Unity ARP

The Preparation for WorshipLet us prepare our hearts for the worship of God.

“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in
spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24)

Prelude

Silent Prayer

Welcome and Announcements

The Adoration of God

Call to Worship: Psalm 48:1-3 “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain. Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge.”

*Psalm of Praise - Psalm 48

Speaker: I was glad when they said to me,
All: Let us go to the house of the LORD! (Psalm 122:1)

*The Invocation and Lord’s Prayer

*The Hymn of Exaltation - Hymn 165
(Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim)

The Responsive Reading - Psalm 48, p.803

The Confession of Sin

The Call to Repentance - 2 Timothy 2:1-7

You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. The hard-working farmer must be first to partake of the crops. Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

The Prayer of Confession (after silent confession)

All: Almighty and most merciful God, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against You in thought, word and deed. We have not loved You with all our heart and soul, with all our mind and strength, and we have not love our neighbor as ourselves. We pray, O God, that You would forgive what we have been and help us to amend what we are. In Your mercy direct us to become what we should be, so that we may henceforth walk in the way of Your commandments and do those things which are pleasing in Your sight. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Assurance of Pardon - Hebrews 9:14 “How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!”

The Hymn of Gratitude - Hymn 647, (vv.1-4)
(How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds)

The Means of Grace

The Installation of Officers

The Pastoral Prayer

The Worship of Giving

*The Doxology - Hymn 731

*The Prayer of Dedication

The Scripture - Philippians 2:5-7

The Prayer of Illumination

The Sermon - Who is Jesus?

The Response and Blessing

*The Hymn of Consecration - Hymn 735
(Gloria Patri)

*The Benediction

* Congregation Standing

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2007 at 9:27 pm and is filed under announcements, events.