Welcome & Announcements 

Prelude 

Coming into the Presence of the Living God 

*Receiving the Lord’s Invitation to Come to Him in Worship – Luke 1:68-72  

Pastor: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, 

Congregation: as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant...  

*Lifting Our Hearts to the Lord in Humble Adoration & Praise 

Pastor: O Lord our God, we bless you and praise you! You have visited and redeemed your people! You have come to us through the life, work and ministry of the Lord Jesus! You have raised up for us a horn of salvation through the house of your servant David by sending David’s greater son, the Lord Jesus to give his life for us! We praise you, O Lord that you have remembered your holy covenant and shown us, your people the mercy that you promised to our fathers! Glorify your name as we come to you worshipping you through Christ Jesus our Lord who taught us to pray… 

Congregation: Our Father… 

*Praising God in Song 

“O Come, All Ye Faithful” Trinity Hymnal 208  

Rejoicing in Hearing God’s Word 

John 8:12-30  

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. (R. Rayburn Form #3)  

*Hearing God’s Promise of Forgiveness 

1 John 2:1-2  

*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 Little Town of Bethlehem” Trinity Hymnal 201  

*Confessing Our Faith Together 

The Apostles’ Creed (p.845 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.  

Bringing our Tithes and Offerings to the Lord with Prayer 

(Children age 4 through K may be dismissed to Children’s Church)  

Giving Heed to the Word of God 

John 1:4-5  

“True Life: The Light of Men” - Rev. John Peoples 

*Preparing Our Hearts to Celebrate the Lord’s Supper 

“Thou Dost Reign on High” Trinity Hymnal 241:1-3  

We Celebrate the Lord’s Supper Together 

*Responding to the Living God in Praise 

“Thou Dost Reign on High” Trinity Hymnal 241:4-5  

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