PRELUDE – “Good Good Father” by Chris Tomlin
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Ephesians 1:3-6
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and blameless before him.
In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ,
according to the purpose of his will,
to the praise of his glorious grace,
with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
Song –
“Come Praise and Glorify” by Bob Kauflin and Tim Chester
CONFESSION OF SIN
Song –
“Have Mercy on Me” by Dale Bischof and Pat Sczebel
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Matthew 3:17
This is my beloved Son,
with whom I am well pleased.
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – from the Belgic Confession, Articles 20-21
LEADER:
What do you believe about the work of God?
EVERYONE:
We believe that God –
who is perfectly merciful and also very just –
sent his Son to assume the nature
in which the disobedience had been committed,
in order to bear in it the punishment of sin
by his most bitter passion and death.
LEADER:
And what do you believe about the work of Jesus Christ?
EVERYONE:
We believe that Jesus Christ presented himself
in our name before his Father,
to appease his wrath
with full satisfaction
by offering himself on the tree of the cross
and pouring out his precious blood
for the cleansing of our sins,
as the prophets had predicted.
LEADER:
Why did he endure all this?
EVERYONE:
He endured all this
for the forgiveness of our sins.
LEADER:
What comfort does this give you?
EVERYONE:
We find all comforts in his wounds
and have no need to seek or invent any other means
to reconcile ourselves with God
than this one and only sacrifice,
once made,
which renders believers perfect forever.
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE READING – Hosea 11:1-11
SERMON – “Out of Egypt I Called My Son”
THE LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“How Deep the Father’s Love” by Stuart Townend
“The Love of God” by Frederick Martin Lehman and Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai
OFFERING
Song –
“One Thing Remains” by Brian Johnson, Christa Black Gifford, and Jeremy Riddle
BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE – “Storehouse” by The Gray Havens
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