Welcome & announcements
Prelude
Coming into the presence of the living God
*Receiving the Lord’s call to come to him in worship – Psalm 24:7-10
Pastor: Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Congregation: Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle!
Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory!
*Lifting our hearts to the Lord in humble adoration and praise
Pastor: Heavenly Father, we praise you for your strength and might, most evident in the resurrection of your Son, the King of glory. He died—truly died—but death could not hold him. He lives now, and will always live to shepherd us and to make intercession for us. In his name, therefore, we come before your throne, making the prayer he taught his disciples our own…
Congregation: Our Father…
*Singing the praise of our triune God
“Up from the Grave He Arose” Trinity Hymnal 276
Hearing the Word of God from the New Testament
Matthew 28:1-10 (p. In pew Bible)
Hearing the Word of God from the Old Testament
Psalm 2 (p. 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
“The Glorious Gates of Righteousness” (from Psalm 118) Trinity Psalter 118B:3-4 (see insert)
Bringing our supplications to God
*Confessing our faith together
The Apostles’ Creed (p.845 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
Psalm 22:22-31
He Has Done It - Rev. Nicholas Davelaar
Receiving signs and seals of God’s gracious promises in the Lord’s Supper
*Responding with grateful praise to the triune God
“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” Trinity Hymnal 277
*Being sent out into the world with the Lord’s benediction
The Lord Calls us to Worship Him – Psalm 46:1-4
Pastor: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Congregation: Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
We Praise the Lord with a Prayer of Adoration
*Praising God in Song
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” Trinity Hymnal 92
Old Testament Scripture Reading
Psalm 9:1-20
New Testament Scripture Reading
Ephesians 2:11-22
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 & VI (p.851 in Trinity Hymnal)
Giving Heed to the Word of God
Matthew 12:43-45
“Beware of This Evil Generation” - Rev. John Peoples
*Responding to the Living God in Praise
“Soldiers of Christ, Arise” Trinity Hymnal 575
*The Lord Sends Us Out into the World with His Benediction