Patri” (Trinity Hymnal 735):

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

We Bring our Prayers before the Throne of Grace

Responding with Gratitude to the Living God for His Grace

“O Jesus, We Adore Thee” Trinity Hymnal 255

*Confessing Our Faith Together

Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter V, Paragraph IV (p.851 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;