Unity ARP

The Lord’s Day ~ September 21, 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 105:7-9 “He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. He remembers His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.”

*Psalm of Praise - Psalm 105

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

*The Invocation and Lord’s Prayer

*The Hymn of Exaltation - Hymn 76
(Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven)

The Responsive Reading - WCF Chapter 8:1,4 (p. 853)

*The Gloria Patri - Hymn 735

The Confession of Sin

The Call to Repentance - Heb. 11:17-19; James 2:21-24

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

The Prayer of Confession (after silent confession)

All: Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth! Stir up your strength, and come and save us! Restore us, O God; cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved! O Lord God of hosts, how long will You be angry against the prayer of Your people? You have fed us with the bread of tears and given us tears to drink in great measure. Revive us, and we will call upon Your name. Restore us, O God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved! Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. (Psalm 80)

The Assurance of Pardon - Jeremiah 33:8 “I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against Me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.”

*The Hymn of Gratitude - Hymn 518
(Christ, of All My Hopes the Ground)

The Means of Grace

The Pastoral Prayer

The Worship of Giving

*The Doxology - Hymn 731

The Prayer of Illumination

The Scripture - Genesis 22:1-19

The Sermon - True Worship

The Response and Blessing

*The Hymn of Consecration - Hymn 252
(When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)

*The Benediction

* Congregation Standing

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