1 Peter 2:4-10
Links to the scriptures and hymns used during this service are provided below. Click on the hymn title to be taken to a page with sheet music.
Order of Service
Call to Worship: Psalm 148:1-6
Hymns:
Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Forgiveness:
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, it has always pleased you to extend grace toward your people, as rebellious as they have proven to be. You never ceased to exhort them to repentance and always led them by the hand of the prophets who brought your Word. Grant us grace today that your same Word may resound in our ears. By your Spirit subdue and so reign over our minds and affections, that being truly humbled, we give you the glory that your majesty is due, until the day we rejoice in your heavenly promise, which has been purchased for us by the blood of your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
from John Calvin: Sermons on the Book of Micah
Hymn: How Blest Is He Whose Trespass
Scripture Readings:
Exodus 19:1-6
Matthew 21:33-44
Affirmation of Faith: Sola Fide, Faith Alone
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5:1-2)
Pastoral Prayer
Hymn: We Are God's People
Sermon: 1 Peter 2:4-10
Closing Hymn: Doxology