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Prelude 

Coming into the presence of the living God  

*Receiving the Lord’s call to come to him in worship – Psalm 22:23, 25 

Pastor: You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!  

Congregation: From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will perform before those who fear him. 

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

Pastor: God of glory and splendor, we praise you for condescending to deliver us from our sin and misery. Help us to fear you with grateful reverence, in this service and on into all the days to come. We ask this in the name of your Son Jesus Christ, who taught us to pray… 

 Congregation: Our Father… 

*Singing the praise of our triune God 

“O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright” Trinity Hymnal 58:1-3, 6 

Hearing the Word of God from the New Testament  

Ephesians 4:17-32 

Approaching the living God in confession 

Hearing God’s assurance of pardon 

Hearing the Word of God from the Old Testament 

Jeremiah 31:31-37 

*Rejoicing in the grace of our triune God 

“Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven” (from Psalm 103) Trinity Hymnal 76:1,2,5 

Bringing our supplications to God 

*Confessing our faith together 

Westminster Larger Catechism Q75 

Q75: What is sanctification? 
A75: Sanctification is a work of God’s grace, whereby they whom God hath, before the foundation of the world, chosen to be holy, are in time, through the powerful operation of his Spirit applying the death and resurrection of Christ unto them, renewed in their whole man after the image of God; having the seeds of repentance unto life, and all other saving graces, put into their hearts, and those graces so stirred up, increased, and strengthened, as that they more and more die unto sin, and rise unto newness of life. 

*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 4:9-12 

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction - Rev. Nicholas Davelaar 

*Responding with joyful dependence on the triune God 

“Fill Thou My Life, O Lord My God” Trinity Hymnal 589 

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