Worship Part 5: Matthew 6:5-15
Order of Service
Call to Worship: Isaiah 40:28-31
Invocation
Hymn: #97 - We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer, Creator (Tune)
Corporate Confession of Sin: Adapted from The Valley of Vision
Eternal Father, you are good beyond all thought, but we are wretched and blind. Our lips are ready to confess, but our hearts are slow to feel, and our ways reluctant to amend. We bring ourselves to you and ask you to wound us, bend us, mold us. Grant us to know that the way of transgressors is hard, that evil paths are wretched paths, and to depart from you is to lose all good. Work in us a more profound and abiding repentance. Grant that through the tears of repentance we may see more clearly the brightness and glories of the saving cross. As we quiet ourselves to confess sin, hear our prayers, for we come in the name of our Mediator, Jesus Christ, to seek forgiveness.
Silent Confession and Assurance of Forgiveness
Hymns:
#255 - O Jesus, We Adore Thee (Tune)
#642 - Be Thou My Vision (Tune)
Scripture Readings:
Psalm 107
Acts 4:23-31
Affirmation of Faith: from Psalm 121
Q1. Who is the first and best of beings?
A. God is the first and best of beings.
Q2. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever.
Pastoral Prayer
Hymn: #628 - Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare (Tune)
Sermon: Matthew 6:5-15
Closing Hymn: #598 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Tune)
Benediction