Liturgy (2/4)

PRELUDE – “The Spirit of Life” by Psallos

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP

Song –

“Come Thou Fount” by John Wyeth and Robert Robinson

CONFESSION OF SIN – Psalm 32:3-5

When I kept silent, my bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer…

I acknowledged my sin to you,

and I did not cover my iniquity;

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”

and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Psalm 32:1-2

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Song –

“No Longer Slaves” by Brian Johnson, Joel Case, and Jonathan David Helser

PRAYER – Psalm 32:6-7

Therefore let everyone who is godly

offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;

surely in the rush of great waters,

they shall not reach him.

You are a hiding place for me;

you preserve me from trouble;

you surround me with shouts of deliverance.

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q50

What does Christ’s resurrection mean for us?

Christ triumphed over sin and death

so that all who trust in him

are raised to new life in this world

and to everlasting life in the world to come.

PREPARATION – Psalm 32:8-10

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;

I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,

which must be curbed with bit and bridle,

or it will not stay near you.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked,

but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.

Song –

“Speak, O Lord” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 8:1-13

SERMON – “No Condemnation”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Hallelujah What a Savior” by Philip Paul Bliss

“And Can It Be?” by Charles Wesley

OFFERING

RESPONSE – Psalm 32:11

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,

and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Song –

“No Condemnation” by Jeff Larson

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “How Can It Be?” by Lauren Daigle

Liturgy (1/28)

PRELUDE – “Nail My Glory” by Doxa

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Deuteronomy 10:14-15a (NIV)

To the Lord your God belong the heavens,

even the highest heavens,

the earth and everything in it.

Yet the Lord set his affection on you.

Song –

“O Great God” by Bob Kauflin

CONFESSION OF SIN – “Yet I Sin” from The Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions

ETERNAL FATHER, Thou art good beyond all thought,

But I am vile, wretched, miserable, blind;

My lips are ready to confess,

but my heart is slow to feel, and my ways reluctant to amend.

I bring my soul to thee; break it, wound it, bend it, mould it.

Unmask to me sin’s deformity, that I may hate it, abhor it, flee from it.

My faculties have been a weapon of revolt against thee;

as a rebel I have misused my strength, and served the foul adversary of thy kingdom.

Give me grace to bewail my insensate folly,

Grant me to know that the way of transgressors is hard,

that evil paths are wretched paths, that to depart from thee is to lose all good.

I have seen the purity and beauty of thy perfect law,

the happiness of those in whose heart it reigns,

the calm dignity of the walk to which it calls,

yet I daily violate and contemn its precepts.

Thy loving Spirit strives within me,

brings me Scripture warnings, speaks in startling providences, allures by secret whispers,

yet I choose devices and desires to my own hurt,

impiously resent, grieve, and provoke him to abandon me.

All these sins I mourn, lament, and for them cry pardon.

Work in me more profound and abiding repentance;

Give me the fullness of a godly grief that trembles and fears, yet ever trusts and loves,

which is ever powerful, and ever confident;

Grant that through the tears of repentance

I may see more clearly the brightness and glories of the saving cross.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 Corinthians 1:8-9

God will sustain you to the end,

guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God is faithful,

by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

Song –

“He Will Hold Me Fast” by Ada Ruth Habershon and Matthew Merker

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q49

Where is Christ now?

Christ rose bodily from the grave

on the third day after his death

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

Song –

“Lord I Need You” by Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill, and Matt Maher

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 7:13-25

SERMON – “The Christian and Sin”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Before the Throne of God Above” by Charitie Lees Bancroft and Vikki Cook

“To The Cross I Cling” by Isaac Wimberley, Matt Boswell, Michael Bleecker

OFFERING

Song –

“Amazing Grace” by John Newton

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Thankful” by Caedmon’s Call

Liturgy (1/21)

PRELUDE – “Break Every Chain” by Tasha Cobbs

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Exodus 19:16-20

On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings

and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast,

so that all the people in the camp trembled.

Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God,

and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.

Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke

because the Lord had descended on it in fire.

The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln,

and the whole mountain trembled greatly.

And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder,

Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder.

The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain.

And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

Song –

“Holy, Holy, Holy” by John Bacchus Dykes and Reginald Heber

CONFESSION OF SIN

(1) You shall have no other gods before me.

(2) You shall not make for yourself images to worship.

(3) You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

(4) Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

(5) Honor your father and your mother.

(6) You shall not murder.

(7) You shall not commit adultery.

(8) You shall not steal.

(9) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

(10) You shall not covet.

Song –

“Have Mercy on Me” by Dale Bischof and Pat Sczebel

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Galatians 2:16

We know that a person is not justified by works of the law

but through faith in Jesus Christ,

so we also have believed in Christ Jesus,

in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law,

because by works of the law no one will be justified.

EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES:

Amen. Praise be to God!

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q48

(Kids Corner is available for kids ages 0-6)

What is the Church?

A community elected for eternal life and united by faith,

who love, follow, learn from, and worship God together.

Song –

“No Longer Slaves” by Brian Johnson, Joel Case, and Jonathan David Helser

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 7:7-13

SERMON – “The Law and Sin”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady

“O Praise the Name (Anástasis)” by Benjamin Hastings, Dean Ussher, and Marty Sampson

OFFERING

Song –

“All I Have is Christ” by Jordan Kauflin

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “It Is Finished” by Dustin Kensrue

Liturgy (1/14)

PRELUDE – “What Shall We Say, pt. 2” by Psallos

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – 96:1-4

Oh sing to the Lord a new song;

sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Sing to the Lord, bless his name;

tell of his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples!

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

he is to be feared above all gods.

Song –

“Oh For A Thousand Tongues to Sing” by Carl Gotthelf Glaser, Charles Wesley

CONFESSION OF SIN

EVERYONE:

Almighty and merciful God,

we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep.

We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts.

We have offended against your holy laws.

We have left undone those things which we ought to have done;

and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Spare those who confess their faults.

Restore those who are repentant,

according to your promises declared to the world

in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

And grant, O merciful God, for his sake,

that we may live a holy, just, and humble life

to the glory of your holy name. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Galatians 4:4-7

When the fullness of time had come,

God sent forth his Son,

born of woman,

born under the law,

to redeem those who were under the law,

so that we might receive adoption as sons.

And because you are sons,

God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts,

crying, “Abba! Father!”

So you are no longer a slave, but a son,

and if a son, then an heir through God.

Song –

“No Longer Slaves” by Brian Johnson, Joel Case, and Jonathan David Helser

PRAYER

CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – New City Catechism Q47

Does the Lord’s Supper add anything to Christ’s atoning work?

No,

Christ died once for all.

Song –

“Jesus I Come” by George Coles Stebbins and William True Sleeper

SCRIPTURE READING – Romans 7:1-6

SERMON – “Freed From the Law”

THE LORD’S TABLE

Songs –

“The Wonderful Cross” by Chris Tomlin, Isaac Watts, J. D. Walt, Jesse Reeves, and Lowell Mason

“Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder” by John Newton

OFFERING

Song –

“I Will Glory in My Redeemer” by Steve and Vikki Cook

BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTLUDE – “Romans 7” by Streetlights Bible