Unity ARP

The Lord’s Day ~ April 13, 2008

The Preparation for Worship

Let us prepare our hearts for the worship of God.

“When they saw Him, they worshiped Him.” (Matthew 28:17)

Prelude

Silent Prayer

Welcome and Announcements

The Adoration of God

Call to Worship: Psalm 89:6-8 “For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD? God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around Him. O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.”
*Psalm of Praise - Psalm 87

Speaker: The LORD is in His holy temple,
All: Let all the earth keep silence before Him. (Habakkuk 2:20)

*The Invocation and Lord’s Prayer

*The Hymn of Exaltation - Hymn 115
(All Creatures of Our God and King)

The Responsive Reading - Shorter Catechism 73-75, p.875

The Confession of Sin

The Call to Repentance - Hebrews 3:14-19

For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

The Prayer of Confession (after silent confession)

All: Heavenly Father, because of our sins, we are in great distress. We have been stubborn and have not heeded Your commandments, but instead sinned against Your judgments. We have refused to obey, and we have not been mindful of Your wonders. We have been disobedient and have rebelled against You. We have cast Your law behind our backs. We have acted proudly. You are just in all that befalls us, for You have dealt faithfully, but we have done wickedly. Nevertheless, in Your great mercy, You have not utterly consumed us nor forsaken us, for You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abundant in kindness. When we return to You and cry out to You, hear us from heaven. Deliver us according to Your mercies. Make us Your servants today. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. (Nehemiah 9)

The Assurance of Pardon - II Corinthians 5:19 “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them.”

*The Hymn of Gratitude - In Christ Alone
(see insert)

The Means of Grace

The Pastoral Prayer

The Worship of Giving

*The Doxology - Hymn 731

The Prayer of Illumination

The Scripture - Genesis 13:1-18

The Sermon - Conflict Resolution

The Response and Blessing

*The Hymn of Consecration - Hymn 693

(Blessed Assurance)

*The Benediction

* Congregation Standing

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