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Weekly Bulletin

Theme of the Quarter: 1 Thessalonians 3:13

…so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

MORNING WORSHIP

April 19, 2026

Welcome & announcements

Prelude

Coming into the presence of the living God

*Receiving the Lord’s call to come to him in worship – Psalms 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…

*Singing the praise of our triune God

“Sing to the Lord, Sing his Praise” (from Psalm 96) Trinity Hymnal 62:1-4

Hearing the Word of God from the Old Testament

Exodus 20:1-17

Approaching the living God in confession

Hearing God’s assurance of pardon

Hearing the Word of God from the New Testament

Romans 8:1-17

*Resting in the all-sufficient grace of our God through Jesus Christ his Son

“O God, My Faithful God” Trinity Hymnal 602

Bringing our supplications to God

*Confessing our faith together

Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter XIII (p.856 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 4:1-8

To Please Another King - Rev. Nicholas Davelaar

*Responding with joyful dependence on the triune God

“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” Trinity Hymnal 529

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

Evening Worship

April 19, 2026

The Lord Calls us to Worship Him – Psalm 99:1-5

Pastor: The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!

Congregation: The LORD is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.

Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he!

The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!

We Praise the Lord with a Prayer of Adoration

*Praising God in Song

“Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, O My Soul” Trinity Hymnal 57

Scripture Reading

Matthew 7:21-29

Corporate Confession of Sin (unison)

Almighty God, You who are rich in mercy to all who call on You, hear us we pray, as we come to You humbly in prayer confessing our sins; We implore Your mercy and forgiveness. We have broken Your holy laws by our deeds and by our words, and by the sinful affections of our hearts. We confess to You our disobedience and our ingratitude, our pride and our willfulness, and all our failures and shortcomings toward You and toward one another. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father, and of Your great goodness grant that we might serve You faithfully and please You in newness of life through the merit and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.