Habakkuk 2:5-20
Order of Service
Call to Worship: Psalm 99:1-5
Invocation
Hymns
#101 - Come, Thou Almighty King
#128 - God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Corporate Confession of Sin
Almighty God, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed; we have not loved you with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength; we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. Deepen within us our sorrow for the wrong we have done, and the good we have left undone. Lord, you are full of compassion, gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in mercy; there is always forgiveness with you! Restore to us the joy of salvation; bind up that which is broken, give light to our minds, strength to our wills, and rest to our souls. Speak to each of us, and let your word abide with us until it has wrought in us your holy will. Amen.
Silent Confession and Assurance of Forgiveness
Response: #457 - Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Scripture Readings:
John 8:21-38
Romans 6:12-23
Affirmation of Faith: from the New Hampshire Confession
Article 17: Of the Righteous and the Wicked
We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked; that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and sanctified by the Spirit of our God, are truly righteous in his esteem; while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in his sight wicked, and under the curse; and this distinction holds among men both in and after death.
Pastoral Prayer
Hymn: #498 - Jesus! What a Friend of Sinners!
Sermon: Habakkuk 2:5-20
Closing Hymn: #382 - God Himself Is with Us
Benediction