The Lord Calls us to Worship Him – Psalm 16:1,2   

Pastor: Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 

Congregation: I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 

We Praise the Lord with a Prayer of Adoration 

*Praising God in Song 

“O Word of God Incarnate” Trinity Hymnal 140  

Scripture Reading 

Matthew 16:1-20  

Corporate Confession of Sin (unison) 

Most Holy and Merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before you, our sinful nature prone to evil and slothful in good, and all our shortcomings and offenses. You alone know how often we have sinned, in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. But you, O Lord, have pity on us; we who are ashamed and sorry for all the ways we have displeased you. Teach us to hate our sins, cleanse us from our secret thoughts, and forgive our sins for the sake of your dear son. And O most holy and loving Father; help us we beseech you, to live in your light and walk in your ways, according to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen (Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer) 

*Hearing God’s Promise of Forgiveness 

Hebrews 7:24-25 - but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 

*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 

“Jesus Shall Reign” Trinity Hymnal 441 

*Confessing Our Faith Together 

Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter X, Paragraph I & II (p.854 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. 

Giving Heed to the Word of God 

Matthew 12:38-42 

“Faith in Jesus and the Sign of Jonah” - Rev. John Peoples 

*Preparing Our Hearts to Celebrate the Lord’s Supper 

“At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing” Trinity Hymnal 420:1-2 

We Celebrate the Lord’s Supper Together 

*Responding to the Living God in Praise 

“At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing” Trinity Hymnal 420: 3  

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