Unity ARP

The Lord’s Day ~ June 15, 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 46:8-11 “Come, behold the works of the LORD, who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.”

*Psalm of Praise - Hymn 40 (vv. 4-5)

Speaker: Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
All: For His mercy endures forever. (Psalm 136:1)

*The Invocation and Lord’s Prayer

*The Hymn of Exaltation - Hymn 92
(A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)
The Responsive Reading - Shorter Catechism 96-97, p.876

The Confession of Sin

The Call to Repentance - Hebrews 9:11-14

But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
The Prayer of Confession (after silent confession)

All: O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! For Your arrows pierce me deeply, and Your hand presses me down. There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your anger, nor any health in my bones because of my sin. For my iniquities have gone over my head; my wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. In You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God. For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin. Do not forsake me, O Lord; O My God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! In Jesus name. Amen. (Psalm 38)
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 649
(More Love to Thee, O Christ)

The Means of Grace

The Pastoral Prayer

The Worship of Giving

*The Doxology - Hymn 731

The Prayer of Illumination

The Scripture - Esther 4:1-17

The Sermon - Godly Intercession

The Response and Blessing

*The Hymn of Consecration - Hymn 310
(Rejoice, the Lord is King)

*The Benediction

* Congregation Standing

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