Unity ARP

The Lord’s Day ~ July 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 97:12 “Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.”

*Psalm of Praise - Psalm 97

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

*The Invocation and Lord’s Prayer

*The Hymn of Exaltation - Hymn 122
(God, All Nature Sings Thy Glory)

The Responsive Reading - Shorter Catechism 104-105, p.877

The Confession of Sin

The Call to Repentance - Hebrews 10:14-18

For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
The Prayer of Confession (after silent confession)

All: Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; Why have You afflicted us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror. O LORD, we acknowledge our wickedness and the guilt of our fathers; we have indeed sinned against You. For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not dishonor Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us and do not break it. Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is You, O LORD our God. Therefore our hope is in You, for You are the one who does all this. In Jesus’ name. Amen. (Jeremiah 14:17-22)
The Assurance of Pardon - 1John 2:1 “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense–Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.”

*The Hymn of Gratitude - Hymn 627 (tune of 370)
(Behold the Throne of Grace)

The Means of Grace

The Pastoral Prayer

The Worship of Giving

*The Doxology - Hymn 731

The Prayer of Illumination

The Scripture - Genesis 18:20-33

The Sermon - Lessons in Intercession

The Response and Blessing

*The Hymn of Consecration - Hymn 713
(Great King of Nations, Hear Our Prayer)

*The Benediction

* Congregation Standing

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