PRELUDE –
“Worthy” by All Beautiful Eulogy
CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 99:1-3:
“The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.
Let them praise your great and awesome name!
Holy is he!”
Let’s stand and worship the holy Lord our God!
(congregation stands)
SONG –
“Holy, Holy, Holy” by John Bacchus Dykes and Reginald Heber
CONFESSION OF SIN – Psalm 24:1-4
The Psalmist declares in Psalm 24:
“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein,
for he has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.”
God’s holiness demands that his people worship him in holiness and integrity.
Let’s take a moment now in our service to quietly pray in our hearts,
Asking God to once again forgive us of our sins and cleanse us of all impure motives!
(moment of silence)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – From Romans 4:5-8 and Psalm 32:1-2
“And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered;
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.””
Let’s continue to sing for Jesus Christ has made a way for sinners to stand righteous before God!
SONG –
“I Will Glory in My Redeemer” by Steve and Vikki Cook
PRAYER
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – Apostle’s Creed
Let’s stand and affirm aloud our common faith together using the words of the Apostle’s Creed.
(everyone says aloud)
We believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended into hell*
and on the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic** church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
* hell meaning “place of the dead”
** catholic meaning “universal”
KIDS’ CORNER
Available for children ages 0-5
SONG –
“Be Unto Your Name” by Gary Sadler and Lynn DeShazo
SCRIPTURE READING – Matthew 21:12-17
SERMON – “Guest Rules for God’s House”
(congregation sits)
SONGS –
“The Love of God” by Frederick Martin Lehman and Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai
“Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” by Jordan Kauflin, Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, and Matthew Merker
LORD’S TABLE
OFFERING
(congregation stands)
SONG –
“Now Why This Fear?” by Augustus Toplady and Doug Plank
BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE –
“Jerusalem” by CityAlight