Unity ARP

The Lord’s Day ~ July 6, 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 97:1-2 “The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad! Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.”
*Psalm of Praise - Psalm 97

Speaker: Our help is in the name of the LORD,
All: Who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:8)

*The Invocation and Lord’s Prayer

*The Hymn of Exaltation - Hymn 32
(Great Is Thy Faithfulness)

The Responsive Reading - Shorter Catechism 102-103, p.877

The Confession of Sin

The Call to Repentance - Hebrews 10:1-6

For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.”

The Prayer of Confession (after silent confession)

All: Almighty God, the message we have heard is that You are light and in You there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with You and yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as You are in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we say we have not sinned, we make You a liar and Your word is not in us. Therefore, we confess our sins to You and ask You to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. In Jesus name. Amen. (1John 1:5-10)
The Assurance of Pardon - 1John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

*The Hymn of Gratitude - Hymn 645
(Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee)

The Means of Grace

The Pastoral Prayer

The Worship of Giving

*The Doxology - Hymn 731

The Prayer of Illumination

The Scripture - Genesis 18:16-22

The Sermon - What Makes a Nation Great?

The Response and Blessing

*The Hymn of Consecration - Hymn 719
(A Christian Home)

*The Benediction

* Congregation Standing

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